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news HOSPICE The Newsletter of Arohanui Hospice AUTUMN 2017 Contact Arohanui Hospice 06 356 6606 | www.arohanuihospice.org.nz by Gemma Vallender T he area in Horowhenua that the Hospice covers sits within the MidCentral District Health Board, and extends down to Peka Peka Road as the southern boundary. To service the needs of Hospice patients in the Horowhenua area, medical clinics run by hospice Doctors have been held on an as-required basis, using rented rooms at the Horowhenua Hospital, with the vast majority of patient consultation, nursing assessment and care coordination being completed in the patients’ home. This is not inconsistent with the majority of Arohanui Hospice’s care, with only 16% of patients being admitted to the Hospice’s inpatient unit at 1 Heretaunga Street in Palmerston North for any reason in the 2015/16 year. The majority of care is provided to patients in their own homes. Hospice management has identified the growing need for specialist palliative care within the Horowhenua area and has a desire to provide care closer to home which aligns with the DHB/national vision in the New Zealand Health Strategy. They also acknowledge the distance for patients to travel to Palmerston North and would like a presence within the community, with the current Levin Hospice Shop being the only physical building in Levin. Considering all of these factors management felt it was time to open a day clinic in the Horowhenua region. “We are very excited about opening the new clinic in Levin. We feel the timing is right with the growing need for specialist care within the Horowhenua region. It will be fantastic for our patients and families to have a local physical building to come to that is closer to home and easier for them to access care. It will be great for our staff to have a base there too,” said Clare Randall, Chief Executive of Arohanui Hospice. The population of Horowhenua is just over 30,000 (2013 census) with higher numbers of low socioeconomic and elderly than the national average. Horowhenua makes up approx 15% of the population as a percentage of the total number of people in the Hospice’s region. In terms of the number of palliative care patients, the Horowhenua is disproportionately represented with 33% of all palliative care referrals coming from this region. In terms of the age of the population, 52% of those living in the Horowhenua are over 45 years of age. Included in this statistic are the ‘baby boomers’ who will be the palliative care users of the future. Clare continues, “With an aging population and a disproportionate representation of referrals coming from the Horowhenua region, it makes sense to put some of the organisation’s focus into this region to ensure we are well prepared to meet the needs of this community now and into the future.” The new building is located on the corner of Stuckey Street and Oxford Street, Levin and is planned to be open by mid 2017 after some minor renovation work is completed, including an accessible bathroom, repainting and re- carpeting. The Creative Living programme will be run from the new location as well as Doctor and nurse-led clinics. It will be a suitable base for social work and other clinical activities including education sessions such as the carers’ toolbox and bereavement support group sessions. Adding a day clinic to the current care provided in the home will help bring that care to patients closer to the community which aligns nicely with the Hospice’s strategic vision, which seeks to ensure “all people with life-limiting conditions live well and die well, irrespective of their condition or care setting”. Clare explains, “The establishment of an Arohanui Hospice facility in the Horowhenua region aligns nicely with our vision and reinforces to the people of Horowhenua that Arohanui Hospice is committed to supporting their palliative care needs, not only now but also into the future.” NEW DAY CLINIC for Horowhenua Arohanui Hospice has provided specialist palliative care services to the people of Horowhenua since the Hospice was first established in 1991.

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newsHOSPICEThe Newsletter of Arohanui Hospice

