BIRTHRIGHT NEWSLETTER Tawa Cottage, Waiora House 129 Spa Rd, PO Box 595 Taupo 3351

Tel: (07) 3770399, 027 459 4416

E-mail: birthrighttaupo@xtra.co.nz

www.birthright.org.nz

Birthright Taupo Inc . March Edition 2013

Supporting Single Parent Families

A Huge Hi to Members and Friends, Wow is it just me or does anyone else feel like the year is passing on fast forward! I can’t believe we are in March already! The nights and mornings have started to cool down helping us all sleep that bit better, yet reminding us Winter is just around the corner. Have you started to think about heating for winter? Did you know some Local Firewood companies will accept automatic payments for loads of Firewood? If you are on a limited budget this can be a struggle, but in the long run it’s worthwhile getting a head start on the Firewood costs! Have you thought about setting up an automatic payment to your child’s school? Many of our Birthright Members are already doing this and are finding it helps when school costs prop up – you already have a wee chunk of money sitting in a school account. With the costs involved with Christmas and the start of school, many families are still finding it financially challenging, especially as we start to think about winter. Taupo offers two fantastic Budgeting Services that can help you find a way through financial challenges – If this is you & you need help please ring them today: $ Family Financial Solutions Trust $ @ 0274 326 459 (texting welcome) $ Taupo Budget Advisory Service Inc. $ @ 07 377 1094 I would like to personally welcome all our new Birthright Members, we look forward to getting to know you and your children. Please note our Office hours and remember the jug is always on the boil, we have great coffee and welcome your visits!

Quote:

Sonia Anderson.

Birthright Office Hours

Monday 9am – 4pm Tuesday 9am - 4pm Oficce - Coffee group@

Schools Out -9am onwards 9– 4pm Office

Wednesday 9am – 4pm Thursday 9am – 4pm

Friday 9am – 4pm ‘Please note we are now open Fridays – 5 days a

week’ ‘We may be out of the office during these times

Please text or call to see when we are here’ Phone: 07 377 0399 Cell: 027 459 4416

birthrighttaupo@xtra.co.nz Staff: Sonia Anderson & Pam McLeod

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WIN FREE GIVEAWAY

WIN FREE

We are lucky to have the support of McCafe again this year Thanks McCafe!

Coffee voucher and muffin giveaway

To win - Be the first Birthright Member to

text ‘Coffee’ - Txt: 0274 595 416

Thanks McCafe

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“You think the only people who are people,

are the people who look and think like you.

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger,

you'll learn things you never knew you never

knew."

- Pocahontas”

NEW OFFICE HOURS:

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| Whats New @ Birthright Taupo Inc. |

‘Kiwi kid sponsorship’ ‘Kiwi kid sponsorship’ Together we can level the playing field and give all Kiwi kids a good start in

life. Create brighter futures today by sponsoring a disadvantaged child. Help Kiwi kids from your community by sponsoring a child through Variety. Your monthly donation will help to provide a disadvantaged New Zealand child with the basics that their family is unable to afford. Your sponsored child will receive essentials that they would otherwise go without, like home basics, school stationery, doctor’s visits, books, prescriptions and extra-curricular activities like school trips. How do you ensure the child is disadvantaged? We work with schools and social services agencies to receive referrals of children who are financially disadvantaged. The parents/caregivers are then required to complete an application and agree to Variety’s code of conduct. Variety’s Grant Committee then reviews the application to ensure the family meet stringent criteria including income levels. Why haven’t I heard of Variety's Kiwi Kid Sponsorship Programme before? It's new. During 2012 we undertook a research project involving our supporters, members of the public, schools, doctors, community organisations and various government ministries to identify issues facing today's Kiwi kids. Overwhelmingly we were told about the growing divide between the 'have' and the 'have nots' - Kiwi Kid Sponsorship is Variety's response to addressing this issue. Following a successful trial programme we are now officially launching Kiwi Kid Sponsorship.

