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…
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
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10909076
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/9008702/Prisoners-auction-art-for-charity
http://www.voxy.co.nz/entertainment/prisoner-art-auction-benefit-youth-alive-trust/5/163551
Prisoners Auction Art for Charity
Inmates to auction off their art for charity
UP FOR GRABS: One of the pieces set to be auctioned off at October’s charity event. Masterpieces created by convicted criminals will be auctioned to help youth in eastern Christchurch. Inmates from Canterbury’s three prisons and other offenders serving sentences outside the wire are busy creating artwork for an art auction at Youth Alive campus in New Brighton on Friday, 18 October. All funds raised will go to Christchurch’s Youth Alive Trust.
Corrections Services’ southern regional commissioner, Ian Bourke, said more than 130 pieces of art had been submitted for the auction. The work was ”outstanding” and included paintings, wood carvings, bone carvings, soap art and flax weaving, he said. Many of the submissions were from prisoners participating in prison arts programmes, designed to introduce them to learning in a ”positive and non-threatening way”. Most of the masterpieces had been created by prisoners in Canterbury, but some artwork was produced in other parts of the country.
The theme for this year’s auction is “Manaaki Mai Manaaki Atu” (Care for our land, care for our people, go forward). Bourke said prisoners and offenders saw the auction as an opportunity to give something back to the community.
Youth Alive Trust was chosen to benefit from the auction because of its work with young people in the city’s east. ”The Trust is making a positive difference by building a future for young people and their families in an area that was hit hard during the earthquakes,” Bourke said.
Last year’s Canterbury prisoner art auction raised $21,000 for the Earthquake Mayoral Fund. Artworks can be viewed from 12.30pm on Friday, 18 October ahead of the official opening at 6pm.
The event will feature silent auctions as well as the public auction.
Parents and Young People need to know the dangers of common website ask.fm
Parents – chat to your children about it.
Young People – It’s not worth it. Talk to your friends in person, and avoid the abuse of cowards who hide behind anonymous. Look out for your friends and chat to your teachers or youth leaders if you have concerns. Stay safe online.
Read this article for more details…
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10910214