Title: Helensvale State High School
Location: 243 Discovery Drive, Helensvale
Description: Paul Stanley to present to Year 12 students at their Conference Day
Date: 2011-02-10
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ARTICLE AS IS APPEARS IN THE TOOWOOMBA DAILY NEWS ON DECEMBER 16, 2010
Colin Pope, sponsors Brad and Gail Steele and Paul Stanley, of the Matthew Stanley Foundation.
AUTHOR: GERARD WALSH
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THE Redbacks AFL club is hosting its first One Punch Can Kill fundraising game on May 21 next year at St Mark’s Oval.
Yesterday Paul Stanley, the instigator of the Matthew Stanley Foundation, was in Warwick to discuss the game with Redbacks member Colin Pope and major game sponsors Brad and Gail Steele, of Steele’s Bakery Cafe.
Pope said Steele’s Bakery Cafe was paying for 25 guernseys, shorts and socks for the first fundraiser.
“One will be framed and marked to be on show at the bakery cafe and the others will be auctioned after the game,” Pope said.
“We raised $3000 for Cancer Council Queensland from a similar auction this year.”
Paul recalled the day life changed for his family in 2006 after son Matthew went to an 18th birthday party.
“The party got a bit out of hand so Matthew and three of his mates decided to leave,” Paul said.
“A 16-year-old at the party wanted to pick a fight, followed them outside and hit and kicked Matthew who died the next day in hospital.
“The 16-year-old admitted he took a dozen cans of bourbon and coke to the party and drank it all. He was in prison for two and a half years.”
Paul can still “see” his son playing football for Mooroondu (Thornside area) in the Brisbane competition and touch in the Redlands area.
Following his son’s death, Paul was on a Youth Violence Task Force for 18 months and at the same time set up the foundation to help stop youth violence. The foundation encompasses the government’s One Punch Can Kill campaign.
He would like to think he has saved the lives of the children of other parents after taking the message to 125,000 Queensland school students.
His presentation includes footage of the scene where Matthew was hit and kicked, his coffin and the bubbly young man.
“I get emails from kids saying the presentation changed their lives,” he said.
“After I spoke to Redbacks, Cowboys (rugby league) and Water Rats (rugby union) players, one of the Cowboys came up and hugged me; he was so appreciative of the message.”
When asked about their reasons to support Paul Stanley and the One Punch Can Kill message, Gail Steele said “why not?”
“It takes money to run the foundation and someone has to do it, families everywhere are losing children,” she said.
Pope said Dalby would be the Redbacks opponents in the May 21 game.
“We plan to promote the game heavily and attract a crowd of more than 500,” Pope said.
This year, the three footy clubs met with Paul to formulate a plan which meant players would be left out of teams if they used their fists for fighting.
Pope said the fundraising game was a follow-on from what the three clubs did jointly in 2010.
“This fundraising day for the foundation will be held each year at a home game in May,” he said.
While Dalby is the Redbacks’ opponent this year, that will not always be the case.
As well as the Steele’s Bakery Cafe sponsorship, the Redbacks have secured sponsorship for the May 21 match from Creed and Lang, Yangan Cash N’ Carry and Warwick Screen Printing and Embroidery.
After playing all its home games for the past 15 years at Slade Park, the Redbacks club has laid turf and planted seed and grass runners on its new field in Jackie Howe Drive to be ready to host all 2011 AFL home games at St Mark’s Oval.
Paul has a business in the building industry but has put his tools away for now – with the help of groups like the Redbacks, he wants to save the lives of other young people so Matthew’s death is not in vain.
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Title: Gympie State High School-Year 12 presentation-300 Students
Location: 1 everson Road, Gympie
Description: Contact: Liza Cameron Email: lcame23@eq.edu.au
School-based Apprentices and Trainees Co-ordinator Gympie State High School
1 Everson Road (PO Box 22)
Gympie Qld 4570
P. 5489 8362
M 0422 092 830
Start Time: 10:10:00
Date: 2010-11-01
End Time: 11:10:00
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WACO Launched
October 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
Article from Bayside Bulletin
18/10/2010
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THE Matthew Stanley Foundation reached another milestone at the weekend when it launched its new Walk Away Chill Out program and raised $19,000 at the inaugural gala dinner.
The WACO program, adopted from the Walk Away Cool Down program, started in north Queensland towns, offers young people an alternative to hanging around and letting a potentially dangerous situation get out of hand.
WACO, to be rolled out in participating schools, was launched at Trade Secret, Alexandra Hills, on Saturday.
Each school will display a banner at the entry point to the grounds and stickers on classroom windows.
The gala dinner on Saturday was held at Easts Leagues Club, Coorparoo, which has donated $22,000 to the cause.
Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson, one of the guests, said the new move from the Matthew Stanley Foundation was a “very worthwhile endeavour”.
“This is a great credit to all involved. I think unfortunately, it is difficult to measure the extent of the tragedies that have been prevented because of the work of the foundation, but to prevent even one death, makes all of the hard work they do worthwhile,” Com Atkinson said.
The memorabilia auctioned included a signed and framed 2010 State of Origin maroons jersey, which sold for $3000, a 1994 Brisbane Broncos harlequin jersey, which went for $2000 and Cleveland artist Scott Christionson’s painting for $1000.
Paul Stanley said the auction was a chance to assist the foundation to help more youths live without the deep trauma that comes from violence.
“I was also chuffed that a lot of Matty’s friends were there and they were bidding on items as well,” Paul said.
The foundation was established by Paul and his family after son Matthew died in 2006, after being punched at a party.
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