AUTUMN 2017

Contact Arohanui Hospice 06 356 6606 | www.arohanuihospice.org.nz

by Gemma Vallender

The area in Horowhenua that the Hospice covers sits within the

MidCentral District Health Board, and extends down to Peka Peka Road as the southern boundary.To service the needs of Hospice patients in the Horowhenua area, medical clinics run by hospice Doctors have been held on an as-required basis, using rented rooms at the Horowhenua Hospital, with the vast majority of patient consultation, nursing assessment and care coordination being completed in the patients’ home. This is not inconsistent with the majority of Arohanui Hospice’s care, with only 16% of patients being admitted to the Hospice’s inpatient unit at 1 Heretaunga Street in Palmerston North for any reason in the 2015/16 year. The majority of care is provided to patients in their own homes. Hospice management has identified the growing need for specialist palliative care within the Horowhenua area and has a desire to provide care closer to home which aligns with the DHB/national vision in the New Zealand Health Strategy. They also acknowledge the distance for patients to travel to Palmerston North and would like a presence within the community, with the current Levin Hospice Shop being the only physical building in Levin. Considering all of these factors management felt it was time to open a day clinic in the Horowhenua region.“We are very excited about opening the new clinic in Levin. We feel the timing is

right with the growing need for specialist care within the Horowhenua region. It will be fantastic for our patients and families to have a local physical building to come to that is closer to home and easier for them to access care. It will be great for our staff to have a base there too,” said Clare Randall, Chief Executive of Arohanui Hospice.The population of Horowhenua is just over 30,000 (2013 census) with higher numbers of low socioeconomic and elderly than the national average. Horowhenua makes up approx 15% of the population as a percentage of the total number of people in the Hospice’s region. In terms of the number of palliative care patients, the Horowhenua is disproportionately represented with 33% of all palliative care referrals coming from this region.In terms of the age of the population, 52% of those living in the Horowhenua are over 45 years of age. Included in this statistic are the ‘baby boomers’ who will be the palliative care users of the future.

Clare continues, “With an aging population and a disproportionate representation of referrals coming from the Horowhenua region, it makes sense to put some of the organisation’s focus into this region to ensure we are well prepared to meet the needs of this community now and into the future.” The new building is located on the corner of Stuckey Street and Oxford Street, Levin and is planned to be open by mid 2017 after some minor renovation work is completed, including an

accessible bathroom, repainting and re-carpeting. The Creative Living programme will be run from the new location as well as Doctor and nurse-led clinics. It will be a suitable base for social work and other clinical activities including education sessions such as the carers’ toolbox and bereavement support group sessions. Adding a day clinic to the current care provided in the home will help bring that care to patients closer to the community which aligns nicely with the Hospice’s strategic vision, which seeks to ensure “all people with life-limiting conditions live well and die well, irrespective of their condition or care setting”. Clare explains, “The establishment of an Arohanui Hospice facility in the Horowhenua region aligns nicely with our vision and reinforces to the people of Horowhenua that Arohanui Hospice is committed to supporting their palliative care needs, not only now but also into the future.”

NEW DAY CLINICfor Horowhenua

Arohanui Hospice has provided specialist palliative care services to the people of Horowhenua since the Hospice was first established in 1991.

The Gift ofFROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Welcome to our March newsletter. Summer has been a long time coming to the Manawatu, and I hope we are enjoying some fine weather before autumn is upon us.

Our farming for hospice programme continues to do well with plenty of feed out there for the cattle. Derek and John are always looking for farmers to graze the hospice cattle, so please let us know if you can help. I hope to take advantage of the autumn calving and hand rear another calf for hospice, this is a much nicer job in fine weather rather than the chilly wet weather we often get in July/August. I will take the calf through the winter and move it on to a “real” farmer for fattening next year. My last calf was donated by Sue and Graeme Cottle, I did the hand rearing then he went on to John and Gail Hopcroft for “finishing” – he raised $2470 for hospice.

The hospice calendar is busy for 2017. We have just completed our clinical audit – this is done by an external agency and again the auditors praised the team for the services provided and the processes that support the services. The auditors were satisfied with their findings and did not find anything that needed fixing. Of course, there are always things we can improve on and we have an active clinical team who are focussed on quality. We regularly ask patients, families and stakeholders how we are doing and we greatly value the feedback we receive in order to continue to improve our services.

