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SONY FOUNDATION'S MAGAZINE | ISSUSE #63 AUTUMN ISSUE 2020
STEVE SMITH OPENS SONY FOUNDATION’S
BRISBANE YOU CAN CENTRE
WHARF
4WARD
FUNDS
FIFTH
YOU CAN
CENTRE
BUSHFIRE
APPEAL
FOR
YOUNG
AUSSIES
WWW.SONYFOUNDATION.ORG
Sony Foundation Newsletter
A Message Chris O’Brien Lifehouse home 765m2
from our CEO of next You Can Centre Largest You Can Centre
in Australia
Thanks to funds raised at Wharf4Ward 2019,
Sony Foundation has committed $1.5 million to build
Dear Corporate Partners a fifth You Can Centre in the national network.
In addition to being a hub for specialised clinical
4 Apartments
and Supporters, care, support services and peer support for
Accommodation for regional and
rural patients and their families
This year has proven to be a challenging 15 – 25 year olds with cancer, this You Can Centre
and difficult time for many of us. will be the first to offer patients and their families
As Australians united to support
communities devastated by the terrible
from regional and rural areas access to free
and appropriate accommodation.
A home away from home
projects. What started as a passionate idea has Including a music studio, group
bushfires, we were then faced with the arrival of
resulted in many lives touched and a lasting The Centre is currently in planning and lounge room, yoga area, kitchen, dining,
COVID-19, one of the biggest challenges our society
legacy of his great leadership. due to open in 2021. laundry and breakout spaces
has faced. In response to these unprecedented
disasters, Sony Foundation has remained On behalf of the Board Directors, I would like to
committed to improving the health and wellbeing thank John for his dedication to Sony Foundation
Bushfire Appeal
of young Australians through the establishment for over six years, delivering many projects that
To stay up to date with developments
of our Bushfire Appeal and have, and will continue to, improve
of Sony Foundation’s Bushfire Appeal
adapting our programmatic the health and wellbeing of young
Australians. John will be recognised
for young Aussies or to donate to the project, visit www.
work to address the new
sonyfoundation.org/BushfireAppeal
‘normal’ for our communities. as the inaugural Patron of the On February 16 at the Fire Fight Australia
I would like to take this Melbourne You Can Centre, and Concert in Sydney in front of 75,000
opportunity to thank the Sony we hope we see his smiling face fans, Sony Foundation Ambassador
Group of Companies and our for many years to come. Current Guy Sebastian announced a $200,000
Corporate Partners for their Board Director, and CEO of Nova donation on behalf of Sony Foundation
continued support during Entertainment, Cathy O’Connor has to the Bushfire Appeal.
these trying times. been appointed Chair bringing These funds are part of an ongoing Bushfire
incredible strategic leadership Appeal established by Sony Foundation to
In February, we farewelled
John Kirby AM, Outgoing Chairman, experience and a passion for support young Aussies in the communities
our Chairman, John Kirby AM.
and Sophie Ryan, CEO, Sony Foundation, Sony Foundation’s programs.
John’s brilliant guidance and at Wharf4Ward 2013
hardest hit who will be dealing with the
vision has been integral in many long term effects for some time
Sony Foundation achieving record fundraising to come. Research shows that following
Take care and stay safe. a natural disaster, 27% of children and
and forging exciting new ground. Under John’s
leadership, Sony Foundation opened the Sincerely, adolescents suffered moderate or severe
Melbourne You Can Centre at Peter MacCallum PTSD. Natural disasters are a unique form
Cancer Centre, funded innovative VR Cancer Sophie Ryan of trauma as a result of losing one’s local
Research, opened the Brisbane You Can Centre, Chief Executive Officer, services, social networks, sports club and
committed to funding an adolescent Palliative Sony Foundation Australia opportunities for social gatherings.
