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I have enjoyed my fi rst 6 weeks as National Manager for CanTeen. During this time I have visited all Divisions and met quite a few CanTeeners along the way and I’ve been really impressed with the very dedicated CanTeen staff members and the commitment of so many members to

the CanTeen vision. And because fun and humour are part of the CanTeen culture and values I have had a few laughs along the way.

I come from a commercial background and have held several management roles recently, but I was very keen to enter the not for profi t sector as I have had an involvement as a volunteer with several agencies over the last few years. I want to try to add value to CanTeen using the skills I have learnt and also to “give something back”.

The learning curve is a fast one but I am coming to grips with the CanTeen Way and the Health sector while looking at the best ways to deliver service to our members wherever they are.

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national�manager s�reportRoger Hill’s first

The CanTeen website is a valuable communication and information tool for our organisation. It is frequently the fi rst point of contact that a potential new member or the

general public will have with CanTeen. Time and time again we hear this.

Our current site was not meeting the needs of our members and the general public. So we set about rebuilding a new website with the help of Terabyte and the input of CanTeen members. We were extremely grateful to our principal sponsor Foodstuffs and Lottery for funding the rebuild of the website.

Work began on this project some 4 months ago and by the time you read this magazine it will be live, at www.canteen.org.nz

The new CanTeen website is about involvement. We have built an area for members to create online journals. You can make your journal public or private, upload photos and communicate with friends, family, school, work etc.

Hopefully you will fi nd information on the website that is relevant to you or your situation or that you can relate to. Below is a snapshot of some of the topics we have covered;

What is CanTeen• Our programmes• How we’re funded• Our history• Meet the board• Our sponsors• Contact us• Job vacancies• How you can help (plus online sales of CanTeen Christmas Cards, Bandannas etc)• News/Media (online magazines)

Mind Section:• Getting to grips with cancer• Why me?• Diagnosis• CanTeen members stories• Dealing with …• Strategies for coping• Beyond Cancer• When cancer can’t be cured• When someone close to you dies

Body Section:• Types of Cancer• Treatments• Administering treatment• Tests• Medicines• Side Effects• Hospital Stays• Eating Well• Late Effects• Medical Jargon• Links, reading and other support

Spirit Section:• Types of Cancer

Friends & Family:• Brothers & Sisters • For Friends• When someone close to you dies• Personal stories• Links, reading and other support• Online Journals• Locate a CanTeen Buddy• Messages of support• Inspiring stories• Poetry• Remembrances

CanTeen events• Upcoming events• National & Each CanTeen branch• Recent events

It is extremely interactive and we will be issuing all members with a password to access and create their own online journal.

Any queries on the new site please don’t hesitate to contact me, leanner@canteen.org.nz

Leanne RyburnIncome Development Manager

website�redevelopment

Check out the new

CanTeen website!

T he fun and excitement never stops at CanTeen, and we have again had our share of laughter and enjoyment over the past few months.

Leadership Workshop saw Member Board reps; Presidents and Vice presidents spend a weekend at a retreat just out of Auckland. The objectives of the training were to provide training specifi c to the roles of Board reps, Presidents and Vice presidents as well as learn about leadership in general, to provide team building opportunities amongst the senior members across the country and provide a forum for discussion, sharing and support. And boy did we do all of those! There was lots of learning courtesy of Scott Alcock and some senior leaders who spent time with us facilitating different sessions.

But most of all, the weekend gave everyone the chance to get to know and learn from each other. Thanks to all of the board reps, Presidents, Vice Presidents and staff (Jim, Elspeth, Sandie and Simon) for making it what it was.

July saw the appointment of Roger Hill as CanTeens new National Manager. It’s fantastic to have Roger onboard. He comes with a lot of knowledge and experience that you can read about later in the magazine.

