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oke about one of the secrets of success to fathering=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat is becoming a friend to your children=2E Af=
ter all if <U=3Eyou</U=3E can=92t be a friend to them, who will=3F<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI pointed out that becoming a friend =
to your child requires spending time with them=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf course one of the keys is developing special family=
 strategies on how to do this=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EMany successful dads I know start their children in sports at an early =
age and then follow through into their teens=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is a great thing to do and I encourage you to find =
these common strands for family fun=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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erdana size=3D2=3EDuring the eighties both my wife and I developed a dream t=
o take a year out of our normal existence and travel around Australia with o=
ur young family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn the la=
te eighties we were just starting to get back on top after a business collap=
se and good paying construction work was pouring in=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe architect had more work for me, other friends=
 said we were =91mad=92 to up and leave everything=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI was getting tugged both ways but fortunately I m=
ade the decision to leave behind monetary gains for the journey of a life ti=
me=2E So in 1990 our family set out in a coaster bus and caravan with our mu=
sical equipment to travel around Australia for 12 months=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere is something about travelling that set=
s you free to enjoy life=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
We fossicked for opals in Coober Pedy, climbed Ayers Rock, and broke down on=
 the Nullarbor Plain=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe f=
ished, surfed, patted dolphins, did free concerts in gaols and Aboriginal co=
mmunities, saw crocodiles and snakes in Kakadu, and were trapped by Cyclone =
Joy, weathering the storm on Christmas Eve in the CWA hall in Mareeba=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe enjoyed the rainforests and =
magnificent reefs of northern Queensland=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur boys were aged from 11 years to 4 years of age=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAlison, my wife, home schooled the=
m, enduring the most difficult aspect of the trip=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EEven toda=
y we can say it was the greatest year of our lives=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETravelling as a family forces you together and the=
 ensuing adventures force you to become closer as a family=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPerhaps it is the shared awe of exploring =
unknown territory and also the interesting people that you meet=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s hard to put it into words, but=
 it certainly is life changing=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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2=3EHowever you don=92t have to go for a whole year to fully enjoy this sort=
 of family travel adventure, but if you do I can assure you, you won=92t reg=
ret it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMoney isn=92t ever=
ything=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELiving frugally ca=
n be fun=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe didn=92t know=
 it at the time, but this sort of travel/mission adventure was becoming one =
of those =91family time=92 success stories=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat, combined with our music, became an enormous friendsh=
ip building exercise=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFind=
ing time for friendship is one of the keys to becoming a successful father=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E<P=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3ELovework</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT=
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2=3ELovework for this week=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Plan a weekend away, or a special holiday with the family=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMaybe you have a dream to travel somewhere =
as a family for an extended time=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThese things don=92t happen overnight=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBegin to plan and work towards your goal=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEven if your children are young, they wil=
l enjoy it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELife is for li=
ving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEnjoy your family wh=
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: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ETo quote Michael Jordan =96 =91=
just do it!=92</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYours for =
friendship in families<BR=3EWarwick Marsh<BR=3EFatherhood Foundation</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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NT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Marsh is the founder=
 of the Fatherhood Foundation=2E=A0 Married for 27 years he is the father of=
 five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 21 years to 9 ye=
ars=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who=
 likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</P=3E<P=3E<BR=3E</P=3E<P=3E=
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2=3EVision Splendour<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P=
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MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: nor=
mal'=3E<U=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</U=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<B styl=
e=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<U=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</U=3E<=
/B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: ju=
stify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ESaturday morni=
ng, driving home from the beach, my 12 year old son and me, reminiscing and =
reliving every wave, every manouvre, the joy and delight from our early morn=
ing surf=2E Life couldn=92t be any better, until=85=85=2E =93Dad, look at th=
at, ooohhhh sick!!!!!!!!=94 A Kombi van =96 dark blue, white roof, excellent=
 condition, the surf mobile to die for slowly cruises by =96 my son starts d=
reaming, picturing himself at the wheel=2E All of sudden our conversation go=
es from Endless Summer 2=85to Summer Nats somewhere in the future=2E </FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe dream has commenced, the vision becomes reality=2E=
 A 12 year old starts to tell me just what this Kombi van can, and will, loo=
k like=2E The mag wheels fatter and shinier, the paint job complete with fla=
mes down each side, the curtains, the surfboards, and of course =96 the obli=
gatory fan mounted on the dashboard =96 what a sight! Hang on; haven=92t you=
 got five years till you get your licence=3F Surely this dream will fade=85o=
