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William (Bill) Campbell, Founder

Our Founder

Bill's story is powerful, sad, joyful and motivating all in one. 
 
Bill was a successful businessman in the Illawarra region. He met the love of his life, Dawn and were proud parents to Donna, their only child.
 
Close to the age of retirement, Bill decided he wanted to build a Foundation that would support children and young people in need. Together, Bill and Dawn vowed to die with their boots on and open the William Campbell Foundation. 

Bill wanted to ensure that children in his local community did not suffer as he did, and made a strong focus on keeping siblings together wherever possible. Bill recently handed over the CEO role to WCF operation Manager, Sonia Liddicoat. Bill is still very much involved in the organisation as Founder and Chairman, regularly attending events and speaking at local churches. His vision and story is instilled across the Foundation and will continue long into the future. 

Rejected, No More

Abandoned by his parents and separated from his twin sisters, William spent the majority of his childhood in children's homes, large institutions and foster care, suffering abuse and trauma that no child should ever endure.
 
At the age of 57, he was finally able to tell his story. 

Bill's book Rejected, No More
Bill's book Rejected No More
"I have been really enjoying reading Bill's book and discovering his story and how it has contributed to the beginning of the WC Foundation."

Chloe

"I have been so moved by Bill's Story. This is so worth reading! Achingly sad and yet so hopeful at the same time! I am amazed by his resilience and perseverance and his ultimate discovery of faith. What a legacy."

Andrea

"The first pages got tears in my eyes... I so could feel the abandonment and identify with him. Our past is not always easy and reading Bill's brought back to me the many disappointments I experienced as well as the healing. Thank you Bill for sharing this with us."

Ryan

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