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A Wealth of Words – WestWords Fundraising Dinner

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 23 May, 2019 - 23 May, 2019
 Thu 6:30pm - Thu 10:00pm
 Western Ave
  Camperdown, NSW
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The evening includes live music, a three-course dinner and a drink upon arrival. A cash bar will be available. Hear from guest speakers Jane Caro and Bryan Brown, with Richard Glover your host for the night.

WestWords believes in the power of literature and literacy (written, oral and visual), self-expression and creativity to change the lives of young people and children and the experience of communities within Western Sydney.

In 2018 alone, we partnered with over 30 organisations, an additional 29 primary and high schools working with 95 professional writers, educators, editors, and allied artists. But we need your support to reach even more young people.

Please join us for an evening of great food, excellent speakers, enticing silent auctions and fascinating conversation with published writers and illustrators who will share their personal stories and experiences at each table.

Why are we looking for your support?

We see a huge need for what we do. WestWords does change lives. With the money raised from our Wealth of Words Fundraising Dinner we will continue to develop and present a broad program of activities that promote reading, writing and storytelling by children and young people. We want to collaborate and partner with other cultural groups with similar objectives, both within Australia and overseas and we would like to develop a range of resources to support literature development capacity in schools, communities and cultural organisations.

Your support will help change the lives of young people and children in Western Sydney.

The event will be at the MacLaurin Hall.

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 WestWordsorganiser
 02 8677 4815

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WestWords. Our mission is to: • Encourage writing, reading and appreciation of literature amongst children and young people in the Greater Western Sydney region through a range of activities including workshops, exhibitions, and other literature-related programs • Stimulate community awareness of the importance of literature in the development of children and young people • Provide professional development opportunities for adults working with young people in schools, libraries and cultural institutions • Provide professional development for writers and artists from greater western Sydney • Work towards the establishment of a children’s and youth literature centre in western Sydney. Some achievements to date: • Reached more than 3000 children and young adults through our programs in schools, public libraries and partner cultural and community organisations • Piloted 4 in-school author residencies including Lethbridge Park PS “Writing Our Place” Aboriginal Writing Program • Partnerships with BYDS (Wildside Publications), Penrith City Council (Penrith Migrant Stories and St Marys Corner “Storymakers” program), Casula Powerhouse and Blacktown Arts Centre. • Coordinated 2 regional author tours • Provided employment to more than 40 writers, illustrators and other artists • Facilitated approximately 15 free author promotional visits to schools • Participated in 6 professional development sessions for teachers and librarians • Supported various Paint the Town REaD early literacy projects across the region • Provided on-going consultation and resourcing services to a range of individuals and organisations across the region and beyond. • Publication of writing by young people: Make a Picture Book and Penrith Migrant Stories collections • Performance by students from Rooty Hill HS at Sydney Writers’ festival 2011 after participating in Poetry Slam project developed by WestWords as part of Blacktown’s The Burbs annual youth festival

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