BOARD MEMBERS Phone No.

President Sue Harris 027 438 5143 IPP Allan Taylor 297 1622 Treasurer/Webmaster Peter Canvin 902 2799 Newsletter Fran Kennedy 905 5491 Board members Lois Horsfall 298 8504 Committee minutes Rhondda Harris Almoner 904 4168 Media Brian Pilcher 022 071 0419 Patron Mayor of Kapiti Coast Field Representative Graham Wigley Southern N.I. 04 972 5170

FEBRUARY 2020

Club Postal Address: 5/53 Kotare Street, Waikanae 5036 Club Web Address: www.kapiti.friendshipforce.co.nz Club Email Address: kapiticoast@friendshipforce.org.nz

Experience Different Views. Discover Common Ground

President Sue’s Chatter: To start the year off I would like to

welcome our 4 new members Maria Poynton, Jill Paterson, Gail Plamus and Beverley Wilson. All of you have attended a coffee morning and we hope that you will attend our other events so we can get to know you all better. We may be able to persuade you to write a little about yourselves for the next newsletter! Enjoy your travels with us! We have our annual combined picnic coming up with Wellington on Sunday Feb 23rd at Big Mac Slabs Creative Centre Mazengarb Road. This is on Wet or Fine. They have kindly offered their premises free of charge

and may provide some local crafts people to demonstrate to us. This venue gives both our members and Wellington a chance to see the products some of our local crafts people product. Some great gifts for taking away on your next journey too. Kevin and I have been away trying out a Campervan over the days leading up to Waitangi day. We toured around the East Cape which we thoroughly enjoyed, ending up in Napier for the Elton John Concert at the Mission Estate. This was after having the 3 Auckland grandchildren staying for 10 days. We also were involved in the Waikanae Lions Garden Trail which was wonderful twelve beautiful gardens on display for $20 a ticket! Fran and I will be attending the NZ Friendship Force Conference in Blenheim on February 19-21. We are putting in an entry for the Outreach Award and also the “Be Visible” Competition. Is there anyone who would like to join our Board? We meet once a month and mostly keep an eye on events coming up. New board members find it an excellent way to learn more about the Friendship Force Organisation. Contact President Sue on 0274 385143 or kapitiff@gmail.com. Or chat to me at the next event. Raleigh arrive to visit with us on March 17th leaving March 24th. Beverley and Allan Taylor are the Ambassador Co-ordinators (AC) and have an interesting programme organised for them. I hope you are all enjoying the summer weather and planning your winter trips away!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Brian Pilcher Welcome to Brian Pilcher Welcome to Brian Pilcher Welcome to Brian Pilcher –––– our new our new our new our new Board Member….Board Member….Board Member….Board Member….

I was born in Greytown in 1947 and for the first three years lived on my parent’s orchard before they moved to Lower Hutt. After I left school, I joined New Zealand Railways where I obtained electrical and engineering qualifications. I am director of Lighting Strategies NZ Ltd where I use Advanced Graphical Interface (AGi32) software to calculate the lighting requirements to meet New Zealand and Australian Standards for commercial and industrial buildings. The lighting of sporting venues such as tennis courts, rugby

and hockey fields to meet AS/NZ Standards for club and international play, including television coverage for Sky TV, has been a big part of the design portfolio. My late wife and I have two daughters and one grandson. I relocated from Lower Hutt to Paraparaumu five years ago to live in a nicer climate. My interests include dancing, concerts and stage shows, music, skiing and international travel, however my main hobby is flying my own light aircraft to interesting places around New Zealand. I joined the Friendship Force in March 2018 because of my love of travelling and meeting people.