Work is about to begin on the refurbishment of the new Arohanui Hospice Horowhenua Clinic in Levin – keep an eye on the corner of Stuckey and Oxford Streets. We have engaged local builders and subcontractors to complete the work and we hope to be open for day services in May. We are grateful for the support of the community and grant providers to help us with this project. The Horowhenua Clinic will bring palliative care services “closer to home” for the people of the Horowhenua – this aligns with the national health strategy. On another note, we were shocked and disappointed when our Levin Hospice Shop was broken into in February – thieves smashed their way in, doing thousands of dollars of damage to doors and windows. While we are insured, the cost of covering insurance excesses and the time taken to repair the damage is all money that would otherwise go into patient care.

On the up-side, we have fantastic support from the wider community with many fundraising events being organised by community groups and organisations in support of hospice. We have a small fundraising team who do a great job but we could not meet our funding shortfall of $2.5million this year without the help of all of you. Look out for the many events on the calendar!

Our service provides care and support for patients of all ages and their families. Our team provides medical and nursing care, as well as social work and counselling support. We were all particularly touched by Kelly and her family and it was a privilege to be able to get to know them and care for them. Thank you to Brendon for sharing their story with us.

Its hard to believe how quickly the year is going, we are nearly a quarter of the way through and with all the projects and events that are in the pipeline it will be Christmas before we know it. I urge you have a look at the What’s Happening calendar on the back page of the newsletter and if you are out and about at any of these events make sure you say hi to our volunteers, we simply couldn’t do it without them.

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Imagine describing a two year period of your life as a ‘blank’ or ‘a blur in time’; these are the words from a brave, calm and incredibly strong man.

Meet Brendon McNabb, a father of two that some would describe as a ‘Super Dad’. But not Brendon, he wouldn’t say that, he’s too modest and accepting of what life dealt

him and his family, instead describing himself as a ‘typical kiwi bloke’.Brendon works as an inspector for the Manawatu District Council and prior to this served in the New Zealand Army for 26 years as a plumber. He met his wife Kelly 10 years ago when she was a Registered Nurse working in the Intensive Care Unit at the Palmerston North Hospital. She was a devoted Girl Guides leader, had lots of friends and was always described as ‘friendly’. She had spent time working as a flight nurse assisting with patient transfers.The couple married in 2008 and begun their life journey together. They have two beautiful boys, Daniel aged 5 and Jacob aged three and a half.In 2014, Brendon and Kelly received news that no couple ever wants to hear. Kelly had been having reoccurring head aches and generally felt unwell for sometime. She had been to doctors many times and was diagnosed with having sinus problems. Her symptoms progressively worsened and in December 2014 a CT scan revealed the worst news. Kelly, aged 36, was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme.Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumour. These tumours are often aggressive and infiltrate surrounding brain tissue. GBMs arise from glial cells, which are cells that form the tissue that surrounds and protects other nerve cells found within the brain and spinal cord. Malignant tumours are cancerous and are made up of cells that grow out of control.The couple were devastated.“We were in a haze after the diagnosis for a few months just waiting for it to register. Kelly was upset but strong and went about sorting help,” explained Brendon.Prior to her diagnosis Kelly had just accepted a role at the hospital as a charge nurse for perioperative services. She was looking forward to a role that had less shift work and would be more suited to her family and caring for her boys.After the CT scan Kelly was rushed to Wellington Hospital for surgery to remove some of the tumour on her brain. After recovering from surgery, whilst undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy Kelly returned to work. Clare

