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STARTING A NEW BRANCH

At present Parents Without Partners does not have a Branch in all areas of the state where single parents live.

If there is a group of you willing to act as a provisional committee, then we could discuss strategies for developing a provisional branch in your area.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE

You will need volunteers who are eligible single parents who would be willing to form a provisional committee. (The positions in BOLD type are the minimum you will need to start a Provisional Branch and these members need to join PWP as full members for the provisional committee to be formed.) You need eight committed people to form a provisional committee. Given the considerable number of single parents in the community – just a story in the local paper and maybe a spot on the local community radio – you will quickly form a core group to start with.

• Branch President
• Secretary/ Minute Secretary (can be one or two positions)
• Treasurer
• Vice President Programs
• Parent Program Director
• Children's Program Director
• Vice President Administration
• Hospitality & Duty Roster Director
• Vice President Membership
• Vice President Marketing & Community Relations
• State Committee Representative (usually the Branch President)

IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO FORM A PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE

You may not initially have anyone experienced in the PWP administration system and may not be able to form a Provisional Committee as outline above, then there is another approach that may help you get started. Become a District Sub-committee of an existing PWP Branch. The existing branch take care of the administration & financial management aspects, ideally with at least two of your local people being mentored in how to do this in the future. It is highly desireable that one of your sub-committee members regularly attend the main Branch monthly committee meetings.

Meanwhile your District Sub-committee would comprise of the following positions:-

• Parent Program Coordinator
• Children's Program Coordinator
• Membership Officer
• Marketing & Community Relations Officer
• Hospitality Coordinator

You would meet regularly, at least monthly, plan your program and strategies well ahead. The people in these positions would liaise with the elected Directors of the main Branch committee and your program would be included in the main Branches program of activities and be published in the Sole Parent and the PWP NSW Outlook e-Newsletter. But you would all need to be full members of PWP NSW Inc. Over time you will learn the PWP system and be able to recruit additional people to form a Provisional Branch and eventually receive your Charter as a full Branch of Parents Without Partners NSW Inc.

OTHER POSITIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL BRANCH COMMITTEE

These positions help expand your Provisional Branches Program - not all Branches have these positions - but it gives you an idea of how to expand your voluntary committee and thus program. 'Many hands make light work' is a good notion for expanding your committee, encouraging involvement and thus ensuring the success of Parents Without Partners in your area.

• Family Individual Talent Awards Program Director
• Fund Raising Coordinator
• Telephone Inquiries Officer
• Membership Renewals Follow-up Officer
• Family Welfare Director
• Regular Weekly Functions Coordinators (eg Tennis Coordinator, Weekly Dinner Coordinator, Squash Coordinator, Dance Coordinator, Coffee & Chat Coordinator, Playgroup Coordinator, Bush Walk Coordinator, etc.)
• Regular Monthly Functions Coordinators (eg Dance Coordinator, Discussion Group Coordinator, Education Coordinator, Theatre Coordinator, Cinema Coordinator, Ten Pin Bowling Coordinator, Restaurant Dinner Coordinator, etc.
• Special Events Coordinator(s) (arranging Annual Dance, Annual New Year's Function, Annual Xmas Function, Annual Easter Function, Annual Community Fair Stall.)

PWP Committees can vote to co-opt new members to the committee for special roles such as specific function coordination and to serve on sub-committee such as marketing, membership and programs. Often a Branch committee becomes larger in the year after the elections as additional people are coopted to the committee.

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A Balanced PWP Program

New Areas of Interest

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FORMING A BRANCH IN YOUR AREA and you know other single parents and singles who would be eligible for PWP membership and willing to help get a branch started then in the first instance contact our State Office by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 9833 2633

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