Age Concern Tauranga

First Call For Elder Needs

May 2014

177a Fraser Street, Tauranga. Ph: 578 2631

Inside this issue:

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A New Leader for Age Concern New Zealand

Age Concern New Zealand is to have a new Chief Executive. Robyn Scott has been

appointed to take up the position at the end of April.

Robyn has fifteen years leadership experience in the community and voluntary

sector including 10 years as CEO of Philanthropy New Zealand and an earlier career

in the education sector. She is moving from her current senior role in the Commis-

sion of Financial Literacy and Retirement Income.

“Robyn’s demonstrated leadership skills, strong relationship management and

strategic and financial acumen will be of great value to the organisation as we

continue to bring older people and their issues to a greater level of New Zealand’s

consciousness and to build our service provision”, National President Evelyn Weir

said today.

“Robyn also has the ability to lead the organisation in a significantly changing social

and economic environment”, Mrs Weir added. “Age Concern expects to play a lead

role in how, as a society, New Zealand responds to an ageing population and tackles

issues such as older people’s well-being, health care, social support and retirement

income.”

As the new Chief Executive Robyn will be working with the Board, staff and the Age

Concern network to ensure the organisation remains well positioned to represent

the interests of a growing group of New Zealanders and to help shape the environ-

ment for current and future generations of older people.

Age Concern New Zealand

Age Concern 2

Mid-year lunch 3

Volunteer

Vacancies 3

Falls Prevention

classes 3

Preventing Elder

Abuse Meeting 4

Mens Health Day 4

Be Prepared

Seminar 5

Mobile Phone

Workshop 5

Monthly Meeting 7

Our Mission: Age Concern promotes wellbeing, rights, respect and dignity for older people.

Our Vision: An inclusive society where older people are connected, supported, empowered, celebrated and respected—Age

Concern is the lead organization making this happen.

MATTERS TO THINK ABOUT

Our AGM will be on Thursday 26 June. This is a time

we report to you the members and get your directions

for the following year. We have two matters that need

your attention, one is a change to the Constitution

and the other the election of officers. Both are con-

nected. The eight Board members serve for two years

and each year approximately half are up for re- elec-

tion. This year four members are eligible for

re-election and I am pleased to say all are willing to

stand for another two years. This is very pleasing as it

has been a strong board that has performed well.

I have been Chairperson for four years and have

enjoyed the job, but I will be standing down as Chair

although I am still available as a board member. I think

it is important to rotate this position so we use every-

one’s skills and keep new ideas flowing.

The members up for re-election are:

Angela Scott

Debra Jager

Ron Scott

Adrienne von Tunzelmann

A new chairperson will be nominated from this group

and stand for election at the AGM.

A problem can arise if the most suitable chairperson

was not in the group up for re-election. So we will be

asking you to vote on a clause change to the constitu-

tion at the AGM. At present the AGM elects a Chair-

person and Vice Chairperson and Board members.

So the Board recommends that Clause 20.4 shall be

deleted and replaced by the following:

“20.4 The Board shall comprise not less than six and

not more than eight persons unless otherwise deter-

mined by the Organisation in General Meeting. The

Board shall appoint a Chairperson and Vice Chairper-

son, who both must be Board members, within one

month of the Annual General Meeting.”

If this resolution is passed by the AGM it then has to be

registered with the Charities Commission before it

comes into force. So it makes no difference to the

election in June, but will apply next year.

Angela Scott. Age Concern Tauranga Chairperson.

Age Concern Tauranga Incorporated. Nomination form for

Board Member 2014

We the undersigned nominate:

______________________________________

to be a member of the Age Concern Tauranga Board.

For the position of: Chair / Board Member

Signed by Nominator:_____________________

Name:_________________ Date:____________

Signed by Seconder:______________________

Name:_________________ Date:____________

Signed by Nominee:_______________________

Name:_________________ Date:____________

Nominee please be prepared to introduce yourself at

the Annual General Meeting.

Completed form to be returned to Age Concern

Tauranga office by Thursday 12 June 2014.

Mention Age Concern Tauranga

when paying for a Warrant of

Fitness inspection at VTNZ and

receive 10% discount. VTNZ will

donate a further 10% to Age

Concern Tauranga.

Steady As You Go

Falls Prevention Programme

Strength and Balance Classes

Exercises for men and women 65+

The exercises are designed to improve balance,

leg strength, general fitness and well-being.

Participants warm up in a chair, followed by

standing exercises, walking exercises and warm

downs in a chair. A range of light ankle weights is

used for the leg strengthening exercises and all

participants are encouraged to work

at their own pace.

