Th
e
fi
rst C
h
i
ld
ren’s Ho
l
i
d
ay Camp was
h
e
ld
at St
Ignatius’ Co
ll
ege, Riverview NSW in 1998. Since
i
ts success, t
h
e Cam
p
s
h
ave
b
een a
d
o
p
te
d
by
other hi
g
h schools around the countr
y
willin
g
to hel
p
the
disadvanta
g
ed members of the communit
y
and broaden
their social responsibility.
H
ost sc
h
oo
l
s now inc
l
u
d
e St. Josep
h
’s Co
ll
ege an
d
Tamwort
h
Ang
l
ican Co
ll
ege in NSW; Marist Co
ll
ege
As
hg
rove an
d
An
gl
ican C
h
urc
h
Grammar Sc
h
oo
l
in
Q
LD; Hale School and Christ Church Grammar School
in WA; Kormilda Colle
g
e in NT and Launceston Church
G
rammar School in TAS. While these schools
p
la
y
host
to eac
h
Camp, t
h
ey a
l
so encourage invo
l
vement
f
rom
s
tu
d
ents at neig
hb
ouring sc
h
oo
l
s,
h
e
l
ping to ma
k
e t
h
e event
a
community a
ff
air. In 2005, t
h
e Camps expan
d
e
d
across
A
ust
r
a
li
a
to
in
c
l
ude
sc
h
oo
l
s
in D
a
r
w
in
a
n
d
P
e
r
t
h
w
i
t
h m
o
r
e
s
chools across Australia
p
lannin
g
to
j
oin next
y
ear.
The Sony Foundation Australia Children’s Holiday
Camps give high school students the opportunity to
ta
k
e time out
f
rom t
h
eir sc
h
oo
l
h
o
l
i
d
ays to care
f
or a
d
eve
l
opmenta
ll
y
d
e
l
aye
d
c
h
i
ld
over a wee
k
en
d
. T
h
is
p
rovi
d
es muc
h
-nee
d
e
d
res
p
ite
f
or
p
arents an
d
d
ai
ly
care-
g
ivers as well as an educational and ins
p
irin
g
ex
p
erience for
t e c d e a d stude ts. g sc oo stude ts e pe e ce
t
h
e
c
hil
d
r
e
n
a
n
d
stude
n
ts.
Hi
g
h
sc
h
oo
l
stude
n
ts
e
x
pe
ri
e
n
ce
t
h
e every
d
ay c
h
a
ll
enges an
d
d
eman
d
s invo
l
ve
d
in caring
f
or a
d
eve
l
opmenta
ll
y
d
e
l
aye
d
c
h
i
ld
w
h
i
l
st a
ll
t
h
e c
h
i
ld
ren
p
arta
k
e in a
f
un-
fi
ll
e
d
wee
k
en
d
.
C
am
p
activities include theme
p
ark excursions, horse
ridin
g
, swimmin
g
, arts and craft, talent shows, ma
g
ic
shows and picnics. These activities give both the children
an
d
t
h
eir teenage carers a unique experience
b
eyon
d
t
h
eir
n
o
rm
al
r
out
in
e.
Ear
ly
in t
h
e
y
ear, Son
y
Pictures Re
l
easin
g
p
artnere
d
w
ith the Son
y
Foundation Australia to raise funds for the
Children’s Holida
y
Cam
p
s Pro
g
ram across the countr
y
.
Movie
g
oers were
g
iven the o
pp
ortunit
y
to see, at over 100
c
inemas nationwi
d
e, specia
l
a
d
vance screenings o
f
Z
at
h
ura:
A Space A
d
venture for the reduced price of $7 per ticket.
S
ony Pictures Re
l
easing Managing Director, Ross Entwist
l
e
ex
p
ressed his a
pp
reciation to the
p
ublic for embracin
g
the
movie and in turn raisin
g
vital funds for such a worth
y
i
nitiative, “It’s our pleasure at Sony Pictures to support
these magnifi cent Camps, and an even greater pleasure
to witness t
h
e
d
e
d
ication an
d
compassion t
h
at t
h
e young
c
arers
d
isp
l
ay
f
or
k
i
d
s w
h
o are
l
ess
f
ortunate.”
T
h
e
f
un
d
s raise
d
f
rom t
h
e movie screenin
g
wi
ll
f
urt
h
er
assist the national ex
p
ansion of the Son
y
Foundation
C d e s o day Ca ps og a .
C
hil
d
r
e
n’
s
H
o
li
day
Ca
m
ps
Pr
og
r
a
m
.
Camp Holiday
S
on
y
Foundation Australia has set up
C
hildren’s
Holida
y
C
amps to
g
ive parents o
f
developmentall
y
d
elayed children some respite.
S
on
y
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