Casey and District Multiple Birth Association has a number of enjoyable events scheduled for the next couple of months. In March we kick off with Multiple Birth Awareness Week (MBAW) which runs from 20th-27th of March.
The Australian Multiple Birth Association (MBAW) theme this year is “Educating the Educators” with a theme colour of purple. According to AMBA “The ‘Educating the Educators’ theme offers the opportunity to put the spotlight on the unique needs of multiples and their parents, in the educational context. We want to ensure that both medical and educational professionals have access to high quality information on how best to cater for the specific needs of multiple birth families, across the lifespan.”
There will be a few free webinars offered to the community, including one from CDMBA life member, Monica Rankin. Monica will be presenting a webinar on “Multiples in School. To keep together or to separate?” on the 21st of March at 8PM. We will be advertising this closer to the time. I, for one, am very excited to attend as a mum of multiples that just started kinder. This will be an excellent opportunity to gain knowledge on this topic to empower me when discussing this topic with my children’s educators. Please join CDMBA for our MBAW celebration on the 20th of March (flyer in newsletter). Please wear purple on the day to show unity as a group.
Following on, April will be our Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the 15th of April (flyer in newsletter) and May will be all about mothers.
The first week of March we will be distributing the Australian Baby Card to all members. This program is subscribed to by the AMBA and provided to clubs to distribute to member families. The Australian Baby Card (ABC) is a discount card for parents and parents-to-be. Please keep an eye on your mailbox and let us know if you have not received it by April.
Lastly, I would just like to remind all members that CDMBA is a volunteer run parent-to-parent association. This means we need volunteers in order to run our services, programs and support. Our AGM will be coming up in May so please consider joining the committee. If you have any questions about a position, the committee or how you can help before making a decision please either email or chat at an event.