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Job Keeper coming on line from May Added to this is the assurance of strong

increased our confidence, and the governance with 10 exceptional

cancellation of 2020 July and September candidates standing for election to the

Encounter Tours and the July Orientation board at our October 14th AGM. With

Course gave us the space to develop ‘longer some return of enquirer confidence

game’ strategies that the busyness of evident, we intend to run a January

everyday activity pre-COVID had assigned to Orientation Course to prepare them for

the back burner. Staff began researching and whenever it is safe to travel again.

trialling ‘Online Recruitment and Training’;

‘Australian Placements’; ‘Community Leaders’
Donor and member support is the
Participant Support’, ‘Youth Engagement’ and
ingredient that will determine how quickly

improved Communications strategies. These
we can meet the requests of grass roots
will put down foundations that both bolster
organisations seeking to build on the
core business for when travel is possible
strengths of their communities. Please
again, as well as add important new
continue the strong support you have
relationships and other strings to our bow in
given, so that as we enter the 60th year
the meantime.
of the Palms’ program we continue to

underpin the foundations that enable
So our balance sheet is in a vastly better
the mutual development, liberation and
position than budget expectations imagined,
solidarity, uniquely achieved by Palms.
assisting our staff to expand the ways we

achieve Palms Vision and Mission.

Liz O'Sullivan with her Year 3 English Class Klothor School, Umphang, Thailand

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