The
Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation Incorporated
was founded in 1984 as the Lions - ADFA Foundation Inc
and was a joint project between the Lions of Australia,
Papua New Guinea and Norfolk Island and the Alcohol and
Drug Foundation Australia. There were members on the
Council from both organisations. In 1989 it was resolved
to cease the joint venture and the current ALDAF was
endorsed by the Darwin Multiple District Convention in
1990. We continue to have some of the original ADFA
representatives on the Board, but they are now honorary
consultants.
Aims
and Objectives
The AIM of
the Foundation is to promote awareness and prevention of
abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
The
OBJECTIVES of the Foundation are to:-
-
Promote awareness of alcohol and other drug abuse
especially the factors predisposing
it;
-
Develop education and prevention activities,
especially in local communities;
-
Participate in campaigns in line with the aim of the
Foundation;
-
Actively promote and support counselling and
rehabilitation programmes.
Operation
The
Foundation, which is totally owned and controlled by
those Lions, Lioness and Leo Clubs of Multiple District
201 who have become constituent members, is run by a
Board of Directors elected by the members. Each year at
the Multiple District Convention a number of these
directors come up for re-election. The Foundation has
also been granted the use of the Lion Badge by Lions
Clubs International.
Projects
The
Community Drug Education Workshop programme aims to
provide background information on drug use and practice
of the skills needed to plan and implement local
activities aimed at minimising harm associated with drug
use.
Services
The
Foundation is primarily charged with the development and
provision of suitable drug awareness resources and
materials for use, in their own local communities, by
Lions, Lioness and Leo Clubs of Multiple District 201.
In addition it seeks to involve the wider community in
the work that the Lions of Australia, Papua New Guinea
and Norfolk Island are doing in this most difficult
field.
