Dave Newman
Vice-President and Mentor
​​I have been mentoring in our Girrawheen Chapter on a weekly basis for over 8 years. I have also been on the Board as Vice President since incorporation, helping in many varied ways including strategically, administratively and ensuring relevant compliance of the Club’s requirements to be able to work with children.
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I have been retired for a number of years and I find mentoring helps keep me mentally active whilst giving me the altruistic satisfaction of helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve better outcomes in their life through education and friendship. I also enjoy the community of being part of the Club and the fantastic comradery of the wonderfully diverse group of volunteers. On the selfish side, I really enjoy working with these kids as I get a great deal of pleasure out of it.
I come from a single parent upbringing, living in a state house for all my childhood. Fortunately for me, I had a caring mother who wanted me to have a better life than her and who valued the importance of education as an enabler. With her guidance I was able to achieve a level of education denied to many of today’s children for one reason or another. I also had some great role models including my elder brother, who all encouraged and supported me to be the best I could. I now want to help enable some of these children to be the best they can, by being a worthy role model, friend and an adult they can trust.