CDSE Grant News!

Yesterday we received notification from Simon de Munck, General Manager of Club Rivers stating our CDSE grant application had been successful. The application was submitted by SSMBA in April this year asking for financial assistance for the production and distribution of our 2008/09 newsletter.
Mr de Munck said, "I am happy to report that Club Rivers has considered your application favourably and decided to fund your entire application to the tune of $5,000.00 – well done!"
Linda Allen, SSMBA President said, "Thanks to Vice President, Katrina Carroll and helpers for their great work. Our application requested funding to ensure continued circulation of our newsletter to not just our members, but now also to medical professionals, family support groups, baby health centres and the many others that provide services to multiple birth families in our community."
Katrina Carroll, SSMBA Vice-President, thanked Mr de Munck on behalf of the committee and added, "We should be able to do so much more for our members now, raise SSMBA's profile and thus increase awareness of our existence! Our committee feels very passionate of our club's importance within the community and this shows we're not the only ones. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to apply for the grant."
Needless to say, there was a flurry of email between the SSMBA committee and Mr de Munck expressing gratitude and general elation!
What fantastic news!!

June's Family Day

Well, the cold weather and illness must have got to people today as we only had three families come along to Family Day (the Allen, Carroll and Gardner families) . However, we still had a great time and as always, the children loved every minute of it.
The sun was out and kept us warm for most of the time but by 12:30pm it started to cloud over, the wind picked up and so we decided to pack-up, go home and let the kids have a sleep...boy, did they wear themselves out!
The park is a good size in order for you to let your children roam whilst keeping a watchful eye over them and allowing you to be at a safe distance where you can get to them quickly if need be. It was busy without being over-crowded and certainly a location we will use again in the future.
We will not be holding a Family Day in July due to the cold weather and lack of indoor, inexpensive venues.

(Samuel Carroll & Ruby Allen enjoying some time together!)



(L-R: Linda Allen, Isak Allen, Skye Gardner, Alex Carroll, Susie Gardner, Sophie Gardner, Ruby Allen)