MAY 2015 BOARD MEMBERS 2015 2015 BOARD MEETING DATES President Judy Boyle 904 2282 The Board meets monthly Vice President Allan Taylor 297 1622 IPP Debbie Lattey (Intn l Liaison) 293 3252 Treasurer Graham Tufnail 904 2215 Next meeting: Secretary Beverley Taylor (Newsletter) 297 1622 Wednesday 10 June 2015 Board members Molly King (Membership) 293 3310 at Debbie Lattey s home sec) Lynn Voyce (Functions) 905 1039 117 Otaihanga Road Adrienne Burleigh (Publicity) 297 2213 Paraparaumu Peter Canvin (Webmaster) Jan Reid (Almoner) 902 2799 902 1106 3.00 pm Patron Alan Milne (07) 387 8808 Field Representative Debbie Lattey, Southern NI 293 3252 Phone 297 1622 if unable to attend Club Address PO Box 248, Paraparaumu 5254 or apologies to Judy. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2016 Date(s) Event Organiser 26 May (Tues) 10 June (Wed) 21 June (Sun) Let s Eat Out lunch, Fisherman s Table, Paekakariki, 12 noon Members Coffee Morning, Over the Teacups, Paraparaumu Beach Soup Lunch and presentation to Mary & Alan Milne Judy Boyle Jan Reid Board 18 July (Sat) Nuts & Bolts Day, Feilding TBA 16-19 Sept English Language Exchange from Japan Debbie Lattey 25 Oct 8 Nov Outward exchange to Newcastle & Hobart Adrienne Burleigh
PRESIDENT S REPORT Hello Everyone. I hope you all came safely through the rough weather we had last week. I know I watched anxiously as the water came closer and closer to my conservatory in the morning. I was to go to lunch with Jan Reid and Jan Beswick and our hosts from our trip to Thames. As I had 140 quilts here for this weekend s quilt show I was reluctant to leave the house so they arrived on my doorstep with their lunch. We had a great catch up and chat about the exchange. Never let it be said the weather will stop Friendship Force members eating and talking!!!! As I write this, today will be the second day of the quilt show I have been immersed in planning for the last few months. Yesterday we had 700 people visit the show at Southward theatre. I have been so delighted with the way our community has supported us in this venture through articles in our local papers, lending us plants, radio interviews, donations to raffles and in many other ways. In spite of what we read and hear in the papers and on TV it reinforces to me that people are kind and caring. Our next Let s Eat Out will be at The Fisherman s Table in Paekakariki on 26th May. Following that will be our popular soup lunch on 21 June at the Community Centre. We will need numbers for this as it will be a belated farewell to Mary and Allan Milne who recently moved to Taupo. Graham Tufnail has made a wonderful gift for them which will be presented at this event. We have had reports from our members who are presently on their South American exchange. They seem to be having a wonderful trip and we will look forward to hearing about it when they return. It is time for me to put on my quilter s hat and prepare for another busy day. No one told me retirement was this busy and fun. I look forward to seeing you at one of the next events. Till then take care. Judy The Lattey farm turned into one big lake when the Waikanae River flooded on Thursday and a bunch of very soggy alpacas had to be rescued when the floodwaters took them by surprise.
WHAT S BEEN HAPPENING? LUNCH WITH NORTH MORETON AMBASSADORS A busload of ambassadors from North Moreton club (Australia) dropped in for lunch on 22 April. Club members who were hosted in 2010 by North Moreton came to catch up with old friends and we were blessed with a beautiful day. I received the following email from their ED, Frank Ascott: Thanks again for that wonderful lunch you gave us when we were on route to Wellington. We had a very enjoyable couple of days in Wellington, followed by a very enjoyable exchange in Blenheim. The hospitality shown to us on each of our exchanges has been overwhelming. Best wishes to you and many thanks once again for the lunch. Frank. Thank you to everyone who provided lunch on the day, it went down very well. Debbie Lattey WANGANUI INTERCLUB EXCHANGE A good time was had by all when the Wanganui FF visited us here on the Kapiti Coast in early May. They arrived late Friday afternoon with three arriving later. On Saturday everyone seemed to enjoy the day in the morning was a visit to Nga Manu for the ladies, with the men visiting the steam train workshop. In the afternoon they did different things beach and river walk, shops etc. Saturday Night was a pot luck meal at Debbie & Wilson s, and on Sunday we all visited the Te Horo Markets and then went on to lunch in Otaki. Everyone enjoyed all that was on offer in Kapiti, as well as our company. Lynn Voyce, ED MEMBERS COFFEE MORNINGS Twelve members, including our newest member Rhondda Harris, enjoyed coffee together this month at Over the Tea Cups at Paraparaumu Beach. This is a pleasant venue so please come to the next one they are on the second Wednesday of each month. Jan Reid Organiser
WHAT S COMING UP? Let s Eat Out Lunch, Fisherman s Table, Paekakariki, Tuesday 26 May This month s LEO is at Fisherman s Table in Paekakariki on Tuesday 26 May. If you would like to carpool and/or can offer members a ride to Paekakariki, please contact me and I will arrange that. Judy Boyle Soup Lunch & Presentation to Alan & Mary Milne Sunday 21 June, Kapiti Community Centre, 12.00 noon Come and join us for a range of delicious soups prepared by your Board members. Our soup lunch is always popular, so get the date in your calendar now. This gathering will also be a chance for us to acknowledge the contribution made since the Club s inception by Alan and Mary Milne, and to make a presentation to them. More details will be in the June newsletter. Nuts & Bolts Day, Feilding, Saturday 18 July, Feilding Another date for your diary this year the Nuts & Bolts Day will be held on Saturday 18 July at the usual venue in Feilding. Carpooling will be available and will be arranged closer to the date. 2015 EXCHANGES Outward Exchange to Peru and Brazil Five of our club members are currently enjoying South American hospitality on our joint exchange with Wellington FF to Peru and Brazil. We received an interesting travelogue from Judy Canvin recently, which is included at the end of this newsletter. Inward Exchange from Albany, Australia (CANCELLED) Unfortunately the Albany club has cancelled this exchange, due to lack of numbers. FFI has offered the opportunity to other Australian clubs, but to date we have not heard of any takers.
