Just sending a last minute notice to a high profile Department of Corrections Art Auction which is being hosted by Youth Alive Trust and with all proceeds going on Youth Alive Trust on Friday 18th October! What a great privilege!

In brief over 200 items are up for auction, including paintings, wood carvings & bone carvings and 50 of the best will be auctioned by the auctioneer on the night, the rest will be silent auctions running all day. Daytime Viewing from 12.30pm, Live Auction from 7.30pm. Free entry. Great to invite friends or work colleagues too.

For more information, here are a couple of online articles about it:

http://artsaccess.org.nz/Prisoners+keen+to+support+youth+in+art+auction

http://artsaccess.org.nz/blog/Pathway+back+to+the+community

Reminder that no weekly clubs run in Week 1 of each term, as we have volunteers leaders meetings.

See you all in week 2 – same days, same times!

It’s been confirmed, I Love New Brighton event will be on Waitangi Day in 2014 at Thomson Park. Looking for local community groups, sports clubs and lots of volunteers to again be involved and celebrate everything we love about New Brighton! If you missed out on the event this year – here’s the highlights video…

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Free Activities at New Brighton Library in the Holidays

The team from Youth Alive Trust are running a free activity everyday at 2pm during the school holidays. Join them for activities such as Cheap Skates, Bathbombs, Wearable Arts, Sports Shootout and Cookie Decorating.

Monday 30th Sept: Crayon Art
Tuesday 1st Oct:Cheapskates Skate School
Wednesday 2nd Oct:Jewellery Making
Thursday 3rd Oct:Veggie Creations
Friday 4th Oct:Sport Shoot Out
Monday 7th Oct: Dance Lessons
Tuesday 8th Oct:Bathbombs
Wednesday 9th Oct: Cookie Decorating
Thursday 10th Oct: Springtime Craft
Friday 11th Oct: Wearable Arts

5 intermediate youth programmes joined forces last Friday night to organise an EPIC Sk8 Disco at Cowles Stadium. For many of the young people, it was their first time on 4 wheels. With the support of over 100 pairs of roller skates from Phat Sk8 and a DJ provided by Blue Light Canterbury, the venue was the perfect size and location for the groups. Amber Tucker, youth worker from Powerhouse Youth Ministries in Burwood said “it’s great to see so many young people from the east of Christchurch having so much fun, just on a set of wheels! The young people of 30 years ago aren’t that different to the young people of today after all!” Amber Henderon from Youth Alive Trust commented “the leaders of the different intermediate groups are top people – and bringing us all together showed the young people that there’s no competition between us, we all want what’s best for the young people”. The 5 intermediate groups involved in organising the event were; Rock Solid (Youth Alive Trust), City East (Gen Z), Activ8 (Parklands Baptist), Powerhouse (Burwood Christian Centre) & Xplode (Breezers Road Baptist). The event is now being planned again for 2014.

Here’s the photo’s that made the newspaper…

http://issuu.com/the.star/docs/113287pp/11?e=0

Year 7 & 8 Camp

Remember to sign up online if you can and direct credit $35 into the YAT account: 11-7892-0066444-00. If you’re struggling to get the full amount of cash – chat to one of the key leaders or email office@yat.org.nz – we don’t want anyone to miss out!

http://www.cys.org.nz/events/amped

Youth Alive Trust gets a full page report in the recent ‘Canterbury Today’ magazine, with a large focus on the building renovation. Read it here:

http://issuu.com/magazinestoday/docs/canterbury_today_121_web/63?e=1842483%2F4586173

NEW Programme for teens – Amplify MUSIC Holiday Programme!! If you can play an instrument, and want to develop your talent with other like minded teen musicians, form bands and learn about performance – Sign up now! For a brochure and more info, contact josiah.dayo@yat.org.nz

October Holidays are fast approaching. Awesome activities planned for the first week of holidays for our two programmes. $125 per week. Max of 32 children per programme. Email stephen.dodge@yat.org.nz or call 3885459 for more info and a brochure.

Anyone aged 12 – 24 got an idea for a community project they’d like to run? Apply for between $2,000 – $7,000 to do it! See link and chat to us if you’d like our support to make something happen. Applications close on 24th Sept.

http://www.myd.govt.nz/funding/youth-fund.html