For more information phone Age Concern

on 578 2631 or call into one of the

below classes and see for yourself.

Mid-year

Buffett Lunch Tauranga RSA, Oak Tree Restaurant

1237 Cameron Road, Greerton.

Age Concern Tauranga invites our members

and friends to come and join us for a mid

winter get together on Thursday 26th

June 2014, midday after our

Annual General Meeting.

$20.00 per person

Phone the office on 578 2631 to reserve

your seat.

A huge thank you to the following wonderful

volunteer visitors who have retired from

service this month:

Shirley Smith, Elaine Cullen and Aisling Fahey.

All have been visiting for between 3-4 years and have man-

aged to make 450 visits to their elderly friends between

them. Well done!

Also a big hello to Stan, Ceara-Louise, Ross and Fehi who

have joined the service this month. Looking forward to

working with you.

Andrea Billingsley AVS Coordinator 07 578 2541

ACCREDITED VISITING SERVICE

We have vacancies for volunteers for our

Accredited Visiting Service!

Please phone us if you live in the Matua, Otumoetai,

Greerton, Pyes Pa and Te Puke area and would like to

volunteer your time for approximately an hour a week

to visit a lonely and / or isolated person.

Phone Andrea on 578 2541

Venue: Day: Time: Cost:

Accadia Manor.

101 Edgecumbe Rd, Tauranga

Monday 1.30pm to

2.30pm

$2pp

Accadia Manor

101 Edgecumbe Rd, Tauranga

Monday 2.30pm to

3.30pm

$2pp

St Enoch’s Church.

134 16th Avenue, Tauranga

Tuesday 3.30pm to

4.30pm

$2pp

Omokoroa Community Church

139 Hamurana Rd, Omokoroa

Tuesday 9.30am to

10.30am

$2pp

HALF PRICE!

$20 Special Ear Wax Removal for all

Tauranga Age Concern Members.

639 Cameron Rd, Tauranga. ph: 562 0025

324 Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui. ph: 5743109

Present your 2014 Age Concern Membership card

to receive the special! Bookings Essential.

BLOKES DAY OUT

Hi, Red here.

Hi, Red here.

Z Blokes Day Out went to the Classic Car Museum In

Hamilton for our April journey in 2014.

Ewen and Gus made a welcome re-

turn along with fellow veterans Tony,

Vern and Doug. We had two newbie

Blokes Alec and Jim and we headed

once again to Z Bethlehem for our

sponsored Coffee and muffin. Thank

you Z, Heather, Sonia and their Newbie Debbie.

Thanks so much to the Z team for their patronage. The

BLOKES love your team spirit and friendliness almost as

much as your wonderful coffee and muffins.

Then over the Kaimais we went.

The museum was a beaut. The range of cars and the mock

garage along with the myriad of displays took the BLOKES

back a few years and most of them had a drive of a fair few

of them back in the day. Alec, who has seen most of the car

museums in the country reckons it is up there with the best.

The juke box café is wonderful as well and we can all rec-

ommend a trip over there.

Then as BLOKES do we

headed off to the Good

George for a splendid lunch

and sampled their wheat

beer. Not too shabby.

We have two trips planned for

MAY. The first is on Tuesday

the 13th. Mighty River Power

have heard about our trip to the Trustpower Atiamuri dam

and they think they can do one better. They have lined up a

bit of maintenance at the Whakamaru dam and hope to

have a generator opened up so we can see inside. There is

a few OSH things for this trip and no one with a pace maker

can go on site, we must have fully enclosed shoes and there

are a fair few stairs so we must all be capable walkers. I’ll

find somewhere interesting for lunch.

On Thursday the 22nd of May we head stay local and I’ve

arranged for a revisit to the TEL highway between Papamoa

and Te Puke to see how they have progressed since we last

had a visit where we were the first private vehicle to park on

the new Kaituna Bridge. Lets see what they can come up

with this trip.

The rest of the trips planned this year are interesting too. In

June I have just about finalised a visit to a local motorcycle

museum which is not normally available to the public without

invitation. The power of Z BLOKES is starting to get out

there. July takes us up to the Coromandel to visit the Driving

Creek Railway so keep watch on the Age Concern

Newsletters to find out when and where.

Ka kite ano RED

Preventing Elder Abuse

Public Meeting

Thursday 22 May 2014

10.00am to 12.00pm

Have your say and hear from professionals about

what’s available in your community:

Police, lawyer, banking specialist,

BOP DHB staff, Age Concern Tauranga and

Community Support Groups.

