Ashburton Courier: December 12, 2019

Page 24, Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday 12 December 2019
ECan after youth input
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is
looking for young people around
Canterbury, aged 14­24, with an interest
in the environment to be part of
their youth committee.
The ECan Youth Ropu (EYR) is an
initiative led by young people and the
Youth Engagement and Education
Team at ECan.
It was set up to reflect that young
people will be impacted by the decisions
of today. The youths on the ropu
will be part of aformalised group to
have working relationships with the
decision makers of Canterbury and
provide advice, lead consultations and
events.
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They will focus on giving advice and
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on issues that matter to young people,
and how to engage them.
There will be face to face meetings
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There are 16 members the EYR and
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Hospital volunteers farewelled
Three volunteers with more than
80 years of combined service with
the group Friends of Ashburton
Hospital and Tuarangi have been
thanked and farewelled.
Margaret Blair has clocked up 43
years, Annette Anderson 21 years
and Dawn Holmes 18 years.
All have fond memories of time
spent sharing achat, asmile and
morning tea with patients on the
hospital wards.
Annette Anderson said she had
enjoyed the companionship of the
role, made new friends and been
able to help and put patients at
ease.
Similar sentiments were made by
Margaret Blair and Dawn Holmes,
who said they too had enjoyed the
interaction with fellow volunteers
and hospital patients.
At a bi annual morning tea
gathering of volunteers last week
the trio were honoured and presented
with farewell gifts.
They were thanked by hospital
staff for the support offered over
Stepping back after years of service to Friends of Ashburton
Hospital and Tuarangi are Dawn Holmes, Margaret Blair and
Annette Anderson.
the years and ‘‘for the difference
they had made to lives of people
who had to spend time in the
hospital’’.
Friends of Ashburton Hospital
and Tuarangi has avolunteer pool
of 45 and work short, rostered
hours.
Some volunteers knit items for
the maternity unit and also deliver
donated toiletry items to patients in
Wards 1and 2.
Rosebank ‘stars’ contribute
The volunteers who help out at Rosebank resthome
and hospital, Ashburton, were all stars, said
manager Sue Prowse.
The volunteers, young and old, were thanked
last week, just in time for International Volunteer
Day.
Mrs Prowse said it did not matter what they did
­one act ofkindness could make abig difference.
‘‘You are all stars. No person is so poor asto
have nothing togive; you always have something
to contribute.’’
She said some ofthe volunteers were young,
some older, but all contributed somuch.
That work really made adifference, she said,
and everyone brought different skills and inspiration
with that most valuable gift ­their time.
It was something the deaf could hear and the
blind could see.
About to share agame are helpers, from left,
Faith Davies, Neil Broadbelt, Peter Thomas,
Ciarra Scott and Ruth Humphrey.
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