After months of fundraising (including sales of over 2000 sausages) local business, Dave Diggs Motors has come forward and sponsored a new Youth Alive Trust van!! A Year 2000, automatic with only 131,000k’s – this is a huge blessing and something we’re very grateful for! Look out for it driving around the young people of New Brighton for many years to come 🙂

Join us by taking part in the infamous Beach Blasts over the next two Saturdays. A fun event for the family, and our leaders will be running the beach games & face painting. Click the link for more details 🙂

http://bethere.co.nz/community/2011/5654-beach-blast-north-2011

Youth Alive Trust has just been granted funding from MSD to run a programme in the school holidays for High School students.  Our first programme is being ran from Monday 24th – Fri 28th January 2011, with only 24 places available.  The big bonus is there is it’s FREE – you just need to say why you’d like a place.  Brochures have already been posted out to Sodium and ex Holiday Programme young people, but if you’re keen to attend, grab a brochure from the office asap!  Running from 12pm – 5pm each day (allowing the teenagers the sleep-in they need), activities such as Kayaking, laser strike, mountain biking, Godly Head and a trip to Akaroa will bond together the group and give new and exciting challenges and experiences.  The programme is being lead by our High Schools Youthworkers Matty Tait & Emily Deck.

Our 21st Birthday Celebration Auction was a big success, however one item didn’t make the reserve – and it’s for sale now on Trade Me!  Closes Sunday 19th – so bid away!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/MyTradeMe/Sell/Current.aspx?source=sidebar

It’s been an exciting year for Youth Alive Trust in our 21^st Birthday Celebration Year!  We’ve continued to run 4 after school clubs for all the different age ranges, catering for around 120 young people every week.  2010 highlights include activities like MasterChef, Deal or No Deal, creating Music Videos and a Sodium UV Party.  We have taken young people on camps to Living Springs, Waipara and Spencer Park and have been on trips all over Canterbury.  Our youthworkers have given over 30 hours per week to 3 of the local schools, particularly Aranui High and Central New Brighton Primary.  We have ran 8 Holiday Programmes – that’s over 200 kids between the ages of 5 and 12.  Our youthworkers have been in New Brighton library everyday after school, and on weekends and in school holidays, looking after the many young people who use it as a drop-in centre.  We have helped at 3 large Council events, and organised the Family Fun Night which attracted over 500 people from the Community on the night of Halloween.  Our 21^st Birthday Celebrations brought ex staff, volunteers and trustees from all over the country together with current staff, volunteers, supporters and local dignitaries for a weekend of celebrations, including a formal meal for 110 people, a Live Band Night for 120 young people and the presentation of our history booklet dating back to pre 1988.  We also launched a new website, handed out newsletters and flyers to the community in order to raise our profile, took part in the New Brighton Christmas parade and launched Friends of Youth Alive Trust as a way of giving personal donations, and to help meet our budget shortfalls through increased costs and smaller grants.

All this is looked after by just 1 full time staff member, 3 Part time youthworkers and 1 student, who lead 40 volunteers who give over 5000 hours per year – and on a minimum wage, that’s $60,000 of free wages!  It’s our volunteers who are the life blood of what we do.  All this on a budget of only $200,000.  For what the community and church gets – we think that’s cheap!  Thanks to all who’ve been a part of Youth Alive Trust in 2010  – we look forward to what 2011 will bring! J

Reminder, No Sodium tonight as Unity East & Sodium are heading to BASE CAMP at Living Springs.  Sodium returns next Friday and is planning for an end of year Paintball Game 🙂

Click Here for all the info on this coming weekends 4 special Birthday Events!!

Note that WAVE will start at 3:30pm on 1st November so we can get to the cinema in time.  A normal 6pm finish.  Please bring at least $410 towards term fees if you’ve not already paid them in full to cover immediate cost. Thanks

Youth Alive Trust is offering a $4000 scholarship to up to two trainees who wish to join their team of youth workers and advance their study and qualifications, by doing a certificate in Youthwork with Praxis (http://www.praxis.org.nz).  The Trust runs an array of youth programmes in local schools and out of school, as well as Holiday Programmes, Camps, Library Support, Community Events and volunteer support and training.  The role includes probably two days per week of lectures and tuition, generally one day of personal study and two days of practical work.  You will join an existing team of youth workers who have a passion for young people, a love for God and a heart to serve!  You will also join a church family that has a big heart for supporting the local community and doing what it can to serve it.  The scholorship includes full payment of your tuition fees upon completion + support towards course travel costs and camps.  Please contact us for more information and/or an informal chat.  Contact James on 3885459 or email office@yat.org.nz

• Youth Alive Trust has a new part time employment position for the role of Administrator
• The role includes admin work for Holiday Programmes, finances, database and miscellaneous paperwork. 
• Computer experience essential, especially Microsoft Office.  Quickbook experience an advantage. 
• Hours and salary negotiable (approx 20 – 25 hours per week).  Within school hours also possible.  
• Start date is negotiable, up to Jan 2011. 
• For information about Youth Alive Trust see www.yat.org.nz  or call the office 3885459. 
• Apply in writing to Youth Alive Trust Team Leader, Beach Campus, PO Box 18730, New Brighton, Christchurch or email: office@yat.org.nz before October 22.