r will it=3F</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=
=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWhat a wonderful sight to see chi=
ldren grabbing hold of a dream=2E Regardless how big, or how inconceivable t=
hey may appear to us, to kids =96 it is REAL=2E You know, as parents we may =
not share the same passion, or believe that this dream can ever be realised,=
 but no dream is too big for children=2E Whether it be about a revved up Kom=
bi van, having the best job in the world, walking on the moon, it doesn=92t =
matter =96 our children can see it happening=2E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN =
lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</F=
ONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D=
2=3EA vision is truly a splendid thing, it starts the ball rolling, it begin=
s the creative instincts, it is where dreams are converted into a workable a=
nd tangible form=2E I read an analogy about =91vision=92 just recently=2E It=
 stated =96 =91Vision is essential for survival, Vision is greater than sigh=
t, Vision is deeper than a dream, Vision is broader than an idea=92=2E Isn=92=
t that awesome! I believe we all have dreams, a vision, perhaps not as large=
 as our kids, but it is there=2E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN:=
 justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EIf =
I had a tip for young fathers today, it would be this =96 let the children d=
ream, however wild it may seem, encourage the vision=2E Our kids <U=3Eare</U=
=3E the future - they will make this country=2E The most successful business=
 people in the world today all had a dream =96 may even have been a little c=
razy upon inception, but hey, dreams are the foundation =96 it=92s the trans=
formation of dreams into reality that matters=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
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<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ETill next time</FONT=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
IGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPaul Sl=
oan</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=A0=A0 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan is an accountant working with Equip=
global=2E=A0 He is married with three children aged one, nine and eleven yea=
rs=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensl=
and=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t lost his sense of humour=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FO=
NT=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=A0</P=3E</FONT=3E=
<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to=
 top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E<=
/tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img sr=
c=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template=
1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 he=
ight=3D12 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/e=
mail=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E=
<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Db=
lack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3EGrandads</b=3E</font=3E<font f=
ace=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Eboswe=
b=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue13 - 14th Oct, 200=
2=5Fgrandad 10 125=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT =
face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans M=
S' size=3D5=3EWe think of a father as an old, or at least, a middle-aged man=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe astounding truth is =
that most fathers are young men, and that they make their greatest sacrifice=
s in their youth=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI never =
meet a young man in a public park on Sunday morning, wheeling his first baby=
 in a pram, without feeling an ache of reverence=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FO=
NT size=3D5=3E=A0<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsof=
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soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D=
5=3EJames Douglas</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div a=
lign=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E=
</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td wid=
th=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Eb=
osweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2E=
jpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D=
'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templat=
es/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3=
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e=3D'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ELaughter</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' siz=
e=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue13 - 14th Oct, 2002=5Fmaledriver 125=2E=
bmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS=
'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcent=
er=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3EDon=92t be discouraged if your =
children reject your advice=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic=
 Sans MS' size=3D6=3EYears later they will offer it to their own offspring=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D6=3E=A0=
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ce' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Com=
ic Sans MS' size=3D6=3EAnonymous</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT fac=
e=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<=
div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</f=
ont=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<=
td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://w=
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ner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgc=
olor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
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<a name=3D'anchor5'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'ver=
dana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue13 - 14th Oct, 2002=5Fbaseba=
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N: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=
=3EOur regular contributor, Roland Foster is having a holiday with his five =
children during school holidays=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ERec=
ently through the Ozydads=2Ecom network, </FONT=3E<A HREF=3D'HTTP://www=2Ebo=
sweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D333&cid=3D=
info@fathersonline=2Eorg&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://www=2Eozydads=2Ecom=2Ea=
u/'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Ewww=2Eozydads=2Ecom=2Eau</FONT=3E</A=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E based in Western Australia, I came across t=
his very interesting and well documented British study on fatherlessness=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn every respect it agrees w=
ith our =91Fact Sheet on Fatherlessness=92 which we have prepared with Bill =
Muehlenberg, of the Australian Family Association, and is available at our w=
ebsite: </FONT=3E<A HREF=3D'HTTP://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/htm=
l/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D333&cid=3Dinfo@fathersonline=2Eorg&comp=3D=
fathers&url=3Dhttp://www=2Efathersonline=2Eorg/'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=
