Odyssey House Annual Report 2010

In my third year as Chairman it astonishes me as to how
quickly the time goes and at the same time how much has
been achieved during this time.
The Board has continued to focus on improving their skills
through training and support regarding governance and
duties through Board development days.
The sub committees are working well with Directors either
Chair or participant in at least one sub committee. These
committees are as follows: Marketing and Fundraising;
Nominations; Risk, Audit and Governance; Finance and
Investment; and Operations.
The Board continues to concentrate its efforts on securing
financial sustainability of Odyssey House by supporting
key fundraising events. James and his team were involved
in a number of fundraising initiatives in the past financial
year which included:
· Annual Rugby Dinner
· Odyssey by the Bay - Cocktail Party
· Milton Luger Forum
· Women’s Lunch
· Real Men Cook
· Pengana Goulburn to Citi Classic charity ride
· Australian Fund Managers Awards
· Odyssey House Open Day
The long awaited refurbishment at the Assessment and
Referral Centre was completed with the refurbishment of
the facility’s dormitory, state of the art kitchen with new
kitchen appliances, refrigeration and loading dock.
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Disabled access to all buildings and a state of the art
waste water management system.
Odyssey House held its strategic planning day in May to
determine our goals for the next two years. The planning
process included several Board directors, staff, senior
residents, and representatives from stakeholders.
The Board continued to observe both the interest and
increase in high profile stars that continued to be in
headlines due to their behaviour around drug and alcohol
misuse. Odyssey was, and continues to be a constant
reporter about these issues on radio, television and print
media reaching 33,226,676 people in the past year.
James continues his leadership task with passion and
energy and continues to work tirelessly for Odyssey. To
provide additional support Brendan Flynn took on the role
of Chief Operating Officer to assist with the ongoing
management and development of the rehabilitation
program.
I wish to acknowledge all of our Board Directors who
dedicate their time, knowledge and skills to be involved in
such a wonderful organisation. This past year we said
farewell to Chris Grubb who served over ten years on the
Board and Susan Bennett who served over three years
who both resigned from their positions.
We also welcomed a number of new Board Directors who
bring new experiences to the Odyssey House McGrath
Foundation Board of Directors:
· Natalie Archer (2010)
· Lucy Pryor (2009)
· Linda Simonsen (2009)
Odyssey House Annual Report 2010