The National Board had a team building / training weekend, and has come away feeling enthused and motivated for the year ahead. We traveled to an incredible place in Lyttleton, just out of Christchurch. We refl ected on

the CanTeen ethos and values and what they mean to us. The program also covered the structure of CanTeen, role descriptions and what it means to be on the board. It was also a chance to develop relationships, a sense of fun and just get to know everyone outside of the meeting room. Overall, the weekend followed through with its promise to be both fun and informative, and has ensured that our board members are geared up for a great year ahead.

Charlotte (Vice President) and I got the opportunity to visit CanTeen Australia in August. It was a great opportunity for us to attend a number of their National events. We learnt a lot and built on the relationship between the two countries which is always benefi cial considering we are such a unique organization.

Let’s see what spring brings!

Cheers,

Karen Miller

I live in Bayswater on Auckland’s North Shore and I’m married with three adult sons. I enjoy fi shing and boating, golf, cricket, European History and current affairs.

I am looking forward to meeting more CanTeeners and helping to grow a happy, healthy CanTeen.

Roger Hill

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Karen and Charlotte

Many of our young people and their families need to travel from their home towns to receive specialist treatment at Starship Hospital in Auckland. Some have to travel from as far away as Southland.

CanTeen has developed a good working relationship with the Ronald McDonald House in Auckland who provide appropriate accommodation for our members. Many of our members have extended stays at the RMH, and ease of access to a range of services and facilities is very important. To ensure suitable facilities are available at the RMH, we have been working with RMH to further develop the concept of the Teenage Lounge and are providing $250,000 towards its construction.To make sure it meets the needs of all the young people staying in the House, CanTeen will play a key part in designing this space.

Situated on Level 1 in the new expansion the Teenagers’ Lounge will be part of the Kids Zone, which will also include a Creative activities centre and a Learning Centre.

The Teenagers’ Lounge will be exclusively for young people staying in the House, where they can support each other and develop strong friendships.

By calling this space the CanTeen Lounge, it will signal to the young people staying in the House that this is really ‘their space.’

New Zealanders across the country have again generously supported CanTeen, raising $386,150 through the purchases of Pam’s milk and bread from PAK’nSAVE, New World, Write Price and Four Square stores during the month of June.

It is the third year Foodstuffs New Zealand Limited, through the Pam’s brand, have supported CanTeen.

Foodstuffs managing director Tony Carter says the $386,150 raised brings the total raised for CanTeen from the Pam’s partnership to more than $1.2 million.

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pam s�bread�and�milk�promotion

Ayla & Andrew with Tony Carter

George Sutherland presents the cheque to Toni. Background: Penny (Wellington Coordinator) and Shannon

With the support of our major sponsor Foodstuffs,

CanTeen has committed $600,000 over the next

three years to fund three paediatric oncology

research projects. This ground breaking research will enable

Health Professionals, and CanTeen to;

• Increase survival rates

• Improve care and quality of life for young

people living with cancer

• Develop appropriate new services

This vital research is led by a group of health professionals

representing all sectors involved in Childhood and Adolescent

cancer care. The Paediatric Oncology Steering Group (POSG)

is led by Dr Wayne Nichols, Paediatric Oncologist at Starship

Hospital. “I speak on behalf of my colleagues throughout New

Zealand when I say that we are absolutely thrilled to receive

this funding from CanTeen. The aim of the POSG is to provide

patients and families with a comprehensive paediatric cancer

service throughout New Zealand that is of an international

standard”.

meet�the�new�staff�members

My name is Stephanie Downes and I’ve recently joined CanTeen as Receptionist/PA to the National Manager (Roger Hill)

I’ve recently moved back to New Zealand permanently after being overseas for the last six years. I spent time travelling around South America and Europe, and working in England where I met my husband. After being away for so long I am enjoying spending time with my family, and I’m going to be an aunty in October!

