• Magician  11am
• Santa 1pm
• Food – coffee, cake, sausages and icecream.

 It’s now just over 2 weeks until our AGM & Speaker Night.  If you have already RSVP’d then thanks.  If not, we would love to hear if you can make or alternatively if you can’t & would like to have your apology recorded.  To confirm, details of the event are as follows :

-       Wednesday 18th May 2011 at 7.30pm

-       The Parenting Place, 300 Great South Road, Greenlane, Auckland

-       Guest Speakers – Glenn Bartlett, Maeve Morrison & Heather Keall of the Auckland Cleft Team

If you wish to put forward any Notices of Motion or General Business to be raised at the AGM then please forward these to us in writing by Tuesday 10^th May 2011.

Members putting forward Notices of Motion or General Business must be present at the AGM in order to have these tabled.  Details of motions, nominations & general business received will be sent out approximately 1 week prior to the AGM.

If you have any questions about the AGM please don’t hesitate to contact us on either info@cleft.org.nz or 0800 4 CLEFT (0800 425 338).

Kind Regards

John Frear

Cleft New Zealand Inc

http://www.faceit.org.nz/
PHONE: 0800 4 CLEFT (0800 425 338)
Email: info@cleft.org.nz

Cleft NZ invites you to an Info Night with members of the Auckland Cleft Team (Glenn Bartlett, Maeve Morrison & Heather Keall) – and our AGM

Why come?

• Do you want to know what’s new in cleft care management ?
• Do you want to hear about what we can learn from overseas ?
• Do you have questions you want to ask the team that others may be interested in also ?

Then this is for you. Find out about what the Cleft Team are doing to deliver the best possible outcomes for you and your child.  

Even more reasons

• Show our support for the Cleft Team and the work they do
• Find out about Cleft NZ’s plans for the future
• Meet the Cleft Team professionals in a laid back environment

DETAILS

• Wednesday 18th May 2011 at 7.30pm
• The Parenting Place, 300 Great South Road, Greenlane, Auckland
• Please RSVP by Sunday 15th May 2011 to info@cleft.org.nz or 0800 425 338 (for catering purposes and to make sure we have enough room)

We hope to see you there.  Thanks.

Here are the details for the next Auckland Coffee Group:

Vanessa and Levi are hosting the next Auckland Coffee Group, in New Lynn.  Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there.

When:  Tuesday 22nd March 2010, from 10-12.

Please bring a small plate to share.  For the address details phone 0800 4 CLEFT  (0800425338)

2011 is well underway and we would like to invite any families in our region to a Coffee Group

WHEN:  Tuesday 22nd Feb from 10am until 12 noon

WHERE:  Louise and Henry’s house in Epsom.  (Ring 0800 425 338 for the address)

Please bring a small plate to share and RSVP to 0800 425 338 so we have an idea of numbers.

Kenny’s back in the house and we are really pleased!

(borrowed from new Auckland Mayor Len Brown) .  For those that don’t know Kenny has been in England for most of this year – but he’s back home in Christchurch and already making his presence felt.

Not Kenny - but Santa is magical for everyone

Kenny is running in this year’s Santa run and 50% of the funds he raises is for Cleft NZ.  Thanks Kenny.  Please support Kenny by sponsoring his initiative, or if you think this is a cool idea and gr8 way to help Cleft NZ, then maybe you want to do the Santa run too.

For all you need to know, go to Kenny’s Santa run website. 

We love you Kenny  - your enthusiasm, endless ideas and ability to just get things done is an inspiration.  The Santa runs are in all the main centres, so we may even get to meet each other at the events!

You are all welcome to attend a Coffee morning at Louise and Henry’s place.

Auckland coffee groups are going to run on the 20th of each month.  EXCEPT for this month .

When:  27th August 2010 from 10am-12 noon.

Please bring a small plate to share.  For the address and to RSVP phone 0800 425 338

For a list of other Coffee groups in NZ

Cleft NZ’s AGM was on May 26th. Thanks to all those who ventured out on yet another rainy, cold night.  Our Executive team has remained the same as last year, if a little reduced.  Find out more about your Exec.

Sandy Cavell – Middlemore Cleft Team Psychologist Intern gave us a great presentation about health psychology and honouring our differences.  Sandy discussed resilience and coping strategies and gave a really great overview of the psychological impacts to both individuals and their families of this difference.  Sandy’s material, eloquent and understanding really made it easy for people to open up and the result was a great conversation.  Facing It really opens up potential.

Some things we learnt:

• Health psychology is to do with the psychological impacts of medical intervention, illness and/or long term disability.
• Sandy’s insights not only help us as individuals and parents, but other members of the cleft team get a clearer idea of the impact of their work. 
• Everyone is different.  But denial and avoidance is not a healthy option.