COMMUNITY

NEWSLETTER

#16

2013 ~

Monday April

29th

Mauri ora, Greetings, Tālofa, Mālo

e lelei, Bula vinaka, Nihāo,

Namaste, Fakalofa lāhi atu, Tālofa

lava, Kia orana, Hola!, Marhaba,

Gütten Tag PROFOUND THANKS for

all the hard work of Brockville’s Big

Autumn Clean-Up Day. Along with a

truck for metal waste, three skips and

two trailers were filled. Also, 26 loads

of fire-wood were delivered and 60 or

so volunteers /residents were fed

lunch and dinner by the Youth

Council. Many Thanks to Ronnie

Janke, Manea Tekii, Sue Morey,

Heather Gould, Hasan AbdelRah-

man, Adam Hawwari, Stacey Gullen-

Reynolds. Tess Livingstone and

Paulette Boyes for their photos /

contributions. Again, Thank You, Kia

ora to the FAB Newsletter Volun-

teers ~ Mary, Leeanne, Jasmine,

Paulette, Salaevalu, Fiona, Marlene

~ for their work on delivery.

In this Issue,#16

THEME: Careers

ITEM Page/s

May is Careers’ Month 1

Photos from our Autumn

Clean-Up Day

2

Careers’ Profile: Pharmacy 2

Paws Awhile with Shakira 2

Newsletter Publication

Dates: May to November

3

Brockville Indoor Bowls’

Club’s 50th Anniversary

3

Preserving Work-shop, on our

Autumn Clean-Up Day

3

Brockville Dates for May 4

Brockville Kindergarten 4

Puaka Matariki events 4

BROCKVILLE DATES: MAY, 2013

VENUE: Brockville Community Church unless otherwise stated

WEDNESDAY WEEKLY,11am to Noon: “Steady As You Go” Exercise Classes

THURSDAY FORTNIGHTLY, (2nd, 16th, 30th) at 6pm: Health & Social Services’ Team meeting

20 Caldwell St., [Tel. Sharon at 4762000]

WEEKLY: from 7.30pm at the School Hall: Brockville Indoor Bowls’ Club

WEEKLY, from 2nd Thursday, 9th, 9.30-11.30am: Clothing Op Shop open.

MONTHLY, 2nd Thursday, 09th, From 7.00pm: BCST mtg.

FRIDAY WEEKLY, during School Term, 3.00-4.15pm: FISH Club, Year 4-6 students, gold coin donation if possible

FRIDAY WEEKLY during School Term, 6.30-8pm: GenZ Club Year 7-11 students, gold coin donation if possible

SATURDAY

TO SUNDAY

May 4th—12th: New Zealand Youth Week DUNEDIN EVENT AT SAMMY’S ~ a Drumming Competition (5.30pm, Friday 10th, at SAMMY’S)

SUNDAY WEEKLY, From 10am: Church Service and KAOS (Kids Active on Sunday)

SUNDAY

MONTHLY 1st Sunday, 05th, from 6pm: Community Dinner & Quiz

Bring a drink or a donation. Heaps of fun for the whole family.

SUNDAY 1st Sunday, 5th at 6pm: At School Hall Committee Room, BCST “New Community Centre” Team MONTHLY 3rd Sunday, 19th, from 6pm: Community Pot-Luck Dinner

SUNDAY Last Sunday, 26th from 7pm: “Are we ready for a Civil Emergency?” a NEIGHBOURS’ INFORMATION EVENING hosted by B.E.S.T. (Eco-Sustainability Team)

MONDAY 1st Monday—6th: Term 2 starts at Brockville School, Brockville Kindergarten and

Te Kohanga Reo o Whakaari.

Last Monday—27th: Brockville Community Newsletter (#17) out

MONDAY &

THURSDAY

From 10am-Noon, May 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd and 27th ~ Brockville

Champions’ Pilot Workshops: 7 workshops

TUESDAY MONTHLY: 1st Tuesday, 07/05, from 1.30pm: Brockville Garden Club

TUESDAY 1st Tuesday, 07/05, from 7.30pm: B.E.S.T. (Eco-Sustainability Team) meeting

WEDNESDAY FORTNIGHTLY, 4.30 to 5.30pm: Youth Rangatahi Council

MONTHLY From 5.30pm 2nd Wed.08/05: BCDP Mgmt. Group

MONTHLY From 7.30pm 3rd Wed. 15/05: Church Parish Council meets

HOUSIE NIGHT FUND-RAISER

Thank You so much to all the Brockville

Residents who supported this night (Friday

26th) at The Mount Cargill Trust rooms in

Hillside Road. Your participation helped the

School Reunion Committee raise money to-

wards a debt owed to the BCST. Special Thanks to Syd Adie and Syd’s Family members & Friends for donations of costs and voluntary labour.

