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Apologies to all who received this email newsletter earlier today. There were two errors that have since been corrected - with regards to the Frances Clarke Memorial Awards and The Peanut Butter Falcon. The correct information has been highlighted below. Apologies for any confusion that this may have caused in the interim!
Your Friendly WDSA Comms Team
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Welcome to the September 2019 edition of the WDSA newsletter.
Spring has sprung and many of us will be breathing a sigh of relief that warmer weather is on the way. It can be a challenging time of year for our kids. The change in clocks next week brings lighter, brighter days and plenty to look forward to on the WDSA calendar.
A friendly reminder that we have access to tickets for the Special Children's Christmas Party on November 30. More details about this fun event are available on Facebook but if you'd like a ticket for yourself or partner + child, please email james@wdsa.co.nz with your details by 29 September.
In this issue:
Frances Clarke Memorial Awards
Young Athletes Programme
Fundraising
Events
Resources
Other News
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FRANCES CLARKE MEMORIAL AWARDS
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The annual Frances Clarke Memorial Awards are nearly upon us. Nominations are now closed but you're invited to come along to celebrate the amazing achievements of people in our community.
This year's awards ceremony will be hosted at Government House on Wednesday 13 November and includes morning tea. If you are a Jacob Dombroski fan, you'll be thrilled to know that he has kindly accepted our invitation to speak at the event.
Timings and further information are available below. If you would like to attend please email francesclarke@wdsa.co.nz by 20 October, providing the following information for each person:
• Title (Mr, Mrs, Dr etc)
• Full name (First, Middle, and Last names)
• Email
• Address (include postcode)
• Arrival method (if car: car registration, make and colour)
• Dietary requirements
• Any notes (eg wheelchair, walker, vision etc)
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Timings
9.15am Gates open
9:45am Gates close
10.00am Awards ceremony commences
11:30am Awards ceremony concludes
Some important things to note about Government House
• Bring photo ID (names must match the details you provide WDSA)
• There will be limited parking
• Dress code is smart day wear
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Special Olympics NZ is organising a pilot programme for this coming November and December. The Young Athletes Programme is a sport and play programme for children with and without intellectual disabilities, aged 4 to 7 years old.
Young Athletes helps lead children into a bright new world of sports and social skills, pride and possibility. The six week programme will take place at the ASB Sports Centre, Kilbirnie, Wellington on Sunday 10, 17, 24 November and 1, 8, 15 December. Each session runs 10.30-11.15am. The programme is free but registration is essential. Email David Hibberd for a registration form.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
This recent movie fundraiser was a great success with a total of over $1000 collected.
Thanks to Ruth Coard for another incredible effort in pulling this awesome event together. And a big thanks to all your friends and family who supported the event, plus the businesses whose donations helped to make the night such a success:
Amber Hudson - Nails at Salem; Aura Vela; Baby on the Move Lower Hutt; Bea Bird Creations; Huia Pool; L'affare; Little Poppet Clothing; Rainbow Confectionery; Wellington City Council
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Downlights
WDSA is now a registered fundraising organisation with Downlights Fundraising Candles. Downlights was created by Kiwis with Down syndrome as a fundraising tool. Many of you will know the story of Emma and her dad, Tony. You can read more about it here.
These handcrafted, biodegradable soy candles come in a variety of delicious fragrances and are the perfect Christmas gift with a contribution going to WDSA. It's easy:
1: visit Downlights' website
2: chose the item you wish to buy
3: select 'Organised fundraiser' from drop down box under 'Fundraising Organisation' and then add WDSA under 'Fundraising Organisation's Name' and yours/your child's name as a reference
4: add to basket
5: repeat until your basket is too heavy to lift ;)
If you live in Wellington select 'pick up from organisation' as the delivery method, we'll arrange getting your goodies to you.
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Karma Keg Fundraiser
Upbeat Petone bar and eatery, Queen of Jackson, will be holding a Karma Keg in November with all proceeds going to WDSA! A keg of locally brewed Baylands beer will be on tap at Queen of Jackson on the 9th, pub punters can pay what they think is 'karmically fair' for each pint they imbibe. Get along to support local and a great cause.
3pm, Saturday 9 November
Queen of Jackson, 181 Jackson St, Petone
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The Peanut Butter Falcon
We've been given an awesome opportunity to invite friends and family to an advanced screening of The Peanut Butter Falcon at the Penthouse Cinema in Brooklyn. This acclaimed movie isn't due to be released in NZ until later in January. The story follows Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck.
Email ruth@wdsa.co.nz for tickets ($20pp).
4pm, Saturday 16 November
Penthouse Cinema, 205 Ohiro Rd, Brooklyn
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WDSA Christmas Party
Ho Ho Ho Santa is coming! Bring the family for this fun event, we will have a place for the kids to play, sausage sizzle, jolly Christmas tunes and a visit from Christmas Fairy and Ralph the Elf from Fairy Cat and Friends. Please bring a wrapped named gift ($10 max) for the Big Man in Red to give out to your child(ren). More on Facebook.
1-3pm, 23 November
Knox Presbyterian Church, 574 High St, Lower Hutt
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Also Coming Up...
3 March 2020: Pub Quiz at Sprig & Fern in Petone
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Fullpower Healthy Relationships
The Fullpower Healthy Relationships programme was developed with and for teens and adults with intellectual disabilities. It provides practical tools to build resiliency and to prevent bullying, violence and abuse. You can view the digital version, trial before purchasing or order the hardcopy kit ($115 plus gst) at Kidpower NZ. The digital version is free.
Kidpower NZ is currently piloting a version for younger children. If you are keen to find out more about this, get in touch: 0800 KID POWER or newzealand@kidpower.org.nz
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IHC Library
The IHC Library is free to use and open to anyone living in New Zealand. The library has an excellent online catalogue containing information on all aspects of intellectual disability, autism and other developmental disabilities, built up over many years. It's free to join and borrow from – you can order books and DVDs online and they will be sent out. The only cost is returning the books if you chose to do so by post - it's free to drop them back into their Willis St branch in Wellington.
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Congratulations to Charlotte Gendall who won the Staglands Family Pass for filling out the WDSA registration survey. Big thanks to Staglands for their kind donation and to all who completed the survey to help clean up our database.
We would love to hear and share your stories and pictures via this newsletter. We're also keen to know about useful resources or services you have found that we can publish on our website and make available to other members. Email all ideas through to Andy.
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