Jan Pentland Dinner

The Jan Pentland Foundation hosted a dinner in honour of Jan on Wednesday 9th June 2010 where the winner of the inaugural Jan Pentland Foundation Scholarship was announced. The scholarship will help its recipient with the costs of studying to become a financial counsellor.

All 21 applicants shared Jan's life-long commitment to social justice and financial counselling, making it a difficult decision for the judges! So, in the end, the trustees decided to award two scholarships this year.

One went to a financial counselling veteran, Cheryl Buttigieg, so she can finally gain the formal recognition and training she so obviously deserves.

The other scholarship was awarded to Mwajemi Hussein. Mwajemi already has a track record of helping disadvantaged communities and the scholarship will enable her to expand the assistance offered to the African community in her home state of South Australia.

Both Cheryl and Mwajemi will use the scholarship to obtain the Diploma in Community Services (Financial Counselling).

For those of you who couldn't be there, enjoy some photos from the night ...

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David Tennant , Carolyn Bond, Colin Neave and Jan's Partner, David Morawetz

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Carolyn Bond, Co-CEO of the Consumer Action Law Centre and Trustee of the Jan Pentland Foundation

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Zac Gillam, Consumer Action Senior Policy Officer and Paul Gillett, former Consumer Action Director - Legal Practice

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Pam Mutton , Penelope Hill, MoneyHelp and Celia Tikotin, Consumer Action Director - Legal Practice

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Carolyn Bond and Jan Pentland Scholarship Award Winner, Mwajemi Hussein

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Nicole Rich, Consumer Action's Director - Policy and Campaigns and Denis Nelthorpe

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Skye Forster, Consumer Action’s Office Manager

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Some of MoneyHelp’s wonderful financial counsellors – Dianne Dejanovic, Heather Keen and Brian Kerr