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The Flippers and Doosras Dinner

Flippers & Doosras Dinner
Tuesday September 7, 2010
Strangers’ Dining Room, State Parliament House
Macquarie Street
Pre-dinner drinks at 6.30pm, Dinner 7pm – 10.30pm
Your opportunity to be adjudged LBW to some of our champion [...]

LBW Scores a Century

It’s a major milestone for us: thanks to your help the LBW Trust has just reached its 2010 goal of supporting 100 disadvantaged students in India, Pakistan, South Africa and [...]

Namal College

The LBW Trust is supporting the education of students at Imran Khan’s Namal College in Pakistan – this video tells the story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lVAeiFd0k

The LBW Trust Annual Dinner 2010 – Photos

Thanks to all who helped make our 2010 Annual Dinner on February 22nd at the SCG a huge success, especially our wonderful guest speakers, Joel Garner and Greg Chappell. It [...]

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Students in Pakistan and Imran Khan

Published on December 8th, 2009no comments

Imran Khan

The LBW Trust, through our Peshawar based NGO Partner SPADO, is supporting the education of five young women in the North West Frontier Provinces of Pakistan, (near the Afghanistan border) and in the SWAT valley – both troubled regions.

There are significant gender gaps in terms of education and job opportunities in that area and we hope the LBW Trust’s support of these girls is a modest start at attempting to redress these.

The LBW Trust is also collaborating closely with Namal College in Mianwali. Namal College, an Associate College of the University of Bradford in the UK, was founded by former Pakistan Cricket Captain and political leader Imran Khan (Chancellor of the University of Bradford, pictured). It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2008. We are supporting 19 Namal College students.

Annual Golf Day 2009

Published on December 8th, 2009no comments

Annual Golf Day

We almost had to put up the “house full” signs on Tuesday, September 29th – our 4th Annual Golf Day.

It was a beautiful day and of course the setting was simply stunning. The NSW Golf Club at La Perouse was in wonderful nick ahead of the 2009 Australian Open in December.

Amongst the 90 odd golfers were former Australian Test Cricketers David Sincock, Gordon Rorke, Ian Davis and our Patron, Greg Chappell. They were interviewed at lunchtime by LBW Trust Director Mike Coward.

Ian Davis of Dunlop Slazenger kindly donated the golfing prizes.

The Defence Minister (and LBW Trust Patron) Senator John Faulkner joined us at lunch.

The Golf Day was generously supported by leading Australian companies such as NAB (our bankers), Pacific Dunlop, Commonwealth Bank, Woolworths, Rebel Sports.

This was our most successful Golf Day ever, helped by the generous donation from Golf Australia (thanks to the efforts of LBW Trust Patron, Malcolm Speed) of a Pro Am spot at the Australian Open, for which we were able to realise $4000. Special thanks to Patrick Gallagher, Chairman of Book Publishers, Allen and Unwin and one of The LBW Trust’s strongest supporters. Our thanks also to the New South Wales Golf Club for their kind consideration and generosity.

Ashes Dinner

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Ashes Dinner

The LBW Trust is grateful to our supporters Vinay Verma and Ron Holmes, who organised a great fun Ashes dinner on July 16 at Nilgiris in St Leonards, Sydney. We are also thankful for the support of Nilgiris’ highly acclaimed chef, Ajoy Joshi, who generously donated the superb food, service and venue for the evening.

Channel 9 broadcaster and former Australian opening batsman Michael Slater, was hilarious as the featured speaker, interviewed by LBW Trust Director, Mike Coward.

About 110 people – a packed house – attended the function, which raised over $7000 for the LBW Trust.

The Amateur Ashes ad from 2009

Published on December 1st, 2009no comments

A bit of fun from our friends at the Amateur Ashes for their 2009 event. Stay tuned for details of their next event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEX2uyP_6UE

Past event photos – The LBW Trust third Annual Dinner 2009

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Broadcaster Jim Maxwell, LBW Trust Director Lyn O’Brien, resolute LBW Trust supporter Ron Holmes, Steve Waugh and LBW Trust Chairman Darshak Mehta

Former Australian Captain Steve Waugh with our corporate sponsors Etihad

Former Australian Cricket Captain Bill Lawry with LBW Trust supporters Rick Glover, Rob Shaw and Steve Toomey

LBW Trust Patron and former Australian Cricket Captain Greg Chappell with Jonathan Spring and Nathan Carl Roxburgh of Etihad Airways

Staunch supporters of The LBW Trust - Duncan Saville and his wife Julie with Neil Gordon

Past event photos – the LBW Trust third Annual Dinner 2009 part 2

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Attendees enjoying drinks on the hallowed Sydney Cricket Ground

LBW Trust Patron and SCG Trust Chairman Rodney Cavalier, LBW Trust Chairman Darshak Mehta, Indian High Commissioner to Australia H.E. Sujatha Singh and LBW Trust Patron Basil Sellers

Student results

Published on December 1st, 2009no comments

Our congratulations to Sukant Kumar Dash, a B. Tech student from JITM, Paralakhemundi in Orissa, India. He is an LBW Trust supported student who has topped his college across all seven of his chosen disciplines – a brilliant performance.

Likewise, congratulations are in order in South Africa for our student Abraham Mubvumbi. In recognition of his outstanding performance last semester, Abraham has been awarded an academic scholarship amounting to 10,000 Rand by the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal. We’re very proud.