English Language Exchange from Japan, 16-19 September Planning for this exchange is well underway, and interest in Japan is strong with nine applications in the first four days! Kapiti, Wellington and Manawatu clubs are each hosting the Japanese ambassadors for four days (five nights) with a focus on conversational English and creative activities to reinforce the learning. We are looking forward to a fun-filled exchange with the Japanese ambassadors more details later. Debbie Lattey, ED Outward Exchange to Newcastle & Hobart Tasmanian Tour opportunity This exchange is full with 20 ambassadors going to Newcastle and 21 to Hobart. However there is an opportunity for other club members to join some of us on the post-exchange bus tour of Tasmania, from 8-14 November. The cost is AUD$1,371.00 including all transport and accommodation. If you would like to know more about this tour, please contact Graham Tufnail. Adrienne Burleigh, ED 2016 NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE, NEW PLYMOUTH The dates of the 2016 New Zealand Conference are 10 to 12 February 2016. The host club is New Plymouth and newsletters about the conference should start to come out soon. MEMBERSHIP REPORT It is great that in most of our newsletters we are able to welcome a new member. This month we welcome Judith Dobson. Judith comes from Paraparaumu Beach and loves travelling. Clearly you will find yourself with plenty of like-minded people, Judith. We welcome you and look forward to your contribution to our club. Our coffee mornings and Let s Eat Out events are a great way for those of you new to the group to get to know others. ALMONER S REPORT We are very sorry to hear that Brian Tyler is very ill in Wellington Hospital. We wish you well Brian and hope you have a speedy recovery. To all those members who have been badly affected by our recent bad weather, we hope that you have not received too much damage, that you are in good health, and that your life returns to normal very soon. Jan Reid Almoner
Travelogue from Judy Canvin (received on 5 May by email) Since leaving Wellington on 18 April on our Southern American trip, Peter and I have seen some amazing sights and had some incredible experiences. We have been on the mighty Amazon River, stayed on the shores of Madre de Dois, one of the Amazon's many tributaries in Puerto Maldonado, strolled through the Inca Ruins of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, and seen some amazing sightings of the Andes. But, the highlight of our trip so far has been on Lake Titicaca (3,800m) situated between the southern end of Peru and the northern part of Bolivia. After a two hour boat ride we visited the unique floating "islands" of the Uros people. We were shown how the islands and houses were built and maintained out of the "Totara" reed unique to the area. Schools, community halls, a restaurant and even a small football ground were available while the inhabitants lived the same way as the ancient "inhabitants of the lake" known as the Water Tribe. We spent the night on Amantani Island, staying in one of the eight communities with a local family. Our tour guide and the many different personalities that we met on the lake really made this trip something special. Each community had its own primary school, hall and chapel and there was a hospital and High School on the other side of the island. The 3,000 Quechua speaking people grow all their own food such as beans, many varieties of potato and sweet potato, quinoa, onion, wheat and barley. Any other produce that they require they bartered for trading fish for extra vegetables and fruit on the mainland. Money is not usually used. Our half day visit to Taquile Island was also very interesting. We had to climb another 300 metres to get to the top of the island where we saw the men knitting and the women doing the spinning and weaving of the alpaca wool. All inhabitants dress in traditional costume and the young children learn to knit, spin and weave at an early age. The youth of the community wear a red and white hat and when they are looking for a partner they wear the top of the hat round to the side. The single women have large pompoms attached to their traditional skirts whereas married women are noted by smaller pompoms. We were given a lovely meal consisting of soup, trout, rice, carrot, beans and coca tea cooked in a local restaurant. 5 families run the restaurant taking weekly turns and giving dancing, knitting and weaving demonstrations. We are really looking forward to the start of the hosting in Trujillo - the "serious" part of our trip. Judy Canvin THE FRIENDSHIP FORCE PLEDGE As a member of the Friendship Force I recognise that I can make a difference. I recognise that I have a mission. That mission is to be a friend to the people of the world. As I embark on this adventure I know that others will be watching me. I know that through my example to my fellow citizens And people of other countries The cause of peace and friendship can be furthered. I can make a difference.