MEDIA ALERT

Published Thursday, 25 October, 2007 at 04:08 PM

Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Women
The Honourable Margaret Keech

MEDIA ALERT

Attention: News Editors

Event: Pyjama Foundation’s Love of Learning Program fundraising event

Venue: Treasury Casino, George Street, Brisbane

When: 12pm, Friday, 26 October 2007

Vision:

opening address by Child Safety Minister Margaret Keech.
a fashion parade by Julie Tengdahl.
an official address by Pyjama Foundation founder and Director Bronwyn Sheehan.

You are invited Pyjama Foundation’s Love of Learning Program fundraising event at the Treasury Casino, Brisbane.

Child Safety Minister, Margaret Keech will attend and open this event.

The Pyjama Foundation spends an hour each week playing educational games with each child in the Program to improve their reading, vocabulary, listening and concentration skills.

The volunteers, known as Pyjama Angels read each week to 420 children in the care of the Child Safety department.

For more information please contact:

Minister Keech’s Office: Joanne Crompton: 322 47081 / 0418 758 579

Carmen Uzarevic: 3235 9236