This month it was a pleasure to welcome some new faces to our Club dinner. We hope you enjoyed the evening and we look forward to seeing you again. Juanita Willems from Foster Hope Otago/Southland was our guest speaker. She told us her story being a child in the care of the State, and aboutContinue reading “July Meeting”
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June Meeting
This month we were very fortunate to listen to Pauline Blomfield, CEO and founder of K9 Medical Detection New Zealand. Pauline spoke to us about the research happening here in Dunedin, training dogs to use their amazing sense of smell to detect different cancers in a person’s urine. Here is a picture of Freida inContinue reading “June Meeting”
April Meeting
Our speaker this month was Michelle Sinclair, of Deaf Aotearoa Otago. Michelle told us her story and about her work in the Deaf Community. She works with the families of deaf children all over Otago and Southland, supporting them with communication skills. She taught us some signs, and how to introduce ourselves in New ZealandContinue reading “April Meeting”
March Club Meeting
The second club meeting for 2022 has already passed, and the year is well underway. Tonight we enjoyed listening to Jacqui Hyde, former police officer and recipient of a Neighbourhood Support Project award for a safety project “Scam Savvy”. This project is spreading the ‘keep yourself safe from scammers’ message throughout the community. Jacqui sharedContinue reading “March Club Meeting”
August Club Meeting
Tonight we welcomed Hahna Briggs who told us about one of her projects – the GASP! Dance Trust which introduces dance to people of all ages and abilities. It was fascinating to hear how the group had produced a series of films to showcase their work. Hahna hopes to show the films at the FringeContinue reading “August Club Meeting”
Zonta Club of Metropolitan Dunedin 