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We hope that 2017 has started well for everyone. If your New Year's resolution is to improve your health and well-being then please book an appointment and come and see us. Call us on 07 8274234. We look forward to seeing you
Hello Neighbours!
Welcome to 2017!! We hope that the festive season has been fabulous and that you're well rested and ready for the coming year. We're kicking off the year with our first 'New Year's Resolution' winner, our first Neighbourhood Champion, and chances for … View moreHello Neighbours!
Welcome to 2017!! We hope that the festive season has been fabulous and that you're well rested and ready for the coming year. We're kicking off the year with our first 'New Year's Resolution' winner, our first Neighbourhood Champion, and chances for you to get involved and be in to win too.
In this newsletter we have:
- Our first 'Make it a New Years Resolution' winner , and your chance to get into the next draw,
- Only 3 days till we find out who will become our First Neighbourhood Champion
- I Heart My Hood photo competition!!
Our First 'Make it a New Year's Resolution' Winner!
We all know the new years is a time for making plans for the coming year, and we have the easiest New Year's resolution yet, and you can tick off part of it pretty quickly. Just sign up and commit to getting involved in Neighbours Day. Those that do sign up go into the draw for a $100 grocery voucher - there is still a chance to win one in January and in February.
The first of our draws for the grocery voucher has been made and the winner is Stephanie Moran of Red Beach! Congratulations Stephanie!
More on the campaign and how to get involved is below!
Make it a New Year's Resolution!
Earlier this year we put it to the Neighbours Day community to vote on the best way to launch Neighbours Day 2017. The winning idea was is 'Make it a New Years Resolution', and so that is what we're rolling with. Make getting involved in Neighbours Day your New Year's Resolution.
If you or anyone else signs up for Neighbours Day 2017 between today and the 31st of January you go in a drawer to win a $100 grocery voucher. We'll be making 2 more draws, one this month and one in February.
We know there are some of you who are real champions of Neighbours Day Aotearoa, so for those that get the most people joining up we have a little incentive for you too. We've added a section in the join up page where people can mention how they heard about Neighbours Day. This is where all those awesome people you get to join up can pop your name. If you, or your organisation, come out on tops and have the most new members joining up then you will win a $100 grocery voucher as well!!! Whaaattt!! Now that will come in handy either for your awesome Neighbours Day event, or your friendly neighbourly bbq, or will pay for the TimTam's you bring when you have a cup of tea with your neighbours.
And just in case the chance to get involved in Neighbours Day and maybe win a voucher still isn't enough then how about this! - our Neighbours Day Members get tips and advice on how to make their Neighbours Day especially awesome, how and where to apply for funding or support in your community for your neighbours day activities, AND we'll be having a few more spot prize draws in the coming months that will help make your neighbours day activities even more fabulous.
Now that right there is a even more of an incentive to get either your fine self or others you know involved! So make sure you share the love and spread the word.
Neighbourhood Champions!
There are only a few days left to get your Neighbourhood Champion nominations in. Our January Neighbourhood champion gets the chance to win this beautiful pohutakawa necklace from Paul Harris Art and Design. Next month we have a lovely Orania skin care package to give our Neighbourhood Champion. So get those stories into Kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz
I Heart My Hood Photo Competition
This month we will launching the I Heart My Hood photo competition. We'll be announcing the launch date on facebook and on our website in the coming weeks.
This year we're doing it a little differently. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or 'hood'. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we've chosen three themes.
1 - I Heart the History of My Hood
Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood's history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women's vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53' ....(Yes I know, random, but honestly we're interesting in anything and everything)... We want to capture that both photographically and with a little text to accompany the image. It could be a quote, or a short version of the story that's been told. By the way - this is also an awesome way to get our older 'story tellers' involved.
2 - I Heart Diversity in my Hood
New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. We want to capture some of that photographically and again with a little story, quote or text that adds to the diversity story of your community. Maybe you have the 'united nations' living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.
3 - I Heart My Healthy Hood
With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify 'health'. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a 'from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden' kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ..... probably not ... but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it with a great photo of the people involved, and a great quote or (short) story to go with it.
So get snapping and chatting. We'll have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.
We're starting 2017 with a hiss and a roar. We hope you are too!
Make sure you sign up for Neighbours Day 2017. If you get a sudden urge to share Neighbours Day on social media, don't fight that urge and use - #neighboursday . If you have some awesome neighbourly stories feel free to email them to us at kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz.
