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/ Published on 24 December 2012

Don't take if personally that you have no Christmas card from us this year: Instead of sending cards, Impress Media has donated $550 to fund a community school through not-for-profit organisation TEAR Australia.

TEAR Australia is a movement of Christians in Australia responding to the needs of poor communities around the world.  From TEAR Australia' Useful Gifts catalogue, Impress Media's donation contributes towards the overall cost of a community school that helps children further their education. Community school projects also provide support and training for teachers and help engage the community with the importance of education.

The Useful Gifts catalogue http://www.usefulgifts.org/ includes the ability to fund a chicken ($5), a tree seedling ($10), a vege garden ($30) or a goat ($50) for a community in the developing world.

TEAR Australia works in partnership with other Christian groups, including churches, relief and development agencies and community-based organisations, which are working with the poor in their communities. TEAR seeks to build effective relationships with these partners, grounded in mutual respect, trust and accountability.

Priority is given to those programs that strive to involve the most marginalised and exploited members of each community, regardless of their religious or political beliefs.

In Australia, we work to inform and empower Christians, in partnership with local churches, to make a Biblically-shaped response to suffering and oppressed communities.

To learn more about TEAR Australia, visit http://www.tear.org.au.

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In Impress Media

/ Published on 21 May 2012

Impress Media Australia has completed the $100,000 “green” renovation of its office building in Norwood by installing 26 solar panels on its northern roof.

The 4.94-kilowatt system, comprising an array of 26 190-watt Suntech photovoltaic panels and an SMA SunnyBoy 5000TL inverter, is expected to pay for itself through reduced power costs within five years.

As well as producing power for offices in the 120-year old, six-room Norwood villa, the solar system will feed electricity to the South Australian grid during weekends and public holidays.

Impress Media Australia is an Adelaide-based public relations agency that specialises in providing media communication services for technology companies and fast-growing businesses.

Impress Media Australia founder and managing director John Harris said the solar panels were the final stage of a renovation project that started when he bought the property in 1999. “We’ve turned a drafty old building into a state-of-the-art office,” he said.

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