For they are jolly good Fellows
Commissioner James Condon presents Communications & Public Relations Social Media Coordinator, Elyse Dickson, with her Fellows Scholarship. (Photo: Adam Hollingworth)
The Fellows Program is leading the way for The Salvation Army in celebrating the creativity and innovation of our people.
– Jarrod Newton, 2011 Fellow Recipient, Creative Director, Communications and Public Relations Department.
The Salvation Army Aged Care Plus has awarded 15 scholarships to officers and employees of the Australia Eastern Territory, as part of its 2012 Fellows Program.
The program awards individuals who have displayed exceptional creativity and have made a positive difference to the Army.
At the awards ceremony yesterday (30 July), 2011 Fellow Robyn Evans spoke about how her scholarship has changed her life and helped shape the direction of anti-trafficking services in The Salvation Army.
“People in our services are not only going to get a better quality of service but they will get a broader range of services,” says Robyn, who is the territory’s Social Justice Coordinator. “I have been able to develop my skills in pioneering new work … so I am very grateful to the Fellows Program.”
The 2012 Fellows with Commissioner James Condon and Aged Care Plus CEO Sharon Callister (centre). (Photo: Adam Hollingworth)
Many of the 2012 Fellows will travel overseas to attend conferences and undertake study tours. Among them are Captain Cheryl Kistan, Corps Officer at Auburn in Sydney, who will attend a Salvation Army multicultural ministries conference in the United States; Aged Care Plus Chaplain, Captain Mavis Salt, who will attend a conference on ageing and spirituality in Scotland; and Murray Ackman, Project Assistant in the Territorial Mission and Resource Team, who will travel to Indonesia to present a paper at the Human Development and Capability Association 2012 International Conference. “This conference will be invaluable in shaping the direction of The Salvation Army’s social services,” he says.
Others will use their Fellows Program scholarship for further study. Betsy Pineda, from the Salvation Army International Development office, will undertake a Fundraising Management Diploma and says: “I’m very excited! It’s a great opportunity to continue developing my skills.”
Before presenting the Fellows Program certificates, Territorial Commander Commissioner James Condon commended Aged Care Plus on the initiative. “The slogan of the Fellows Program is ‘Better yourself. Better the mission’… and how true that is.”
Applications for the Fellows Program open in May every year. Scholarships of up to $5000 are on offer and Salvation Army staff and officers are encouraged to apply for next year’s program.
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