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Tim Conolan


Tim Conolan Tim Conolan Founder CEO TLC for Kids

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Tim Conolan is an Australian, Social |Social Entreprenuer and is best known for founding TLC for Kids, a non-profit charity that provides hospitalised children in Australia with personalised, practical and emotional support.

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Awards and nominations

  • Victoria's Local Hero 2014 as part of the Australia's Local Hero
  • Australia’s Local Hero 2014 in Australian Of The Year awards
  • EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014, Social Entrepreneur, Southern Region

    • Notable achievements

  • Published in Who’s Who In Australia 2015 and 2016
  • Australia Day Ambassador 2015
  • Presented a TedX Talk at TedXBondUniversity
  • Carried the Queen’s Baton for the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  • Advisory Board Member of the Melbourne University Health Initiative (MUHI)
  • Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

    • Personal life

    Conolan's long-time partner in life and TLC for Kids is Ana Darras.

    At the age of 21 Conolan was asked to attend a cancer-support group camp (Canteen) as a motivational speaker with his brother, David. At that camp Conolan met 17 year-old Francis Stockbridge, who was suffering from lung cancer. That meeting created a connection that was to change the course of Conolan's life. A few days later, Stockbridge called Conolan for support, after being told he had just one month left to live. Relying on life skills, Conolan was able to use motivational techniques to help Stockbridge focus not on the future but on each day. This encounter inspired Conolan to support kids in need.

    References

    Tim Conolan Wikipedia
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