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The Chris Ruth Centre
Marilyn Paston CEO
K ia ora everyone
June 2021
I trust you are all keeping warm and dry I sent a letter to you all to let you know
now we are heading into the heart of that Rosie (administration officer) is
winter. The recent flooding event was retiring. We are very sad to be losing
certainly scary and our thoughts go out to Rosie but wish her well with her
all those affected. retirement. Rosie’s replacement is
Suzanne Hosking who comes highly
Welcome to two new service users and recommended with a wealth of
their families, Bradley & Deborah who experience and knowledge.
have started at our Kaiapoi centre.
I attended an NZDSN leadership forum
recently where we received an update on Suzanne Hosking
System Transformation. The rollout date Position: Admin and Accounts
for this was to be 2021 but there are
further aspects and information that need Suzanne (Suzy) comes to us with a varied
to be worked through so the date has background, having started her career as
been shifted to 2022. I will pass on any a graphic designer for many years, then
relevant updates as they arise. moving into territory managing within
the FMCG before settling on a new
We have completed our annual financial direction in administration, personal Suzanne Hosking
report. This is available on the charities assisting and accounts management.
website. My sincere thanks to Mary
Murphy for updating the report to include She holds a Bachelor of Design (Hons)
photos of service users as well as and has completed two Diplomas in Xero
presenting the information provided in an and MYOB to add to her skill set. She is
easy read format. very proactive and loves learning new
skills to further herself, others and
We have also completed our SAMS career.
evaluation. I would like to thank all the
families and individuals that spoke with In her spare time she travels and
the evaluators. The report was very competes in figure skating competitions,
positive with a couple of areas that need here and overseas, and plays ice hockey.
addressing, the main one being our She also enjoys exploring the outdoors,
building at Hoon Hay. going for tramps and renovating her
house.
The Hoon Hay building requires remedial
earthquake repairs to be completed by
2031. This is the perfect opportunity for us Congratulations to the following people
to complete some strategic planning to for completing Level Three Career Force:
make changes that better suit everyone
Sapphire Stanley
concerned. Jade Mosen
Ngā Mihi
Marilyn
First Aid Training – Please note on your calendars that all of our Centres will be closed on Friday 16th July
to allow for staff to complete their First Aid certificates. To meet our government obligations all staff are
required to have an up-to-date certificate. We apologise for this inconvenience.
Asher at the pyjama party & disco
Chrystal at van Gogh
Tālofa lava – Hello! Welcome to the Lamar Room newsletter. It’s been an interesting few weeks weather-wise but
we have managed to keep busy at the Centre with playing games, Funky Grooves, Speech Language Therapy,
cooking, makeup, High Tea party, pyjama party with a disco, card-making for a special someone and massages.
Teresa at New Brighton
Jessica
Huong
Charlotte
Hannah & Mel
We started back swimming and everyone is enjoying being able to access Pioneer Pool again, albeit a little on the
cool side. On the sunny days we have accessed the parks, gone for walks and investigated the city centre.
Tofa from Lynette, Mary and the Lamar Team
Aimee’s sewing job
Melissa at MOVE Isaak The Lamar Room high tea party
Kia ora Firstly, welcome to our new downstairs client, Megan, who is settling well! We have had a busy few months since the last newsletter – with many exciting activities including attendance at the Jolt Interactive Performance at the Town Hall and lunching out at the Cashmere Club by most of the HH3, followed by a few games of Pool. Pioneer Stadium pool has just reopened and we are back swimming. We have started a new initiative this year where clients take turns at choosing who they would like to go out for lunch with on every second Friday. This is going really well and is empowering the clients to develop friendships and also to have their choice about where they will be having lunch. Stay warm and dry and please feel free to contact me with any queries. Di Stewart Photos clockwise from top left: Eli at his new work placement - Trees for Canterbury; TK at Jolt’s interactive performance; Harry painting his birdhouse; Courtney at Mona Vale; Janine with her painting; Jessica at Jolt’s interactive performance.
Welcome to Winter! I trust everyone is keeping warm and cosy. The Ashburton Centre
has been very busy over the past couple of months, working on achieving goals and
participating in lots of fun-filled activities. We were lucky to have Jasmine’s mother,
Jeanette, and Jasmine’s grandmother, Betty, come to show us how to make posies for
Mothers’ Day. Everyone made beautiful flower arrangements.
We were fortunate enough to be a part of a special birthday for Hayden who turned 21!
We had a big pizza party followed by a game of pool at the pub
James is a valuable member of the
Ashburton Menzshed and to honour
his contribution to the shed
community, he was asked to open a
new extension to the shed. James was
very surprised to see his name on the
wall when he opened the ‘James
Brunton Shelter’. He bravely gave a
speech and now proudly shows off the
shelter extension to visitors.
We were fortunate enough to be a part
of a special birthday for Hayden who
turned 21! We had a big pizza party
followed by a game of pool at the pub.
