Swimming Lessons
SWIMMING LESSONS
TikiPride are offering free swimming lessons for up to 40 children, aged 5-12 yrs
Where: Tikipunga High School pool
When: 17-24 January, weekdays 12-1pm, 2 x half-hour sessions.
Who: Experienced Swimming Instructors for Community Leisure Management (CLM) from the Aquatic Centre in Whangarei.
Children can have a maximum of 10 x 1/2 hour lessons.
When you are registering your child/ren let me know which days they are coming (they can come for all 10 days if you wish) and which time slot you prefer - the 12.00-12.30pm time or the 12.30-1.00pm time.
Contact us with your registrations at this address or
Email: tikipride@gmail.co.nz or Kathryn McKenzie, Mobile: 027 276 6957
⚠️ 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 ❤️
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!