Monthly Archive for July, 2007

Welcome Aboard Sharon

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on July 23, 2007
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Who knew at the beginning of the year a phone call would change my life, give me the opportunity to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama and work with such an amazing group of people? After spending much time at home recuperating, I decided to call Karuna and offer my services as a volunteer. To my surprise they said yes.

The first day I walked down the corridor of Karuna, tears welled in my eyes, I felt an overwhelming sense of coming home, I knew I was in for many changes and the beginning of a new chapter in my life. Who new just how much would change!

So I found myself working with the amazing Priscilla and assisting her in organising the volunteers for the big event, His Holiness’s public talk at Boondal. Wow, what an honour to work with Priscilla, a fountain of knowledge and at times my rock and shoulder, I can’t begin to thank her enough for all she has given me.

And now I have been given the honour of staying on as a fulltime staff member, working in clinical administration, thank you YK, Kay, Priscilla and everyone for giving me this opportunity. Here’s to becoming a member of this great Karuna Family.

Love and blessings,

Sharon.

An Evening with Ian Gawler at Karuna

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karuna
on July 19, 2007
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An opportunity to hear Ian Gawler, author of You Can Conquer Cancer and Director of The Gawler Foundation, speak about his extensive experience over the past 25 years with people facing life threatening illness.

Join us for a discussion involving some of the challenging questions we face in living fully until we die and in helping others to do the same.

Where: Karuna Hospice Services - Mandala Room
27 Cartwright St, Windsor
When: Wednesday 8th August, 2007 - 7pm to 9pm
Cost: $25 including a light supper

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Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please call 07 3632 8300 to reserve your place.

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More Thankyou’s From Karuna Volunteers

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karuna
on July 11, 2007
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During the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Karuna we were fortunate to have the assistance of two ‘volunteers come temps’ in the Karuna office. They assisted with a multitude of tasks and did so efficiently and happily. Our gratitude goes to Judy and Kate. Their farewell notes are below.

To all the fantastic people at Karuna. Thank you for making me so welcome and for allowing me to play a small part in the visit of His Holiness to Karuna. It has been wonderful to make new friends and to get to know some of you a little better. I will continue to be a volunteer and bring you more of my home baking from time to time! You all do such an awesome job. Keep up the wonderful team work. Love from Judy.

Thank you to everyone who made me a feel part of the team, and what a great team you all are. It has been a joy working with such great people, Wednesday 13th June was certainly a special day and to share it with you all was very memorable. Best wishes Kate xx

Community Thanks to Karuna for The Dalai Lama’s Visit

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on July 2, 2007
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The following are just a selection of the wonderful thankyou messages that we have received since His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s visit to Karuna on the 13th June 2007. If you have your own messages of thanks that you would like to add, please leave a comment on this post.

Karuna would also like to take this opportunity to express a warm thanks to everyone who helped out on the day. We couldn’t have done it without you.

My warmest congratulations to you and all the wonderful Karuna staff and volunteers for what I know has been an incredible investment of effort and skill to make this ‘once in a lifetime event’ come to life. It was a humbling experience to share the loving and kind energy of the event and to reflect on how Karuna has grown as an organisation while retaining its essence. I’m certain it is only the beginning of greater things to come. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of yesterday’s proceedings, it was truly moving and enlightening. –U.H.

Thanks so much to each and every person at Karuna for the fantastic job you all did in bringing his Holiness to the centre. It was a truly great day in every way. Thanks also for your wonderful kindness in allowing us the opportunity to help with the Stupa and especially for looking after all of our needs. It was a pleasure to work with such a harmonious, helpful and appreciative group of people. What you are all doing is so beneficial. –Garrey

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