Mother nature decided to keep us
on our toes with a huge amount of
rain which caused a lot of flooding
around Canterbury. I hope
everyone was safe, warm and dry
over that trying period.
Ngā mihi, Sapphire Stanley
We had a surprising start to winter
with the weather bomb. A timely
reminder for weather appropriate
clothing to keep warm and dry. Layers
are effective so we can remove top
layers when inside.
Our unit looked after a puppet Ziggy
for two weeks. He was able to join in
the many activities both in the unit and
in the community.
We were lucky enough to win a lovely
KAIAPOI
morning tea hosted by the Kaiapoi
Property Brokers and enjoyed by all.
We have been working on a pallet
garden with many items being
donated for project. Rangiora Mitre 10 Edwin playing with the stacker
has donated $250, The Warehouse puzzle with Ziggy the puppet.
$50.00 and Woodend Nursery has
generously supplied soil and plants.
Clients have enjoyed the Operatunity
concerts and the Jolt concert. The Jolt
concert was very engaging for the
clients and each one received
individual attention which they all
loved. These concerts have been well
received by all our clients and makes
for a full day out with lunch included.
Visits to the Antarctic Centre have
continued this year by our clients.
Several have also enjoyed the Tom and
Jerry movie followed by lunch in the
mall. Clients and staff have
participated in Friday games with
some very competitive clients. Plenty
of laughter was had by all. Other
places visited have been Heart to
Mathew at Wigram Air Force Museum.
Heart animal therapy which includes a
programme for donkeys, rabbits, cats
and dogs and of course there has been
the Pioneer Sensory Room, Mall visits,
Ten Pin Bowling, libraries and galleries.
Craft activities have included a new
Birthday Banner for all of our clients,
sensory bags sewn for our sensory
room and one client is nearing
completion of a warm patchwork quilt,
making use of the switch to sew.
Some afternoons have still been great
for walking and we have recently
found the new Kaiapoi wetlands to be
great for both wheelchairs and
walkers. Petra is achieving her goal of sewing Johnny receiving a generous donation
a small patch work quilt. from Mitre 10 for our garden project.
The Team at Kaiapoi
BISHOPDALE
CENTRE
Since the last newsletter we have
sadly said goodbye to a long-term
team member Rachael Taylor, whom
we wish well in the future. In addition,
Jill Phillips has taken an extended
leave of absence, and we wish her
well until her return. This has seen us
warmly welcome Leah Paterson to
join the team full-time and Ronan
Wilson has joined the team in Jill’s
absence. Both have hit the ground
running and have added to the team’s
character.
We have also seen a person we
support, Amelia move to the Hoon
Hay site, nearer to her home. Our
themed Fridays’ have taken off, with
mad professors for science
experiments, a bake off competitive
afternoon, Easter celebrations, Kiwi
theme and Queen’s Birthday quiz and
Ice Skating.
We continue to have the focus to get
the people we support into the
community as much as possible, as
the attached photos show. We are
always looking for up and coming
events. A highlight for some people
has been attending a couple of the
p Operatunity shows, being the 3
Tenors and Tennessee Waltz, with
others coming up throughout the
year. Stay warm and dry. Greg P
From top left: Liam at Mitre 10; Liam
making a Mothers’ Day card; Sarah
with her sewing project; David
enjoying himself while working on a
Goal; Mike & his diamond art; Luke
making the family tea; stretches with
Tanya & Jesse; James at the library;
Abigail making a competition dessert
THE TEAM
From the left: Sophia, Claudia & Kristian
at HH1 Mexican Day; Lucas in the Egg &
Spoon race.
Kia ora and welcome to another edition of Hoon Hay 1 news.
This month we sadly said goodbye to staff members Hailey, who has gone on maternity leave, and Helen who has been with
us since the beginning of the year. In other news we took part in ‘Pink shirt day’ to raise money for the’ Stand up against
bullying’ campaign. It was great to see everyone rocking their pink.
Other activities have included going to the Jolt Interactive ‘Song’ performance, attending various Operatunties concerts, a return to
swimming at Pioneer pool and a fantastic lunch (thanks Nikita and kitchen crew) and games on our Mexican fiesta day. Clients also loved
making their Mothers’ Day rock pictures. Pictures include Sudip playing mini golf, Shane - very proud of his scrapbook, Junior rocking his
Barber cut, Nathan posting his mail and Lucas cleaning up in the tomato relay.
If interested, “The Inclusive Performance Academy”, run by Drama Teacher Fiona Sutcliffe, is performing ‘Pan’ at The Piano -156 Armagh
St. Thursday July 8th, 7pm. Two Hoon Hay 1 students are in it, Claudia and Batin. They would love your support. Contact Adrienne for ticket
info.
Please ensure everyone has suitable wet weather and winter clothes. Keep warm – tiaki ia koe ano. Adrienne
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