Lunchtime Concert, Wednesday 16th August
The weekly lunchtime concerts continue with singers Renata Toth (soprano), Sara Binnie (soprano) and Kati Lemcke accompanied on piano by Janey MacKenzie will present a programme of solos and duests including favourites from the worlds of Musical Theatre, Sacred Music and German Lied.
Renata is an experienced chorister who started singing in her native Hingary and has sung in choirs in several other countries. Sara started singing in a choir at 11 and has sung continuously in choirs in New Plymouth ever since. Both are members of Ars Nova and the Madrigal Companie. Janey recently moved from Wellington to New Plymouth and is a singing teacher.
The concert is at the Methodist Centre (Whiteley Memorial Church), this Wednesday 16th August at 12.15 pm.
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⚠️ 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 ❤️