THAMES District 60S UP MOVEMENT INVITE!
18th May at 10 am đ
As you may already know, a new Thames District Branch of the 60S UP MOVEMENT has been formed and our next Club Meeting will be held on Tuesday the 18th of May at 10 am in the Thames Bowling Club.
Our Committee Member Jenny Morris will give a talk on the St Johns shuttle.
Please come and join us to play Indoor Bowling, Card Games or just to have a good conversation. A $ 2 door donation will apply. If you can, please bring a small plate.
There will be a raffle , a donation table and a door prize
Minimalist Design in Apartment Living
Rymanâs Charles Upham Retirement Village resident Di is a former fashion designer, artist and self-confessed shoe hoarder who travels, still paints and has stamped her eclectic minimalist style on her apartment.
She gives us her top 3 design tips on how sheâs turned her space into a beautiful home.
Poll: Could we live without public bins?
Many public rubbish bins are being removed by councils due to the large costs of regularly emptying them. Do you think we can adapt and live without them?
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
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11.7% Yes
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87.7% No
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0.6% Other - I'll share below
Understanding money is path to wellbeing
Managing your own finances wisely is a life skill that is becoming ever more important for survival and wellbeing in the modern world, and yet many people donât know how to make money work for them and often pay a high price for that lack of understanding.
Cambridge philanthropists John and Nicola Kenel see this knowledge gap as a serious issue for the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and the nation. Treasury recommended in 2010 that financial literacy be added to the school curriculum, but with no sign of that actually happening, they decided to get on with actively supporting financial literacy training in the community.
So in mid-2022 they made a significant founding donation to establish the Waikato Financial Literacy Fund at Momentum Waikato. It offers grants for well-run local financial literacy programs for kids and teenagers, and providing access to relevant online tools and apps, such as âSquareOneâ.