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Please donate to The Smith Family Winter Appeal today.Complete the orm enclosed, call 1800 024 069 or visit thesmithamily.com.au
Barry breaks a tenyear drought.
“I grew up in a amily o sevenkids in Kwinana in WA. Both mymother and ather had missedout on educational opportunitiesand were determined or meto be dierent. While primaryschool was okay, as anAboriginal student, high schoolproved troublesome, becausestrong racism made it hardto concentrate on study.On the verge o giving up oneducation altogether in year nine,my teacher introduced me to aSmith Family
Learning for Life
 worker. Her guidance helped mebelieve I had the ability to fnishschool. The confdence I gainedthrough the program also helpedme become a peer mentor andschool counsellor in my fnalyear. I’m proud to say I’m thefrst Aboriginal kid to graduaterom Kwinana High in ten years.”
“I’m proud to say I’m thefrst Aboriginal kid tograduate rom KwinanaHigh in ten years.”
Barry has since become amember o the Youth AdvisoryCommittee and AboriginalEducation Board in his area,giving his time generously tokids just like him. Currentlyworking as a compliance analystor the Department o Waterin Perth, the next challengeis uni to study management.
Young girl makes a callon better reading skills.
The Smith Family readingsupport program is designed tohelp younger kids improve theirreading skills by reading to anolder student over the phone.One amily (who’d like to remainanonymous), were so keen ortheir daughter to take part inthe program, they had a phoneconnected especially. Initiallytheir daughter was nervous,but by the end o the frst callshe was swinging her legs othe side o a stool, smiling.
“Now when thetelephone rings, sheraces to answer it.”
“Now when the telephone rings,she races to answer it,” says theyoung girl’s mother, believingThe Smith Family readingmentor has single handedlychanged her daughter’sperspective on reading. “Shenow reads in class with greatconfdence and her sel esteemis at an all time high.”
Good news or a change.
Nothing inspires us more than success. Last year, your support helped touch the liveso 128,000 young Australians. The best part is, many o the kids you helpgrow up wanting to share their positive experience by helping others like them.Here are some Smith Family success stories you can eel a part o.
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The upside –what your help hasalready achieved.
• 85% of kids believed our
reading programs gavethem more confdencewith their school work.
• 600 students and mentors
participated in our onlinementoring programs in
2008; a 50% increase
on 2007.
• In 2007, over 47% of our
year 12 students progressedto tertiary studies (an
increase from 21% in 2005
 
and 34% in 2006).• 1650 people took part
in digital literacy coursesin 2007/08.
• Early childhood
learning and parentingskills programs wereestablished or parentsand children in Tasmaniaor the frst time.To donate to
The Smith Family Winter Appeal
, please complete the form enclosed, call 1800 024 069 or visit thesmithfamily.com.au
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