Stephanie Downes

After being self employed for 20 years I began working at CanTeen as a temp last October. I am now working as a permanent member of the

CanTeen staff as the Administration Manager, offering admin support to the hard working team at CanTeen. CanTeen is a great place to work, and along with my three teenage children keeps me busy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Ann Rynbeck

Contruction underway on the extensions, including the new Teenagers Lounge, at RMH Auckland.

Dr. Wayne Nichols

Chairman of the POSG

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I know most people think of chemotherapy patients as being skin and bone; bald people with a rasping cough and sunken eyes but I’m proof that this is not always the case.

I fi nished my two years of chemotherapy with a 30kg weight gain and a mullet. While I did indeed lose weight (and my hair) in the fi rst part of my treatment, the second, less intensive phase indeed saw me grow my hair back (albeit mullety) and put on a lot of weight due to the amount of steroids I was taking. Even post treatment I would walk into my oncologist’s offi ce for my appointments and he would look at my vital stats and shake his head. It seemed that my treatment has so affected my metabolism that no matter what I did, I just kept gaining more and more weight.

Three years on and I had put on another 10+kg, and still I was struggling with this weight problem that I never thought I could beat. The mullet had fi nally grown out and I was taking care of myself but I still couldn’t shake this post treatment weight. I had resigned myself to being just another “bigger” person.

One day I was watching a weight loss television show and I fi nally decided that I was not going to let my treatment be my excuse anymore, I didn’t care what it took I was going to really start taking care of myself and I was going to take pride in the way that I looked, so the next day I signed up to an accredited weight loss group and I haven’t looked back since.

Sure it’s been hard, and many many times I got incredibly disheartened (especially at the start) and told myself that I had so much to lose that I need not even try, but every time I managed to keep sight of my goal and each time I managed to plug on.

I went and saw my Oncologist after 4 months and I had lost 20kg. The surprise in his eyes and his utter astonishment was possibly the best feeling I had felt in a long time.

So I kept going, and now, 11 months later have managed to lose 35.7kg. I only have 5.3 more to go and I can no longer imagine that I used to be one of those “bigger girls” that you see walking down the street.

Someone asked me the other day how my life had changed since I had lost all this weight, and my answer was, how hasn’t it! Way back when I started, I had absolutely NO idea of how much my life would change. I can walk into shops and know that clothes will fi t; I can squeeze into a crowded elevator without feeling guilty. I pose for the camera, I run with my friends, I take pride in my appearance and I have energy to burn. I can say, without the slightest hesitation, that doing this for myself has been the BEST thing I have EVER done. Even though research has indeed shown that some chemotherapy patients continue to put on weight long after their treatment has fi nished, I have proved this wrong and I’m continually amazed at how good this feels.

I hope that by writing this message I can help to motivate people who feel that they too have post treatment affects that they wish they could beat. My only regret about this whole experience is that I wasted so much

the�new�aeronwy

O n July the 30th a few members of the Wellington branch were invited to meet Michael Campbell at Ronald MacDonald House in Newtown. They put on a celebratory afternoon tea to congratulate Michael on his

recent win at the US open. Michael took the time to shake everyone’s hands and say a few personal words to everyone. It was an inspiring experience for the CanTeeners who attended. We left the function overwhelmed by how down to earth Michael Campbell was.

O n the 24th of July we started a weekend of relaxation and fun for a lot of CanTeeners in the Manawatu, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki and Wellington branches. We all headed off to a hostel in

Palmy. When we all got there at around seven we dug in to the fi sh and chips, then the traditional get-to-know-you games. Sleep soon followed so we would be ready for a new day.

After breakfast we were split into two groups; one would be pampering each other with foot and hand massages with some people from the Body Shop, whilst the others would be in the kitchen ready to have fun creating chocolate treats. We switched around so we all had the opportunity to get pampered and gorge our sweet teeth.

After Morning Tea most of us were able to do some arts and crafts – some were fortunate enough to get a makeover from the body shop people who were still there. The choice of art and craft was really varied. From fridge magnets and jewellery making to painting pillowcases and wood hangings, we barely could do them all!