=3D2=3Ewww=2Efathersonline=2Eorg</FONT=3E</A=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=A0<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FON=
T=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B s=
tyle=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdan=
a=3EExperiments in Living: <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EThe Fatherless Fami=
ly</B=3E <BR=3Eby Rebecca O'Neill<BR=3ECivitas: the Institute for the Study =
of Civil Society<BR=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<A HREF=3D'HTTP://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=
=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D333&cid=3Dinfo@fath=
ersonline=2Eorg&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://www=2Ecivitas=2Eorg=2Euk/'=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Ehttp://www=2Ecivitas=2Eorg=2Euk/</FONT=3E</A=3E=
<BR=3E<BR=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3ECivitas, a civil society=
 think tank in England, has just released a report entitled 'Experiments in =
Living: The Fatherless Family=2E' For the best part of thirty years we have =
been conducting a vast experiment with the family, and now the results are i=
n: the decline of the two-parent, married-couple family has resulted in pove=
rty, ill-health, educational failure, unhappiness, anti-social behaviour, is=
olation and social exclusion for thousands of women, men and children=2E<BR=3E=
<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3ESummary:</B=3E<BR=3E<B sty=
le=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EThe Experiment</B=3E<BR=3E- Fewer chil=
dren live with both their mother and their father <BR=3E- Routes into the fa=
therless family <BR=3E- Divorce <BR=3E- Births outside marriage <BR=3E- Chan=
ges in marriage and cohabitation<BR=3E- Is the married two-parent family a t=
hing of the past=3F<BR=3E- Most people still believe in the ideal of marriag=
e and do, in fact, get married<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: =
normal'=3EThe Results: <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</B=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DV=
erdana=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EHow does the Fatherless=
 Family Affect Adults, Children and<BR=3ESociety=3F<BR=3E</B=3E<BR=3E<B styl=
e=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3ELone mothers</B=3E<BR=3E- Are poorer <B=
R=3E- Are more likely to suffer from stress, depression, and other emotional=
 and psychological problems<BR=3E- Have more health problems<BR=3E- May have=
 more problems interacting with their children<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bi=
di-font-weight: normal'=3ENon-resident biological fathers</B=3E<BR=3E- Are a=
t risk of losing contact with their children <BR=3E- Are more likely to have=
 health problems and engage in high-risk behaviour<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'ms=
o-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EChildren living without their biological fathe=
rs</B=3E <BR=3E- Are more likely to live in poverty and deprivation <BR=3E- =
Have more trouble in school <BR=3E- Tend to have more trouble getting along =
with others <BR=3E- Have higher risk of health problems<BR=3E- Are at greate=
r risk of suffering physical, emotional, or sexual abuse<BR=3E- Are more lik=
ely to run away from home<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: norma=
l'=3ETeenagers living without their biological fathers</B=3E<BR=3E- Are more=
 likely to experience problems with sexual health<BR=3E- Are more likely to =
become teenage parents<BR=3E- Are more likely to offend <BR=3E- Are more lik=
ely to smoke<BR=3E- Are more likely to drink alcohol<BR=3E- Are more likely =
to take drugs<BR=3E- Are more likely to play truant from school<BR=3E- Are m=
ore likely to be excluded from school<BR=3E- Are more likely to leave school=
 at 16<BR=3E- Are more likely to have adjustment problems<BR=3E<BR=3E<B styl=
e=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EYoung adults who grew up not living wit=
h their biological fathers</B=3E<BR=3E- Are less likely to attain qualificat=
ions<BR=3E- Are more likely to experience unemployment<BR=3E- Are more likel=
y to have low incomes <BR=3E- Are more likely be on income support <BR=3E- A=
re more likely to experience homelessness<BR=3E- Are more likely to be caugh=
t offending and go to jail<BR=3E- Are more likely to suffer from long term e=
motional and psychological problems<BR=3E- Are more likely to develop health=
 problems<BR=3E- Tend to enter partnerships earlier and more often as a coha=
bitation<BR=3E- Are more likely to divorce or dissolve their cohabiting unio=
ns<BR=3E- Are more likely to have children outside marriage or outside any p=
artnership<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EEffects on=
 the Social Fabric</B=3E<BR=3E- Increased crime and violence <BR=3E- Decreas=
ed community ties <BR=3E- A growing 'divorce culture'<BR=3E- Cycle of father=
lessness<BR=3E- Dependence on state welfare<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-=
font-weight: normal'=3EWhy all these Effects=3F</B=3E<BR=3E- Poverty <BR=3E-=
 Reduced parental and paternal attention<BR=3E- Conditions before, during an=
d after divorce<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EEvalu=
ating the Results</B=3E<BR=3EThe weight of evidence indicates that the tradi=
tional family based upon a married father and mother is still the best envir=
onment for raising children, and it forms the soundest basis for the wider s=
ociety=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E=
<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E=
<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 heigh=
t=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D5=
95=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' bac=
kground=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/te=
mplate1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verd=
ana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor6'=
=3E</a=3E<b=3ESpecial Feature</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E=
<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue13 - 14th Oct, 2002=5FFamily 125=2Ebmp' align=
=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FON=
T size=3D2=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFathering from the Fast</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E <B=3ELane</B=3E by Bruce Robinson, published by Finch =
Publishing, Lane Cove =A9 2001=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EThis is a must read book with personal comments on fathering by dozens=
 of Aussie Dads, for example, John Howard, Geoff Marsh and Tim Winton=2E<=3F=
xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' =
/=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<=
/FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EInformative, fasc=
inating </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D=
2=3Eand extremely practical=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weigh=
t: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ETaking =
the family for long periods<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY:=
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ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EA number of professions pro=
vide opportunities for interstate or overseas work, study leave, sabbatical =
leave, and so on=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is us=
ually economically difficult to make these trips =96 they can cost! =96 and =