Brendon spoke highly of both his and Kelly’s employers at the time and how supportive both organisations where through their entire journey. Unfortunately the prognosis for Kelly wasn’t great and in February 2016 she was referred to Arohanui Hospice. By this stage in their journey Brendon and Kelly were relieved to have the support and care provided by the Hospice, appreciating the available on-call 24 hour services. Brendon explained, “Nurses would come to our home to manage Kelly’s pain relief and sort her subcut pump. The Hospice was good for me, they provided medical care that I couldn’t, it gave me a break away from worrying about her (Kelly) and constantly thinking what should I be doing now.”Brendon and Kelly were impressed with the support network and services available to them at their time of need, services such as Arohanui Hospice, Cancer Society, EnableNZ and the Occupational Therapy Services at the Hospital.The couple appreciated the consistent patient care and reliability of services that the Hospice provided. “The Hospice was the best place for us to get consistent care, at the hospital it was tough at times with Doctors doing different shifts and different rounds, trying different drugs,” said Brendon.Kelly was admitted into the Hospice inpatient unit in April 2016 for symptom management and for monitoring. Brendon was impressed with the staff in the inpatient unit during Kelly’s stay. “The team were awesome, they go out of their way, they are genuine people,” said Brendon.In May 2016, almost two years after diagnosis, Kelly was admitted into the Hospice inpatient unit for the last time. She died peacefully on the 9th May, aged 37, with Brendon, her Mum, Dad and two sisters at her bedside.Brendon speaks of their journey with such poise and grace. He was appreciative of the extra support he and Kelly had from extended family through this time and in particular from Kelly’s parents who live locally. He considers himself and Kelly to be ‘lucky’. Not lucky to have been diagnosed with such a ‘horrible disease’, but to have been blessed with the gift of time, time to have had the opportunity to prepare for Kelly’s death.Brendon and Kelly’s children were on this journey with them

and Brendon talks a lot of Kelly’s strength throughout. She was dedicated to leaving a living memory for her children that would help keep her memory alive.Kelly prepared many mementos for her children, videos of her reading books, birthday cards for milestone birthdays, letters and notes of inspiration. All tucked away for the future for Brendon to give to them. “The kids won’t forget her or her voice with the videos,” said Brendon.Brendon and Kelly had peace of mind in knowing that the care

and support that they received at the Hospice was being provided at no charge to them.

After Kelly had died Brendon really want to give something back to Hospice. He thought about giving a general donation, but decided he’d rather give for a specific item.He spoke to his brother Shane and together they decide to gift a generous monetary donation to the Hospice to purchase new Smart televisions for the inpatient unit rooms. He had identified the need for these during the time he spent in the rooms, noticing that the previous televisions were older models that could do with replacement, and this meet his need to donate something ‘practical’.Brendon is a kind hearted and generous man. He still regularly donates items to the Hospice such as boxes of canned soft drinks. “I’m all about the treats, sometimes I drop off boxes of canned drinks, for the patients or staff. I don’t really mind who has them, as long as they are being enjoyed,” said Brendon.After all that Brendon and the McNabb family have been through, he still exudes that ‘she’ll be right’ attitude of a typical kiwi bloke. But I think most would agree he is far from being just a typical kiwi bloke. Continuing on with such a generous and kind spirit despite what has happened to him and his family makes him pretty extraordinary.

TIMEThe Gift of

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by Gemma Vallender

Above: Brendon and Kelly with their two beautiful boys, Daniel and Jacob.

Brendon is a kind hearted and generous man. He still regularly donates items to the Hospice.”

The Broadway smash hit musical A Chorus Line is being performed on the Regent on Broadway stage for the first time and is promising to be the musical theatre highlight for 2017.

DANCING STEPS

Contact Arohanui Hospice 06 356 6606 | www.arohanuihospice.org.nz

by Gemma Vallender

A Chorus Line examines one day in the lives of 17 dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical.

After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each dancer to speak about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality.

The show is based on real Broadway dancer’s stories, as told to fellow dancers and choreographer Michael Bennett.

The Regent on Broadway show has been locally cast by the show Director and Choreographer, Dean McKerras. Dean lives and breathes dance and has plenty of experience casting shows and spotting talent. Dean is the Creator and Director at DanceNZmade and the Director of Dean McKerras School of Dance.

Dean was impressed by the quality of local talent that auditioned for the show and is thrilled to be able to fill all of the roles with people locally.

“Palmerston North has always produced top quality shows; we have dedicated talent that choose to perform here. A Chorus Line is known to be one of the toughest musicals to cast. To cast the show with local talent is a huge credit to Palmy, worthy

of the community’s support,” said Dean.

The show is a fundraising event supporting Arohanui Hospice, with organisers aiming to be able to make a generous donation to the Hospice at the end of show week.