Care Unit at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and
Sony Foundation’s Bushfire Appeal also
launched our You Can Fertility Preservation Service.
includes funds raised during the annual
John was also instrumental in the development
A huge SHOUT out to our Twitch Charity Stream, ‘Gaming4Life’, proceeds
of our iconic Melbourne event, River4Ward which
Corporate Partner OMD for from the special ‘Artists Unite for Firefight’ CD
has contributed funding to many of these great
designing this issue. featuring international and local artists and
more initiatives to be announced.
Pictured here: Sony Music Artists: Guy Sebastian, Amy Shark, Pete Murray, Olivia Newton-John
2 • Shout • Issue 63 • Summer 2020 & Jess Mauboy with Denis Handlin AO, Chairman and CEO Sony Music Entertainment Australia
& New Zealand, and Sophie Ryan, CEO, Sony Foundation Australia
Top Silver Donors Luke Hepworth - $10,000
Pledges Seven Network - $11,000
APRA AMCOS - $10,000
Nanette Ainsworth - $10,000
Network 10 - $10,000
Cricket Australia - $10,000 P2 Content Agency - $10,000
Gold Donors digiDIRECT - $10,000 Panthera Property Group - $10,000
News Corp Australia - $15,000 Endemol Shine Australia - $10,000 Spotify - $10,000
Nine Entertainment - $15,000 Fetch TV - $10,000 The Network Group - $10,000
NOVA Entertainment - $15,000 Infinet Group - $10,000 The Star - $10,000
Valmont - $10,000
Record-breaking 14 celebrity
hosts from
Wharf4Ward 7 major media
networks
$1.52 million raised to fund
5th You Can Centre 31 20
pledges advertising
raising packages
over donated
$240,000
Wharf4Ward 2019 was one for the Australia. A highlight of the day was
record books, as 1,000 of Sydney’s Tones and I’s international hit ‘Dance
1,000
elite and leading executives took Monkey’ – with over 1 billion streams,
8 guests
over the iconic Woolloomooloo Wharf the Wharf was brought to their feet! luxury live
as they unified to raise a record- Adding more star power to the event auction
breaking $1.52 million funding Sony was the record number of hosts items 100+
Foundation’s fifth You Can Centre, including Shane Warne, Ben Fordham, companies
to be built at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. Wippa, Angela Bishop, Peter Overton, present
soaked up the sun and joined the
Known as Sydney’s longest lunch, Samantha Armytage, Larry Emdur,
Event
celebrations on Woolloomooloo Wharf.
this entertainment extravaganza Adam Gilchrist, Samantha Dawson
treated guests to performances by and Isa Guha. Sony Foundation Thanks to legendary cricketer Shane
Partners
AVMIN Air Charter, Johnson, Ovolo Hotels, The Arnott’s Foundation,
chart-topping Sony Music artists Ambassadors and celebrity guests Warne for hosting the pledge segment All Districts Limousines, Two Suns, Santa Vittoria, Pepsico, Coleman Group,
Tones and I, Jessica Mauboy, Stan included Johnathan Thurston, Lincoln on the day, with a record-breaking Club Med, Cricket Australia, The Music Box, Wink Models, Nique, Grazia, Bounce, Sweaty
Walker, Samantha Jade and Brad Cox Younes, Angie Kent, Roxy Jacenko, Matt $240,000+ donated for regional TripADeal, Fox Sports, Porsche Centre Sydney Banana Boat, Joco, Betty, Orchard Thieves, Queen
who all dedicated their performances de Groot, Matty J, Natarsha Belling, patients to fund the family apartments Quantum, Sony Music South, DHL, Fox Gordon, Snap Darlinghurst, St Hair & Beauty, Remedy,
to the You Can Champions across Richard Reid and Joe Hildebrand, who at the new You Can Centre. Entertainment Australia, G.H.Mumm, George P. Waimete, Stay South, Sally Hansen, Mentos, Trilogy.
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Sony Foundation Newsletter
Molly’s
moment of
gratitude
An excerpt from You Can Champion,
Molly Dawson’s speech at the opening
Steve Smith
of the Brisbane You Can Centre.
