9th November 2010

Published November 9th, 2010

Feeling a little dis-heartened today.  I have put in so many funding applications but we still have not gained funding to continue the rffada after the six months that my company has given me.

I rang the Department of Health and Ageing in the hope that they would have funding for us to continue.  I said i would even come down and give a presentation to the people who have the authority to grant funding. They havent said ‘no’ yet so i guess thats a positive.

If anyone knows of any funding that is available for an organisation with following aims and objectives please please let me know:

·         To provide support to establish diagnostic centres in major centres across Australia

·         To assist in the education and training of health and allied health workers, students, teachers and educators, social, welfare, youth and substance abuse workers, criminal justice professionals, parents and carers, employment services personnel and other people in key positions to fully understand the implications of prenatal exposure to alcohol

·         To identify, support, educate and care for birth mothers using a “no blame no shame” ethos

·         To assist the rffada partners to achieve their aims and objectives in the prevention, education and support of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and their families

Thanks

But there was some good news today.  WIN Television interviewed me about the AOTY award but of course we also got another mewsage about FASD out there so i am really happy about that.  Carrie-Anne is very easy to work with and she is so beautiful.  I think i upset a couple of my colleagues Rob and Michael because i asked them to be part of the story by being interviewed and i feel a bit guilty about that – really – no really!

I havent seen the news yet as i forgot to watch – actually i rarely watch myself when Im on TV as i get so embarassed and self conscious i feel sick.  As long as the ‘no alcohol is safest for baby’ message gets out thats all that matters to me.

Anyway thats it for tonight.  I have a headache – probably from eating too much – im a pig.

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