Thank you to all those who came to support the Curran Foundation’s recent Generation X event:  Stress, Success and Happiness at the Tim Olsen Gallery.

We had a capacity audience with the evening raising over $10,000 for our beneficiary project, the St Vincent’s Urban Mental Health Institute.

As promised, we will be emailing you more information on suggested readings from both our guest speakers.

So many of you enjoyed Professor Kay Wilhelm's clinical insights (like the Nun’s Study and Martin Seligman’s positive psychology) and Paul Cave's recipe for success - setting goals and doing what you love. Their reading lists should provide an interesting adjunct to the discussions with Kate Mac.

We have already had enquiries in relation to ‘when we will be doing it all again’, a testament no doubt to these fascinating speakers, the important project and the good time had by all.

We will keep you updated on developments with the St Vincent’s Urban Mental Health Institute and future events of this kind for the Curran Foundation.

Thanks again for your interest and support.

Best wishes,

The Curran Foundation Generation X Committee 

 more event photos on Flickr ...

We are indebted to our speakers, sponsors and volunteers for their support that made the event possible. It is a privilege to have such well-regarded individuals and organisations come together and give so generously:

Paul Cave, Kay Wilhelm, Kate Mac, Tim Olsen, Simon Ekas Catering, Santa Vittoria, Watershed Wines, Ryans Hotel Group and Phoenix Hotel.

And our prize sponsors: Mr Charles Curran AC and the Capital Investment Group, Mr Matt Burke, Coco Republic, Springday, Be Genki and Sydney Capital Partners.

Congratulations to our prize winners

Sarah and Ian Dallen who successfully bid on the Sydney yacht charter prize. Trish Burns who won the Matt Burke kicking prize … watch this space for an update on the kick-off down at Tunks Park Cammeray; Lucy May, the kayak prize;  Paul Burges, the Be Genki Serenity pack; Rosemary Nyul, the Springday membership and; Vicki Albert, the Coco Republic reading lamp 

About the Curran Foundation 

The Paul and Elizabeth Curran Foundation was established in 1984 with the objective of providing a perpetual source of funding to foster advances and excellence in patient care, education and research on the St Vincent’s Hospital Campus in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

The institutions on the Campus – St Vincent’s Hospital, St Vincent’s Private Hospital and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research – have been responsible for many of the surgical and research breakthroughs in Australia while at the same time addressing the health needs of the underprivileged and marginalised in the local inner city community.

The achievements of the St Vincent’s Campus can be credited to the many brilliant minds who have worked there and the spirit of compassion that is the legacy of the founding Sisters of Charity, however, many of these successes may never have been realised had it not been for community support and philanthropy.

The Curran Foundation is proud to have provided over $10 million in grants to the Campus for vital equipment, research, clinical education initiatives and facilities that improve patient comfort while in hospital.

www.curran-foundation.org.au

 happiness event update for web