CARING FOR OUR “MAMAS”

You may have read last month of

Rosina Wiparata’s illness. The BCDP

caught up with Her briefly and She

asked us to pass on Her thanks to all

who sent “Get Well” messages. Rosina

wanted us to let You know She is rest-

ing and recovering. Kia kaha/Strength

to other Brockville Families caring for

and supporting their Elders who have

been hospitalised and need further

care ~ especially the Gibbs and Hardie

families, both of Caldwell Street.

PUAKA MATARIKI

As You may be aware, the Māori New

Year Season begins in June after the

new moon occurs. This year, celebratory

events will be held between June 10

and July 06. As with last year, the

Brockville Events’ Team is co-ordinating

Brockville’s celebrations. “Puaka

Matariki” is the theme of next month’s

issue of the Brockville Community News-

letter (out on 27th May) but please diary

these events now:-

Monday June 17th

(VERY) EARLY MORNING

5.45AM—7.15AM Visit to the

Beverly Begg Observatory.

7.30AM-8.30AM Big Brockville

Breakfast

Saturday June 22nd

AFTERNOON & EVENING

Community Clean-Up & Dinner

Also to be confirmed by B.E.S.T.

(Eco-Sustainability Team) for

Saturday June 29th is a NO-SCREEN

ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT.

MAY IS CAREERS’ MONTH

BROCKVILLE KINDERGARTEN

Hopes for a

sunny out-

doors Open

Day / launch of

the “Kindy’s”

new play-

ground were

dashed by a

wet, rainy afternoon on April 3rd ~ hence the indoors picture (above) of Parents, Staff

and Supporters. Term 2 commences next week and with spaces available, the Brockville

Kindergarten would love to work with You and Your Child.

As Staff member Julie Wheeler says, “There are morning session (8.30am to 12.30pm)

spaces.” To enrol, please call in at 255 Brockville Road, just below the School. Or you

may contact the friendly staff via phone 476 2201 or e-mail, <brockville@dk.org.nz>.

Also, see the Dunedin Kindergartens’ web-site: http:/www.dunedinkindergartens.org.nz/

Paws a While with Shakira

Howdy doody Neighbours! I couldn’t help but be involved

in the Clean-Up Day last Saturday….after all, there were

trucks and skips all over MY patch. Of course, I had to give it

the ol’ once over….twice!! Had to make sure all health and

safety checks were in place. How do you like the picture of

my fine Silver Self checking out the scrap metal truck?

Are you sick of the rain yet? I was hoping to catch some rays

over the school holidays, but sadly it has poured relentlessly.

Another thing that is relentless is my nails don’t stop grow-

ing. I like to stick them into unsuspecting humans to keep

them in line ~ especially if they’re not paying enough

attention to me. If my nails aren’t given a wee trim now and

then, I have to take the matter into my own paws. That’s

easy as I simply love using a scratching post. (Sometimes, I

use the school trees, but please don’t tell Marcel LOL.) It

keeps my claws really healthy. Plus I love to tone and s-t-r-e-

t-c-h, s-t-r-e-t-c-h and tone. It is fabulous for my body and

reduces any stress I may be feeling. It’s like having my own

total kitty gym!! Ah, all this exercise is making me very

sleepy.... must away for a cat-nap… Shakira

PART 01: On Sunday June 9, a promotional tournament will be hosted by the Brockville Indoors’ Club to mark the 50th

Anniversary of the Club’s founding. Depending on

registration numbers this Tournament will be held

either at the Brockville

School Hall (12 registra-

tions) or at the Otago In-

door Bowls’ Association

Stadium (32 registrations)

on Victoria Road. As Club

Secretary, Mrs. Heather

Gould (pictured right, with

George, her husband, on

their wedding day in 1959)

says, “We don’t really

need money—we need

people to learn and play

the game.” Gone are the days when the Club had

upwards of 40 members—now, membership is

down to 7 and there is a desperate need for new

players. In the next newsletter (#17), “Part 02” will

give a brief history of the Club. In the meantime, if you want to find out more, please give Heather a call on 4763775.

PRESERVING WORKSHOP ON

SATURDAY AFTERNOON (BIG AUTUMN CLEAN-UP DAY)

(Upper pic) Dot, Jasmine, (Lower pic) Vahideh & Amir of

North East Valley and Sue were part of a small group of

volunteers who produced apricot jam, plum sauce and

apple pulp at Kaikorai Valley College. Also present were

Paulette, Vishal, Iko and Jenna. Some of the produce was

given away later at the Community Dinner.

