1398 days ago

MECOSS community engagement

Lindsay Upton from Manukau East Council of Social Services (MECOSS)

Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern both announced this morning there was not yet any need for any change in alert levels.
Therefore, the following MECOSS community engagements will go ahead as planned:

Wednesday (Tonight): - 24 February 2021
LEADING COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS workshops (on ZOOM if we go into lockdown)
Venue: Te Tuhi, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
MECOSS is very pleased to offer you a series of affordable leadership training in partnership with LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance and Leadership
It is the aim of this series of workshops to give you the skills and knowledge to build your confidence and to help run your community organisation effectively.
This particular workshop will focus on CONFLICT RESOLUTION – you will go away equipped with a framework of best practice for resolving conflict that will ensure it is the conflict that goes away and that your best people stay.
All workshops are fully interactive (no boring lectures) and very practical.
$10.00 per person per workshop
To register please email admin@mecoss.org.nz
Attend 8 or more sessions and receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Thursday: - 25 February 2021
MANUKAU EAST SHOPPING SHUTTLE
Operating Hours: 9:00am – 2:00pm
MECOSS provides a low-cost, door-to-door transport service to Botany Town Centre or Pakuranga Plaza for people living in Auckland's, Manukau East who are restricted in their ability to access shopping centres.
$10 includes morning pick-up, 2 hours of shopping, a free cup of coffee and a chat before returned home early afternoon.
For no extra cost, request a 'Companion Shopper' or 'Mobility Equipment', if assistance is needed.
To book please call 0800 632 677 on Monday of every week.
Friday: 26 February 2021

BOTANY & FLAT BUSH & ORMISTON COMMUNITY NETWORKING MEETING
Venue: Old Flat Bush School Hall, corner of Murphy's Road and Flat Bush Road, Flat Bush, Auckland
Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
This meeting enables community organisations, social services providers, government agencies and the general public an opportunity to connect and network with each other and to share knowledge.
FREE to attend.
To book a speaking spot please email admin@mecoss.org.nz

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More messages from your neighbours
1 day ago

Worst Xmas ever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.

Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...

Share your Christmas mishaps below!

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13 days ago

⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️

The Team from SPCA New Zealand

It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:

👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️

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5 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 61.6% Summer
    61.6% Complete
  • 36.7% Winter
    36.7% Complete
  • 1.6% Other - I'll share below
    1.6% Complete
1350 votes