from the heart... - Sacred Heart Mission

from the board
It is has been another busy year at the Mission.
The economic environment presents particular
difficulties at the moment and into the future
for the provision of our services. However, with
continued hard work and dedication of all at the
Mission, we are confident that we will be able to
solve all such problems.
In keeping with the Strategic Plan, the Board
has focused on ensuring financial stability and
continued improvement of the services we
provide. Most importantly, we are working to
ensure the delivery of such services is conducted
in a sustainable manner.
A major achievement of the Mission this
year, and of Michael Perusco CEO, has been
the successful funding of A Journey to Social
Inclusion. This groundbreaking project is an
exciting addition to the work of the Mission and
is to be launched by the Premier in July 2009.
The Board would like to acknowledge our
dedicated and hard working staff led so
well by Cathy Humphrey, General Manager:
Client Services and Anthony McEvoy, General
Manager: Business Services. I would also like
to acknowledge Sally Elford, Fundraising and
Development Manager and her staff in the
Fundraising and Communications Department.
It has been a particularly important year for
our aged care hostels with their successful
accreditation and I would like to acknowledge
the work of the Board Aged Care Sub Committee
and Jenny Williams, Aged Care Manager.
I would like to thank Jenny and her staff for
the incredible amount of work and effort put
into achieving the accreditation.
The Board would also like to formally
acknowledge the dedication and inspiration
of our Parish Priest, Fr John Petrulis.
Finally, I would like to personally thank all
who contributed to our success this year.
In particular, our dedicated staff, volunteers
and the parishioners of Elwood and St Kilda West
who play such a key role in the Mission’s work.
Michael McInerney
Chair, Board of Governance
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