Birthright Taupo Inc is now able to apply to the ‘Kiwikid Sponsorship Fund’ on

your behalf. To find out if you are eligible and meet the criteria please contact

the office @ 07 377 0399

Birthright Taupo Inc is now able to apply to the ‘Kiwikid Sponsorship Fund’

on your behalf. To find out if you are eligible and meet the criteria please

contact the office @ 07 377 0399

| Whats New @ Birthright Taupo Inc. |

Taupo Inter Church Welfare Society Inc. Chairman: Mervyn Burbery Birthright - Sonia Anderson

Thank you

‘Birthright Taupo Inc’ Thanks ‘Taupo Inter-Church Welfare Society Inc’ for their Brand New Computer Systems. ‘Birthright’ has been serving Single Parents & their Children in the Taupo Community for over 25 years. Like most Not-For-Profit-Agencies we have operated on second hand, dinosaur computer systems.

Thanks to the recognition and support of ‘Taupo Inter-Church Welfare Society Inc’, we are now able to move into the future with technology that promotes productivity and supports our Service Delivery.

Coordinator: Sonia

Anderson Thank

you Inter-

Church Welfare

Society Inc.

NEW COMPUTERS

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SULTANA CAKE

In a pot put:

400 (1 lb) grams Sultanas, cover with water and boil for 5 minutes.

Drain and melt 500 (8 oz) grams of Butter and 500 (8 oz) grams Sugar

Mix till butter is melted.

In a bowl beat 3 eggs, 1 tsp Vanilla, Almond & Lemon essence then add to sultana,

butter & sugar mix well.

Then add 325 grams (12 oz) Flour & 1 tsp Baking Powder.

Mix well.

Butter and line a 23cm square baking tin and bake for 45 minutes at 180 deg.

Let cool and remove from tin and place on a cake rack to cool.

Enjoy

Invitation 4 U2 -Birthright Coffee

Group @schools out

9am – 11am (every Tuesday Morning,

free bread)

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Looking for Something to

Do?

What’s new in Taupo? HIPPY is a two-year

home-based parenting

and early childhood

enrichment

programme that builds

the confidence and

skills of parents to

create a positive

learning environment

through which to

prepare their four and

five year old child for

school. HIPPY

understands the

critical role parents

play in their children’s

education. The

programme builds on

the bond between

parents and children

while supporting

parents as they

provide their children

with the necessary

skills and confidence

to begin school with a

positive attitude

toward learning.

HIPPY is

specifically

designed for

parents who

may not feel

comfortable in

their abilities to

teach their

children.

Parents and

children work

together for

fifteen minutes

a day with

storybooks,

puzzles and

learning games

that help

children to

become

successful

learners.

Created by Birthright Taupo Inc.

Colour in Competition

This competition is for ages: 5yrs – 10yrs. Please colour and

return to the Birthright Office by April 3rd 2013.

1st & 2nd prizes: Easter Eggs.

Your Name……………………………

Your Age……………

TO All OUR VALUED FUNDING PROVIDERS & SUPPORTERS:

“Your ongoing help & support contributes to empowering our One Parent Families and enriching the life’s of their Tamariki & Whanau”

Huge Thank you’s to:

o Pakeke Lions

o McCafe

o Rotary ClubTaupo Moana

o Rotary Club Taupo Expresso

o The Tindall Foundation

o COGS

o BP New Zealand

o Bay Trust

o The Southern Trust

o NZ Lottery Grants Board

o Lion Foundation

o ANZ National Bank

o Inter-Church Welfare

Society

o JR McKenzie Trust

o Bakers Delight

o Tech Central

Created by Birthright Taupo Inc.

Computer Literacy Learn the essential skills and techniques featured in Microsoft Office and desktop publishing. Keep up with modern

technology and take the mystery out of multimedia by learning new skills in photo editing and social networking. Cooking on a Shoe String

This fun, practical and hands-on cooking course will change the way that you shop and cook forever. You will learn how

to save money every week from your housekeeping budget, freezing food, microwave cooking, adapting recipes for your own family and much more.

Te Reo Maori A fun and interactive way to learn how to Korero maori using te Ataarangi method. Students will learn correct

pronunciation, basic conversation, mehi (introduce yourself), karakia and waiata (song).

Certificate in Foundation Communcations This extr5amural program incorporates NZQA level 1 and 2 credits. Weekly tuition is provided for students to gain

ongoing assistance and receive feedback on their progress. All programs are provided at no cost to the students

100 hours of tuition over 20 weeks We have small class sizes and additional one to one tuition

All our tutors are qualified providers of adult education

Contextual learning will help the students to improve their literacy skills.

CONTACT - Literacy Taupo Phone - 07 3774616 Mobile - 027 577 4616 Fax - 07 377 4617 Email -

literacy_taupo@xtra.co.nz

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