Lunch followed and we soon headed on our way to Te Manawa museum, gallery and science centre. Te Manawa had an optical illusion thing happening at the time and we all had fun making weird refl ections of ourselves in the mirrors, trying out the skipping machine and playing soccer with blowers, along with lots of other amusing stuff.

We then headed to the pool where time was spent going down the two water slides and bathing in the nice hot spa. After returning to the hostel we had a bit of free time to play before we went to the cinema to see the movie Madagascar – a very funny movie; especially the penguins.

Had to head back quickly to have pizza and watch the big game: All Blacks versus the Lions. The only Lions supporter there, Michelle – the Taranaki coordinator, was severely disappointed with the trashing the All Blacks gave to the Lions. After sleep some CanTeeners woke up early to do some very relaxing (and very painful) yoga exercises.

A large group of us had to go early for horse-riding whilst the others had some time to relax before they went speeding around the track at indoor go-karting. The others took a more casual approach, our horses pacing leisurely around the paddocks. We met again at the Go-karting raceway where we had a Barbeque lunch of hamburgers and sausages.

We returned for our fi nal visit to the hostel to get our bags before we headed off to the golf club to swing some shots at the driving range or try for the elusive hole in one at the mini golf. Unfortunately we then had to say our goodbyes to the people from the Hawkes Bay as they had to go to their bus.

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afternoon�tea�with�michael�campbell�

wellington

time thinking that I simply couldn’t lose weight, when all I needed to do was to gain some knowledge about good nutrition and stick to a plan that worked.

For all you guys that knew the “old me” you can vouch for the fact that I loved food and I still do. I enjoy everything in moderation and I still eat all the foods I used to, just in healthy proportions.

Cancer has given me a perspective on life that is probably very different to that of my peers, yet I still didn’t see my body as being something that I should really take care of and look after. Now I see how important this is and I couldn’t feel better. There is no way that I will ever go back to the way I was. I’m too busy reveling in the new found opportunities and delights that my new lifestyle is providing.

Aeronwy

We continued to golf – some people were obviously inspired by Michael Campbell’s US open victory as they made some awesome shots – whilst most of us just tried our best. We then had to say goodbye to our Taranaki and Manawatu friends before we headed off to the petrol station where we met up with them again! Then after saying our FINAL goodbyes we headed off into the sunset, calm and at peace from our experiences.

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Now, 11 months later I’ve

managed to lose 35.7kg

One day I was watching a weight loss television show and I finally decided that I was not

going to let my treatment be my excuse anymore.

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waikatoA HUGE CANTEEN THANKYOU to Kaaren Smiley and team

from SIMPLEA RED!! Raised $14 449.73 cents for us!!

A great BIG WELCOME toIG WELCOME to New Waikato CanTeeners

Taalia Kelly Josh Kelly

Jaana KellyHerangi Simeon Jasmine Teriaki

Zoe CoxMhairi HayworthMegan PattersonReece Patterson

Jonathon Bouwhuis

New VolunteersNew VolunteersCindy O’BrienHeather Charles

welcome!

hello�from�taranaki

taranaki

I would be lying if I said to Rachel that we have been saving all the best activities until she gets back, because to tell you the truth she would be jealous to know just some of the cool stuff we have been

up to. (Don’t worry Rachel the committee still has a lot more exciting activities stuffed up its sleeve for when you return)

So from the last Magazine we have merged into the cold winter months, Michelle has made the switch from her vegetarian shorts to her vegetarian pants and we have all faced the blue months with the attitude that that-good-old-Taranaki-weather is not going to be a hindrance on the activities we can do. So…. as a committee we put our “thinking of activities” hat on and came up with some really cool indoor things we can all do.

