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Last month, we held our first ever Black-Tie Fundraiser here in Albury. The 200-capacity event was sold out and truly was, an amazing night. I was well aware of how the night would play out- I knew the speaker’s themes, I had viewed the videos of the kids that would be shown, and I had (kind of) prepared my speech (in my head anyway). When I walked into the Auditorium with my wife and saw the 200-strong crowd I was immediately a little choked up. Everyone was dressed to impress, and I almost felt lost among so many faces, some familiar but many unfamiliar. “What are they all doing here?” It has been difficult to find the time to stop and reflect upon what has been created with BttB. But I was soon to find a time to reflect was all but upon me (whether I liked it or not). As the night progressed, speeches were given and each time I again, felt that frog in my throat. I was definitely taking deep breaths and wondering how I was ever going to keep it together for my speech/yarn.…

Ripple Effect, by Johnny Murray

Artwork Title: Ripple Effect This painting represents the Boys to the Bush organisation held up by its core values; Engagement, Community & Resilience. You will notice that everything is duplicated in threes. The circles are painted in threes and the lines leading into and away from the circles are all in threes. What this represents is us paying respect to where we’ve come from (the past) where we are now (the present) and where we aim to be moving forward (the future). Some paths are more direct represented by the straight lines, where others paths and others journeys may take a little longer. The repeated lines outside of the circles and between the paths represent the positive ‘Ripple Effect’ that Boys to the Bush has in the community, a young person’s family and ultimately the positive effect it has in a young person becoming the best version of themselves. The colour green is used as the dominant colour in this artwork as it represents one of the main…