Dr Jan Hammill can be contacted at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks again Diet =)
> From: "Diet SIMON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 13:55:28 +0100 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [recoznettwo] Media: Cherbourg 'Rev-Heads' aiming for Melbourne > > where to send money? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christine Howes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: RecOzNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:19 AM > Subject: [recoznettwo] Media: Cherbourg 'Rev-Heads' aiming for Melbourne > > >> Cherbourg 'Rev-Heads' aiming for Melbourne >> >> Cherbourg youth who have been 'revved up' by representatives of Tickford >> Vehicle Engineering since 1998 are facing disappointment following a >> misunderstanding over funding for an exchange visit to Melbourne. >> >> The youths were due to accompany the XR6 and XR8 Club of Queensland to > take >> part in Tickford's Open Day leaving Brisbane at 4am on Thursday. With less >> than 48 hourse notice, the youth have had their dreams shattered. >> >> The Club was keen to take the Cherbourg youth with them and various > Tickford >> staff members had offered accommodation for their stay. >> >> Hosting a visit to Melbourne was one of the original objectives of the >> partnership between Tickford and the Cherbourg community. >> >> Mr David Flint, Tickford's Managing Director, and Mr Geoff Polites, >> President of Ford Australia, had offered their to mentor and support >> Indigenous youth who wanted to pursue careers in the their industries >> following the company's association with the community. >> >> In the intervening years, both corporations regularly repeated their > offers >> to assist and the youth continued to show their interest in V8 supercars > and >> the possibility of visiting the manufacturing plants but the funding for >> travel and expenses has fallen through at the last minute. >> >> Their most recent visit to Cherbourg in October 2001 saw almost the entire >> community participate in a series of billycart building workshops held > over >> a week and the final 'race day'. >> >> Health and community development researcher Dr Jan Hammill said the > project >> had made an enormous difference to community spirit and morale as well as >> having a huge effect on school attendance in the lead-up to the visits. >> >> "To have to pull the plug at this late stage is going to be devasting to >> these kids and cause a great deal of disappointment across the community > as >> a whole," she said. >> >> "If anyone out there can help us with the airfares and some pocket money > for >> the kids we'd be most grateful. >> >> "This project really has made a difference to many lives, young and old >> alike." >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived > at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ until 11 March, > 2001 and >> Recoznettwo is archived at > http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznettwo%40green.net.au/ from >> that date. >> This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without > permission from the >> copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and > research under the "fair >> use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be > distributed further without >> permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at > http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ until 11 March, 2001 > and > Recoznettwo is archived at > http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznettwo%40green.net.au/ from > that date. > This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without > permission from the > copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research > under the "fair > use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed > further without > permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ until 11 March, 2001 and Recoznettwo is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznettwo%40green.net.au/ from that date. 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