My favourite places visited are Interlaken in Switzerland and Lyndhurst in the New Forrest of England. My favourite aircraft is the Airbus A380 with favourite ground travel being Eurostar and TGV high speed trains. I am organising two trips for 2020 (Japan in late March and Australia in June) and plan to visit Canada in 2021. ____________________________________________________________________________

DATES TO PUT IN YOUR DIARY

WHAT’S COMING UP

Coffee Morning

11th March 2020 Two Fat Chefs 10.15a.m. 31 Marine Parade Paraparaumu Beach (next to the Vista Club)

Contact: Rhondda 904 4168 ___________________________________________________________________

Wellington/Kapiti Combined Picnic –

Sunday 23rd February – Big Mac Slabs Furniture/lifestyle

Creative Centre 289 Mazengarb Road Paraparaumu

Time: 12 Noon

Bring your own food and drink. Fabulous place for a picnic. Has a wet weather venue. Also facilities, shopping or just browsing. Wellington Club will be joining a car ramble of sorts at Paekakariki for clues on how to get to the Venue. Sounds like a fun afternoon. Please brings some coins for the raffle.

Let’s eat out – Sunday 15th March

Venue: Relish Café – over the railway line in Waikanae – 11.45 Limited space. R.S.V.P. Lois 298 8504 There is a new room at Relish which will hold 15 people.

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Is holding another Jazz in a Country Garden on Sunday 1st March 2020 at 1:30 -5 pm Why not come and join other Friendship Force members for a fun afternoon listening to Jazz. The location is “Matai Huka” 264 Valley Rd Paraparaumu and tickets cost $20 each with afternoon tea provided. The June Oakley Memorial Trust was established in memory of June Oakley who lived in and supported her Kapiti community for many years. The Trust provides valuable support to many worthy applicants from the wider Kapiti area. Administration of the Trust is through the Lions Club of Kapiti Inc. The Trust has been awarding grants since 1989 and young people have been assisted in many ways such as: educational assistance, special training aids, sports training, music dance, drama, training, and Outward Bound courses to mention a few. So you will be supporting a worthy cause if you come along. If you are interested in going contact Allan 022 0136519 or email allant64@outlook.com

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Friendship Force New Zealand conference being held in

Blenheim 19thto 21st February 2020 The 2020 New Zealand Conference will be hosted by the Marlborough Club. President Sue Harris and Board Member Fran Kennedy will be representing our Club at this Conference. The motto is “BE VISIBLE”. We have a very full itinerary – one aspect though will be that an hour has been allocated for clubs to share their Be Visible and membership recruitment experiences. Our Club has been quite active in their endeavours to “Be Visible”, so we have been given 5-8 minutes to share our commitment to put The Friendship Force up front and visible. It is not long but we will do our best. It will be in the form of a power point presentation.

We are also entering our Club in The New Zealand Outreach Award. This Award recognizes the efforts and initiatives made by Clubs to present themselves to the general public.

June Oakley Memorial Youth Trust

Helping Young People in Kapiti

Outward Journey to Brisbane and Bundaberg Rhondda Harris trip co-ordinator 904 4168

16th – 30th June 2020

Raleigh Friendship Force – arriving in Kapiti March 2020

Visit of Friendship Force of Raleigh, USA to FF Kapiti Coast 17 - 23 March 2020 departing 24 March

Members are invited to join all activities except the mini-bus tour and the Farewell Dinner due to limitations.

If you plan to attend any of the activities, please let Beverley or Allan know phone 297 1622.

Programme

Tuesday 17 1.30 p.m. approx. Meet hosts at Kapiti Community Centre Evening meal with hosts Wednesday 18 9.30 a.m. visit to Kena Kena School Lunch with hosts 2.45 p.m. meet in the foyer of the KCDC Council Buildings for

meeting with Mayor Guru 6.00 p.m. (for 6.30) Welcome dinner at the Anzil Café Cost for 2 course meal is $33 per person.