Flipping back a couple of pages on the calendar, in June we had a movie night. I was in charge of fi nding a movie suitable for everyone. I even sent out fl yers to every one in CanTeen Taranaki with what we were going to see. Well I tell you, never get me to choose another movie in my life. I actually picked some French movie that had English subtitles. There was no treat about that. What I had in mind as being suitable for everyone just went out the back door. Luckily a window opened at the same time and I selected a new movie and rang everyone in CanTeen Taranaki and told people that the movie had been changed due to a language barrier. I mean, never in my whole life would I think there’d be a French movie come to Top Town cinemas in New Plymouth. In the end we had a positive turn out considering the movie I selected had been screening for a while and most people had already seen it. The movie that saved the day was “Bride and Prejudice” and for all of you who didn’t have to read all of Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice” at school I suggest read it as it has much the same theme and follows the original plot but with the setting being in India as it is today.

Moving on to July, we splashed out with paint a plate. It was a great opportunity for all of us to sit around and talk while creating works of art. For the less adventurous there were heaps of really cool stencils to use and the paint a plate lady was a big help for the fi rst timers like me. At this activity it was really cool to see one of our newest members Shannon come and join us. Also Pen-e’s younger brother Thomas came along and really enjoyed his fi rst event. We welcome them both. The treat came later when after two weeks our pieces had been glazed and baked and they were ready to collect. What a real reward.

Our latest event that has just been in August was making use of the Taranaki Arts Festival with its temporary ice skating set up just down town. First off we all met in town at the Kasbah for some Turkish food. Michelle snapped a good picture of CanTeeners eating vegetables. I thought the food was what we all needed to sustain our energy for ice skating. Melissa took a liking to the cucumber and mint yoghurt and everyone loved the kebabs, and just gave the veggies and the

malolelei...

I had a great time at Relaxation Camp 2005. It was my 1st CanTeen camp so I didn’t know anyone but everybody was so friendly I was fi ne. We did heaps of activities, my favourite was the drama workshop. I had a great weekend meeting new people and having fun, I can’t wait for any future CanTeen camps. A big thanks to all those that made this weekend possible for all us CanTeeners.

From Kelsie Parker

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Crafts at Relaxation Weekend

date and egg salad a second thought. After we dined we took a short walk to the ice skating rink where we had a short wait in line. Once we were in and strapped up that’s when the real fun began. Hit the lights and crank the juke box! We had some wet bottoms, some new acrobatics, Olivia feasted on some eye candy and Thomas fell over 16+ times. Yes every group has them but Thomas did it with class and style. He always had a huge smile on his face when he got back up on his skates and was always ready for another round of the rink. Amber sussed out the possibility of becoming an ice hockey pro. She came to the conclusion it would take her two days to adjust from concrete to ice. Pen-e literally fell head over heels for this guy because he got in her way. And I came away with an over worked calf muscle which gave me bad cramp for the following two nights, but some really magic memories. We all had a ball of a time and the turn out was good.

Taranaki was involved with the Central Division Relaxation weekend, and we also had the opportunity for a Central Division Presidents’ Weekend where we got to meet the other presidents and vice presidents in the central division. We came away with a lot of ideas and knowledge to bring back to our committees and in turn help us strive to our main focus of supporting, developing and empowering all our members.

If anyone wanted to know the mystery object in Rachel’s last article, it is a toothbrush. And yes, electric ones can be very expensive, that’s why I just couldn’t narrow it down.

Until next time

Jessie Herbert(Acting President for CanTeen Taranaki)

LISTEN UP to CanTeeners on Air on Community Radio 1206AM or 106 FM at 4pm-4.30pm every Tuesday. If you have

any requests or shout outs text Sandie or Steph and they will pass them on!

WE NEED a new PRESENTER – preferably a patient who can show up every Tuesday from 3.45-4.30pm in Hamilton and

wants to learn about radio – interested? Contact Sandie or Steph

Well here in the Waikato/East Cape/BOP/King County division, we have had some big ups and some low downs. However

our division is so strong that the more we get pushed down, the more we want to strive for more amazing things.

