Following the conclusion of the criminal trial for the offender in 2017, the Pat Cronin Foundation no longer had any impediments to talk about what needed to be talked about – change in attitudes towards social violence and putting an End to the Coward Punch.
The first of our Be Wise Awareness sessions were presented by Matt and Robyn during the months of April, May and June 2018 at a range of sporting clubs and community groups and the reaction to each session far exceeded our expectations. The level of conversation that the sessions generated was so positive about the need for change. Our message is simple, if this could happen to Pat, it could happen to anyone.
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We receive lots of messages from our many supporters and we thought this one from Peter from a week or so back should be shared.
‘I had my elderly father at the Austin Emergency Dept last night (he’s OK). While I was there a kid (late teen) was brought in, having suffered several punches to the head outside a party in Monty - by his account it was not a fight but rather him being assaulted, the violence being one way.
He was quite upset at what had happened to him, saying to the middle aged ladies who thankfully brought him in “I didn’t think anyone would do this to me, I thought everyone knew about the Patrick Cronin thing”.
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it, having similar aged boys who it might’ve otherwise happened to, and while it saddens me to know that young people (particularly local ones) are still prepared to risk the consequences of violent acts, it occurred to me that the work of the Pat Cronin Foundation was at play - the message had at clearly reached the victim (sadly not the perpetrator), and the ladies who brought him in were wise enough to not just send him home to bed, again, quite possibly as a result of the ongoing campaign.
I’m hoping the kid was OK (he was going into radiology as my father was coming out) but he was in the right place and swiftly. There’s obviously still a long way to go for with the ‘Be Wise’ campaign, but out of the negative aspects of last night, on a positive note, I was heartened to hear and see that the Foundation’s message is clearly out there.’
Thanks for sending this to us Peter. Together we can make a difference.
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Thinking about Pat today, sunrise, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia and spreading the #bewise #endthecowardpunch message. Pat is always in our thoughts and hearts. ❤️💜💛
What a positive move by the AFL to take a strong stance by paying free kicks against anyone who throws a punch on the field.
It won’t take long for coaches to drag players off the ground who continue to give away free kicks.
Now all we need is for the Match Review Panel to suspend players for the same actions.
At the Pat Cronin Foundation we talk about consequences for your actions. Well done to the AFL.
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AFL’s plan to knock out the punch
heraldsun.com.au
The AFL believes it can penalise every punch on the football field this year regardless of its force in a league-wide crackdown.A super productive day for the Pat Cronin Foundation today with our Strategic Planning Day held at the Riversdale Golf Club.
Thanks to our board members for their commitment and dedication to supporting the Foundation.
This time last year we had no employees so it was great to have our General Manager, Geoff Smith as well as our new Education Manager, Ben O’Toole join us today.
A special thanks go to a good friend of ours and of the Pat Cronin Foundation in Neil MacDonald for volunteering to be facilitator for the day to keep us focused.
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After a hard days work it is nice to enjoy a coldie in one of our new Be Wise End the Coward Punch stubby holders with Pat’s cheeky smile watching on.
Get yours via our online store. Only $5 each.
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