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Latest News: Keeping safe within our communities

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Keeping safe within our communities ...
This report from Group Coordinator Wynne Howarth

Darryn Heaven, the area Community Constable, came and spoke to us at our April meeting about keeping ourselves safe.

He had a Power Point presentation but unfortunately it did not work! So we just saw slides, which was a pity because his actually presentation contains video clips and was very educational.

He gave us some very helpful advice: you should not leave the garage open when home, put handbags on floor of the car and not on the seat, know your neighbours, report anything strange you might see around your area, and record registration on strange cars. He also spoke to us about how to answer door to strangers (especially if asking to use phone for emergencies),and advised passing on information to police even if it seems inconsequential.

We had some still photographs to present the situations he spoke to us about and we had good discussion ... and could probably have talked for a lot longer!

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A wet and rainy night? No problem for East Auckland
This report from Group Coordinator Jennifer Woodroofe

The East Auckland group held their March meeting on a very wet night!
 
Eleven ladies attended and one of our own members – Jo – taught us how to make paper beads, and showed us a whole lot of the necklaces and things that she had made.

What an easy craft to create! And they look so pretty.

All you need is glossy paper, scissors, a tube of glue and a knitting needle (or toothpick). Jo had made one item for a friend - a three-strand necklace made from sheets of wrapping paper – black on white and white on black – and some red beads. The colour contrast between the black, white and red was exquisite.

As usual the evening was accompanied by supper and quite a few sticky fingers! Thoroughly enjoyed by all and Jo was ever so willing to help anyone who got ‘stuck’. Thanks Jo.

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Enjoying a Lotus Root salad...

This report from Group Coordinator Jennifer Woodroofe 

The East Auckland group met this past week to plan for the year ahead. Aside from the usual Mid Winter dinner, some of the suggestions included a craft night, a visit from the Cancer Society Liaison Nurse,  a presentation from a Physiotherapist, a movie with icecream and popcorn, a Lymphoedema talk and  hopefully a return of the excellent podiatrist from last year.

Last year one of our Korean Members invited some of us to go to her house in January to enjoy a Korean lunch so we could taste the food of her culture. We did this the week before our meeting. Ten of us attended and thoroughly enjoyed a selection of delicious dishes and all felt the highlight was the Lotus Root salad. It was yummy and is Korean. Jenny purchases the root from the Korean market presliced and frozen and she made the salad with capsicums sliced and a dressing! Very nice. All agreed it was really ‘different’. Other dishes included fish, courgette, sliced beef and pork, meat balls, a spicy meat dish and a lovely dish that had eggs and seaweed in it. Afterwards, Jenny produced a beautiful tiramisu and Korean coffee. We were really appreciative of Jenny’s efforts and some of us had no dinner that night – we were too full!  Thank you Jenny!

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