Anyways, Miniputt in Tauranga was one of our ups. It was the fi rst activity since our old coordinator left, it was really good to see all our CanTeeners out and about upholding the CanTeen spirit. It was a fun day learning new stuff about CanTeen and having even more fun on the way.

We had our relaxation in Rotorua, which was pretty chilled out, and it was really good to be around CanTeen friends just fully being yourself. We did some fundraising selling programmes at the Lions game and far out it was CRAZY…!!

Here is our biggest low of the year, the passing of our dear friend Te Waiora Waetford. During the Tangi time our division was made to learn new and interesting maori ways. We also came together to mourn the passing of our friend as a Whanau, this is the best way to show how smoothly the tangi

(over all three days) ran.

In a few weeks we will be voting in a new board rep, to fulfi l the empty space which we have on the board.

Now back to the ups, in Tauranga there was the Sim’Plea Red fundraiser, which Sandie attended with members from Tauranga and said it went wonderfully. A big thanks to them. In mid August we will be joining with Auckland for a scavenger hunt - it should be a lots of fun.

We have had quite a few new volunteers lately which is all good, and lotsa new members. Some still in hospital and some out – so we are out meeting them, and putting them in contact with other CanTeeners.

So yep, that’s about it from us here in Waikato, catch ya next time.

Steph Richmond

southland

finn�brothers�concert

otago

A group of twelve over 18 CanTeeners went to the Finn brothers’

concert at the end of July. It was absolutely fantastic and easy

to see why these guys are internationally acclaimed. First we

stopped off for a quick kebab, then off to the Town Hall. We were seated

in three different places but it was a good view from everywhere and

the sound was amazing. Or so we thought, until we got up close and

personal at the foot of the stage as we joined the few who were up

on their feet dancing as Tim and Neil belted out some old school

Crowded House hits. Then the good times really began! A band called

The Phoenix Foundation, that preceeded the Finn brothers, weren’t half

bad either. All round, a very memorable event that we were so grateful

to have seen.

Kirsten Bell

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hawkes�bay

The latest CanTeen event was a fun and enjoyable night. I

had heaps of fun playing games and meeting new people.

We started off by introducing ourselves to everybody and

saying a bit about ourselves, which gave everyone a chance to

know each other better. We played games such as the pebble

game and the tutti frutti game. The tutti frutti game was good

as we could fi nd out some of the peoples interests. We also did

an exercise which involved us having to untangle ourselves out

of a knot.

Half of the time we did our own thing, which involved some

dancing and singing as well as socialising with other people. For

dinner we had a variety of Hell’s Pizzas to choose from with garlic

bread and chips. That was followed by a yum dessert. I took my

friend Kasey along, who also really enjoyed the night and meeting

new people. It was a good night and I’ll be looking forward to the

next time CanTeen have an activity.

Millie Pike

As part of their Team Leaders’ conference in June, Tradestaff, a recruitment company, held a competition called “Trade up with Tradestaff”

The Challenge.Each team was given an object (a $2 bungey cord) and challenged to trade that object up with someone for an item of greater value.

The results.Each team did fantastically well.

Red team was the victor with the following goods:A Play station 22 kids bicyclesA fi shing road and reel15 McDonalds vouchers

Green team accumulated the following:2 nights luxury accommodation at Ormlie lodge$100 voucher for Hairdressing and beauty services.$300 radio advertising

Blue team accumulated the following:A nights accommodation at the Te Pania hotel

The total value of the 3 teams is estimated at over $1,300. All of this was achieved in 2 hours. On return the team leaders decided unanimously to donate the goods to the local Hawkes Bay branch of CanTeen.

CanTeen Hawkes Bay would like to thank Tradestaff for their generosity.

As always, we have been very busy and active with CanTeen activities in Southland. We still have our “social gathering” at Starbucks every Monday which is a great way of keeping in touch with our

co-ordinator Michelle and all the keen CanTeeners here.

