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National Australia Bank | www.national.com.au
The fab people at the NAB not only stepped up to the plate to sponsor the work of the Foundation, but
have also put a passionate team of people on the case to support us in all sorts of ways – donating office
furniture, brainstorming event concepts, providing financial mentoring for our trainees and much, much
more...
“Just as the Fifteen Foundation backs young people in their endeavour to improve their lives, we back our
customers because we believe in the power of their aspiration and endeavour. Like the Fifteen Foundation,
we want to see people who have dreams succeed”
- NAB |
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Primus Telecom | www.primus.com.au
A tireless team from Primus has worked hard to understand our needs and make sure we have a state of
the art communications system, provided probono and with love! And they’ve worked around the clock to
get it up and running so that we can run smoothly from the word go…
“Primus has supplied the Fifteen Foundation with telecommunications services that ensure that they
operate with state of the art, secure, and highly reliable communications. A team of enthusiastic and
energetic people ranging from techs out on the field, technical consultants, project managers, marketing
people and Sales people have supported the Fifteen Project.”
- Primus Telecom |
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Reckitt Benckiser | www.reckittbenckiser.com.au
Reckitt and Benckiser have committed some vital seed funding to the Foundation to help us get off
the ground in our first year, not to mention providing heaps of great cleaning products to the
Foundation and the restaurant.
“Every year we aim to place some of the wealth we create back into the community. Reckitt Benckiser is
therefore delighted to be one of the founding corporate partners for the Fifteen Foundation Australia in
2006. We feel privileged to be involved with a Foundation that exists to inspire disadvantaged young
people and we look forward to following the progress made by the students, both now and in the future,
as they create for themselves great careers in the restaurant industry”
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Web Prophets | www.webprophets.net.au
From a chat in the park… to a website… to contacts in the communications field who have provided
us with so much support. Web Prophets are real mates with big hearts and a little office… and they
make this website happen!
"What an amazing project to be involved in! Rarely do you find the opportunity to contribute your expertise to a socially responsible enterprise and get to witness the results first hand. Thank you Fifteen for providing us with the opportunity, we are so excited about being your website developers. Our good wishes to all the Fifteen students and their endeavors now and into the future."
- Web Prophets |
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ZyNet | www.zynet.com.au
These hard-working boys and girls have spent days on end slaving over a hot server to get their
hands on $100,000 worth of free hardware, software, licensing and services for us. For a while we
thought they were moving into the office with us! They’ve pushed the Foundation cause left right
and centre to provide us with a flexible, sophisticated and robust solution designed specifically to
serve our needs
"ZyNet Pty Ltd enabled the IT infrastructure for the Fifteen Foundation and Melbourne Restaurant to be reliably and securely implemented in less than two months, negotiating $100,000 worth of free hardware, software, licensing and services in the process.
The company’s IT experts assessed Fifteen’s computer network needs, obtained the necessary technology without charge from a variety of vendors and provided implementation and project management gratis.
ZyNet’s flexible, sophisticated and robust solution is designed to serve the Foundation’s current and future IT requirements, providing for the organisation’s growth and maturation."
- ZyNet |
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Generation-E | www.generation-e.com.au
Apart from setting the Restaurant up with a phone system that can receive tens of thousands of calls each
day so they can manage their reservations, these guys have given the Foundation some of the most hitech,
schmicko phone systems… and the training to take full advantage of them!
“Generation-e has donated a complete VoIP call management solution for the Fifteen Foundation and
restaurant and installed the EPICCenter call management system and 3Com NBX in record time - on the
first day alone, the system handled over 4,000 calls to the reservations team! Generation-e is proud to be
an ongoing supporter and sponsor the activities of the Fifteen project in Melbourne”
- Generation-e |
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Metlink | www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au
The fantastic people at Metlink have jumped on board (pun intended) to supply all our trainees with
their metcards for the year so that they can get to the Restaurant and TAFE to learn all the lovely
food stuff to make sure your lunches and dinners are the best they can be!
“Metlink is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of disadvantaged young people”
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Origin | www.originenergy.com.au
"We want future generations to enjoy the things we love today. That’s why we’re working with leading businesses, local communities and our green energy customers to reduce the impact on the environment.
We’re proud to support the Fifteen Foundation by providing Government Accredited GreenPower and offsetting their natural gas emissions with Origin Green Gas.
