August Grey Power meeting. Waihi.
Baptist Church Waihi.
BEFORE MORNING TEA:
Michelle Wilson – Hetherington House – Facility Manager.
As you know Hetherington House was originally set up by the Waihi community and continues to service the elderly folk of the district. We have not had anyone give us a recent update of how the facility is run so have invited Michelle to talk to our members about its services and what it can offer.
AFTER MORNING TEA:
WAIHI FUNERAL SERVICES – Leoni Day and Cara Turner
We have a new funeral service in Waihi and have invited Leoni and Cara to talk about a number of topics relating to funerals:
About who they are and the company.
Pre Need arrangements
Funerals, Cremations
Prepaid funerals.
Reminder:
• Please bring a plate to share for morning tea.
• The raffle will be on sale at the door. 1st Prize $30, 2nd Prize $15, 3rd Prize $10.
• Bring membership card for jackpot draw.
• The sales table will be operating so if you have any produce, pickles, jams, CDs, etc., these would be appreciated, or bring a few coins to spend.
Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?
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Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.6% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.2% I want to be able to choose.
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47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
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