Aged-Care Community Networking Meeting
The MECOSS team has been working hard to facilitate a return to community events. Tomorrow, the first Aged-Care Community Networking Meeting for 2021 is being held at 1:30pm at Te Tuhi, Pakuranga.
Collectively, our line-up of speakers hold an impressive wealth of knowledge which they're keen to share with you.
Aged-Care Community Networking Meeting
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Social Room
Te Tuhi
13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga
AGENDA
1:30pm Tea & coffee & welcome from MECOSS
1:35pm Diana Nicholson – East Health Trust
1:45pm Kathy Kennedy – Manukau East Shopping Shuttle
1:50pm Rupal Patel – Asian Family Services
1:55pm Malia Tu’ai & Moana Tangimetua – Red Cross Meals on Wheels
2:00pm Marie Hunt - Communicare
2:05pm Niukini Hendrikse & Dan Liu – Hospice
2:15pm Katrina Swarbrick – Steady As You Go
2:20pm Zhengxiu Xie – Independent Living
2:25pm Nicola Fletcher-Williams – Dementia Auckland
2:30pm Parvin Kapila – East Health Trust
2:35pm Nigel McConnachie – Sowers Trust
2:40pm Tea & coffee & networking
3:00pm Close of Aged-Care Community Networking Meeting
Car parking: Free spaces in William Roberts Road (behind Te Tuhi and alongside Ti Rakau Park) or at Pakuranga Plaza shopping centre.
Free entry
All welcome
Facilitated by MECOSS and funded by Auckland Council
Worst Xmas ever?
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!
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
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 ❤️