WINZ ADVOCACY, COMPUTER HELP, WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
If you are struggling financially and wondering what extra help might be out there, we have volunteers at the Cameo Rooms, 5 Mahara Place, Waikanae, every Monday from 1030am till 1230am waiting to talk to you -
Feel free to ring 022 387 4094 seven days a week, email benefitadvocacykapiti@gmail.com or just pop in for a cuppa on Mondays
Becky is also at Cameo to help you with computer, iPad and mobile phone problems on Mondays -
NEW on Tuesdays - Back by popular demand - come at 11am and talk about anything - the height of your mini skirt in the 60s (!), buying your first house when they were less than $20000, recipes and foods we've forgotten - anything at all -
Hans organises Rummikub after the morning pop-in session on Wednesdays and also invites any of you who feel like strumming along to come on Thursday afternoons to jam with him and Becky and whoever else turns up for a bit of fun -
And Fridays there are board games in the afternoon after the morning pop-in session -
Lots to do to enjoy some company! Do join us 😊😊😊
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
⚠️ 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 ❤️