We had a very interesting talk on Operatunity by Kelly Harris, a young soprano and graduate from Auckland University School of Music, who sings at their concert parties throughout New Zealand also helps with the administration of Operatunity from their office at Sylvia Park. She presented an interesting and comprehensive … Continue reading
Our October meeting was attended by 24 members and the address was delivered by Hannah Gosney from Vodafone. In a wide-ranging presentation, Hannah covered much of the latest that Vodafone can offer the consumer but spent most of the time answering specific queries from individual members – which they greatly appreciated. … Continue reading
The above meeting was attended by 19 members. The guest speaker was Amo Ieriko from Age Care Auckland. This organisation delivers a range of services, programmes and information that aim to improve the health and well-being of older adults. Each year their volunteers give more than 13,000 hours and receive thousands … Continue reading
Our July Speaker was Clare Russell, Marketing Coordinator from the Neuro Connection Foundation (NCF). Neuro Connection is a rebranded outreach programme to raise awareness for community-based rehabilitation services in the wider Auckland region. They have a contract with the Ministry for Health with some funding from other charitable organisations. They … Continue reading
As in most organisations, it is important to review the year’s activities, note the changes, and plan for the future, and the AGM is a good forum to review this with our membership. We live in a changing world and more so in our field in the use of technology. … Continue reading
Following the Annual General Meeting, 23 of our members were treated to a very interesting message delivered by Lisa Cavanagh, representing the St John Charity, famous for its Ambulance, Paramedic and Medical Alarms services, plus several other social services. St John provides ambulance services to 90% of New Zealanders and … Continue reading
The Guest Speaker at our February Monthly Meeting was Bill Potter, Mentor and Maverick. The main thrust of Bill’s address was that, in spite of our ages (as individuals), we shouldn’t regard ourselves as “old” but rather as a “hot young crowd”. It is just that we have been “hot … Continue reading