The organising committee for A Chorus Line is made up of theatre enthusiasts and hospice supporters.

They are determined to ensure the show is a huge success and are working around the clock promoting the show and coming up with new initiatives to attract new theatre goers.

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Chairman of the committee Stephen Parsons has a long history of supporting the Regent as a board member as well as being an avid Arohanui Hospice supporter.

Stephen owns House of Travel on The Square in Palmerston North and once a month he volunteers his time to come into the Hospice and present ‘Armchair travel’, presenting images and stories of amazing places to the patients in Day Stay. Nationally, House of Travel is a sponsor of Hospice New Zealand.

Stephen is happy that Arohanui Hospice is the show’s chosen charity.

“The Regent on Broadway is a fabulous community theatre. By partnering with a wonderful sponsor, and a most worthy beneficiary in the Arohanui Hospice the theatre fulfils an important position in the fabric of the city” said Stephen.

Arohanui Hospice’s Director of Strategy and Operations, Louise Curtis, is equally as thrilled that the Hospice has been named as the chosen charity for the show.

“We are all really looking forward to the show; it is going to be fantastic. We are so thrilled to be the chosen charity. We encourage our patients and their families to enjoy living as much as they can; attending shows such as this is part of that enjoyment. It’s a nice fit. We are hopeful that the show is well supported. The donation we receive will go towards our annual operating shortfall of $2.5 million,” said Louise.

Property Brokers are naming sponsor of the show. The show will be at The Regent on Broadway from Wednesday 19th April – Sunday 23rd April.

Ticket prices are as follows: Adult $45.00, Child $25.00, Senior $40.00, Student $40.00.

If you would like to upgrade your tickets, there are hospitality packages available with the ability to be able to exclusively book one of the spectacular Regent on Broadway’s private rooms for drinks and canapes before and after the show.

The Foyer & Mezzanine room holds up to 150 people, the Regency Room can accommodate 100 people and the Green Room, 40 people.

Interested?Tickets are available to be purchased from ticketdirect.co.nz, if you are interested in finding out more about the hospitality packages, you can email [email protected] or call 06 356 6606 ext: 6403.

WISHListGENERAL• Airwick life scents diffuser

and spray (Summer Delights)

• Bath mats

• Birthday cards

• Bleach

• Dusters

• Energizer Max 9-volt batteries

• Energy saving light bulbs – warm white – bayonet and screw fitting

• Large black rubbish bags

• Laundry powder

• Luxury pastel pillow cases

• Petrol vouchers

• Pillow protectors

• Postage stamps

• Portable ‘cool melt’ glue gun x3

• Prepaid DLE size envelopes

• Razors

• Rummikub

• Scrabble

• Sheet set (queen)

• Single mattress protector

• Single duvet covers

• Silver lady kitchen pads

• Spotlight vouchers

• Toilet brushes

• Toilet paper

• UNO

• Warehouse Stationery vouchers

• White cotton

• Yahtzee

KITCHEN• Biscuits

• Canola or rice bran oil

• Carnation evaporated milk

• Cocoa

• Coffee

• Cooking spray oil (canola)

• Crackers

• Cream style sweetcorn

• Dishwasher tablets

• Drink bottles – individual size around 375ml (ginger beer, ginger ale)

• Drink cans (lemonade - regular, diet or zero, cola - regular, diet or zero, L&P)

• Golden Syrup

• Highlander sweetened condensed milk

• Jelly

• Marmite (Sanitarium)

• Salmon (canned)

• Serviettes (coloured)

• Snack packs of peanuts & cashew nuts

• Snack packs of plain chippies

• Sugar (White)

• Supermarket vouchers

• Tinned fruit – in fruit juice (plums, peaches, pears, fruit salad, apricots, crushed pineapple)

• Tinned tomatoes –no added flavourings

• Tomato soup (Watties only please)

AROHANUI HOSPICE

Thank you!

