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32 — Botany and Ormiston Times, Thursday, December 1, 2016
➤ Community notices The Zonta Club of East Auckland distributed 2000 ribbons and 100 orange balloons in Howick on Saturday to take a stand against gender based violence. David Collings, chairman of the Howick Local Board with Zonta volunteers. Photo supplied
Christmas treats
Highland Park Library Saturday December 3, 2pm. Impress your family and friends with these easy-to-make, no-fuss festive treats. Robyn will give you tips for icing cupcakes, cookies and other yummy treats for that special Christmas party. Refreshments to follow. Phone 535-5935.
Polish Christmas
Polish Heritage Trust Museum invites you to ‘Christmas in Poland’ family workshops on Sundays December 11 & 18, 2-4pm. Hear stories and learn about Christmas Eve traditions, then spend the afternoon creating your own Polish Christmas decorations with paper and wool. Taste delicious pierniki, a spiced ginger treat. All welcome. Cost $8 per person. Bookings essential. Other dates available. Phone 533-3530, email phtmuseum@ihug.co.nz
Stroke awareness and prevention Dr Rita Krishnamurthi from AUT University will talk about stroke awareness and prevention, followed by group discussion separately in English and Chinese. The talk is jointly organised by The Asian Network Inc and Pakuranga Library. Apps on assessing stroke-related risk will be recommended to you. The talk starts from 10:30 am on Wednesday December 7. Tea
served at 10.15 am. (Chinese translation provided) Phone Pakuranga Library at 576-5269.
Christmas Concert
Eastern Stars Concert Band will hold a Christmas Concert on Saturday December 10 at 7pm at Eastview Church, 559 Chapel Rd, Botany. Tickets available at the door. Adults $10, child/seniors $5, family of three children and two adults $25. Contact Barrie or Marie Turner 271-4558.
For the birds
Spend a morning wandering through Whitford Bird Garden’s wonderful walkin free-flight aviary. Enjoy the garden’s spectacular native & exotic plants. Blake Twigden, internationally acclaimed artist and conservationist, created the Bird Garden to be a restful and interesting place for international and local visitors with the aim of educating the viewer and encouraging an appreciation for our feathered friends. Part of Uxbridge’s Seniors programme. Call 535-6467 to book. Monday December 5, 10am4:30pm, $29. This is a free community noticeboard for non-profit groups. Please email notices to bot@times.co.nz. While every effort is made to run the notices, volume and space restrictions may mean events may not run. Where publication of a notice is time-critical, groups should consider paying for a classified advertisement to ensure placement.
Awards
Celebrating women in volunteer sector T
hey are zesty and zealous women living the mission statement of Zonta International which is to empower women through service and advocacy. The Zonta Club of East Auckland Annual Awards evening that celebrates women’s achievement was hosted by Chris and Tony Bull and held recently at the Lounge in Howick. The guest speaker of the evening was Ranjna Patel winner of several national awards and co-founder of the East Tamaki Healthcare. Students Susana Jones of Howick College and Sara Khatau of Macleans College walked away with the Leadership award; while Umbar Sandhu from Howick College was a recipient of the Young Woman in Public Affairs Award. The goal of the Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Award is to encourage young women to participate in public affairs by recognising a commitment to the volunteer sector. Umbar more than met the criteria of volunteer leadership achievements and dedication to the advancement of status of women.
Left to right front row, Kathy Bigwood, Lu Clark and Sara Mousa, (back row) Barbara Astill and Jeanette Roberts at the Zonta Club of East Auckland Awards evening. Photo supplied
In 2012, Zonta Club of East Auckland turned 25 and to celebrate the milestone, the club established a Presidents’ Scholarship for a woman undertaking her first tertiary qualification – the idea behind it is to give the lady a second chance at education. The Presidents’ Scholarship was awarded to Sara Mousa from MIT who is in her second year, studying Bachelor of Nursing. The Founders’ Day award was presented to Lu Clark a volunteer at the Citizen’s Advice Bureau PakurangaEastern Manukau. Amongst other things,
Lu is also a treasurer of the Pohutukawa Coast Presbyterian Church and coordinates Sunday morning breakfast as well as organises a monthly dinner for single parents. Two former members of Zonta were recognized for their outstanding service to the organisation. Kathy Bigwood and Jeanette Roberts were acknowledged for undertaking the task of collating records to document Zonta history. Barbara Astill received the Long Service Award for her commitment to Zonta for 25 years.
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A big pool of amazing talent More than 220 of Auckland’s brightest young stars, aged seven to 21, will take to the stage in December to present the Lloyd-Webber/ Rice timeless classic Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in a strictly limited season of four school matinee shows and three public performances. All National Youth Theatre Company (NYTC) productions are triple-cast to showcase the very best and this year’s lead role of Joseph is played by Kynan Robinson (19), Takerei Komene (17) and Cole Johnston (19). Directed by Jonathan Alver (Royal Shakespeare Company, NZ Opera, Shortland Street) musically directed by James Doy (NZ Musician of the Year 2014) the talented cast includes emerging talent discovered through NYTC’s Outreach Programme. The programme provides scholarships to singers, dancers and actors, giving them an opportunity to participate in an NYTC production. NYTC is a charitable trust providing a springboard for young performers to learn and thrive. It helps developing not only outstanding performance skills but also life skills. The company has become the premiere development ground for young stars in New Zealand with alumni working both nationally and internationally in musical theatre, opera, television and films— including graduates currently starring in School of Rock in London, and locally in Billy Elliot and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’s public performances run on December 9-10 with tickets available now from Ticketmaster: www. ticketmaster.co.nz/NYTC-tickets/artist/2157055.
more info ➤➤Where: ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre ➤➤When: December 9 and 10 ➤➤For more information contact Shirley Sequeira at 027-294 3642 ➤➤shirley@nytc.co.nz/www.nytc.org.nz