“I met a beautiful girl in August through the
Sony Foundation. Myself, her and all the other
officially opens
You Can Champs got to walk through this
centre and check it all out for the first time.
This was a Monday. She was so lovely and we
Sony Foundation’s
just all hung out and chatted all things cancer.
On the Thursday I got a message saying she
had passed away. That’s when reality really
Brisbane You
hit me in the face. I was fighting for my life.
I don’t want to say her name out of respect,
Can Centre
but she was a truly gorgeous soul and I wish
she could be standing with all of us and have
seen this centre be officially opened. With the
opening of this new You Can Centre it will
bring a sense of calm and safety to young
people that are unfortunately stuck at the
hospital. Look around, it does not feel like we
Thanks to Sony Foundation’s donation
Queensland’s largest hospital are in the hospital. The colours are so calming
of $1.8 million, the previously disused
is now home to the state’s first
It’s hard enough to be a teenager. But being someone rooftop is now a state-of-the-art I want to and if you haven’t sat on the couches
fully-dedicated centre for young yet you are missing out. To have such a
people receiving cancer treatment, of that age going through cancer, I can’t imagine how purpose-built Centre for adolescent acknowledge the beautiful and peaceful place to escape to
thanks to the collaborative efforts hard that is. When I was younger I lost a friend to
and young adults with a cancer
Sony Foundation, in-between treatment and appointments is
diagnosis. The Centre has been
of Sony Foundation and the Royal
cancer, so I think it’s important that as a community designed as a social haven away you should be so overwhelming it’s hard to put into words.
Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
from the hospital ward, with a kitchen, really proud Unfortunately, I never got to use this space
Australian cricketer and Sony we improve the situation for others in the future.” while in treatment. A couple of weeks ago my
Foundation Ambassador Steve Smith
relaxation areas, Sony entertainment
of what is an friend from Bundaberg was diagnosed with
technology, study area, yoga and
Steve Smith,
joined QLD Minister for Health and
consult rooms and landscaped outdoor extraordinary Leukaemia. He is staying in ward 5C and has
Minister for Ambulance Services, Australian Cricket
achievement” been using this centre a lot. He told me, ‘It was
Event Partners
areas to hang out in the fresh air.
The Hon. Dr Steven Miles, and other Sony Legend and
breathtaking and amazing to have a space
Foundation Ambassadors including Sony Foundation A SHOUT out to Silver Corporate The Hon. Dr Steven Miles, where I can go myself and have no distraction
Ambassador South Brisbane Jaguar Land Rover,
Johnathan Thurston, Giaan Rooney and Partner, Hutchinson Builders, for Minister for Health and and just be on my own and enjoy the peace
Campos Coffee Long Island, Santa
Sony Music artist Stan Walker to officially delivering the Brisbane You Can Minister for Ambulances and not listen to the beeping machine or
Vittoria, Lennox Media.
unveil the third You Can Centre in Centre project on time and at a Services anything... and enjoy fresh air."
Australia funded by Sony Foundation. reduced cost.
Editor’s note: Molly has returned home
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Sony Foundation Newsletter
More young cancer
Sixers squads patients to have access
support regional
to cutting-edge fertility
youth
preservation
For the ninth year, Sony Foundation and hope from You Can Champs
partnered with the Sydney Sixers in a special tribute to youth cancer I wish I was given
cricket squads, for the ‘Sixers Can, You Having the Sydney Sixers by patients across New South Wales.
the option, but fertility
Can’ campaign, which saw the Sixers my side, basically holding my The one-off jerseys were auctioned
community unite to raise over $18,000 for and the funds raised will enable preservation wasn’t
hands every step of the way,
youth cancer patients in regional areas.
is making everything better”
180 nights of accommodation for
regional youth cancer patients who
even discussed and
For the first time, both the men
and women’s squads wore jerseys Felicity, You Can Champion
are required to travel to Sydney for I assumed it wouldn’t
complex cancer treatment.
