It has been a wonderful start to the year on all fronts!
Grab a cup of Red Doctor Tea and read on, to find out what’s been happening during autumn harvest time – a fruitful time of gathering and gleaning….
Here we are again coming to the end of another year.
We thank you for your generous support over the year, without which we would not be able to continue to provide our supportive care services to all those in the community living with cancer.
Life Force provides a continuum of care as people transition from active treatment to resuming life after cancer. We are here to provide love and hope to people at their darkest hour. Your generosity helps us to help them.
Spring is here.
Budding flowers, glorious birdsong, bees and wild flowers in bloom, nesting birds herald the return of spring, a time of renewal and new beginnings.
Let us look upon the wonders of the world around us and marvel at its beauty and strength, reminding ourselves to find that same beauty and strength within us.
Cosy up in a warm place with a cuppa and read about what’s happening currently and what we have in the pipeline for Life Force. Don’t forget to let any family or friends know about our Life Force supportive care programs.
Many don’t know what is available to help them through the cancer experience, so do pass on the information. It may be a lifeline for someone.
It’s already Autumn and soon we will watch the country change from lush green to beautiful colours of orange, red and gold as the temperatures cool we hope! and we will feel the crunch of fallen leaves beneath our feet.
Autumn is harvest time and many lovely fruits and vegetables are ripe and ready to be picked. It’s a golden time of glorious days and magical nights. It is also a reminder that as the seasons change so do our lives, and we need to find ways to adjust to whatever changes and challenges come our way, remembering to reach out for sustenance.
When Jilly, a long-time friend of myself and my late husband Fred Hollows, asked me 30 years ago, if I would become a founding member and patron of Life Force Foundation, a not for profit organisation she established, I happily agreed as I believed strongly in her concept and the program of services she was offering to support people living with cancer.
As we approach the end of our 30th year of support for people living with cancer, we look forward with enthusiasm and hope to the next decade of Life Force service to community health through our supportive care services.
Fundamental to all our services is the belief that emotional wellbeing plays an important role in the treatment and recovery of people affected by cancer. We believe that psychosocial support needs to be a core component of cancer care and we continue to provide this type of support wherever we see a need in Sydney and across NSW.
Hello again all our dear Life Force members and supporters.
Here we are half way through the year again, and it’s pretty chilly!
Let us cut through the winter chill with kind thoughts and warm wishes to everyone. Come in from the cold and find warmth and comfort amongst friends here at Life Force and join us in celebration of a huge milestone in 2023!!
Once again, a warm greeting to all our Life Force friends, patients, survivors, carers and all those working with and supporting people living with cancer in the community.
We are now well into 2023 and forging ahead with a strong resolve to continue advancing our valuable supportive care programs here in Sydney and across regional NSW.
Dear members, friends and supporters
Dear members friends and supporters
Greetings from all of us at Life Force
The Return of Spring.
As the seasons keep turning and winter fades, we see that change is inevitable.
Perhaps with the return of Spring bringing renewal to the land, we too can experience a renewed sense of energy and joy as we release old unwanted energies and look to new beginnings. We can take time to focus on the beauty of the world around us and give thanks for blessings received.
The miracle of spring reminds us that faith love and hope can prevail and be with us on our journey through difficult and challenging times.
It reminds us to nurture and care for ourselves. Like little bees we can go from flower to flower and gather what we need to sustain us and bring sweetness into our lives.
Dear members, friends and supporters of Life Force
Let us cut through the winter chill with kind thoughts and warm wishes to everyone.
The year is nearly half over, but we at Life Force are steadily gaining ground after a couple of lean years through Covid.
Like many charities, we have had our fundraising activities curtailed through the pandemic. But onward and upward we continue, and with the ongoing help of our wonderful supporters, we are right back on track to pursue our goals to continue to deliver our valuable and life-changing services to all those out there living with cancer.
Thank you so much to all of you who regularly support our work. You are making a fantastic contribution to improving many people’s lives throughout New South Wales.
It is your generous donations and contributions that have made it possible to continue our vitally important support programs and services.
With your support we have been able to bring comfort hope and healing to the many people living with cancer who have come to us for help when their world has been turned upside down.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Hello again to all our dear Life Force members, friends and supporters.
As we forge ahead into 2022, we must give a huge vote of thanks to our wonderful donors who have kept us going for another year despite the many struggles, financial and otherwise, experienced by all. Without your continuing support we would not be able to deliver our valuable supportive care services here in Sydney, via Zoom, and across regional New South Wales. Thank you for caring!
Also, thanks to all of you who have sponsored the Life Force team in the upcoming Beach2Beach FunRun – promise we are in training!
Dear Friends,
It’s nearly the end of the year, time to send warmest wishes for the festive season to everyone and best wishes for health and happiness in the year ahead.
It’s also time to say thank you to all our wonderful supporters and friends who have kept Life Force going strongly for over 25 years now. It is your generous donations and contributions that have made it possible to continue our vitally important support programs and services.
With your support we have been able to bring comfort hope and healing to the many people living with cancer who have come to us for help when their world has been turned upside down.
It is also time to say thank you to our wonderful patrons, Gabi Hollows and Prof. Michael Friedlander and our Life Force Board members, who share and support our vision and mission, and to our marvellous willing and enthusiastic volunteers. Our thanks also to our dedicated, caring and compassionate team of counsellors and therapists who haven’t missed a beat right through 2021.
As the year draws to a close, we reflect on what we have achieved in 2021, and look ahead at our plans for 2022.
Dear friends and supporters
Greetings from all of us at Life Force. As Spring brings renewal to the land, we are experiencing a time of change and renewal in our own lives as we navigate this time of difficulty and uncertainty with Covid as well as the cancer journey.
Let us together explore ways of moving forward so that we live according to our true values and act in a spirit of loving kindness towards ourselves and others. What’s more, let us extend that to include all living things in our world as we are all interconnected at a deep level. Let us strive to care for the health and wellbeing of each other and our beautiful planet.
We hope you enjoy reading the stories in this newsletter, and take away some inspiration from them.
With love from all the Life Force Team.
Reading Ann’s story distills the importance of having somewhere to turn to when the world turns dark.
Life Force Foundation has become a symbol of life and hope for people living with cancer.
We have received wonderful responses from the cancer community we serve, expressing their gratitude for the generosity of strangers. Many have spoken of how much it means to them, that they do not feel so alone, and that the support groups and programs Life Force offers have been so helpful in deepening their healing.
It is this ‘generosity of strangers’, that lifts them up, helps them to regain their confidence and re-engage with life because it tells them that people out there, care about their wellbeing.
Our Life Force programs help people living with cancer build resilience and enhance their wellbeing. These programs can only happen with generous donations from our benefactors. Thanks to all our regular donors for their wonderful contributions.
Your ongoing support will help us to help them.
Greetings to all our Life Force friends, patients, survivors, carers and all those working with and supporting people living with cancer in the community. We are moving into 2021 with hope, courage and enthusiasm, and a strong resolve to continue advancing our valuable supportive care programs here in Sydney and across regional NSW. We’ll keep you posted through the year on all events and programs.
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