The O Group is all about getting jobs. It is born out of the philosophy: from business flows employment and from employment flows opportunity. O Group is a not for profit partnership that brings together Findstaff.biz, NGT Tasmania, Business & Employment and Choice Employment. Andrew spoke about the importance of volunteers in the community and how they represent a significant part (6%) of our GDP with 700 000 not for profit organisations registered in Australia, employing over half a million people. Volunteers in Australia are estimated to put in over 500 million hours per year. Most people might think that not for profit organisations are funded by donations from households, but less then 10% actually comes from households, 30 from government grans and contributions and over 50% from goods and services provided by them.
Also mentioned at the meeting today was the mention of a planned Boot Sale for the PCYC with our help and the Mersey Lions Club. It is planned for Saturday May 30th at the Devonport Roundhouse Park on Formby Road - where we have our annual Taste the Harvest.
Another important date on the calendar was mentioned, and that is the Lions Club International Convention which (for the second time) will be held in Australia next year; July 2010 in Sydney. The previous time it was held in Australia was Brisbane 1991.
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