If you're back in the office today, we hope you're not struggling too much. Do you know how you'll get home if there's no transport or who will get the kids if you can't get to them? Work through our Personal Workplace Emergency Plan and decide what you will do.
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This week we have one of our local Marae's fundraising from The Op Shop - TANAGATA MARAE. Come in and support the Marae.
Huge effort from the Cambridge community and although the shelves are overflowing at the moment, it doesn't take long for them to empty.
i have many many Agee preserving jars, washed ready to sell. Large and medium sizes, no rim chips and old rings available to match. $2 per jar, as many or as few as you would like. Phone 07 8237500
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We would like to start getting firewood in for the coming winter. Delivered and all chopped up ready for use. Do you know where we can get some?
Phone Linda 072806105
Lazarus comes to town to light up harness racing at Cambridge Raceway on Friday night.
Greyhound star Thrilling Boris set the raceway alight last week and now it's the turn of the super star pacer.
This week it is all about Lazarus and his assault on the $60,000 Group II Waikato Flying … View moreLazarus comes to town to light up harness racing at Cambridge Raceway on Friday night.
Greyhound star Thrilling Boris set the raceway alight last week and now it's the turn of the super star pacer.
This week it is all about Lazarus and his assault on the $60,000 Group II Waikato Flying Mile.
It will be a special night for Sue Barrington of Palmerston North and her lucky friends along with thousands of harness fans.
The owners of Lazarus – Phil & Glenys Kennard, Trevor Casey, and Kevin Riseley offered 10 per cent of any stake Lazarus wins in the Flying Mile.
The winning stake (10%) is $2,550 which Barrington won in a competition at the club's December meeting.
Harness Racing Waikato has also donated a hospitality package for six guests and the lucky lady also gets to meet and greet Mark Purdon and Lazarus, and will also be presented with a framed photo to remember the occasion.
The concept was the brainchild of Casey who consulted his fellow owners and they were totally behind the idea.
He said he remembered when the owners of Auckland Reactor did the same in the Flying Mile in 2009.
"I was on track that night and the club got a huge crowd. I was also there when Christian Cullen (1999) attracted big numbers as well. We need the big crowds back on track and I'm sure Lazarus can pull them," he said.
Casey wants to see a big crowd on the night because to see the 10 length New Zealand Cup winner.
Lazarus hasn't fronted since that amazing victory on Cup Day but has arrived safely in Cambridge after a delayed Cook Strait crossing.
Purdon took him to Alexandra Park for a workout last week and believes the horse took great benefit from the outing.
Last Friday it was billed as a "night of stars" and that's exactly how the recent big ticket greyhound meeting panned out at Cambridge.
Thrilling Boris comprehensively destroyed his rivals in the Waikato Classic final, winning the Group II event by a convincing 9.5 lengths, clocking 25.17s.
It was a power-packed display by the Karen Walsh-trained, Gary Harding-owned greyhound.
"I'll sit back and talk over the immediate plans for Boris with Gary," Walsh said after the win.
Those plans might include an Australian campaign, targeting some big money Group 1 events.
His owner and trainer rate Thrilling Boris, a son of Collision and Thrilling Angel, as potentially the best greyhound they have been associated with which is a huge rating when looking back at the prolific list of quality chasers they have produced.
We would love past members of YFC to celebrate our Clubs success’ within the region in 2016 and the launch of the NZYF Alumni membership.
NZYF CEO Terry Copeland will speak on the new Alumni membership initiative. With 84 years of history, a conservative estimate is that there have been … View moreWe would love past members of YFC to celebrate our Clubs success’ within the region in 2016 and the launch of the NZYF Alumni membership.
NZYF CEO Terry Copeland will speak on the new Alumni membership initiative. With 84 years of history, a conservative estimate is that there have been around 35 - 40,000 past members of NZYF. The development of an Alumni is a logical step in re-engaging with past members.
The Chairman’s awards as part of the evening include – Best Club, Best Event, Membership growth, Service to YF, Health & Safety, Community Engagement and Best District Final. It also includes an entertaining Region debating final, while enjoying a delicious dinner.
Tickets purchased here: www.youngfarmers.co.nz... (Doors open at 5pm and the awards commence at 6:30pm,
Does anyone have a ginger beer plant or a recipe for the old style one?
Plenty on the internet but would prefer one similar to what we made as kids. ( yep was a long time ago !)
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