Tairāwhiti Community Voice, Gisborne Volunteer Centre and St John will be at the Home & Lifestyle Expo this weekend 3rd & 4th August 2019 from 10am - 4pm both days. Information on some of our member organisations will be available as well. Come along to see what it's all about and support our grassroots organisations at the shared site located at 21 & 23 in the Pavilion at the Showgrounds.

Members include:
Workbridge
TaiTech
Epilepsy
Age Concern
Gisborne Budget Moniora
Barnardos

We look forward to seeing you out there.

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome back to our newsletter. After trialling fortnightly releases for a little while, we are back to our regularly scheduled weekly newsletters.

This means you can submit items to us up until 5pm each Wednesday again in order to have them included that week. Otherwise they will make it in to the following week's newsletter.

We are still advertising all events on our website.

Who are we?

Tairāwhiti Community Voice is a community organisation committed to helping Tairāwhiti thrive by assisting community organisations. We aim to support grassroots organisations to link up, speak out, refer between, and promote their services.

As always get in touch if you have any questions, suggestions, feedback, or are interested in joining our network.

- Leshaan

TCV Calendar Snapshot, 1st - 8th August

Here's what is coming up in the next week. Please check our calendar for full details and contacts for all events:

From our members:

Gisborne Volunteer Centre's Two Minutes of Good Film Festival has been, and the entries can be viewed here.

SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) are a group of wonderful students at Gisborne Girls High School who are running a Pay It Forward day on the 16th of August. They are putting together Care Packs for Women to give out in the community. If you would like to donate anything for these, please contact Wendy from Barnardos on 06 869 1340 before the 9th of August.

Hospice Fundamentals of Palliative Care Education Programme third quarter offerings continue through to September including a session tomorrow and one next Tuesday. See the website calendar for all of the dates and more info.

From TCV:

TCV is looking for a Network Officer! If you are interested in this 10 hour per week position, please contact Liz Graham on 0274140895

The Meet the Candidates event will be held on Monday 9th of September. We invite you to submit questions for this event, and we will select a few to be answered by each candidate. Please email them to Leshaan here.

From the community:

The Sunrise Foundation's Annual Report is now out, and it is a very interesting read. Click here to learn about their work helping organisations in our local community, and some of their generous donors who make it possible.

Growing Through Grief - Eastland is offering the Seasons for Growth® programme for children, young people and adults who are experiencing loss, grief and change in their lives. This starts next Wednesday 7th of August. See our calendar for more information and contact details.

The Dying to Know Lecture Series starts next Thursday the 8th of August at 1pm. There are four lectures in this public series at the Gisborne Yacht Club, which present an opportunity to learn the practical know-how needed to plan for the natural end of life. Contact Anne Meredith, 021 299 5774 or email Threeseedsinfo@gmail.com to register. See our calendar below for more details.

Building Awesome Whānau wānanga are being introduced to Tolaga Bay and Ruatoria. The first of two sessions in Tolaga Bay will be held 18 August 2019, and the first of two in Ruatoria on 1 September 2019. Check our calendar for details and contacts.

Tātou tātou e - CNA Conference. Community Networks Aotearoa and the NZ Council of Christian Social Services Joint Conference is being held from the 27th – 28th August 2019 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. Registrations are open now and you can check out their website for more information.

Check Out TCV's Events Page For More Details And Future Events!

Let's Work Together

Our weekly newsletters are sent out every Thursday around midday. Please feel free to share them with your networks and get in touch if you want to be added to the mailing list.

If you would like us to include a notice for your organisation in our TCV Inc. newsletter, please email the relevant information to contact@tcvhub.co.nz by 5pm each Wednesday to ensure it can be added to that week's newsletter. Anything received after this deadline can be posted on our website calendar and highlighted in the following week’s newsletter.

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