Bastille Day celebrations in Hamilton
Alliance Francaise is delighted to invite you to our special Bastille Day celebration!
French buffet, French drinks, French music and more!
Saturday 15 July
SkyCity Hamilton
From 6pm
Celebrate French National Day in a friendly and festive atmosphere - whether you are a Francophone or simply curious to discover French culture.
Enjoy the delicious French food at our buffet and a glass of champagne or fine wine. We will have live music from "La Mer", a French guinguette band, for the first two hours of the evening.
There will be a dedicated children's area with activities and space to play. Please note that they remain under their parent's or legal guardian's supervision at all times.
Drinks are not included in the ticket price. There will be a choice of French wines (red, white and rose) on offer, and Orangina.
Venez célébrer la Fête Nationale en famille ou entre amis, et profitez de cette belle soirée pour échanger avec la communauté française !
Buy tickets from Eventbrite.
Alliance member - $40
Non-member - $50
Children (7 to 15 inclusive) - $20
Children (3 to 6 inclusive) - $9
Children 2 & under - Free
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⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️