For more information

phone 578 2631

MEN’S HEALTH DAY Tuesday 10 June 2014

ALL MEN ... ALL AGES Come along and get your FREE Men’s Health

Warrant of Fitness .

Blood pressure, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar Level, Weight

Heart Foundation - Information & advice

Lung Screening Test - Asthma Society

Spinal Exam - Bay Chiropractic Centre

Hearing Therapy Services - Information & advice

Bay Acupuncture

Stroke Foundation - Information & advice

Prostate Cancer Support Group

Life Unlimited—Disability Resource Centre

Enquiries phone:

Age Concern 578 2631

WHERE: Kaitiaki Nursing Ser-vices. 154 1st Avenue West (off Glasgow St)

TIME: 9.00am to 12.00pm

Guardians of Health

Arthritis Free Clinics are available

at Tauranga Age Concern offices.

Wednesday 11 June — 2014

Osteoarthritis 10.30am —12.00noon

Fibromyalgia 12.30pm —1.45pm

Rheumatoid Arthritis 2.00pm— 3.30pm

These workshops can assist you in understanding

your Diagnosis, managing your pain, considering

treatment options, understanding your medications,

increase your mobility, referring you to other Health

Professionals.

Enrol now, phone 578 2631. Limited places

Age Concern Tauranga Seminar Series 2014

Be Prepared

“All you need to know approaching senior years”

1st Seminar - May 13th 2014—Tauranga

► What is an Enduring Power of Attorney?

► Why have an Enduring Power of Attorney?

► Choosing an Attorney.

► Making an Enduring Power of attorney.

► Your attorney’s powers and responsibilities.

► When can your attorney act for you?

► Ways in which your attorney can be supervised.

► How can an Enduring Power of Attorney come to an end? Presenter: Elaine Henderson. LLB and PG Dip Heal Sc (Bioethics)

Venue: Tauranga RSA. Hinton lounge, 1237 Cameron Road, Tga

When: 10:30am to 12:00pm

Numbers are limited so please RSVP to reserve your seat. Phone Age Concern Tauranga on 578 2631.

Sponsored by:

Mobile Phone Workshop

Not sure how to use your Mobile Phone?

Book now for your lessons and learn the basics -

Receive and send texts

Charging your battery

Sending photos

Phone calls—receiving and sending

Register now for your 2 x 1 hour classes. $15 pp

Age Concern Tauranga 578 2631

Library Corner

One of the roles of the library which we really enjoy is supporting local talent. In May we will be showcasing local authors and encouraging new ones. So if you have thought about writing your memoirs, or a good yarn, then the session on 14th May at 12.00-1.00 pm called Getting your book out there may be what you need to get you motivated.

The majority of local authors are writing for children, but here are some adult writers you may enjoy:

Lance Morcam (thrillers)

Sue Emms (women’s stories)

Ian Clarke (mainly mysteries)

You will find more on the website of local authors’ co-operative Oceanbooks http://www.oceanbooks.co.nz/ You can buy direct, or see if the library has them. Some are print and some are e-books. You can also find out about more local authors at http://www.taurangawriters.org.nz/

There are also some great local short stories and photos on Tauranga Memories at http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/en/site This library history site is attracting attention from round the world, especially the sections on Rena, Remembering War (WWI and II), and Gate Pa. The library is heavily involved in city events to mark the 150 year anniversary of the battle. At least 40 classes have booked in to take part in a programme about Gate Pa. One of our children’s librarians, Debbie McCauley, has also written a children’s book about the battle called Taratoa and the Code of Conduct, which has already sold several hundred copies. The book has been illustrated by her 15-year-old daughter Sophie.

The best-known of our local authors for children is of course Lynley Dodd. Creative Tauranga’s fund-raising to put the much-loved characters from the Hairy MacLairy series on the waterfront in bronze, has nearly reached its target, but needs more donations to get them all out there. You can see the first statue completed - Bottomley Potts - at the Creative Tauranga showroom in Willow St. The bronzes

are wonderfully lifelike and true to the story. I’m looking forward to showing my 6-year-old grand-daughter when she comes to NZ on holiday.

Jill Best .Manager: Libraries

www.homehealthandmobility.co.nz

CITY PROPERTY CARE

HOME MAITENANCE

Gardening— Section Tidy Ups—

Window Cleaning—Gutters Cleared-

Tree Pruning– Hedge Trimming—

Odd Jobs.

Pensioner Rates $18 per hour.

