Nexus

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FEBRUARY

2020

President’s Report Lynette’s Lyrics - Live, Love, Laugh

“We're all going on a summer holiday, No more working for a week or two, Fun and laughter on our summer holiday, No more worries for me or you, For a week or two!..... So we're going on a summer holiday, To make our dreams come true…..” Cliff Richard What beautiful sunny weather we are still having! It was great to spend some of the holidays with family from afar, and we made lots of memories. It would be lovely never to have any worries, but unfortunately that is not reality or Life. I was planning on going for many more walks, but my feet and back are not co-operating as I would like them to. Just before Christmas we managed to put another 14 Emergency Care Packs together with most of the donations from a country school who heard what we were doing and wanted to help. How awesome is that! Only a very few tickets left for the High Tea (if any when this goes to publishing….) It promises to be a delightful afternoon with lovely exquisite afternoon tea and delightful entertainment. There will also be some musical sounds coming from ‘The Lake’ just before 4. Conference will be upon us before we know. There are still spaces available and Wellington is promising us a good time. If you are thinking about it, take the leap and go for it! International president elect, Kathy Folley, might be visiting us the week prior to conference. Recently I went to see ‘Little Women’ at Hawera Cinema 2 and thoroughly enjoyed it. In the next few months, ‘Emma ’, ‘The secret Garden’ and ‘Love Sarah’ looks quite appealing. I have read a variety of books over the last few weeks, and on the side I’m also busy with another Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness. Very inspiring and encouraging to make me do little things that might even seem like nothing. On the home front, our family and extended family are getting use to Mum being in full time care. It is the best for her (and dad), but still, so not easy. Little Noah is now over 2 months and smiling and interacting with us. The cutest age! Still a little cuddle bug though. The other 2 munchkins are great with him and also growing up fast. May we go forth with high ideals to greet our fellow man, be true to all Altrusa aims until we meet again. “It is the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you – or don’t. So don’t take it lightly. Kobe Bryant”

Lyne e Gous, President

Altrusa Interna onal of Hawera Inc, PO Box 226 Hawera 4640

In this edi on of

Nexus President’s Report

Rosters

Altrusa Interna onal Website

Accent

February Birthdays

Important Dates

Funnies

Altrusan Diary

District Fi een

Editors Column

High Tea Fundraiser

16 February 2020

MEALS ON WHEELS ROSTERS - FEBRUARY TO APRIL 2020

Brenda 12 February

Heather B 1 March

From the Altrusa Interna onal Website

Interna onal Conven on

July 21-24, 2021 Quebec, Canada Every second year, Altrusa Interna onal hold a conven on for the en re membership, with a similar purpose to District Conference but on a larger scale. The four-day programme includes business mee ngs, a variety of workshops, keynote speakers, services projects, recogni on through awards, elec on of interna onal leadership, opportuni es to connect and socialise with Altrusan from across the world an, and a lot of fun!

Don’t forget your login : User Name; Altrusan Password: MamieLethaNina1917

MEALS ON WHEELS - THURSDAY 6-Feb Glenda Robert 5 Mar Jenny John 2 April Jenny John

13-Feb Alison Molly 12 Mar Anne D Judith 9 April Alison Karen

20-Feb Brenda Julie 19 Mar Brenda Julie 16 April Brenda Julie

27-Feb Helen Grant 26 Mar Helen Grant 23 April Helen Grant

30 April Anne M ?

MEALS ON WHEELS - SATURDAY 1-Feb Michelle Frances 7 Mar Frances Michelle 4 April Frances Michelle

8-Feb Pat Heather B 14 Mar Anne D Anne M 11 April ? ?

15-Feb Glenda Robert 21 Mar Glenda Robert 18 April Glenda Robert

22-Feb Molly Marie 28 Mar Marie Linda G 25 April Marie ?

29 Feb Linda

Bishop Chris ne

Accent February 2020

15 Feb Robynne Janice 29 Feb Brenda Linda Burke 14 Mar Heather F Lyne e 28 Mar Molly Karen 11 Apr Anne M Helen

25 Apr Heather B Linda Bishop 9 May Chris ne Pat 23 May Marie Jenny

BOOKS ON WHEELS UPDATE The last delivery of Books on Wheels for 2019 was undertak-en by seven lovely ladies. Armed with books and baked treats they visited near-ly 30 very apprecia ve book borrowers. Time was spent making them feel special, cha ng to them and ge ng to know them be er. A erwards the seven lovely ladies met up for coffee and cake.

BRA –VO!!! I am sure you all have

lots of ideas about what we could do with our PRE

-LOVED BRAS, butHelen has a much be er idea of what to do with

them. Could you please start bringing them to the

dinner mee ngs and pass them on to her?

6 February 2020

Interna onal Day of Zero Tolerance for

Female Genital Mu la on, with the aim to

amplify and direct the efforts on the

elimina on of this prac ce

UNESCO recognises the unique ability to capture the crea ve spirit of the human mind, World Poetry Day was adopted during UNESCO’s 30th

session held in Paris in 1999.

OurAltrusanDiary2019-2020Dinner mee ngs—meet 6pm & dinner will be served at 6.30 pm.

Please contact the club by 7pm the night before the mee ng if you cannot a end the next dinner mee ng.

Coming Mee ngs & Events

4 February Dinner Mee ng Hostesses: Judith & Linda Bishop No guest Speaker tonight.

18 February Board Mee ng 3 March Dinner Mee ng Hostesses: Linda Burke & Melanie

Guest Speaker: Wendy Foreman—Neighbourhood Support 17 March Board Mee ng

From the Editor

Hello readers, welcome to February 2020! December and January flew straight past me I think! Except

for the public holidays I worked through Christmas and New Year. It was hard not to be with our

children and grandchildren at this time but it was wonderful to finally catch up early in the New Year.

We were so happy that all our family were able to meet up in Tauranga to celebrate our eldest grand

daughter’s birthday and also the news of another grandbaby later this year.

At Altrusa, Hawera we have another big year ahead of us with the High Tea in February which is

gathering quite a reputation out there as one of the best, the Conference in Wellington, the Presidents

Project, as well as all our usual activities to support our community.

Please continue to send me your pictures and stories so they can be shared in Nexus, and also if you have

any tips, recipes or ideas that we may find interesting or helpful. There is always printing space and after

all this is YOUR newsletter.

Robynne

From the District Fifteen Website Have you ever just clicked on the District Fifteen Website and browsed? If you select the Clubs option, and then choose a club and scroll to the bottom of the page you will find their latest newsletter. These newsletters are not only packed with news but also with ideas for fundraising, inspiration, motivation and just general sharing. They are not all published monthly, and are all very unique in their presentation and I believe they are done with genuine pride in what their club achieves and how it serves their community. (I know ours is!!)