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The Smith Family is an Australian, independent non-profit children's charity whose goal is to create opportunities for disadvantaged children and their families and encourage them to participate more fully in society, using education as the a key tool. ==History== Shortly before Christmas in 1922, five businessmen returning from a trip to the Blue Mountains visited an orphanage to share the Christmas spirit by providing the children with toys and sweets. Wishing their donation to be anonymous, each man responded as "Smith" when asked his name by the matron of the establishment. And so The Smith Family came into existence. During the Depression of the late 1920s and early 30s, The Smith Family assisted with the food and clothing needs of thousands of Australians as unemployment soared, and responsibility for the care of children and families fell to organisations such as The Smith Family. In 1933 when rheumatic fever became a major health issue affecting children, The Smith Family set up a special hospital, Mt Arcadia in North Parramatta, to care for them. It closed in 1958. In 1960, The Smith Family, under the leadership of General Secretary George Forbes, founded VIEW Clubs Australia (''Voice, Interest and Education of Women'') to provide a support network for women. The 1970s saw The Smith Family react to the needs of refugee families fleeing war in Vietnam and Timor and supporting the residents of Darwin recover from the devastation inflicted by Cyclone Tracey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Smith Family (charity)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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