What is LifeLink Day?
Archbishop Hickey established his LifeLink Day Schools Initiative in 1999 to...
- Promote understanding of the Church's response to people in need within our community;
- Instill in our Catholic students a sense of responsibility for those less fortunate;
- Provide education and information of the work our LifeLink social service agencies undertake in helping thousands of Western Australian families and individuals in need each year, throughout the State.
- Encourage a "practical demonstration of Faith" by asking students, teachers and schools to organise a special fundraising event for LifeLink Day.
Since inception, the majority of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Perth have warmly embraced LifeLink Day and it is now very much a part of the school calendar of events each year.
More than 75% of all schools participate in the webcast launch and take the opportunity of speaking directly with the Archbishop and Bishop.
Students and Schools have raised in excess of $750,000 to help people in need within communities throughout Western Australia.
