Ladies In Pink
Once in a while we come across ordinary humans who impact the world in extraordinary ways.
About Ladies In Pink
Ladies in Pink is the philanthropic brainchild of wellness warriors Angie Cowen and Romina Di Federico.
When gluten free catering and education specialist Angie (Love Life and Gluten Free) and yoga teacher and transformation coach Romina (Inhale Life by Romina) came together one fateful day in 2012, it was inevitable that something magical would eventuate.
Fuelled by a passion to support individuals facing trauma and illness in their lives, Ladies In Pink was born.
Since 2013 Angie and Romina have held annual High Tea Events in Sydney that have featured guest speakers informing and entertaining packed houses.
Proceeds from the High Teas have gone to two organisations focused on breast cancer research – The Cancer Council and the Garvan Institute via Love Your Sister.
This Year
For its third exciting year, Ladies in Pink is honoured to raise funds for a very special registered charity and wellness sanctuary – Petrea King’s Quest for Life Foundation, based in Bundanoon, NSW
This year as well as holding its annual High Tea fundraising event, Ladies in Pink is embarking on a challenging building project for Quest for Life.
In addition, Host a Dinner events will be held to raise funds for Quest.
High Tea with Love
This year Ladies in Pink is honored to raise funds for Quest for Life and to have its founder and CEO Petrea King attend as their special guest.
The theme for this year’s High Tea is Living Life with Presence. Conversations will explore some extraordinary individual’s lives focusing on how they navigated their way through adversity with presence.
You will be inspired, educated and connected to what’s possible for you, our community and our planet.
This Year’s Details:
Date: October 18 2015, 2.30 – 5.30 pm
Place: The Leichhardt Town Hall
Cost: $95.00 plus booking fee
Includes an organic gluten free high tea, gift bags and special guest speakers.
This Years Panel
Petrea King
Petrea King is the Founding Director and CEO of the Quest for Life Foundation. She is the author of eight best-selling books including ‘Quest for Life’ and ‘Your Life Matters’, and has also recorded a dozen meditation CDs. Petrea provides a practical and spiritual perspective in the challenging arenas of life including facing mortality, grief, loss and trauma. Our changing world demands a robust version of spirituality and Petrea is well versed in articulating that for individuals, groups and the media. She makes the invisible world accessible and is able to shed light and wisdom on living a meaningful life in the midst of difficult circumstances.
Rebecca Poulson
Rebecca Poulson is an author and speaker who inspires change. Her first book Killing Love was the Winner of the Australian Society of Authors 2014 Emerging Writers’ Award, the 2015 Varuna House Fellowship Prize and the 2015 Barnardos Great Aussie Book Prize.
On the day of Rebecca’s 33rd birthday her father, niece and nephew were murdered by her brother in law who then suicided. No stranger to grief Rebecca had already lost her brother to suicide when she was 22.
Rebecca has met with the immediate past Prime Minister Tony Abbott, The Premier of NSW and other minsters to advocate for changes in Domestic Violence systems. She is attributed by the Premier of directly changing domestic violence laws. She has been interviewed by a wide range of Australian Media.
Rebecca lives surrounded by the immense wildness of the Blue Mountains. She lives amongst the beautiful chaos of her 3 young children Max, Rosie and Leo and a feisty mini pig called Herks.
Simon and Kate MacRae
Simon and Kate MacRae are a married couple with four kids who have faced the many difficult challenges that cancer brings to a family’s life. After the removal of her first brain tumour in 2009, Kate was diagnosed with the most aggressive form of brain cancer, a Grade IV Glioblastoma in 2012.
After a second successful brain surgery followed by chemo and radio, they pursued radical new immunotherapy in Germany, pulling the kids out of school, packing up business and house and moving over for six months.
What they learnt and experienced at Quest for Life provided them with the tools and perspective to not only find the silver lining of their cancer safari over the last few years but what they like to call the platinum core. Ultimately, their best life.
They now hope to inspire others to reap the rewards of living life with presence.
The Quest for Life Project
About Quest for Life
Registered charity, Quest for Life, a very special wellness retreat centre based in Bundanoon, NSW will be the recipient of Ladies in Pink’s efforts this year.
Founded by Petrea King, Quest for Life runs retreats and community-based workshops for people facing cancer, grief, AIDS, depression, anxiety and other traumas.
These retreats and workshops provide a proven, effective and holistic approach to strengthening the participants’ physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Importantly, they encourage, educate and empower participants to develop emotional resilience and peace of mind in times of great need.
The Project
Massage is an integral element of Quest’s programme. It has been proven time and again that touch and remedial massage helps people to release and process these emotions.
Currently, Quest does not have enough space to treat each retreat participant in this manner and desperately needs to renovate an existing out-building to create a designated therapy space for retreat participants.
$33,000 required
This year Ladies in Pink is seeking to raise $33,000 through its High Tea as well as individual Host a Dinner events.
The majority of these monies will go towards subsidising people who require financial assistance to attend a Quest retreat while a percentage of these funds with go towards the building project.
To ensure the success of the building project corporate sponsorship, financial donations and donations of building materials and trade worker skills are required.
What’s needed?
Ladies in Pink is seeking sponsorship, financial donations and donations of any tangible building materials or people skills to ensure the success of Quest’s renovation project. Any publicity will help the project enormously.
The project will be filmed throughout and will be launched and celebrated at the Ladies in Pink High Tea on October 18.
Host a Dinner
This year Ladies in Pink is also encouraging individuals who wish to be involved to Host a Dinner to raise funds for Quest.
If you are keen, register your dinner with Ladies in Pink, gather your friends, cook them dinner, have a great time and raise money for Quest!
Ladies in Pink suggests you charge $30 per head to raise funds for this project.