Starlight, our charity partner for over two years, has a vision. Currently, the children’s charity has the resources to be able to bring joy and laughter to one out of three seriously ill or hospitalised children. Starlight wants to make that three out of three.
PwC is behind Starlight all the way on this vision, and, in partnership with the charity, has developed a comprehensive package of support which involves donations of time, money and expertise through three of our key Foundation programs - Volunteering, People Giving and Community Capacity Building.
Starlight’s wishgranting program has always captured the hearts and minds of our people, who have been generous with their donations through People Giving. It was clear that there was interest in becoming more involved with the charity, so the PwC Foundation established its ‘Seeing is Believing’ tours, where our people visit Captain Starlight in the Starlight Express room and witness first hand how much fun and laughter the charity brings to children.
Our people have now taken their involvement one step further, volunteering their time through the Foundation and spending a day in the Starlight Express Room, entertaining the kids with games, arts and crafts and dress-ups.
The partnership is a great way of focusing the passion of our people and connecting with one of our charity partners.
PwC people are always on the lookout for further ways to support Starlight. This has included fundraising for Fun Centres, volunteering as Starlight Wishgranters and providing Starlight Escapes, such as tickets to the Commonwealth Games and a corporate box at the MCG, with the opportunity for the kids to meet players from their favourite footy team.
The Foundation is delighted with the way in which our partnership with Starlight has developed over the last three years, and we are proud that, as a result, we are now able to contribute the funds required to grant one wish per month to a chronically ill child - helping Starlight get closer to their ultimate goal of ‘three-out-of-three’.
