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Coming Events
November
Tuesday 17th, 6pm
Management Committee
Meeting
December
Saturday 5th, 4pm
Christmas Party and end of year celebration
Calling All
Past Mentors
and Supporters
As you may be aware the scheme is now transitioning from a service of Centacare to the new Cairns Youth Mentoring Inc.
There currently exists an invaluable database of the scheme's history and participants. As all of you signed a deed of confidentiality with Centacare your details will not automatically be transferred to the new entity.
If you would be happy for your details to transfer to the new Cairns Youth Mentoring Inc. please this let us know by emailing us on:
info@cairnsyouthmentoring.org
This is really important as come December 31, the new Cairns Youth Mentoring Scheme Inc. will lose contace with you and not be able to draw on the experience learned through your connection with the Scheme.
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Quote Wall:
Courage
"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."
~ Tacitus
"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live."
~ Dorothy Thompson
"One man with courage makes a majority."
~ Andrew Jackson
"Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Resources available for use
As the Cairns Youth Mentoring Scheme is housed at the
Flexible Learning Centre (Clarke Street) there are fantastic
resources available for matched mentee and mentor pairs.
These resources can be utilized during school days from
3.00pm to 6.00pm. They include:
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Half court basketball court and basketballs
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Manual arts room with work benches and some hand tools
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Sports equipment is also available to be utilized at any
time and anywhere. This includes: Basketballs, Soccer
balls, Footballs and Cricket set
Please book these items in advance with the CYMS
Co-ordinator. Mentees and mentors are welcome to utilise
these resources in pairs or groups with other mentees and
mentors.
Thank You
CYMS would like to sincerely thank:
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Flexible Learning Centre for use of their resources and
support to the CYMS team;
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Far North Queensland Volunteers for assisting the
Scheme with volunteer interviews and mentor recruitment;
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Emmy Kerrigan from
Atlas Projects for assisting with the CYMS
eNewsletter; and
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Nicky Jurd from
cityofcairns.com for maintaining the CYMS Website;
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CYMS Action Group for their dedicated Support of the
Scheme
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Susan Johnstone-Lord for the Skill Builder presentation
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The CYMS community for rallying together and securing a future for the scheme.
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Co-ordinator's News
Hi ,
There are exciting times ahead now for the Cairns Youth Mentoring Scheme! The process of securing a future through incorporation is underway. This simply means that the Cairns Youth Mentoring Scheme will not cease to exist after December.
As many of you may remember a ‘Call to action’ went out in September for all interested people who would like to see the scheme continue. The response was fantastic! Many wonderful people pledged their support of the scheme. A number of meetings were held to determine the best course of action, and so incorporation was agreed upon and pursued. With the help of FNQ Volunteers (who supplied us with knowledge and advice on incorporation) we now have a very competent management committee who are swiftly setting up the new structures necessary to run the scheme independently.
I personally have felt very privileged to have been a part of this process, and it gives me great joy to see the scheme continue. I also look forward to continue being involved with the scheme into the future on a voluntary basis.
Kind Regards,
John Shay
CYMS Worker |
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Dear Readers,
Nine years ago, Centacare Cairns, with much community impetus and involvement, established CYMS to assist young people find a friendship with an adult aimed at encouraging and supporting them. There have been many positive outcomes for young people since then.
CYMS also benefited the adults who volunteered to be their mentors. Mentors indicated the program brought many positive changes in their own lives. The community also benefited from the CYMS by bringing organisations, community groups and community members together to work for the benefit of young people.
So it is with considerable regret that Centacare relinquishes CYMS at the end of December 2009. It has been a battle at times to attract funds but it doesn’t mean that the Scheme needs finish because of that. The good news is that CYMS started as a community project and it is being returned to the community. We will do all we can to assist in the transition. All the intellectual property and materials developed during the life of the Scheme will go to the new incorporated body; CYMS Inc.
