The commitment and generosity of PwC people is at the heart of the Foundation’s success. And nationwide, there are almost 200 PwC Foundation champions who make a special effort to ensure that the Foundation continues to grow and thrive.
For the first time in 2006, the Foundation has introduced a National Champion of the Year award, providing an opportunity to celebrate the work of all champions and honour the top five from around the country.
In June 2006, the five finalists were chosen and flown to Sydney to attend the charity partner thank you dinner, an annual event which gives our charity partners and champions the chance to meet face-to-face and celebrate the achievements of the last year.
Rick Millen offered his thanks and congratulations to all of our champions, saying "The champion network is the lifeblood of our Foundation. It would be impossible to have achieved the level of engagement we now see across the firm without the enthusiasm and dedication of our champion network, who not only act as a great communication channel but also come up with many new and original ideas and drive the activity in their individual business areas. The champions do what they do for the Foundation on top of their day to day jobs … sometimes I don’t know how they manage it, but they do.”
The winner of the first annual National Champion of the Year Award was Sarah Moors from Advisory in Melbourne. Sarah was given the opportunity to spend five days in Cape York, where she will work alongside our charity partner WWF Australia to help Indigenous residents and researchers protect endangered turtles and other marine life from nets and feral pigs. Sarah will make a video of her adventures and provide PwC people with regular email updates, enabling all of PwC to share in her journey.
"Assisting with Foundation activities as a site champion is a very important part of my life at PwC. I find it inspiring and dynamic and, somewhat selfishly, I also find it very rewarding! It’s an exciting time to be part of the Foundation, particularly as the role corporations should and can play in the community is being debated more and more. "I think the passion, commitment and enthusiasm for the Foundation within the Firm Leadership Team, champion network and broader firm is amazing, and seems to be gaining further momentum year by year. I look forward to seeing how our partnerships with charity partners continue to develop and grow.”
| "The difference our Foundation has been able to make working with our charity partners is a tribute to our champions’ passion." |
