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CAIRNS YOUTH CENTACARE CAIRNS
CAIRNS YOUTH MENTORING SCHEME
MENTORING SCHEME
Co-Ordinator’s News
November 2007 Volume 7 , Issue 6
Hello readers
It is nearly the end of the year already. The
Scheme has seen many successes this
year and I would like to take this opportunity
to thank all the wonderful volunteers and
CYMS community for your support. Thank
you to all the fantastic mentors who entered
the Scheme and who demonstrated how
they support the community by encouraging
and supporting young people. This year the
Scheme has also been extremely success-
ful in the fundraising events. A special thank
you goes to Peter Goulding who secured a
$2000 donation from BDO Kendalls and
Karen Roberts who has worked effortlessly
on the upcoming fundraiser.
This year also saw much change in the
Scheme with the funding for administration
support finishing and Karen leaving the po-
sition. I had to allocate much of my time to
administration duties. This meant that there
was less time allocated towards the match-
ing of mentees and mentors. I appreciate
the patience and support from all the men-
tees and mentors waiting for a match.
However good news came our way when in
the last month funding was secured to ap-
point a trainee administration person to as-
sist the Scheme. The new person ap-
pointed is Erna. I hope that over the next
few months you will have an opportunity to
say hello and make her feel welcome. I am
sure she will be a valuable resource to the
Scheme and her position will allow usto
move towards bigger and better outcomes.
It is Celebration and Christmas time again.
This month it will be held at the Flexible
Learning Centre Basketball courts with spe-
cial guests—-some members of the COMING EVENTS
CAIRNS TAIPANS! The night will be action November
packed with basketball activities, BBQ sau- Tuesday 13th Mentor Skill Builder
sage sizzle and of course the celebration
ceremony for mentees and mentors who November
have completed their 6 month relationship. Wednesday 28th Celebration and Christmas Party
I will be on holidays from December 20th to December
January the 10th. Wishing you all a joyous Tuesday 4th Major Fundraiser
and safe Christmas and New Year. I look
forward to seeing you in the New Year. January
Tuesday 29th Mentor Training Info Session
Kind Regards February
Anita Andacic—CYMS Co-ordinator Saturday 2nd Mentor Training Workshop
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It’s time for another
Celebration!!!!
November 28th will be a combined CYMS Celebration and Christmas Party
with special guests from the Cairns Taipans
Come for a fantastic night of socializing, basketball activities and BBQ
Sausage Sizzle, and be entertained by mentor/mentee couples with
presentations of their projects and interesting recounts of their 6-month
relationships.
DATE: Wednesday 28th November 2007
TIME: 5.30pm to 7.30pm
WHERE: The Flexible Learning Centre, Clarke
Street, Manunda (between Wilkinson and
Hoare Streets)
COST: FREE
So, whether it’s to socialize with others, meet Cairns Taipan players,
participate in Basketball activities, hear about the relationships, or to catch
up with others from the CYMS community, it will be a night to remember!!
All Welcome!
Please RSVP by Friday 23rd November to the CYMS
office on 4041 5844 or cyms@centacarecairns.org we
as need to know for catering purposes.
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Good Luck Stephen………..
The Scheme last month said good bye and
good luck to Stephen Sakach who left Cairns
for Albury to follow his dreams of joining the
Brotherhood with the Catholic Church.
Stephen was a member of the Action Group
and was a great assistance with this years
celebrations and Fundraisers.
We will miss him lots.
CYMS would like to thank the following for their support over the past few
months:
BDO Kendalls for donating $2000. This donation will go towards mentor training and
mentor / mentee celebrations;
Far North Queensland Volunteers for assisting the scheme with volunteer interviews
and mentor recruitment;
The Cairns Sun for continual support of the Scheme;
Debbie Goschnick and 4CA for allowing CYMS collection tins to be displayed at out-
side broadcasts;
Mel from Conceptual Graphic Design for the editing of CYMS marketing products;
Nicky Jurd from City of Cairns for maintaining the CYMS Website;
Troy Hudson— Production Manager from Goodman Fielder Cairns for donating
bread for the Bunnings Fundraising BBQ; and
The wonderful sponsors of the CYMS Major fundraising event: - Mantra Amphora
Palm Cove and FNQ Apartments, Independent Aviation, Quicksilver, Cairns Central
and Caleb Wiles, Kuranda Scenic Railway, Buckin Mex, Champagne Balloon Flights,
Mercy Ministries, International Hotel and Reef Hotel Casino.
With-out your support this event would not be possible.
If you no longer wish to receive this Page 4
newsletter please contact the co-
ordinator as per the address on this
page and your details will be removed Welcome new mentors ….
from the relevant listing. PLEASE
NOTE that the newsletter is now dis- On November 3rd, 8 new mentors attended the mentor
tributed every 2 months and will be training. Congratulations to Neil Robson, Leonie Ella-
emailed to all members and mailed to
cott , Kimberlee Bernays, Attilio Querin, Kris Darlington,
Mentees. In order to protect your pri-
vacy, the distribution list that has been
Raymond Genn, Jaxson Pleydell and Michael Virgona, for
compiled for this newsletter will not be successfully completing the training.
used for any other purpose and your
name and contact details will not be I forgot to take the camera to the training, thus there is
disclosed to any third party. no picture attached. However I hope through other
CYMS activities that you all get to say hello to our new
CENTACARE CAIRNS mentors and welcome them to the program. I need to
CAIRNS YOUTH MENTORING strap the camera to my arm next time!
SCHEME
We also had a guest from Kuranda High School join our
Flexible Learning Centre
Clarke Street, Manunda 4870 training day as a learning experience. Kuranda High
Postal: hope to establish a school based mentoring program
PO Box 201 within the near future.
Cairns Qld 4870
CYMS was happy to help and
Phone: 4041 5844
hope to continue to support
Fax: 40 809 200
Mobile: 0438 413 949
their program through re-
Please send info, photos sources and sharing of knowl-
edge.
and stories for the next
newsletter. Any/all items
of happenings, what you
are doing, what you hope
to do, what you missed out
on doing. Christmas Break
All items are of interest to During the Christmas period the CYMS Office will be
other mentors and mentees. closed from 19th December 2007 to January 11th 2008.
Email to the office at
cyms@centacarecairns.org or During this time mentors are still required to lodge their
activities by email or leaving a message on the phone.
contact the office on 4041 Please ensure that Duty of Care is applied and parental
5844. consent is gained before any activity with your mentee
is undertaken.
If there is an urgent matter that requires addressing
please contact the appropriate support service available
or Thomas Jia at Centacare Cairns on 4044 0130 during
office hours between 02/01/08—10/01/08. If you would
like a list of services available please contact the
Schemes Co-ordinator.
Wishing you a safe and prosperous Christmas and New
Year.
