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Foundation for the Future
Thursday, November 20, 2008
It has been an abiding philosophy of the Hickinbotham Group since 1954 that success is about being a good corporate citizen and giving back to the community that you live and work in.
In 2007, Hickinbotham advised suppliers, staff and contacts via their Christmas greeting card, that in 2008 a computer will be donated to a kindy in lieu of printing Christmas cards. This was the beginning of the Foundation concept.
‘Foundation for the Future’ aims to give all children, no matter what area they live or what school they attend, good access to information from a young age.
Hickinbotham Group Managing Director Michael Hickinbotham said the aim of the initiative is to ensure all children, no matter what area they live or what school they attend, have good access to information from a young age.
“It is vital that young children are taught fundamentals such as counting and the alphabet and to have interaction with technology. Children not learning these skills can be disadvantaged later in life,” Mr Hickinbotham said.
“Children are the future of our State and will be our next community and business leaders. This initiative aims to give them a good start in life with a foundation for learning to help improve their skills for the future.”
As well as the donation of a computer, each child will receive a fleecy jacket, a hat for playing, a novelty builders’ hat and an art smock, to wear and play with at their leisure. Each child will also receive a software package to take home and use on their own computer to further enhance their learning capability.
Two donations were made in 2008 at Seaford Area Kindergarten and Salisbury Children’s Centre. One kindergarten will be selected for the donation every two months from a list of high-need areas around metropolitan and regional South Australia.
In 2007, Hickinbotham advised suppliers, staff and contacts via their Christmas greeting card, that in 2008 a computer will be donated to a kindy in lieu of printing Christmas cards. This was the beginning of the Foundation concept.
‘Foundation for the Future’ aims to give all children, no matter what area they live or what school they attend, good access to information from a young age.
Hickinbotham Group Managing Director Michael Hickinbotham said the aim of the initiative is to ensure all children, no matter what area they live or what school they attend, have good access to information from a young age.
“It is vital that young children are taught fundamentals such as counting and the alphabet and to have interaction with technology. Children not learning these skills can be disadvantaged later in life,” Mr Hickinbotham said.
“Children are the future of our State and will be our next community and business leaders. This initiative aims to give them a good start in life with a foundation for learning to help improve their skills for the future.”
As well as the donation of a computer, each child will receive a fleecy jacket, a hat for playing, a novelty builders’ hat and an art smock, to wear and play with at their leisure. Each child will also receive a software package to take home and use on their own computer to further enhance their learning capability.
Two donations were made in 2008 at Seaford Area Kindergarten and Salisbury Children’s Centre. One kindergarten will be selected for the donation every two months from a list of high-need areas around metropolitan and regional South Australia.
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