YWCA Mobile Meals requires drivers to deliver mobile meals to the elderly and those unable to prepare their own meals. Congratulations to winning ticket number 072 held by Sean Foster of Hamilton.
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FLIGHT FOR TWO RESULTS Major Prize – Ticket no: 072 Sean Foster, Hamilton Plus Spot prizes kindly donated by National Bank: #352 Kathy Cave, Hamilton |
Funds raising
Thanks to the sponsors above who agreed that we could use their prize as part of the YWCA's fund raising. During December 2010- January 2011 the YWCA will be re-roofing the 36 year old Mobile Meals kitchen roof which has started leaking and seismically strengthening the adjoining chapel/Te Whare Wahine.
Four life time memberships
Hamilton YWCA held its 67th Annual General Meeting October 22. An ener
getic board of eight women including two YWCA scholarship holders were re-elected to the Board. Half the Board are young women aged 30 or under.
At the AGM four women were recognised for their many contributions and years of service to the Hamilton YWCA and awarded lifetime memberships.
The new lifetime members are Juanita (Nita) Blackburn, Teresa Coker, Noeleen Hussey and Kathy Gleeson.
Photo: Kathy Gleeson and President of the board Vanessa BurrettHamilton 'Y' women attend asia pacific meeting
A week long Asia Pacific YWCA Regional Training Institute has been held in Bali aimed to enhance the capacity of YWCAs, to strengthen the response to HIV and AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights, and violence against women in the Asia and Pacific region.
The YWCA Asia Pacific Regional Training Institute gathers every four years to help develop future leaders. New Zealand was represented by Rachel Bowley, Nan Seuffertt (both from Hamilton), Vanisa Dhiru (Wellington), and Hilary Sumpter; they were part of 90 women and young women from Asia and around the Pacific.
The young leaders looked at ways of building confidence and self-esteem in young women. They discussed the importance of education about sexual and reproductive health and rights and violence against women; sex is often taboo subject in the Pacific and the lack of information for young people contributes to the existing stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV.
Hamilton YWCA holds a week long 'Week Without Violence Campaign' each November and supports the World AIDS Day each December.
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Reducing Carbon Emissions
YWCA Hostel Co-ordinator Riikka Anderson is leading our journey to further reduce our carbon emissions. We won the New Zealand Sustainable Business Exploring Award. read more...
We participated in Earth Hour Saturday 28 March 2009.
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