BROCKVILLE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

PUBLICATIONS’ SCHEDULE FOR 2013

Āroha mai, Apologies to Residents who have complained about missing Brockville Events

because of the timing of this newsletter. We have therefore developed a schedule

(above) of publication dates for May to November. If you have any contributions for the

newsletter, please e-mail these to the BCDP via bcdp_worker@vodafone.co.nz or drop

them into the BCDP Office. The office is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 1pm,

and is in the Brockville Community Church Centre, 274 Brockville Road (opp. Te

Kohanga Reo o Whakaari). Or, please ring Marie on 4764972 (Office) or 0212287222.

PUBLICATIONS’ SCHEDULE: May to November

Issue # Publication Date Contributions’

Dead-line Date

Theme

17 Mon. 27 May Wed. 22 May Puaka Matariki

(Māori New Year)

18 Mon. 01 July Wed. 26 June Youth (Taiohi, Rangatahi)

19 Mon. 29 July Wed. 24 July Health & Social Services

20 Mon. 26 August Wed. 21 August Brockville Events

21 Mon. 30 September Wed. 25 September Brockville’s Ecological

Sustainability

22 Mon. 28 October Wed. 23 October Education in Brockville

23 Mon. 25 November Wed. 20 November Christmas in Brockville

Pictured: Shakira inspecting the Otago Metals’

truck during Brockville’s Big Autumn Clean-Up

PHARMACY AS A CAREER

Thank You to Hasan and Adam of the Brockville

Pharmacy for their time on these questions.

Can You please tell us a little of Your family back-ground?

HASAN ABDEL-RAHMAN (pictured left) My name is

Hasan but I’m also known as Robert. I was born in Kuwait

and moved to New Zealand when I was 12 because of the

Gulf War. I studied pharmacy at Otago (University) after

high-school (OBHS).

ADAM (Ahmad) HAWWARI My mother (Delber) is Turkish and Egyptian. Through my father,

I am Palestinian and Saudi Arabian. We are all originally Palestinian but because of war, we

have moved around that area of the world. Roula (Adam’s wife) is Palestinian too but she was

born in Lebanon. My parents came to Dunedin in 1996 and I came out here in 1997 from

Jordan, after I had completed most of Bachelor’s in Pharmacy from there. At Otago

(University) I had to re-start Pharmacy studies (from Year 02), which is normally a 4-year

course. After that I worked as a locum and in pharmacies to complete my registration. I then

went to Australia (where Roula and Adam met) and returned to Dunedin in 2010.

Why Pharmacy as a career? And how did You choose Brockville as a place in which to run a

business?

HASAN Pharmacy is a very rewarding and exciting career. You get to deal with many

different people. Every day is different which keeps your working day exciting and fresh.

ADAM Choosing Brockville was just by chance in 2011 when I was talking with Richard

Moore who came and inspected a building in which I was working. He told me about this

vacant business in Brockville and from April, 2011 it took me 6 months to make up my mind

and complete the required paper-work. We then opened the Brockville Pharmacy in February

2012.

HASAN Adam wanted to spend more time looking after his Mum and therefore needed

someone he could trust to manage the place.

What are Your hopes for Your family and business in the next five years?

HASAN For my family to be happy and healthy. For the business becomes a thriving one

which provides customers with the best service possible

. Continued

ADAM For my family to stay healthy, especially my

Mother Delber (who is very ill at the moment.) I think

the business will flourish. We, Hasan and I, will build

a strong partnership. We won’t give up on remaining

here in Brockville.

As a result of Your family and working life, what

advice would You want to pass onto Your children?

HASAN Treat others the way you want to be treated.

ADAM Work is important, you have to work to live. I

hope that they will learn from me the importance of

responsibility and respect. Don’t be arrogant but be

respectful The more you respect customers the more

they will respect you back, even those who do not

respect you to start with.

CLEAN-UP DAY:

Thanks to all our

Volunteers includ-

ing Shevaughn

(left) and the DCC

Taskforce Green

Team who had to

bring a trailer as

their truck’s clutch

was damaged.

In Timaru, 2009, Mrs. Gould, her sons, daughters-in-law & grand-sons formed the

largest family group of players. From left: Steven, Kristen, Trevor, Heather, Hughan,

Adrienne and Lisa.

FIFTY YEARS OF THE BROCKVILLE INDOOR BOWLS’ CLUB (1963 to 2013)