emblazoned with words of inspiration
be an issue. By not
having a choice or
A long way from home… a say at the time,
An excerpt from You Can without the holiday. We seem
it heavily impacted my
Champion, Felicity Harwick’s to be always leaving home mental health later on.”
speech at Wharf4Ward 2019. and having to come back. Who
A pioneering service to transport, chemotherapy, despite research
“Hi my name is Felicity Hardwick, I’m here hates the idea of moving
freeze and store reproductive tissue showing infertility is the number one Jess,
16 years old and I'm from a small house? Well on the last day of
for young cancer patients is being issue that has an identified impact diagnosed
rural town called Coonamble. It’s two my chemo we go back to where
led by a team of fertility specialists on a young person’s quality of life at 23 years
hours north-west from Dubbo. I miss we are staying in Sydney and
at the Royal Women’s Hospital, following cancer. of age
home… like a lot. My family live 500 Mum has to start packing up
Melbourne thanks to a generous
as we have to get out of the Associate Professor Kate Stern says
odd kilometres away from where I’m grant from Sony Foundation.
apartment the very next day. she is thrilled to be able to deliver this
getting treatment in Sydney for my
We then have a 7 to 8 hour drive The National Ovarian and Testicular exciting new initiative that has already
brain tumours and we are also in
home, feeling like crap because tissue Transport and Cryopreservation proven to change people’s lives.
drought so that equals zero dollars for Sophie Ryan, Sony Foundation CEO,
I’ve just had chemo, with vomit Service (NOTTCS) – the first of its kind
my family to afford accommodation “This service will enable tissue to said: “No longer will young people miss
bags in tow. When we finally get home, we unpack our in Australia - will enable medical
anywhere and the whole point of be collected, transported and out on this treatment due to barriers
car for a two week stay, only to turn around and do it all professionals nationwide to offer
them visiting is to spend time with me. cryopreserved in Melbourne from such as lack of access for regional
again. This has been our world for the past 12 months.” fertility-preserving treatment to
patients right around Australia. It will patients, cost and time restrictions.
The different places we have stayed cancer patients aged 13 – 30 years old.
Editor’s note: Felicity’s treatment finished in February give access to state-of-the-art fertility But more importantly, providing
have been all around Sydney. I think
2020 and she has started year 11 Boarding School. Currently, only 4 per cent of young preservation to young people who access will give young people facing
I’m starting to feel like a tourist only
women and 1 in 4 young men might have thought that it’s the end cancer hope and the opportunity to
undergo fertility preservation before of the road for their fertility.” focus on life after cancer.”
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Out & Stan
Walker
About Sony Foundation
With our
Ambassador, Stan
Walker, made
Ambassadors a special visit
to Chris O’Brien Lifehouse the home of our next You Can Centre.
& Supporters
A game changer
Stan inspired a small group of youth cancer patients as he shared
his cancer experience, before joining a Music Therapy session and
visiting the wards for some very memorable surprise performances.
Anthony
Minichiello
in cancer care
It’s not every day an NRL Legend
arrives in Brisbane
joins your arts and crafts session,
but that’s exactly what happened
Giaan Rooney
when Sony Foundation Ambassador, disbelief, but also the fear and the
Anthony Minichiello made a surprise frustration. Because they aren’t living
their dreams, they are living their is when caring for children, but for
visit to the St Joseph’s Sony Camp. Excerpt from an opinion editorial
nightmare. A body failing them when teenagers, it simply was not there.
