TAD wins Award for Bicycle Friendly Business

The Cycling Promotions Fund, who promote the benefits of cycling to people of all ages has given an Honorable Mention to TAD for their FREEDOM WHEELS Modified Bike Program. FREEDOM WHEELS modifies standard pushbikes to enable children and adults with a disability to ride a bike for the first time.

The award acknowledges TAD's efforts to promote a form of recreation often taken for granted, and one that seems inaccessible for someone with a disability. Since the program's redevelopment and launch almost two years ago, we have put over 200 children onto their own modified bike.

TADNSW scoops another FIA Award

TADNSW CEO Joy Barrett accepting the FIA award for Best Capital Campaign.

Capping off an already successful year for TAD, the Fundraising Institute of Australia has honoured TAD yet again - this time for Best Capital Campaign.

In 2002, TAD Foundation launched the TADHouse: Reaching New Heights campaign to raise funds for a new building. This campaign (with its subsequent earnings) raised over $2.0 million.

After a two year delay, TADNSW purchased a property at Northmead for $2.43 million (excluding GST). In the final stages of the TADHouse campaign, a further $600,000 was needed to complete the purchase and fit out the new property.

The award acknowledges the hard work and effort from TAD's board, staff and volunteers, to realise TAD's dream of having their own premises, after more than 30 years housed at Ryde's Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney.

TADNSW wins FIA Award

TADNSW Development Manager Geoff Prenter with the FIA award.

The Fundraising Institute of Australia chose TAD as the winner of Best Fundraising Marketing for its marketing strategy called “My First Bike”.

“This award is a tremendous boost for TAD in its bid to create awareness of its services for clients that have disabilities” said Development Manager Geoff Prenter.

The strategy was to raise awareness of the organisation, its activities, the people it serves and the need to attract funding support from the wider community. These activities culminated with the airing of "My First Bike" on “A Current Affair” on Channel Nine last June.

The submission bested hundreds of other entries for this year's awards. Judges at the annual awards, presented at a gala dinner in Melbourne, also gave TAD a “Highly Commended” award for “the Most Outstanding Fundraising Project in 2006”.

TAD has experienced an outpouring of support from around the country and the award adds to a long list of awards already received by TADNSW.