Contact Arohanui Hospice 06 356 6606 | www.arohanuihospice.org.nz

The new store is located on the corner of Walding Street and Lombard Street in the old Stewarts Electrical building.

The last day of trading at the Rangitikei Street shop was Thursday 19th January, and the new store had its grand opening on Friday 3rd February.

Mayor Grant Smith officiated at the new store opening by cutting the ribbon at the entrance to the store followed by an official cake cutting with board member Mary McKenna.

Queues of customers waited for the doors to open, entering the store to seek out quality purchases.

Hospice management had been on the look out for a new store which was larger in size, could offer more off street parking for customers and a larger drop off zone for donations being delivered.

Louise Curtis, Director of Strategy and Operations explains, “We had been struggling with limited customer and volunteer car parks, and the congested drop-off area at the back of the Rangitikei Street shop was beginning to be a concern. We will now benefit from bigger sorting and storage spaces, and more shop space to help us make more of our donated goods available for sale. We really enjoyed our time on Rangitikei Street, and are extremely grateful to Sir Pat Higgins who has been a wonderful landlord; however we had outgrown the store.”

With more space and opportunities within the new store the staff and volunteers are excited about the new store.

Louise continues, “We are really excited about the new store, we had minor alterations completed on the building and the extra space has provided us with more space to display the wonderful donations we receive.”

Airforce personnel assisted with the move by providing personnel to help move the larger items, and Mitre 10 assisted with the use of their large truck.

“We were really grateful to the businesses and organisations that helped us make the shift possible. We had fantastic support throughout the alterations and are incredibly grateful to our wonderful volunteers who put in so many hours to make it all happen” said Louise.

The shop is one of six Arohanui Hospice shops which include the Awapuni Shop on College Street, the Roslyn Shop on Vogel Street, the Feilding Saleyard Shop on Fergusson Street, the Levin Shop on Main Road South and the Otaki Shop on Main Street, Otaki.

In the financial year 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 the shops collectively contributed more than $900,000.00 towards the Hospice’s annual funding shortfall which currently sits at $2.5 million for the 2016/17 financial year.

HOSPICE SHOP RELOCATESThe Palmerston North Hospice Shop has relocated after being at its previous address at 285 Rangitikei Street since 2010. by Gemma Vallender

Contact Arohanui Hospice 06 356 6606 | www.arohanuihospice.org.nz

THANK YOUso much

ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH?21 JUNE 2017

Lock in the date, get a group together, wear shorts and raise some

funds for Arohanui Hospice

15 – 19 MAY, STREET APPEAL 19 MAYWatch this space for details around our annual

street appeal collection day and awareness week. Please give generously if you see one of our

volunteer collectors. If you would like to help by volunteering your services to collect, please email [email protected] or call the

fundraising team on (06)356 6606.

SAVE THE DATE

10 & 11 NOVEMBER 2017 Tickets on sale in May

www.heartsandhomes.co.nz

SAVE THE DATE

AWARENESS WEEK

A huge THANK YOU to the following charitable trusts and organisations for their

generosity over the past few months. Public Trust – Thomas George Macarthy

$15,000

Infinity Foundation Grant$5,863

NR & JH Thomson Charitable Trust $30,000

The Southern Trust$8,000

The list of individuals, groups and businesses we wish to acknowledge continues to grow

long, thanks to the continued generosity and support of our community.

We feel we can better thank you all via our website at www.arohanuihospice.org.nz

COMMUNITY SUPPORTER OF AROHANUI HOSPICEYes! I would like to be a

Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms First Name Surname

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Phone

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I would like to volunteer for Arohanui HospiceI would like to give monthly; please send an auto payment formPlease send details on leaving a gift in my Will to Arohanui HospiceI have already left a gift in my Will to Arohanui Hospice

$100 $60 $40 Other $Cheque enclosed Please charge my credit cardMastercard Visa Amex

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Internet banking: Westpac 03-0502-0414019-00

Please ensure you use your supporter reference number if you know it, along with the code MAR17, so we may acknowledge your gift. Alternatively, phone or email us to let us know you have credited our account.

