Mid Winter Fun Run /Walk 2023
Only 1 week to go.
A great family day out to enjoy the Country air and raise funds for the Egmont Village school.
Sunday 25th June 2023 is Mid-Winter Fun Run / Walk time again. Wet or Fine.
Start/Finish at Egmont Village Community Centre, Egmont Road
Four distances to choose from. 3km / 5km / 7km 10km.
10km Walkers go at 9.30am Everyone else goes at 10.00am
Prizegiving 11.45am with plenty of spot prizes.
For more information go to www.facebook.com... to check out the video of the courses You can also Enter Online: funrun.egmontvillage.co.nz...
Can not promise you good weather but can promise you some good hospitality.
See you there.
What word sums up 2024, neighbours?
If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....
In one word, how would you define 2024?
We're excited to see what you come up with!
⚠️ 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 ❤️