(A Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Carefunded program)
Hello everyone, It’s raining! Well, at the time of writing this report it was pouring. No complaints. Great to see green again, but hopefully the green has spread through the drought areas.
Café Club: As mentioned in the previous edition, our new program, the Café Club (Culture, Activity, Friendship, Education), has commenced and is going very well. The Club is held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. If you would like to be part of this group, please contact the office for further information, as you need to be registered as a client before attending or receiving other services from the organisation.
The program for the following 3 months is:
1 May * Safety awareness and issues for the elderly: Police Constable Kim
Shaw * Bingo
15 May * Board games, cards, etc * Carpet bowls
5 June * Diabetes education speaker * Games
19 June * Discussion groups * Craft: knit together community project * Carpet bowls
3 July * Pick the face photograph game * Teach a skill * board games
17 July * Entertainment: in line dancers * Games.
Volunteers are an integral part of this organisation, without whom we are unable to provide services. To maintain the standard that our clients should have, we provide ongoing support and training to our volunteers. In March, 20 volunteers and staff successfully completed a twoday Senior First Aid Certificate with the Red
Cross. NINA pays for all volunteer training. In the next three months the service will provide training in:
Tues 8 April day - grief & loss
Tues 13 May day manual handling
Wed 18 June day dementia awareness (Tafe Plus certificate).
If you have few hours to spare each month to support the senior, frail aged, disabled and carers in your community, then please contact the office. We would love to hear from you as we DESPERATE for additional volunteers
APRIL ACTIVITIES
Shopping trips: Every Friday to major shopping centres. We collect and return you to your front door in our 19 seater bus.
April mixed social: The outing on Monday 7 April is a coffee cruise on the tranquil waterways of the Port Hacking River. Cost $10 includes morning tea. Booking for this outing will be taken from Wed 19 March.
Men’s group: On Monday 28 April the group will be going to Star City Casino Sydney. If you would like to know more about this group please contact Toby Collins on 4294 1900.
NINA’S 19 SEATER BUS IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANISATIONS.
If you would like to find out about your Neighbour Aid service or require assistance, please contact the office MondayFriday 94.30pm on 4294 1900.
Take care,
Julie, Diane, Jodie, Heather & Jenelle.