Botany & Flat Bush & Ormiston Community Networking Meeting.

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

Manukau East Council of Social Services (MECOSS), facilitates two community networking platforms; the Pakuranga & Howick Community Networking Meeting and the Botany & Flat Bush & Ormiston Community Networking Meeting.
Both of these platforms enable community organisations, social services providers, government agencies and the general public a forum to connect and network with each other, share information about their own activities and provide an opportunity to form collaborative working relationships within the Manukau East locality.
These meetings take place 11 times per year. The Pakuranga & Howick Community Networking meeting is held at Te Tuhi in Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct and Dec and the Botany & Flat Bush & Ormiston Community Networking Meetings is held at the Old Flat Bush School Hall in Mar, May, Jul, Sept and Nov.

The meetings are scheduled to take place on a Friday between 1.30pm and 3:00pm, beginning with a 30 minute speaker presentation, followed by a round robin of 5 min introductions and ending with an opportunity to network over a light afternoon tea.

NEXT MEETING: Botany & Flat Bush & Ormiston Community Networking Meeting.
DAY & DATE: Friday, 27 November 2020
VENUE: Old Flat Bush School Hall
TIME: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
FREE to attend. All welcome

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