Design House proudly organising & sponsoring fun fitness on the Fraser Coast!

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I’ve decided to finally wind down from the festive season and have decided February is the month to do it by participating in Feb Fast, one month without alcohol!!!

What is FebFast?

FebFast is a charity that is now in its third year of operation.

We work to reduce the impact of alcohol and other drugs on young Australians by raising funds to support organisations working in research, prevention and service delivery concerning alcohol and other drugs use by young people.

We conduct a national education, awareness and fundraising campaign that invites people to sacrifice their alcohol consumption during February, and at the same time raise funds to support youth alcohol and other drug services.

Over the past two years we have seen more than 3,500 people take up the FebFast challenge to give up the grog for amonth. Collectively these people have raised more than $700,000 to support our cause

This is going to be hard work, so lucky for me I’m very good at achieving anything that is hard work + you can always buy a ‘Time Out’ (phew takes the pressure off a little)!!

Buy a Time Out; You don’t have to miss out on a special event! You can purchase a $25 date stamped Time Out Certificate to have a guilt-free day off from your FebFast. 

What’s in it for me? Lose weight, save money, gain more energy and raise money for charity!!  All very positive outcomes!

Well I can already tell this is going to be a very long month!

I’m on day 4 without an alcoholic beverage and I’m quite surprised I haven’t got the shakes yet.
It’s strange, when you can’t have a beer at the end of the day; you tend to think about beer all day!!
I’m certainly craving a Pure Blonde! 

I’ve finally got my registration in order so; if you would like to make a donation to support me on what I consider to be a huge challenge please click here to make a donation that goes straight to charity.

Proceeds raised through registration and fundraising go towards the Australian Drug Foundation, YSAS (the Youth Substance Abuse Service in Victoria), Mater Hospital’s Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service (Queensland), The Ted Noffs Foundation (NSW and ACT) and FebFast’s grants program for smaller grass-roots organisations.

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I hope everyone had an Awesome Christmas and New Years filled with lots of FUN & LOVE!!!
I did and found a few spare minutes to move my office, ready for a HUGE 2010!!!!

I also had to implement a rapid change to my staff structure to maintain the integrity, honesty and professional business ethic’s that my clients are accustomed to and are paramount to the core of my business and personal principles.

You may notice the client’s seat (pictured here) may have also changed alittle… I always aim to make sure my clients experience with Design House is a prompt, creative, pain free & enjoyable one! 

For FAST RESPONSE to enquiries, quotes or artwork alterations please email info@designhouse.com.au or jeanette@designhouse.com.au
Appointments will also be scheduled if required… 

I can’t wait to take your business design & adverting to the next level in 2010!!! 

Kind regards Jeanette

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Design House is currently closed for the Festive Season.

We wish to advise that the office will be closed from 4pm Wednesday the 23rd December 2009 until 9am on Monday 11th January 2010.

Urgent print deadlines may be attended to during this period….. please EMAIL clear artwork instructions.

Thank You

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Expressions of Interest – Freelance Web Development Position

If you have a significant knowledge and understanding of PHP & MySQL, Linux system administration or experience in XHTML, HTML 4.0 and CSS, you may be suitable as a web developer or I.T. assistant at Design House. It would be an advantage to have knowledge or skills in:

• Codeigniter
• Macromedia Flash
• AJAX / Javascript / jQuery

A minimum of three years industry experiece is preferred.
If you believe you qualify for a position in the I.T. sector within Design House, please forward a copy of your resume and portfolio to: web.positions@designhouse.com.au

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Design House wishes to advise that Ben May is no longer involved with our business.

Applying the principles of Best Practice, we wish to stress that we are doing everything possible to secure your confidential information.
Please note over the next week there may be some unavoidable delays or minor hick-ups while our security systems are modified and upgraded.

Our new IT Designers and Developers will also be making themselves familiar with your accounts and website / email requirements.

 We ask that you please notify Design House immediately if you are contacted by Ben May (attempting to solicit work) as this will be a breach of contract and may result in legal action against Ben. 

Design House is excited about our new direction and will continue to offer our clients the highest professional standard of design and service that you deserve!

Have a Merry Christmas!

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By Jeanette 

Recently I completed a Buddha Bootcamp (Calm Abiding Meditation Course) with Choeying Dolma a Buddhist nun who resides in Hervey Bay. I found the whole experience so profoundly uplifting and learnt so many new tools to handle the pain and suffering we experience in our lives that I felt compelled to donate my time and services of Design House to market Choeying. (valued at $3,000 + including logo, business card & website design etc …. I have never seen such a happy and excited nun as what Choeying was at her website lesson!!) 
Hhmmm could be some good karma coming my way…

I feel everybody in the community should have the opportunity to experience the benefits of meditation and don’t be confused it is not a relaxing experience by any means. By the end of my full weekend retreat I was physically and mentally spent! You really have to go along yourself to experience it as it is so deep.

Choeying teachings also opens our eyes to show compassion to others, we realise that everyone is deluded and suffering in their own way so we mustn’t take the hurt they cause us personally, ‘it is their karma and afflictions not them’…. please click here to find out more on the Sanctuary and visit the website. 

You two are amazing, the photos are very lovely….thank you both for your joyful effort in making The Oddiyana Dharma Sanctuary website such an exciting and wonderful experience. Your company is very professional with a lovely personal caring friendly edge… it has been a real joy …
thank you love

Choeying
Buddhist Nun 

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By Jeanette 

Design House is the Major Sponsor of the Salsa Group and is also sponsoring and providing advertising and media assistance to Latin Fantasy “Lolita’s Story’ & The Vida Latina Dance Co.

I feel the Fraser Coast needs more fun social alternative’s for all age groups and being able to attract such friendly and professional performers to our area through the Salsa Group and promote them utilising Design House is just an amazing opportunity. 

Latest News: Salsa Party # 5 @ the Bayswater

Saturday night was the hugest Salsa Party to date with over 200 people dancing up a Salsa storm @ the Bayswater…… please click here to read the more and view the photos.

A big Thank You to the Vida Latina Dance Troupe, I Harte Latin, the Bayswater Hotel, Design House, Fraser Coast Chronicle & the Salsa Group and all those who attended making these nights possible!!!!

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By Jeanette 

As many of you may be unaware I’m on a personal ‘Get Fit Campaign’ so last month’s challenge was a 24km run across Fraser Island! I found a group of fun & fit ladies who were also interested in completing this challenge. I then sponsored print for out t-shirts stating “No Excuses” and had our Finishers medals made. I had total faith we could make the distance even though four of us had not run more than 10km before! Starting at Kingfisher we ran through bush and soft sand past Lake McKenzie then through rainforest, finishing at Central Station. It was awesome to sponsor a ‘Design House team’ and be a part of this motivated group of women who are now the face of traQ (Trail Running Association of Queensland) …… click here to find out more!

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It’s always terrific to hear good news from our customers..

Just recently, Drovers Dog Bar & Grill won at the Restaurant and Catering awards at Noosa Springs resort. They picked up the best steak restaurant award! Beating many Sunshine Coast restaurants and others around QLD.

They are off to Brisbane in the near future to compete for the state finals for the Best Steak Restaurant in Queensland – good luck!!

Be sure to visit them, more information is available on their website www.droversdog.com.au

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