Skate Jam 2014 at Thomson Park. Big thanks to Cheapskates, Christchurch City Council and Mai Fm for helping put on this event.

Youth Alive Trust ran its first ever Father Son Camp in the weekend and it was a great success taking 16 intermediate aged boys and their dads away for the weekend! We packed in cave stream, bouldering, Mountain Biking, sessions on the F&S relation, a early morning swim and so much more. Here’s what a bit of the feedback said – “This would be the best 36 hours I have ever spent with my son.”, “I believe the whole thing was perfect. I met children & dads who I normally would possibly never talk to.”, “It was very good helped me with my relationship with my dad”.

View pics of camp here.

Eastercamp is a massive christian youth camp held just out of Christchurch over the Easter holiday weekend. Its you + your mates, oh and 4500 others from around the country; all ready to have the best days of their lives!

Surge and Unity East will be camping together with plenty of Youth Leaders. For more info, and online registrations, click on this link. If raising the full amount of the cost of camp is an issue, chat to one of our leaders.

http://www.eastercamp.org.nz/

Mentoring Coordinator at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Christchurch

Key responsibilities for this 20 hour a week position include:

1. The recruitment, screening, training, accountability and support of volunteers to mentor young people

2. Overseeing the referral of young people and making the right matches between volunteer and young person.

3. Monitoring the relationships between volunteer, young person and their family.

4. Developing networks in the community so as to have access to further support services for young people and their families.

A team player with a “can do” attitude is required to join the small team who oversee the day to day operation of the programme, which takes place in Christchurch schools and communities. The coordinator will have excellent communication skills both for presenting to groups, for helping our volunteers to feel supported and for developing relationships with families and young people. Having a passion for seeing young people reach their potential is an absolute must. Make your next role one that makes a tangible difference to young people and to our society.

For all application instructions, please go to www.bbbschch.co.nz

Council Information re: Flooding
If you are seeking numbers or an email address to report issues needing attention in your areas, a number to call is 027 505 3476. This is the public information phone. You can also email info@ccc.govt.nz

All Clubs are starting this week!!! Everyone welcome to attend these weekly fun clubs, which take part in games, activities and trips out, making friends from other local schools, and all at a really cheap cost, because of our volunteers and funders…

Years 1 & 2 – Cheeky Little Monkeys: Wednesdays 3:15 – 4:45pm

Years 5 & 6 – WAVE: Mondays 4:30 – 6:00pm

Years 7 & 8 – Rock Solid: Fridays 4:30 – 6:30pm

Years 9 – 13 – SURGE: Fridays 7:30 – 9:30pm

Years 9 – 13 – Amplify Youth Band: Thursdays 5:30 – 7:00pm

Pop into our office to pick up a flyer or email office@yat.org.nz and we’ll send you one

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We love celebrating the successes of local young people – especially when they’re one of our Junior Leaders. So CONGRATS to Caitlyn Farrar, who was the youngest female to complete this weekends ‘Coast to Coast’ at only 16 years old! That’s 243 kilometres! Caitlyn is a leader of our WAVE programme and attends Avonside Girls. What an inspiration — with Caitlyn Farrar.

Youth Alive Trust is running a Father Son camp on the 22-23rd of March, for year 7/8 boys and their dads. Limited Spaces so sign up fast! To get a rego form or for more info contact Matt Barnes at matt.barnes@yat.org.nz

BIG Day Tomorrow at Thomson Park!! So much to do and so many community groups involved – here’s just a taster… Sports lead by Rawhiti Community Sports Inc, such as Netball, New Brighton Cricket Club, Tball, New Brighton Rugby Football Club, Coastal Spirit Football, American Football Canterbury, MDK Karate, Canterbury Rams, plus 5 bouncy castles and facepainting with Youth Alive Trust, Skate Supportfrom TPUG, High ropes with New Brighton Scouts, Giant Games and Markets with New Brighton Project, Free Sausages with HellersNZ, supported with volunteers from St Faith’s New Brighton, music and mc’ing from Mai FM and many local bands, and financed with a grant from the Burwood Pegasus Board of Christchurch City Council! Wow!

Clubs will start at the end of February, giving us chance to recruit volunteers, have planning meetings and giving you the chance to settle back into school life.  More info to follow…