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The members of BPW Tatura have enjoyed a year of interesting guest speakers and social activities. We celebrated our International Night with members and guests lighting the various coloured candles. Guest speaker was Benj Geerling, from Tatura. He is the driving force behind “Free to be Kids” which conducts child rescue and rehabilitation programs that focus on safehouses for young girls and babies in India and Uganda.

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Our membership of 27 regularly deliver Meals-on-Wheels and have been involved in Drought Relief initiatives. Special social occasions include the Christmas Party, the progressive dinner and the associated swap of unseen gifts and “blind” auction. We look forward to our 33rd Year with BPW.

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Many thanks to Kay Morrison, IP National President, for attendiing our September meeting and her enthusiasm for BPW.

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Liz Malloury, from St Vincent De Paul, spoke on the huge costs and implications of domestic violence. Consequently the club has assisted with donations of personal articles for women and children in crisis housing in Shepparton.

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As a club we took part in the 100 –Lap swimming Challenge, awarded an Education Scholarship to a Year 11 student ($500 towards study costs), worked at the “Taste of Tatura” (food, wine and music festival) and one member supplied a meal to raise money to help with the training of Girl Guide leaders for the area. We were the only regional club to host a focus group for “Women at Work” and were pleased to be a part of the report from S4W. Other speakers at meetings included our own members who attend the “Roundtable-Women and Work Choices” in Melbourne and The Australian RIRDC ( Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation)Rural Women's Award 2007 ceremony in Canberra.


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