I pinched this from one of Bob's Foundation sites. He won't mind...
The Fr Bob Maguire Foundation
Inspired by the lifetime work of one of Australia’s genuine heroes, the outspoken South Melbourne parish priest, Fr Bob Maguire, this is a foundation connected to the very fibre of our community and its pressing social issues.
The overriding principle of the Fr Bob Maguire Foundation is to ensure practical help is directed to the areas of most need at any given time.Most importantly, it’s also a foundation that will hold true to the spirit of one man and his vision; maintaining a dedication to the issues society finds too hard or too loathesome to tackle.Awarded the Order of Australia in 1989, a Centenary Medal in 2003 and named Entrepreneur of the Year for the Southern Region of Australia for a Social, Community or Not For Profit Organisation, Fr Bob Maguire is one of those men that, every once in a while, is worthy of building a foundation on.
Fr. Bob married my sister in a combined Orthodox/Catholic ceremony, put my father to rest to the strains of the themes from Godfather Part 1, The Sopranos and Satchmo, dad had been a gifted trumpeter, he holds a very special place in my heart, even though I was beaten up a Catholic, Bob shows what really just being a real human being is about.
A cause celebre!
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