Anna came to Aotearoa in 2006 from Wales UK, on a scholarship.
Now a New Zealand citizen with a PhD from Otago University Anna will share about her 2019 experience in Providence, Rhode Island, USA for a four month research project into local food security and sovereignty on a Fulbright Scholarship.
Partners / Guests welcome
$20pp for light lunch / Cake & Coffee
[Please advise any dietary requirements that need to be met with RSVP]
President Kieran is looking for support riders to share the 160km ride as a relay from Te Anau to Invercargill. This is a FUNdraising event that is all about participation, having fun and raising as much money as possible for Hospice Southland.
Want to know more, get involved or sponsor President Kieran & his team of riders - contact Kieran by email: kieran.middleton@mcp.co.nz
which supports children, young people and families affected by serious illness or bereavement. In this powerfully moving talk, Nic shares deep personal insights into what grief has taught her about resilience, compassion and empathy. Nic Russell’s life changed forever when she and her three-year-old daughter Kenzie were diagnosed with aggressive cancers in the same year. Sadly Kenzie died, while surgery and chemotherapy put Nic on the road to recovery. Fifteen years on, life has thrown more challenges her way; repeat corrective
surgery, cardiomyopathy and Parkinson’s.
Through all the tragedy and tears, pain and loss has come lessons in how to defy adversity.
This talk was given at the TEDx Invercargill Live event using the TED conference format but independently organized. Click the link to watch the video.
Members are invited to share a contribution in the bulletin, can be a shared article, something written for another purpose you think members might be interested in or a topic you have an opinion or are passionate about.
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Members on Leave of Absence
Richard King, Helen McCurdy, David MacDonald, Owen Ramsay, Michael Blomfield & Brent Knight until further notice.
