RURAL WOMEN ALIVE!
No. 96 – 16 August 2010
RWNZ on TV
Jacky Stafford will be featured doing a cooking demonstration on the Good Morning TV show tomorrow morning (17 August), at 9.20am and again at 10.10am, cooking up a storm from ‘A Good Spread’. We are sure she will do us proud.
RWNZ in the News
We have also featured in many news articles as a result of very successful cookbook launches branches have held around the country. A favourite of mine was the Golden Bay Weekly write up following Pakawau branch’s launch. We also had a double page spread in Saturday’s Dominion Post, including a photo of long time Pauatahanui member, Nancy Brown.
Our Patron, Lady Susan Satyanand also includes photos from our Wellington cookbook launch that she attended on her website.
A Good Spread - Reprint underway
We, and Random House, have temporarily sold out of A Good Spread, thanks to the fantastic efforts of members who have now sold 3700 copies!! But, good news! A reprint of a further 3000 copies is underway, and we expect to have more stock in early October in time for the International Day of Rural Women (15 October) and of course your Christmas gifts.
We are maintaining a spreadsheet of orders, so to ensure you don’t miss out, just email us at enquiries@ruralwomen.org.nz and we will add your order to the list.
Let’s Get Plastered for Breast Cancer
We are also awaiting supplies of breast plastering kits from overseas, and expect to have them available from the end of August. Again please send your orders to enquiries@ruralwomen.org.nz and we will note your requirements and get these to you as soon as they arrive.
RWNZ Express
Many news items are included in the next RWNZ Express which should be with you within the next two to three weeks. A calendar of upcoming events is also included below. You should by now also have received the latest Rural Women magazine, our ‘outward facing’ publication. If you have finished with your copy, why not leave it at your library/doctor’s surgery etc for others to find out more about Rural Women New Zealand?
Submissions
This week we made a submission to the Labour/Greens/Grey Power Inquiry into the Quality of Care Older New Zealanders Experience in Aged Care Facilities and their Homes.
Agri-Venture International Agricultural Exchange Association
International agricultural trainees are flocking to New Zealand for a ‘Kiwi’ farming experience, but AgriVenture is struggling to keep up with the demand. The organization is urgently seeking farming families to meet the trainees due to arrive in NZ over the next two months. The organization says the scheme is a great way for farmers to get an extra pair of hands and also learn about another culture and country, while giving someone the chance to learn about NZ agriculture and our way of life. 120 trainees are expected form UK, Europe, Canada and the USA. They live with the family or accommodation provided by the hosts. Trainees generally remain with a family for a minimum of four months, and an average of six. The organization has been running since 1963 and is aimed at 18-30 year olds. If you are interested in finding out more contact Robyn Baron on 0508 328000 or email nz@agriventure.com.
Country Girls’ Club Old Girls
A Country Girls' Club Old Girls get together and luncheon is being organised for Friday 24th September, 11.30am at the Darfield Recreation Centre. Cost: $17.50 to be paid by 10th September to Mrs Helen Reid, P O Box 20, Kirwee 7543. Please provide Name, Address, Phone No, maiden name. Any queries, please phone Helen: 03 318 1748.
Events coming up …
24 August - Wairarapa Women in Farming 10 am at Hank and Elizabeth van der Put’s lily and freesia gardens, 2550A State Highway 2, Greytown. After lunch visit Mela Apple Juices on the property of Andrew and Sue Wright at Ahikouka Road Greytown.
26 August - Judy Bailey, Brainwave Trust, hosted by Marlborough Provincial Wisheart Room, Marlborough Theatre, Blenheim. 7pm.
Sunday 26 September - Daffodil Dayze Gala, Weatherstons, Lawrence - 10am to 5pm. $5 entry.
28 August - Cromwell Branch 80th birthday
Saturday 6 November – Onewhero branch celebrates its first anniversary with a tree adventure course just north of Kumeu. Swinging logs, flying foxes, tarzan swing, rope pathways, hanging nets etc - team building, confidence boosting, and winery visit. Email fionaandterry@xnet.co.nz.
21 & 22 August - Nelson Ecofest, Trafalgar Centre, RWNZ on Food Preservation, www.ecofestnelsontasman.co.nz
21 August – 3-A-Breast – a Charity quilt auction in support of the Wanganui Cancer Society organized by the Rangitikei Country Quilters and featuring Rural Women New Zealand’s ‘Let’s Get Plastered for Breast Cancer’ casts. Tutaenui Hall, 11.30am. Auction 1.30pm. Followed by awards and afternoon tea. Stall. Lunch available. Gold coin donation.
24 September - Country Girls’ Club Reunion -11.30 am - A Country Girls’ Club Old Girls get together and luncheon is being organised at the Darfield Recreation Centre. Cost: $17.50 to be paid by 10 September to Mrs Helen Reid, P O Box 20, Kirwee 7543. Please provide name, address, phone number, maiden name. Any queries, please phone Helen: 03 318 1748.
15 October – International Day of Rural Women. This year our focus is on breast cancer awareness and the Let’s Get Plastered for Breast Cancer campaign.
20 October – Onewhero branch Let’s Get Plastered for Breast Cancer event at the Onewhero Rugby Club rooms. Contact Fiona Gower (09) 232-9711 or email fionaandterry@xnet.co.nz.
Friday 29 April to Sunday 1 May 2011 – Triple ‘F’ Challenge. Cycle/walk the Central Otago Rail Trail. Contact Pat Macaulay (03) 484 7006, Mob 027 201 6921 or email macaulay.p@farmside.co.nz. Registration forms will be available by late September on our website, or from Pat Macaulay.
RWNZ Membership Benefits – What’s in it for me? Go to www.ruralwomen.org.nz
Information: You will receive copies of the internal RWNZ Express after National Council meetings and Rural Women magazine twice a year
Advocacy: At a national level we support rural communities by ensuring that the rural voice is heard when policy is being developed in any of our four portfolio areas: health, social issues, land access and education.
Online Business Directory: If you are an RWNZ member you can add your business to the RWNZ Business Directory. To sign up, go to the Business Directory section of our website and click on the Business Directory enquiry form.
Bursaries: A range of RWNZ bursaries and grants are awarded each year. Check out our website for secondary school bursaries and the Scotlands Te Kiteroa Charitable Trust grant which close in September.
Rural Bulletin: This free monthly publication keeps you up to date with a wide range of issues that affect rural people, and alerts you to consultations and upcoming submission dates.
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Newsletter compiled by Jackie Edkins – Communications Officer (RWNZ) Jackie.Edkins@ruralwomen.org.nz. Rural Women New Zealand, 50 Victoria Street, Alicetown, Lower Hutt 5010.
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