Wednesday March 11, 2015
Young hearts for 21-year milestone
inbriefnews Great Hutt Comedy Show Laughter is the cure for everything, and laughter is what you will have at the Great Hutt Comedy Show On March 14 at 8pm. Some of New Zealand’s top comedians will be preforming at the show which is being held at the Sacred Heart Performing Arts Centre. Booking early is essential for the best seats although there will be door sales available on the night. For more information please look up www.facebook.com/ComedianMikeLoder
By Emily Elliott
Confetti was popped and spirits were joyous as Wainuiomata’s CORD Group celebrated its 21st birthday on Friday. The group started in 1994, and helps elderly residents who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – a disease which affects breathing and can make it hard to do everyday activities. Coordinator Genevieve Young says the group started with the help of a physiotherapist who worked for Hutt Hospital, then was continued with the help of Community Health nurses. The group originally started meeting at the Parkway Community Centre, before moving to Senior Sits, and finally to the their current home at the Wainuiomata Community Centre. “We’ve had a wonderful 21 years,” Genevieve said as she addressed the group members on Friday. “A big thank you to all. This group has looked after yourselves for a number of years.
Ghostbusters invade Wainuiomata PARTY: Genevieve Young holds the cake in celebration of 21 years for CORD.
You have been very good at keeping yourselves well,” she told the members, saying a group is only as good as the people who come. Genevieve says the group now has a life member, Ken Wells, who was the long-time
treasurer and secretary, and is also grateful to Clive Cannons who picked CORD to donate $1000 to this year. “It’s almost unbelievable that we’re still going strong,” she told the Wainuiomata News after the celebration.
“I’ve just loved the people of Wainuiomata – they help each other. It’s been about friendship as well as education.” The group meet once a month for a supportive and informative session, often with a guest speaker.
Safer Plates for safer cars The Wainuiomata Community Patrol will be holding an event called Safer Plates on Saturday, a campaign run by community partols around the country. The event aims to make sure vehicle number plates are secured on a vehicle so that they don't become the object of thieves who may want them for their vehicles to disguise registration details or to be used in petrol station drive offs. Supported by Countdown Supermarkets, and set to
be held in the mall carpark, Wainuiomata's patrol deputy coordinator Paul Knox says resident’s number plate screws can be swapped for secutriy screws, meaning lisence plates stay on cars. The event also helps fundraise for the patrol – car plate screws will be swapped for $5, and bikes for a gold coin donation. Paul says the patrol hopes to have a number of fundraising activities over the year as they start to bring the community into the centre of their fund-
raising. "Our car is 10 years old and has over 250,000kms on the clock which recently meant over $1600 worth of repairs. This is on top of fuel costs of approximately $3500 – $4000 each year, other running costs of about $1000 and communication costs of another $3000 plus each year," says Paul. "We are very thankful to our major donors Unichem Clives Pharmacy, Wainui Landscape and Lumber, Wellington Pipelines and Advance Auto
Electrical for their support. We also apply for grants from Charitable Trusts. Applications aren't always successful and in the economic climate it has been tougher than normal for all Hutt Valley patrols to get grant funding." Paul says the patrol are looking at holding movie nights in conjunction with Lighthouse and Event cinemas in order to fundraise. Safer Plates will run from 10am until 2pm.
Something strange is happening in Wainuiomata at the end of the month, as Ghostbusters is being rescheduled to be shown in the Valley. The last attempt was ended due to high winds on the night, but due to high demand it has been rescheduled. On March 28 at 7.30pm the classic film from the 80’s will be shown at Queen Street Reserve, and is free for everyone. Pets are not allowed, and food and drink will be for sale at the showing of the movie.
WaiPESI play date The Wainuiomata Pasifika Education Success Initiative (WaiPESI) are holding a play date for under-fives. This is taking place in the Wainuiomata War Memorial Hall on Queen Street and starts at 9am and runs until midday. WaiPESI are inviting all families and friends to bring their preschoolers along and have some fun with other children. For more information contact Louana Fruean on 0212422762 or Gail on 0211186819.
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