We owe thanks to: the many wonderful mentors who gave so generously of their time in the interest of their mentee; the mentees from whom we learned so much about the world of young people who enrich our lives; the Reference Group which in time became the Action Group; Education QLD- our partners through the Flexible Learning Centre; the Federal Government for funding the Scheme for 9 years; and our local community that supported us in many ways from fundraising and recruiting to assisting with the web-site, promotions and so much more.
Helga Biro
Executive Director, Centacare Cairns |
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Coming Events
Party Time!
It is time for another celebration for all those people finishing their relationships for this year. It will be a special time as we have 9 couples celebrating. What makes this celebration that more exciting is that it is a celebration to mark the beginning of a new era for the Cairns Youth Mentoring Scheme.
So this is the celebration to attend! If you have been involved in the Cairns Youth Mentoring Scheme over the last nine years come along and be apart of this new and exciting time.
The Christmas Party will be held at the Flexible Learning Centre and you can stay for a BBQ Dinner.
It is very important to RSVP for this event as we will be organising catering options.
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Saturday 5th of December 2009 |
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from 4:00 pm |
| Where: |
Flexible Learning Centre,
Clarke Street, Manunda |
| RSVP: |
Friday, 27th November to the Office Ph: 4041 5844 (and leave a message) or |
| Email: |
info@cairnsyouthmentoring.org |
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Meet the New Committee
The new committee was formally elected on Tuesday, 27th
October and comprises:
Damian is a trainer with the State Emergency
Service, the SES, which involves working with many
volunteers in the community. He’s worked in the
Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital, providing
entertainment and comfort for sick children.
Damian has worked at Cape Tribulation showing
visitors how to enjoy the Great Barrier Reef. He’s
also a Tango dancer, but suggests no one takes
lessons from him. Damian is passionate about making
an effort to build a stronger community through the
effort of the Mentoring Scheme. |
President
Damian Zammit |
Originally from New Zealand, Mike has made Far
North Queensland home ten years ago. He’s been
involved in community organisations for more than 20
years, with Scouting, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Scheme, and participated in youth study programmes
to China and Hong Kong. Michael has help set up
networking organisations to bring communities
together and help each other. Mike is the author of
CairnsBlog, and is a lively independent media
commentator in the region. As a Mentor, he believes
that a community should support it’s young people to
take an active and positive role to make a
difference. Young people are the future of
communities, yet can learn from experience of others
and our past, he says. |
Secretary
Michael P. Moore |
Pepita brings to the committee a Bachelor of
Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in
Communication Studies. She has over 12 years
experience working in the recruitment and employment
industry. From seeing a need within the community to
guide youths through the maze of opportunities and
career choices, she values the wealth of experience,
support and the difference that an individual can
make in a young persons life. Not to mention the
invaluable positive effect that young people can
have on a Mentor’s life. |
Treasurer
Pepita
'Pip' Collins |
Management Committee Members |
Jenelle is a mother of three (13, 14 and 18yrs)
and works fulltime as a dental assistant and medical
admin receptionist. She’s passionate about helping
others whom are less fortunate in our community, as
she has been through some very hard times with her
autistic son Anthony. Jenelle feels she can offer a
lot of advice to others who have children with
social or behavioural issues, as she became involved
in the Youth Mentoring programme because her son had
a mentor and believes it changed his life. |
Jenelle Dillon |
Eboni is the mother of two pre-teen girls. She
has been working in the community sector for about
five years, currently helping with disengaged youth,
assisting them to overcome any barriers to education
or employment and find their place in life.
Eboni runs a programme called Get Set for Work for
15-17 year olds, that helps those disengaged from
school, often affected by drugs, alcohol or
violence, and offers support to get them back into
education. Eboni is delighted to be part of the
Cairns Youth Mentoring Scheme. She enrolled as a
Mentor early in the year and is looking forward to
using her skills to help a young person achieve
their potential. |
Eboni Wardropper |
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