"The kids I met were fantastic, they by Sony Foundation Ambassador
they should be taking on the world. Because taking their eye off the
were so funny, and engaging. I Giaan Rooney that first appeared
in The Courier-Mail on 15 Nov 2019. But it’s not just their body that’s failing black line at this stage in their life has
could see the Campers were so
them. For too long, it’s also been the unthinkable ramifications for their future.
comfortable in the care of their “When I was 19 I was staring at a black
system. We have some of the best It’s estimated the lifetime financial
Companions, which is a testament line, every day, all day, with one goal
hospitals and free medical care in impact of a cancer diagnosis on a
to the care these students have in my mind. There was pain, mental
the world. But sadly, it was uncovered young person is $1.3 million. That’s not
shown to develop such strong strain, self-disbelief, loneliness. I was,
by a Senate Inquiry in 2005 into the just health expenses, but lost wages,
bonds in a short time". however, also living my dream. I was
state of cancer care in Australia that productivity and opportunities. But
healthy, strong, supported. I’m one
our teenagers and young adults, Sony Foundation is changing that,
of the lucky ones who in my prime,
aged 15 – 25 years old, had some of one You Can Centre at a time. These
was able to follow pursuits that only
Mark Vincent a young person with ambition and a the lowest cancer survival rates in Centres engage youth cancer patients
and survivors in health and wellbeing
fearless outlook on life can. the country. How did this happen,
how did we fail them? Although more workshops, support groups, music and
Sony Music Artist Mark Vincent popped by I often think about this when I meet art therapy, educational and vocational
people are diagnosed with cancer in
the Abbotsleigh and Knox Grammar, ABBOX teenagers and young adults that support and peer support. The aim is to
this age group then kids, we let them
Sony Camp, treating campers to a Christmas have been dealt the most terrifying also reverse the alarming statistic that
fall through a gap in care. They were
Carol concert with spontaneous karaoke. Mark of challenges in the prime of their a young person with cancer is six times
being treated in children’s hospitals
spent hours getting to know the campers lives, cancer. Nothing compares. For more likely to suffer from mental health
alongside kids or adult hospitals with
and their companions, making for a very them, every day, all day, it’s staring issues than their peers.”
the elderly, missing out on specialised
special Christmas party. at blank hospital walls, the elderly
care tailored to their unique set of Visit www.sonyfoundation.org/news
and dying, needles and pitying faces.
needs. We’ve realised how vital this to read the full piece.
Then there’s the loneliness and
10 • Shout • Issue 63 • Summer 2020
Summer fun at SHOUT OUT to Police ball
Sony Camps
our participating
schools
funds six
Throughout December over 400 1,100 children with special needs and Abbotsleigh School for Girls
Sony Camps
in one night!
children with special needs and their families. This four days of respite is Knox Grammar School Pictured here: NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller,
their families accessed free respite often the only break from full-time care The Hon Peter Dutton, Charlotte, Dylan, Vaughn, Gwenyth,
Bond University Superintendent Gavin Wood and and Andrea Fuller.
care provided by students from 32 these parents have each year.
Brisbane State High School
high schools and universities across
University of Queensland
Australia, as part of Sony Foundation’s
Children’s Holiday Camp program. Brighton Grammar School
I felt that taking 4 days out of my 15 year old twins, Gwyneth and program. This incredible fundraising has seen first-hand the impact of Sony
The campers had a holiday of a Canberra Grammar School Dylan, had the ride of their life in result helped to fund six Sony Camps Camps from multiple visits, performed
lifetime taking part in activities
holidays, which was such a small a Police helicopter which landed on in NSW in December. a special set at the event to get the
Christ Church Grammar School
including visits to theme parks, fair thing for me, in return of 4 days of Methodist Ladies’ College the Sydney Cricket Ground hallowed
Charismatic MC, Ben Fordham was
party started.
days, reptile visits, Christmas crafts turf to arrive as guests of honour at
respite for these families would make on hand to help drive the impressive A huge thank you to NSW Police
and movie nights, all made possible Launceston Church Grammar the Surry Hills Police Ball in October.
by the student companions and their
such a significant difference in their School - celebrating 15 years fundraising result which was attended Commissioner, Mick Fuller and
The Sony Campers, who both have by members of federal, state and local Superintendent Gavin Wood for
school communities. lives especially during Christmas time. autism, deafness and cerebral palsy, government, corporate partners like
Moriah College enabling their community to support
In 2019, Sony Camps provided over Annika, Year 11 Student Companion, Abbotsleigh Masada College were joined by their parents Charlotte News Corp, The Star and Sony Music. the Sony Camps and Sargent Julia
$1.8 million in respite care, to more than Emanuel School and Vaughn for a special night Patton for her tireless work to deliver
Sony Foundation Ambassador and
Pymble Ladies’ College, where $80,000 was raised to support such a wonderful event.
