Inspire celebrated its 10th birthday on 22nd November at the Studio Theatre, Sydney Opera House. Our supporters, young people and staff joined forces to present a theatre-style show entitled '10 Inspiring Moments'.

The show featured the following 10 Acts:

• A personal reflection by Jack Heath, Founder and Executive Director, on the first 10 years of Inspire

• A speech by Daniel Petre who, during his time at Microsoft, provided the first seed funding for Inspire in 1995

• A live enactment of one person's journey through Reach Out! by Youth Ambassador Nathan Berton (who had promised to throw in an impromptu interpretative dance...but alas, no!)

• An address by Warwick Smith, Patron of Inspire and Executive Director of Macquarie Bank

• A video showing young people 'getting a life' through the technology on offer via our Beanbag program, with original beautiful music composed by Inspire's own Lucia Barrera

• An address by Inspire Patron-in-Chief, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir

• A glimpse into the news of the future – how taking action on issues we care about will influence the look of the world in 2031 - that's if the young people of ActNow have their way!

• A further speech by Jack Heath talking about future plans for Inspire including: the development of a ReachOut! program for the US; the resignation of Paul Gilding as Chairman of the Inspire Board after three years in the role, and the appointment of Board Member Mark Mentha as his replacement.

• A live version of "My Inspiration", written and performed by Mark Townley and inspired by his involvement with Reach Out!

• Releasing 10 balloons into the night, 10 young people shared their dreams for the future with us.

Visit the new Inspire web site www.inspire.org.au