As Australia’s number one green energy provider, and Australia’s ‘Sustainable Company of the Year’, we’re always looking for new ways to work towards a sustainable future. Together we can make a difference.™"
- Origin |
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Birkenstock Australia | www.birkenstock.com.au
Look at the Trainees feet! Brilliant Birko’s! The team at the Birkenstock Boutique in Centre Way
Arcade in the city fitted our very grateful gang with shiny new chef’s shoes so that their feet are
safe and sound and not as achy as they might be otherwise…
“Birkenstock Australia proudly supports Fifteen with our world famous Profi Birki clogs. Our Profi Birki’s will
keep the Fifteen trainees feet supported and comfortable during their long days ahead! This is our
contribution to their journey into the Kitchen and beyond…”
- Birkenstock |
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Box Hill Institute | www.bhtafe.edu.au
The fantastic gang at Box Hill Institute have gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide an
exceptional training program, tailored to the many needs both of Fifteen and of the young people who are part of the Training Program. Box Hill Institute staff really are a part of the Fifteen Family in Melbourne.
“Box Hill Institute is excited about playing a part in providing training to the aspiring chefs at Fifteen and
look forward to hearing about their future achievements as true hospitality professionals”
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Didasko Learning Resources | www.didasko.com.au
Didasko Learning Resources proudly supports the training of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by sponsoring their use of quality learning resources. The participants were supplied with full text and multimedia resources aligned to the Australian national training package. The resource supported the trainees in gaining their underpinning knowledge whilst embracing both technology and innovation in learning. |
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Corporate Challenge | www.corporatechallenge.com.au
The very hardy chaps from Corporate Challenge design and execute the tasks and adventures that
make our third interview stage so much fun and so effective for identifying future chefs among all
the applicants. Their enthusiasm is endless and their involvement in the process integral. And they
even wear shorts in sub-zero temperatures… that’s hardcore!
“Corporate Challenge supported the 15 Foundation because in our day to day corporate programs we experience positive changes in participants that impact on their work life and team productivity. We saw
this as an opportunity to have a life changing impact on some young kids from under privileged backgrounds looking to change the direction of their life... Our experience will certainly last forever with
us”
- Corporate Challenge |
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Scooter Market | www.scootermarket.com.au
Big thanks to Tony from Scooter Market and Mark from Moto Group for donating a fantastic scooter
to the foundation to auction at a later date. We have had fun dealing with them both – TOP
BLOKES!
“We were really happy to coordinate the deal between Scooter Market and the Fifteen Foundation in
Melbourne for the donation of the Aprilia Mojito Scooter. We saw the Mojito Scooter to be a natural choice
to help the Foundation in a number of ways, but the special thanks really needs to go back to the
Foundation for arranging Jamie Oliver to sign his icon scooter which he made famous in the two Naked
Chef series. The foundation now have a really collectable scooter that should serve them well as a support
vehicle and later as a auction item that will bring in well needed funds to support the great work they are
doing for the kids. The guys from Scooter Market could not have been more helpful and loved the idea as
soon as I put it to them. A great result all round and a good team effort from all involved”
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Mark Cooper from MOTO group, brand Management
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Freehills Foundation | www.freehills.com.au
"Freehills Foundation is glad we had the opportunity to provide pro bono legal work for such an innovative endeavour assisting young people. We see the real difference the Fifteen Foundation has made to create a future for such obviously talented individuals. The journey ahead is so much brighter and they can now achieve anything they put their minds to."
- Freehills Foundation |
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Tefal | www.tefal.co.uk
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FURITECHNICS | www.furitechnics.com
Füritechnics are proud to supply Füri cook’s knives and knife sharpeners to the apprentices at Fifteen Melbourne. They understand the importance of providing quality, Australian engineered tools to the next generation of budding young chefs. As well as providing a great set of knives, the team at Füri are dedicated to training and will conduct training sessions with the apprentices to properly utilise, care for and store their prized possessions.
“Füritechnics Australia is famous among the world’s elite chefs for the performance of Füri knives, sharpeners, and cook’s tools. Our reputation is a result of years of solid engineering research and development, and a combination of high quality and superior performance. We are proud to provide the apprentices at Fifteen with Füri knives that will last them well throughout their trade. We support the hospitality industry at every opportunity and can see strong futures ahead for these young apprentice chefs”
- Füritechnics Australia |
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Lavazza | www.lavazza.com.au
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