Sony Music Artist, Samantha Jade, who
Sydney Church of England the Sony Children’s Holiday Camp
Grammar [Shore]
Sababa Melbourne
A very Sony
[Flying Fox]
SCOTS College, Warwick
Christmas
St Andrew’s College,
University of Sydney
St Ignatius' College Riverview
Loreto Kirribilli
The generosity of employees from
Monte St Angelo
the Sony Group of companies was
St Joseph’s College Special thanks
on full display, with a record number
Brigidine College to Sony Music,
of Christmas presents dropped off
Marist Sisters College Sony Interactive
at our annual Christmas Giving Tree.
St Kevin’s College
Entertainment
Xavier College Over 100 gifts were donated and and P2 who
Genazzano FCJ College distributed to Youth Off the Streets helped spread
Loreto Mandeville Hall and our Sony Camp program some holiday
The feelings knowing that the volunteers have given up paid work, school for children with special needs. joy, hope, and
The Cathedral College Rockhampton
holidays, family time and social commitments, some at their first camp, but The Holiday spirit was felt far and happiness.
others helping behind the scenes for over a decade, was heart-warming. The Illawarra Grammar wide, with presents being delivered
Parent of Camper, at a Sony Foundation Holiday Camp 2019
School - celebrating 10 years to youth across the East Coast,
from Tasmania to Queensland.
Scotch College
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CORPORATE PARTNERS
MMAD STARs DIAMOND PARTNERS
Graduate
Congratulations to the 20
young people from MMAD’s
‘Catch a Falling STAR’ program,
who graduated in December!
Funded by Sony Foundation,
‘Catch a Falling STAR’ is an intensive
PLATINUM PARTNERS
and innovative music and mentoring
program designed to assist young
people facing severe obstacles that
are preventing them from living a
RAINBOW PARTNERS
life that is nothing short of remarkable.
My proudest moment on STAR was
being able to say I’m mentally stable
The biggest breakthrough came when A SHOUT out to employees from
for the first time in my life”
Blake, Catch a Falling STAR Graduate
his MMAD Social Worker developed Sony Foundation Corporate Partners GOLD PARTNERS
a close enough relationship with Sony Music Entertainment Australia,
him to encourage an official Network Nine and The Orchard
mental health diagnosis. who gave their time to contribute
Blake* was one of the participants
to this supportive community,
in the 2019 program, who was This program relies on intensive
and shared their experiences in a
able to work through some critical mentoring via means of creative
series of professional and personal
issues including suicidal ideation, support and by becoming part of
drug abuse and illegal behaviour. a community, part of the MMAD family.
development workshops.
SILVER PARTNERS
Gamers unite some of PlayStation’s leading raised with a huge thank you to
for bushfire relief Creative Studios hosted streams
including; Media Molecule, Naughty
Naughty Dog for the highest amount
raised. Thanks to Club Med for
The global gaming community Dog and Insomniac as well as donating the major prize.
came together over three PlayStation’s Senior Director, Sony
Sophie Ryan, CEO Sony Foundation
weeks for Sony Foundation’s Interactive Entertainment Content
said, “Gaming4Life 2020 is Sony
annual Twitch Charity Stream
‘Gaming4Life’ which this year
Communications, Sid Schuman, and
former President of Sony Interactive
Foundation’s way of bringing the PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
gaming community together to
was dedicated to raising funds Worldwide, Shuhei Yoshida.
make a significant impact to aid the
for the Bushfire Appeal. Hundreds of hours of gaming and recovery of young people affected
Supported by Sony Australia and donations over the event period during this time of national crisis.”
Sony Interactive Entertainment, contributed to $13,000+ in funds
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