Everyone in Maitland can take pride in the Mai-Wel Group, which has picked up a hard-earned $20,000 through the Annual Celebrity Comedy Debate.
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Pride because the city has always been such a fierce advocate for people with a disability– and humbled that such generosity exists among residents and businesses.
More than 250 people attended a thoroughly entertaining night at the Hunter Valley Grammar School on August 8, where they bought raffle tickets and were enthusiastic bidders in the auction.
Mai-Wel CEO Pennie Kearney announced the final tally on Thursday and welcomed this financial injection, which she said would go to the Creative Arts Program, because disability services should provide more than just work placement.
The Hub, at 555 High Street Maitland, is Mai-Wel’s new home for leisure, lifestyle and creative arts, as well as domestic and life skills.
It was only on Wednesday that Disability Services Minister John Ajaka visited The Hub.
Such facilities are only made possible through charity events like the debate and the gala ball, which set the bar at $40,000.
With such great achievements it’s easy to look past the mammoth effort required in the Mai-Wel organisation – a task made doubly hard this
year due to the complete shake up of disability services.
The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme means Mai-Wel is not necessarily the default provider in Maitland. People now have the choice, but with efforts like this Mai-Wel continues to demonstrate why it is so popular.
Well done Mai-Wel. And congratulations Maitland on your true heart.