they can seem, at first glance, to be disruptive to the children=92s educati=
on and other regular activities=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EDespite all this, I was amazed at how often the men and women intervi=
ewed who had undertaken such trips described these experiences as being some=
 of the richest of their life, certainly things that they would not trade fo=
r any amount of money=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe=
 children seem to have benefited enormously from the experience, and not to =
have suffered at all educationally=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
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e any opportunity you get to take family on long study leave/work trips, eve=
n though it is complicated with the kid=92s schooling =96 the family adventu=
re far outweighs the hassle and cost=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAM=
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t-style: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ET=
he best period I had for having time with the kids was when I was a postgrad=
uate student overseas=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </S=
PAN=3EI had lots of time with the family then =2E =2E =2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt was very special=2E=A0=A0</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=
</I=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<I style=3D=
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Allan Chapple<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right' align=3Dright=3E<SPAN style=3D=
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2=3EAnother great time together was a year of sabbatical in Oxford=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn fact, you know, I think the kid=
s hardly went to school=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EW=
e just spent lots of time together as a family=2E=A0=A0</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</I=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Ve=
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=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=
=3D2=3EPeter Le Soeuf<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right' align=3Dright=3E<SPAN =
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: justify'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E<SP=
AN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI went overseas and did research for fiv=
e years in Boston=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EResearc=
h is a bit like extended student life=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EWe didn=92t have much money and didn=92t know anyone, so we spe=
nt most of our time together =2E =2E =2E </SPAN=3E</I=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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ize=3D2=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3EIn fact, I only did two things=A0=A0at that time: I worked a=
nd I played with the children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0</S=
PAN=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
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'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 2=
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mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=
=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
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</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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style: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAlso, I have been ab=
le to take the whole family to Cambridge (England) on sabbatical for six mon=
ths, which was wonderful time together=2E=A0</SPAN=3E</I=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
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le=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIan Frazer<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</P=
=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div alig=
n=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</=
div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=
=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebos=
web=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejp=
g' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'=
#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/template=
s/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 =
face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=
=3D'anchor7'=3E</a=3E<b=3EThought for the Week</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'v=
erdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue13 - 14th Oct, 2002=5Fspray =
water 125=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'C=
omic Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic =
Sans MS' size=3D6=3EMy dad and I hunted and fished together=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHow could I get angry at this man who too=
k the time to be with me=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3EJa=
mes Dobson</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E</P=3E</=
FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3E=
Back to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E<=
/td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E=
<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/t=
emplate1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D=
578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquo=
te=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' colo=
r=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor8'=3E</a=3E<b=3ENews & Info</b=3E</font=3E=
<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2E=
bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue6 - 7th Oct, =
2002=5FMarshes=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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Our first Charity Concert for the Fatherhood Foundation was a great success=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMarshes and Blind played to=
 an enthusiastic but small audience at the Yallah Woolshed=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe night was captured on video for a live=
 music TV program called =91Live at the Woolshed=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis program will be shown on Optus Channel 31 on=
 Cable TV and also cable TV in New Zealand=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe expect it to go to other parts of the world=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt will feature contact information =
about the Fatherhood Foundation and information about the weekly free email=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<=3Fxml:namespace pr=
efix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFinancially the Fat=
herhood Foundation went backwards, but in the long term because of increased=
 public awareness through the TV programs, it will go forwards=2E</FONT=3E</=
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<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFundraising can be rather discouraging i=
n the early stages and requires persistence and long term strategic planning=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur hope is to do more C=
harity Concerts as the opportunities present themselves=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P =
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