Members wishing to attend are asked to phone Beverley or Allan Taylor 297 1622 no later than Saturday 29th February (remember it is leap year)

Thursday 19 9.30 am Meet at Kapiti Community Centre Mini bus trip to Mt Vic, round the bays (Ambassadors only) Lunch at own expense

6.30 p.m. Host and Ambassadors dinner with Kapiti Club members

Friday 20 9.00 am Train to Wellington (separate programme) Lunch at own expense 5.30 pm Ambassadors take hosts out for dinner in Wellington

(Mac’s Brew Bar is suggested) Saturday 21 10.30 am US Marine Memorial QE Park/Whareroa Farm walk Lunch at own expense

Optional: Visit Pataka Museum, Porirua or Paekakariki or Plimmerton

3.00 pm onwards Barbecue at Ramaroa, Queen Elizabeth Park (Note: the Kotare Room in Ramaroa will be open from 2pm)

Sunday 22 10.00 am Lagoon Walk and beach, Waikanae Picnic lunch Otaihanga Domain Afternoon of games. Fish'n’Chips at the beach Monday 23 10.30 am Ngā Manu Nature Reserve, Waikanae Lunch with hosts Home to pack and prepare for Farewell Dinner 6.00pm Farewell dinner at 10 Wakefield St, Waikanae

(Ambassadors and hosts only due to limitations of venue) Tuesday 24 9.15 a.m. meet at Paraparaumu Community Centre Depart Kapiti by chartered bus for Wellington Airport

Outward Journeys for 2020 – Some of interest

Friendship Force Journeys are Special - A Real Living

Experience, as you can enjoy • Unique travel experiences focused on friendships. • Hosting interesting people from around the world. • Participating in community activities that promote lasting friendships.

Follow the Fault Line – New Zealand 3rd September –

23rd September 2002 – Journey No. 20180

This Journey follows New Zealand’s fault lines from Christchurch to Napier and will leave a lasting impression of how this nation has been formed. You will learn about the local geological features of these areas and do some earthquake-related sightseeing with experts in earthquake matters. You will learn how the earthquakes impacted the people and their cities, as well as how they influenced the changes made to future-proof buildings and infrastructures. 15 places left.

Home Hospitality provided by the Friendship Force clubs of Christchurch, Wellington, and Napier.

Host Co-ordinator Jan Harrison – email jandavid@snap.co.nz

Festival of the Sea Cruise

Vancouver to Japan 27th

September to 12th October

On Board the Beautiful Holland America Line m.s. Noordam

Did you peruse Friendship Force’s February 2020 Journey Catalogue for a full list of upcoming journeys – go to www.friendshipforce.org/journeys.

The latest edition of the South Pacific e-flyer was sent to you at the beginning of February. If you haven’t received the e-flyer, please email Peter Canvin – peter.canvin@hotmail.com

It gives full details of Inbound/Outbound journeys of Australia and New Zealand Clubs in 2020. There might be something there that could interest you.

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Club Polo Shirts

For those who are starting to travel with the Friendship Force and would like a polo shirt similar to the photo, please phone Fran on 027 2402349 or 905 5491. These polo shirts are black and the shirts are then sent to the Hawkes’ Bay for the embroidery to be done at a cost of $15 - $20 for two items plus postage.

Shirley’s (Jan) Reid’s wedding to Innes Clarke Shirley’s (Jan) Reid’s wedding to Innes Clarke Shirley’s (Jan) Reid’s wedding to Innes Clarke Shirley’s (Jan) Reid’s wedding to Innes Clarke –––– married on 24 married on 24 married on 24 married on 24thththth January 2020.January 2020.January 2020.January 2020. Kapiti Friendship Force members celebrated Shirley and

Innes recent wedding at an after wedding function in

their Waikanae home on Sunday 26th January.

We all wish them all the best in their new life together.

Parting Thought:Parting Thought:Parting Thought:Parting Thought: Life’s truest happiness is found in the friendshipsLife’s truest happiness is found in the friendshipsLife’s truest happiness is found in the friendshipsLife’s truest happiness is found in the friendships we make along the way we make along the way we make along the way we make along the way....

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THE FRIENDSHIP FORCE PLEDGE

As a member of the Friendship Force I recognise that I can make a difference. I recognise that I have a mission.

That mission is to be a friend to the people of the world. As I embark on this adventure I know that others will be watching me.

I know that through my example to my fellow citizens and people of other countries,

the cause of peace and friendship can be furthered.

I can make a difference.