A little Christmas spirit needed.
Hello to you all, needing a little support. We are visiting the Te Aroha Kenwyn Rest home with Christmas gifts of Santa bears and I am still quite a few short. Over the past few months we have bought off market place and trade me, have had donations for Fur get Me Not and the Salvation Army Op shops here in Te Aroha but if you have one or any you would like to donate to us we would be most grateful. This year through the many restrictions of visits it has been very unsettling for many as visits were either restricted or not allowed for the safely of all this wonderful aged residents, so to bring some joy to them all we will be visiting during the week commencing 13th. December. Also we will be taking our Street organ to entertain for the short time we are there with Christmas music. Please either pm or answer this message or phone 021 182 1394, we can collect if you are not able to drop them off. Thank you all if you don't have a Santa one any reasonable sized bear will be OK and we will put a Santa hat on it. many thanks in advance, and please share this message if you can. Angela and Bill Thompson 109c Centennial Ave. The picture is of our Street organ which will also be part of the entertainment on the opening night of our Christmas Wonderland Fundraiser on 11th. December 7pm for 7.30pm start. Funds this year to the Auckland Starship hospital.
Poll: Would you want an unconventional funeral?
Funerals can cost as much as $22,000 and the planning can be stressful especially at a time when loved ones are grieving. Some New Zealanders are re-imagining funerals by making their own coffin or having a relaxed ceremony at home. Would you want a less traditional funeral? Share your thoughts below.
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86.1% Yes
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12.3% No
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1.6% Other - I'll share below!
Lest we forget...
On this ANZAC Day, let's take a moment to remember and honor the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve our country.
Tell us who are you honouring today. Whether it's a story from the battlefield or a memory of a family member who fought in the war, we'd love you to share your stories below.
'Laser-sharp focus' on eye research
The Vision Research Foundation New Zealand exists to move beyond the safe and incremental, to attract the funding and knowledge needed to make life-changing discoveries, and to unlock the potential medical talent shut out by inequity.
Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer (pictured below), its Scientific Director, started the VRF in 2022 with the support of a generous philanthropist.
In June 2023 they set up the Vision Research Foundation Fund at Momentum Waikato, to grow and diversify its income streams and provide a longer-term investment gateway for its current and potential donors.
Good vision and eye health are precious, as our eyes connect us to the world and are a window into our health. We will all be impacted by vision-related disorders at some stage of our lives, whether for ourselves or our family and friends, and we all face neurological and degenerative conditions as we age.
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