For a friendly obligation free quote phone Phil 0800 33 44 53

After hours—544 5591

Need Time Out ?

Are you a family caregiver supporting a

loved one with their daily needs?

Are you in need of a break ?

If so, maybe Home Instead Senior Care can help!

Whether it is 2 hours a week or 24 hours

a day we can help.

Call today to find out how we can help relieve just one of

the many worries you face over the holiday season:

A little time out for you!

Because we care: 07 571 4228

www.homeinstead.co.nz

Give the Gift with a Bequest

You can continue on helping Age Concern

Tauranga, even after you’ve gone.

A bequest in your Will is a wonderful way for you to

express your concern and desire to help Age Concern

Tauranga fulfil its mission of : “Promoting wellbeing,

rights, respect and dignity for older people”

After providing for your family, you can confirm that

you want to leave part or all of what is left of your

estate to charity.

Bequests can be made in cash, shares, real estate or

any other property and can be made by way of gift

during your lifetime or an be bequeathed in your will.

Leaving a bequest to Age Concern Tauranga Inc

If you wish to leave a bequest to Age Concern

Tauranga Inc, you would contact your solicitor or

trust company and ask for the following clause to be

inserted in your Will:

I give Age Concern Tauranga Inc, Charities Commis-

sion registration No: CC25758 $..................... (or a

share in the residue of my estate) for the general

purposes of the organisation (or for a specific

purpose) and I declare that the receipt of the Treas-

urer for the time being of Age Concern Tauranga Inc

shall be good discharge to my Trustees.

Your solicitor will advise you.

Refresher Drivers Workshop

To all senior road users

Refresh your safe driving knowledge

FREE 4 hour classroom based workshop

Friendly, low stress, no exams

Dates: Thursday 15 May.

Venue: Matua Bowling Club, Levers Rd, Matua.

Time: 9.15am—1.30pm (bring your lunch) tea/coffee provided.

Bookings essential, phone Age Concern 578 2631

MINIBUS ADVENTURES May 2014 Tuesday 13 May Z Blokes Day Out—Visit

Whakamaru Dam.

Thursday 22 May Z Blokes Day Out—Revisit TEL high-

way.

Saturday 24 May Lakeland Queen Coffee Cruise with Roland. Modelled from Mississippi river boats, the Lake-land Queen cruise is a great way to experience the beau-tiful Lake Rotorua. $40pp—includes transport, 1 hour cruise with coffee and muffin. Bring lunch or purchase on the way.

Thursday 29 May Transport to Meeting

** All lunches are at own cost.** Please Note: To make it easier for the driver, please wait outside by your letter box. All pick up times are approximate.

WALKING GROUP May / June 2014

All walks start at 10.00am unless stated otherwise.

Wednesday 7 May Meet at Welcome Bay Tavern car park.

Wednesday 14 May Meet at Papamoa Palm Beach Plaza, catch bus.

Wednesday 21 May Meet at Historic Village car park.

Wednesday 28 May No walk. Wednesday 4 June Meet at St Stephens Church, off Brookfield Terrace.

Wednesday 11 June Meet at Bethlehem Rd Shopping Centre car park. Car pool to KatiKati.

Wednesday 18 June Meet at Décor Garden Centre.

Age Concern Tauranga

REGULAR EVENTS

CARD GROUP: A friendly group gets together at

9.30am every Monday (except Public Holidays)

held at 177a Fraser Street to play 500 . Refreshments

provided. All are welcome. $2.00 donation.

WALKING GROUP: A enthusiastic group meets every

Wednesday. See above schedule.

Chairperson Angela Scott

Vice Chairperson Debra Jager

Board Members Mary Hack

Beryl Michie

Ron Scott

Evan Turbott

Adrienne von Tunzelmann

Anna Bones

General Manager Tanya Smith

AVS Coordinator Andrea Billingsley

EANP Coordinator Michelle McGee

What’s On

MONTHLY MEETING

When: Thursday 29 May, 2014

Where: Hinton Lounge, Tauranga RSA.

1237 Cameron Road. Ample parking.

Time: 10.00am—11.30am

Cost: $3pp—refreshments provided.

Guest Speaker: Jan Davies. BUPA

Topic: Retirement Village living and Medical

Alarms.

Sender:

Age Concern Tauranga Incorporated

177a Fraser Street, Tauranga. 3112

T 07 578 2631 F 07 578 2015

E ageconcerntga@xtra.co.nz

www.ageconcerntauranga.org.nz

Office Hours: Monday — Friday 8.30am - 2.30pm

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