Well, since the last magazine Cameron and I were fortunate enough to fl y up to Auckland for the Leadership weekend. It was really good to meet some new people and increase our skills and confi dence in teamwork, leadership (obviously), communication, eating vegetarian food, and sitting in a spa under the stars. Cameron is now ready to be president when I get too old at the end of this year! We also discovered that we are pretty lucky here in Southland and Otago to be pretty well organised and to have so many events. Thanks must go to Michelle (our coordinator) and Angela (Otago coordinator) for their hours of support and hard work!!

We have an activity every month, and in June it was ten pin bowling. This is always great fun although there are defi nitely some interesting techniques on display at times. We went ice-skating in Gore in July, which was good because we were joined by a few members who live near Gore and don’t often manage to get down to Invercargill to join in our other activities. There weren’t too many accidents and a few members even got to try their hand at ice hockey. We’ve just had our August meeting and we went climbing at the YMCA. The stand-out climbers (with a bit of “professional” help) were Matt, Cameron, Gregor and Kyla. I guess you either have to be a rower or a teenage boy to be instantly good at climbing…

Planning for Bandanna Week is well under way. Cameron and I managed to convince nine staff members of Rabo Bank to generously donate their time to help us sell bandannas to businesses in Invercargill. They didn’t really know much about CanTeen so it was great to spread the message and tell some more people about what it actually is that we are all about. A big thank you to them in advance.

Also in the pipeline is our winter camp in Queenstown from 2-4 September. This is always a really fun camp so I’m defi nitely looking forward to it! We are also planning go-karting in October and a Christmas function in Dunedin with Otago at the end of November.

You probably won’t hear from me again in this capacity as I’m turning 25 in November, so best of luck and I’m sure I will be back again in a year or two so catch ya later!

Lisa Naysmith

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The winning team

international�flavour�in�canterbury

The Canterbury General Meetings (GM’s) sure have had an interesting mix over

the last couple of months with volunteers and members taking a chance at running a meeting for themselves. It was decided that each general meeting would have a theme to it and that the activities and games would try and run along with that theme. In some cases even the night’s food was included in the theme which sure lead to some surprises!!

One of our fi rst themes was an evening named “Internationally Speaking” where one of our volunteers hosted an information seminar about her homeland of Portugal. We then all had a go and speaking another language and sharing some facts about another country that we know of.

canterbury

auckland

For our GM in April we had our theme as “St Patrick’s Surprise!” because of St Patrick’s Day which had just been in mid March. The night was, most obviously, themed around all things green. No… it’s not what you think…. Cabbage, broccoli, peas, beans and lime… Instead it was more like peppermint ice cream, green coloured yoghurt, green jelly, green sprite and a whole lot of messy fun!

The GM in May saw us all terribly quiet while we all practised a new language, that being Sign Language, the language which hearing impaired and mute people use to communicate. It was interesting to see how members adapted to our guests from van Asch Deaf Education Centre.

Before we knew it June was upon us

and we were searching for an idea for the GM. It was decided that we would have a games night where we all got together and played cards, cranium, and scrabble. It was a very laid back evening which is always great after a long day of work or study!

In all, the GM’s have been very enjoyable to say the least. A big thankyou to Koral and our volunteers for constantly organising the great food for our GM’s (it wouldn’t be a CanTeen event without great food would it?!) and also a huge thankyou to the members and volunteers who have taken up their time to plan and run a GM. We look forward to seeing what else is instore for our future GM’s.

Keryn Densem

Kristin School held its annual Fashion show in support of CanTeen. The sold out show raised over $10,000. This money will go towards our winter ski camp at Ruapehu.

aucklanders�on�ice

On Sunday 19 June, 32 CanTeen members from around the Auckland region

gathered at “Paradice” in Botany for an afternoon of ice-skating. After waiting outside in a warmish Auckland winter day we headed into the cool atmosphere of the ice arena. Having never ice-skated before, a few others and I were anticipating an afternoon of sliding around on our hands and knees.

