MANNINGHAM

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MANNINGHAM PROMOTING CHARACTER INC.
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Manningham City of Character

• In 2000, Manningham Council delegates attended
  Conferences in the United States to learn more
  about the benefits of promoting good Character in
  the community.
• As a result, Manningham declared itself a City of
  Character and Manningham Promoting Character
  (MPC) was formed.

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• MPC consists of volunteers who
• Encourage the community to promote character
• Recognise individuals and groups displaying good
  character

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Vision Statement

• The Vision for Manningham,
• in promoting good character,
• is to create
• a safer, more caring,
• more co-operative community
• for all people
• in all activities.

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Mission Statement

• Our mission is
• to implement a plan
• that promotes and recognizes good character
• by reaching people
• from every sector of the community
• through active participation
• and involvement.

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Objectives

• Our objectives are to
• Recognize the benefits of good character
  qualities
• Promote a variety of ways good character
  qualities can be used
• Acknowledge good character qualities being
  demonstrated by community members
• Involve the whole community in the promotion and
  use of positive character qualities
• Demonstrate publicly our resolve to make
  Manningham a better place in which to live, work
  and play.

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Benefits of character development

• Improves morale and personal relationships
• Improves quality of life generally
• Supports the community, families,
• businesses and schools

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Character Qualities

• MPC promotes 6 character qualities each year.
• In 2010, they are
• Jan/Feb - Alertness
• Mar/Apr - Flexibility
• May/Jun - Benevolence
• Jul/Aug - Contentment
• Sep/Oct - Virtue
• Nov/Dec - Forgiveness

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We Promote activities by

• Circulating bulletins
• Organising Partnering
• Producing posters
• Joining with Business partners

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ENDURANCE THE ABILITY TO KEEP WORKING TOWARDS
YOUR GOALS OVER TIME IT IS ABOUT NOT GIVING UP
EVEN THOUGH THINGS MAY BE DIFFICULT

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TOLERANCE Understanding and accepting that
people are different in many ways Being flexible
and patient with others

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Australia Day Cup Award

• Recipients to date include
• Doncare Volunteers 2006-2007
• Rhonda Woodrow 2007-2008
• Doncaster SES 2008-2009
• Rotary Club of Doncaster Sunrise 2009-2010

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Encourage Community to

• Nominate individuals and groups for
• Australia Day Awards
• Menzies Awards
• MPC Australia Day Cup
• Student Citizenship Awards
• Other presentations

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What we are striving to achieve

• That all people in the City of Manningham will
• Reflect on character qualities
• Acknowledge character qualities
• Practise character qualities
• Encourage and support others to do so

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How you can help?

• Join the Steering Committee
• Provide sponsorship
• Promote the cause
• Display character qualities
• Get on our mailing list
• Nominate individuals/groups for recognition of
  good character

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You can help by

• contacting the
• Manningham Promoting Character
• Secretary, Liz Guiver, on
• 0403 964 596
• or by email to
• Secretary_at_ManninghamPromotingCharacter.org.au

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Australia Day Cup
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Australia Day Cup
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Australia Day Cup
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Good Sports Day
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Good Sports Day
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Good Sports Day
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Good Sports Day
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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Good Sports Day
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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MPCRotary DJFC Trophy
Proudly supported by Manningham City Council
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