Kia ora koutou,

I am promoting the next round of Arthritis New Zealand community education sessions from the 18 – 21 May. We are in the midst of a gout awareness campaign, so this visit is all about gout! I would really appreciate your support to get the word out about these free events – tell your family, friends, customers, clients, patients and colleagues! All of the details are in the attached fliers. We also have lots of other interesting things happening, including potential for water-based exercise classes, a new arthritis support group, and a fundraising opportunity with Z Havelock North and ‘Good in the hood’. More details below.

All about gout

Did you know that gout is the second most common type of arthritis in New Zealand? Did you know that it is NOT all about beer and seafood? Please come and find out more about gout and how it can be treated, at one of the following locations:

Wairoa: Monday 18 May, 1.30pm – 3pm. Age Concern Wairoa, 8 Lahore St, Wairoa.

Waipukurau: Wednesday 20 May, 12pm – 1pm. The meeting room, A. W. Parsons Indoor Pool, 10 River Tce, Waipukurau.Waipukurau gout session 20 May.pdf

Hastings: Wednesday 20 May, 3pm – 4.30pm. Heretaunga Park Conference Centre, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, 821 Orchard Rd, Hastings.

Napier: Thursday 21 May, 10am – 11.30am. The Miro room, Te Kupenga Hauora Ahuriri, 5 Sale St, Napier.

General arthritis education sessions

Tuesday 19 May, Age Concern Hastings, 415 Heretaunga St East, Hastings

Osteoarthritis: 10am – 11.30am

Inflammatory autoimmune arthritis: 1.30pm – 3pm (includes rheumatoid, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic).

Please check the attached fliers for details of how to book.

Water-based exercise volunteers

We are in the process of arranging water-based exercise classes for people with arthritis in Hastings, but in order to run a successful programme we will need a dedicated group of volunteers who can help with coordination/administration, and leading the classes. If you are interested please have a look at the job description on Volunteer Hawke’s Bay’s website: admin role http://www.volunteeringhb.org.nz/jobs/index.htm?job=640  and exercise leader role http://www.volunteeringhb.org.nz/jobs/index.htm?job=641 or contact our regional coordinator Maggie Lovekin-Pitman on 0800 663 463 or [email protected].

New arthritis support group

We have two wonderful volunteers who are in the process of starting a local arthritis support group in Hawke’s Bay. Their names are Claire Hatfield and Rebecca Houlton. If you are interested in being a part of this group, please send Rebecca an email to find out more on [email protected]

Z ‘Good in the hood’ – please visit the Havelock North Z petrol station in May!

From 1 May to 30 May 2015 you can help Arthritis New Zealand by purchasing petrol and other items from the Havelock North Z service station. For every purchase, you will be given a token and can vote for us by placing the token in the Arthritis New Zealand slot, so that we get a donation from Z. This will go a long way towards continuing services in the local community! Thank you.

Kind Regards,
Zoe Pullman (née McGavock)
Arthritis Educator
Arthritis New Zealand, Midland-Central Region

Kaiponapona Aotearoa 
PO Box 10020 | L2, 166 Featherston Street | Wellington | 6143

Ph: (04) 472 1427 | DDI: (04) 472 5670 | Mobile: (027) 603 3279 | Tollfree: (0800) 663 463 
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