Once we had all got our skates and fi xed them to our feet we head out onto the ice. Whilst there were a few

initial hiccups most of us managed to skate pretty well, however Jeff managed to up stage us all and leave us in his ice dust with his ballerina like smoothness. I think a few people may have even seen him sneak in a few twirls.

After spending about two hours on the ice we all sat down and watched some amazingly fast skaters zoom around the ice. To my amazement there were people half my height going a million miles an hour around the ice!!! Very impressive to watch.

After another short skate on the ice it was decided it was time for some lunch. So as normal the canteen crew headed off to take over the local Burger King for some burgers.

All up it was a very enjoyable afternoon and I can now say that I can ice-skate.

Andrew Maud

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Classic Car Rally

Fleur from Hurunui District Council loses her hair at the Waipara Hotel Headshave, to raise money for CanTeen.

remembrancesremembrances

Penny White01 August 1987 – 28 July 2005

Age 17

Penny joined CanTeen in May of this year after a relapse of A.M.L that she was diagnosed with in September

2004. Penny liked to play Hockey, read, play the piano, listen to music and enjoyed motorbikes. We had far too

short a time with Penny, who passed away shortly before her 18th birthday.

Eleanor Kawhena02 September 1986 – 30 March 2005

Age 18

Passed away in March. Our thoughts are with her family.

Brooke Trigg15 July 1989 – 06 December 2004

Age 15

A bubbly Wellington Member who made many friends in the Central region. Passed away

December last year.

Te Waiora Matangi Hamiora Waetford01 June 1984 - 30 July 2005

Age 21

Te Waiora, to the whole of CanTeen Waikato was not only a friend, but almost like a brother to each and every person that had the chance to meet him. He was nice, caring,

and just a wonderful person to be around, his choice of words just at the right time could make all your pain, your anger go away for those few minutes of relief. In his time

of life one of Te Wai’s positions was to help people out no matter what, till his dying day Te Wai always put other people before him!!! Te Wai’s sense of life and his sense of

humour is some thing that will stay with us for all time.

When you’re feeling downAnd thing just aren’t right

Look up to the Lord and you will see light.

Noreira E hoa,Moe mai ra ki nga ringa mahana o te Atua

A tona wa ka tutaki a kanohi ano tauaKo te tikanga e hoa a tona wa

ko koe ka tuwhera mai nga kuaha mokuNareira moe mai moe mai moe mai ra.

The national magazine is published quarterly. Contributions are welcomed and can be made through your CanTeen Coordinator.

The deadline for contributions to the next magazine is:

11 November 2005Editors: Leanne Ryburn and Angela Lees ph: 0800 CANTEEN or email info@canteen.org.nz

The views and opinions in this magazine are those of contributors and not necessarily endorsed by CanTeen

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leaders�weekend�2005

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Youth participation in action: 24 CanTeen leaders from around NZ met to learn about leadership and share their experiences of leadership, during a very busy and fun weekend.

CanTeen thanks BPG for their generosity in printing this magazine for free.

Bandanna Week is just Bandanna Week is just around the corneraround the corner!

October 10-16 is Bandanna Week, and here’s a preview of this year’s new colours and designs.Bandannas cost $5 each, and are available at your local…

Nag your school to get involved if they’re not already registered. Contact your co-ordinator about selling around your area, and join in Bandanna Week events. It’s a lot of fun!

Herangi (13) from Waikato

Emma (16) from Auckland

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• Four Square• Four Square

• Write Price• Write Price

• BP• BP

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NATIONAL MAGAZINESPRING 2005

inside�this�issue:

P r i n c i p a l S p o n s o r o f C a n T e e n

Meet CanTeen’s new National Manager

Inspirational Aeronwy loses 35 kilos

Pams Bread & Milk Sales raise $386,150

Afternoon Tea with Michael Campbell

Tim (15) from Auckland