Please return this form to: Freepost 206743, Arohanui Hospice, PO Box 5349, Palmerston North 4441

WHAT Northern Bowling Club Hospice tournamentDATE 11 MarchDETAILS Bowls tournament fundraising for Arohanui Hospice

WHAT 2017 NZ Motocross Championship rnd 3 - Manawatu Orion Motorcycle Clue

DATE 12 MarchDETAILS Being held on the Flipps Track at Himatangi. Well have

volunteers collecting at the event, if you see them, say Hi.

WHAT Hilux Rural GamesDATE 11 & 12 MarchDETAILS Head down to the The Square, Palmerston North and enjoy a

BBQ from 10:30am to 2:30pm on both days. Manawatu Toyota are kindly donating all goods with the proceeds from the BBQ being donated to Arohanui Hospice.

WHAT CD Field DaysDATE 14-18 March DETAILS Arohanui Hospice volunteers will be collecting on the gates and

this event, be sure to say hello if you see them.

WHAT Levin Bowling Club Arohanui Hospice TournamentDATE 18 MarchDETAILS Bowls tournament fundraising for Arohanui Hospice WHAT Phil Hatuna Feilding Golf Club TournamentDATE 19 MarchDETAILS Golf tournament fundraising for Arohanui Hospice

WHAT Michael Higgins Memorial Golf TournamentDATE 23 March DETAILS Held at the Manawatu Golf Club, this is an annual fundraising

golf tournament.

WHAT Foxton New World/ASB Annual Golf TournamentDATE 23 MarchDETAILS A tournament being run as a fundraiser for Arohanui Hospice

and St John’s Foxton.

WHAT A Chorus LineDATE 19-23 April DETAILS A Regent on Broadway show in support of Arohanui Hospice,

this Broadway smash hit musical promises to be amazing. Tickets priced from $40 and can be purchased from ticketdirect.co.nz

WHAT Arohanui Hospice Awareness WeekDATE 15 May– 20 MayDETAILS This is New Zealand Hospice National Awareness Week. Extra

publicity and information will be circulated to raise awareness of Hospice care in New Zealand.

WHAT Arohanui Hospice Street Appeal DATE 19 MayDETAILS Watch this space for details around our annual street appeal

collection day. Please give generously if you see one of our volunteer collectors.

WHAT PinkaliciousDATE 20 MayDETAILS For all things crafty, be sure to head to Crossroads Church to

grab a bargain and support Arohanui Hospice.

WHAT Arohanui Hospice Black tie eventDATE 9 JuneDETAILS Save the date, details to come on how to purchase a ticket keep

an eye out at arohanuihospice.org.nz.

WHAT Shorts for HospiceDATE 21 June DETAILS Save the date to wear shorts for the day to help raise awareness of

Hospice care in New Zealand and help raise funds while you do! WHAT Hearts and HomesDATE 10 & 11 NovemberDETAILS Save the date for this not to be missed biennial event. Tickets on

sale in May.

HAPPENING?What’s

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AROHANUI HOSPICE 1 Heretaunga Street, PO Box 5349 Palmerston North 4441, New Zealand Phone +64 6 356 6606 Fax +64 6 355 0453 (administration) +64 6 356 6631 (clinical) Email [email protected] Web www.arohanuihospice.org.nz

Patrons: Sir Mason & Lady Arohia Durie Trustees: John Freebairn (Chairman) Roger Clausen QSM, Ross Hadwin,

Mary McKenna, Tim Mordaunt ONZM, Paul Rieger QSO JP, Charlie Pederson, Murray Georgel, Dr Fred Hirst, Lorraine Vincent, Minutes Secretary, Jillian Cooksley

Management: Chief Executive: Clare Randall | Director Palliative Care: Dr Simon Allan Director Clinical Services: Steph Ash | Director Strategy & Operations: Louise Curtis

Corporate Support Services Manager: Gail Savage | IT Manager: Megan Peterson