Fwd: Creative Click - West Coast Photography Competition

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From: Left Bank <leftbankprojects@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 at 21:57
Subject: Creative Click - West Coast Photography Competition
To:

Kia ora!

Creative Click - Capturing the West Coast is now open for entries (it closes 4pm, 16 September 2021). There are two sections for school-age entries:

-Primary: Animals and Birds

-Secondary: Colours of the Coast

This is a very nice competition because there is an exhibition at Left Bank Art Gallery of the entries, where entrants can sell their work and have it voted on for People's Choice, and there are real prizes for 1st and 2nd prize as well as a certificate for every entrant. And, it's only open to residents of the West Coast!

All of the details are on the entry forms, which are attached. If you could share with your students and encourage any youth with an interest in photography to enter, it would be most appreciated. We can also drop some printed forms off to the school if you would like. (Teachers might like to enter the adult sections, too.)

Please let me know if you would like any more information or some print forms.

Ngā mihi,

Katrina Brown

Left Bank Art Gallery (Projects Assistant)

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Fwd: Putting Nature on the Map, Conservation Week Event, 5th Sep

Let's hope this still happens!  It may not happen on the indicated date, but if anyone hears it's back on, please let us all know!

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From: Kiwi Conservation Club, West Coast <WestCoast@kcc.org.nz>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021, 11:36
Subject: Putting Nature on the Map, Conservation Week Event, 5th Sep
To: Kiwi Conservation Club, West Coast <WestCoast@kcc.org.nz>

The West Coast branch of Forest & Bird and the Kiwi Conservation Club invite you to this not to be missed Conservation Week event.

Putting Nature on the Map
11am to 3pm, Sunday 5th September, Greymouth High School Hall

Come along for the unique opportunity of experiencing the South Island / Te Wai Pounamu as you've never seen before ... a giant floor map of the South Island so big it fills the school hall!

You will be able to walk (with shoes off) all over the map and experience the wonders of the South Island. There will be storytelling sessions across the map by local experts on Penguins, Wild Rivers, Kiwi, Backcountry Huts, Predator Free Projects, Sea Stacks and more. Children/families can take on nature adventure challenges with prize packs on completion. Local conservation, nature restoration and outdoor recreational groups will also have displays around the map.

Free drop-in event open to all.

Hope to see you there for a map that needs to be seen to be believed.

Suzanne Hills

Kiwi Conservation Club Coordinator - West Coast

Forest & Bird

westcoast@kcc.org.nz

028 415 6994

www.kcc.org.nz

 

  

 

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Fwd: Soroptimist Educate to Lead Study Grant

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From: SI Westland <siwestland@siswp.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 at 23:15
Subject: Soroptimist Educate to Lead Study Grant
To: HEWestCoast@gmail.com <HEWestCoast@gmail.com>

Hello,

I am writing to let you know about our $1,000 Study Grant which is awarded each year. Women and girls of any age on the West Coast are eligible to apply.

Could you please share this poster with staff  and students. A printable PDF is also attached to this email.

Many thanks,

Kind regards,

Ann Bradley

02 - Educate To Lead Study Grant…

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Reminder

Hi all,

We will be getting together next Tuesday, 3rd Aug, at 1.30pm at the Hokitika Holiday Park.

I will be driving from Blenheim that day, so I may be late, but make yourselves at home.

Hope to see you there!

Kim

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Email updates

 Hi Folks,

If you follow this blog by subscription email, (you automatically receive an email everytime there is a new post), this is to notify you that Google is discontinuing this service.  If you would like to be notified of the things on this blog, please leave a comment on this post with your email address.  All comments are moderated but not published, so your email address will remain private.  We will then add your email address to our mail out list, which is pretty much everything on this blog, anyway.

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Homeschool Meet-Up

Hi Folks!

We've put our heads together and decided to take the plunge and invite you all to a Get-Together - a Homeschool Huddle, if you will.

We felt it would be great to have an opportunity for homeschoolers to get together on a regular basis, but with a low commitment threshold.  To this end, we've set a date to begin and hope to meet monthly.  This is a very open-format.  We want kids to meet other kids, mums to meet other mums, to brainstorm, share ideas and resources, make plans for homeschool outings, and just have fun.

The Hokitika Holiday Park is a great venue to start with, as it has a playground that caters to all ages, a bike track across the road (byo bike), and a large lounge with a log fire and good kitchen/dining area for a rainy day.

It is a holiday park, so it is a bring your own/tidy up after yourself/at your own risk area.  Bring your own mugs/drinks and afternoon tea to share.  There is a coffee dispenser in the office, and if you bring your own mug, it puts out a fairly acceptable coffee or hot chocolate for two dollars.  The kitchen offers hot water if you want to bring something with which to make a drink.  If it's really wet, bring a game or activity, if you have one, to engage the kids indoors.

Our plan is to open this up monthly, beginning next term.  Come if you can, as you can, with what you can - this is supposed to be easy!

Forward this to anyone interested - prospective homeschoolers are most welcome to come and explore and ask questions.

Date: Tuesday, 3 August, 2021

Venue: Hokitika Holiday Park, 11 Providence Drive

Time: 1.30pm-3.30ish

Bring: own mug and drinks (or $2), some afternoon tea, the kids!

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Matariki in Hokitika