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NEWSLETTER–JUNE/PIRIPI2019GreetingsfromtheVicePresident.

WhileourPresidentisawayholidayinginFranceIwillbeholdingthefort.Therefore,youwillbeseeingmeagainattheJunemeeting.

Again, our May meeting was very well attended. Our main speaker, Mayurie Gunatilaka, took us through herschoolinginSriLankaandthenJapantouniversityinNewZealandwhereshegraduatedwithaMaster'sdegreeinscience and nuclear physics. She has worked for NWH Global as General Manager Planning and DevelopmentServices Australia andNew Zealand and is now SeniorManager Transport System Planning for the NZ TransportAgency.Hertalkwasinformativeandinspiringandgeneratedsomelivelydiscussion.

OurMini speaker needed no introduction.WallyHirsch told us of phone callswhich changed his life. As alwaysWallywasentertainingandafundofinformation.HespokeofthecallfromtheDeputyprimeMinisteraskinghimtocometoWellingtontodiscusstheroleofRaceRelationsConciliatorandtheissuesthatarosefromtherole.Hethenwentontothecallwhichledhim,viaauniversitytourguidingprogramme,tobeing,togetherwithAdele,ourownguideextraordinaire.Wally,youareowntreasure.

Everyone,keepwellandkeepthosejointsmoving.

CecilieRushton

Who’sWhoforMonday17thJune2019meeting:9.45a.m.for10a.m.startatStChad’sChurch,38St.JohnsRoad,StJohns1072.Greeters:Literature-WorldReligionsMinispeakers: Psychology – Science and Technology Guest Speaker: Greg Moyle – ‘Le Quesnoy’. GregMoyle,MajorRetired,isoneofthefoundingtrusteesoftheNZMemorialMuseumTrust–LeQuesnoy,France.HewilladdressourmeetingonJune17thtoanswerthequestion,“WhydoweneedorwantaNewZealandwarmemorialmuseumatLeQuesnoy,France”andotherrelatedissues.

Whakatauki/ProverbforthemonthThismonththeproverbisaHindusaying:

“Thereisn’tatreeintheworldthatthewindhasn’tshaken.”Proverbsencapsulatewisdomfromdifferentcultures.Suggestionsarewelcome.Sendtou3ameadnews@gmail.com

Who’sWhoforMonday15July,2019GuestSpeaker:ProfessorHelenDanesh-Meyer-“Glaucoma,thesilentdisease.”HelenDanesh-MeyerisTheSirWilliamandLadyStevensonProfessorofOphthalmologyandHeadoftheOpticNerveandGlaucomaResearchUnitoftheNewZealandNationalEyeCentre(NZ-NEC)attheUniversityofAuckland.SheisaFoundingTrusteeandpresentlyChairofGlaucomaNewZealand,acharitabletrustforthepreventionofblindnessfromglaucoma.Sheisinvolvedinteaching,researchandclinicalcareintheareaofglaucoma,neuro-ophthalmologyandcataractsurgery.MembershipofU3AMeadowbankNewmember–AwarmwelcometoBettyXu.Wehavespaceforafewnewmembers,sopleasefeelfreetobringafriendtoournextmonthlymeeting(s)withaviewtotheirjoiningus.GroupNewsTheMayCommitteeMeetingdecided:“thatpreviouslyactivememberswhoduetoageand/orinfirmityarenolongerabletoattendstudygroupsshouldbewelcometoattendmonthlymeetings.”OurPacificNeighboursgrouphasclosed.TheAmericanLiteraturegroupwillcloseafteritsJunemeeting,butwillprobablyre-conveneinadifferentformatin2020.Groupswithoutadeputy-convenorandremindedtoappointoneandtonotifytheGroupsConvenoraboutthis.DIGITALDATAHINTFORTHEMONTHHowtosafelykeepallthedatathatisonyoursystemMakeregularcopiesofyourimportantdata.YoucanuseiCloud,anexternalharddrive,oraUSBstick/drive.Itiswisetokeepatleastoneexternalbackupdeviceinaplaceseparatefromyourcomputer.Fordetailedmethodstobackupasopposedtocopyingyourwork,Google‘howto’.ANURGENTAPPEALTheAudio-VisualsystematStChad'sisnowrunningwellbutweareinseriousneedof2ormorepeopletotakeresponsibilityforthisnextyear.Noexpertiseisneededasfulltrainingwillbegivenandthereisasimpleinstructionmanual.WithoutthisassistancewewillnotbeabletousetheAVsystem!TheExploringandEnjoyingMusicGroupisRecruiting–areportfromameeting.“Idonot reallyenjoy Jazz, so I thought Jazzwouldbeagoodonetoexplore forourgroupbecauseofmy lackofknowledgeinthearea.Ilistenedto8x1hourpodcastsfromRadioNZontheHistoryofJazz.Itdidnotincreasemyenjoymentof Jazz,butgreat learningswereacquired. It ledmeto themusicofGeorgeGershwin,who integratedJazz with the symphonic form. So, I presented to the group Gershwin's history. Born in 1898 of Russian Jewishimmigrants,hedemonstratedearlyabilityonthepiano,writingandpublishinghisfirstsongin1916.Hewrotehismost famousRhapsody in Blue in 1924, an amazing piece ofmusic based on Jewishmusic, black Jazz and blues.Together we watched and listened to a wonderful presentation of Rhapsody in Blue stunningly played andconductedbyLeonardBernsteinwiththeNewYorkPhilharmonic.(GoogleYouTube:GeorgeGershwinBernstein)Wefollowed thiswithSummertime, fromGershwin'sPorgy&Bess, sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. ThismemorablerenditionallowedustoenterintotheexperienceoftheheatoftheSouthinthecottonfields.WeranoutoftimebeforewecouldexplorethewonderfulAmericaninParis.”Doconsidercomingtojoinusinourexplorations!ContactAlisonBroomakbroom@gmail.comorMargaretDavidsonnzmargaret@gmail.com

AUCKLANDNETWORKU3A–EVENTCELEBRATINGU3A2019ThiseventisonFriday30thAugust2019,9:30am(for10.00)to2:30pmattheBarfootandThompsonNetballCentre,44NorthcoteRoad,Northcote-$25whichincludesmorningteaandlunch.Keynotespeaker-MIKEKING–NewZealanderoftheyear,plusminispeakersfromAucklandU3AgroupsYoucanregisteronlineathttp://u3a.net.nz/event/Printedregistrationformsareavailablebythenoticeboardforthosewhowishtopostintheirregistration.Sign-upsheetswillbeavailableatJunemeeting,oneforthoseabletooffertransport&anotherforthoseneedingit.

MAKINGAUCKLANDANAGE-FRIENDLYCITYPlanningisunderwaytomakeAucklandanage-friendlycity.AucklandCouncilisinvitingolderpeopletosharetheirideasonwaystohelpmaintaintheirwellbeingandactiveparticipationinthecommunity.

• Auckland’solderpopulation–thoseagedover65years–isgrowingfasterthananyotheragegroup.• Ageingpopulationsareaworldwidephenomenoncausingcitiestoreviewinfrastructureandserviceneeds

forolderpeoplenowandintothefuture.Thecouncil,andpartnerswhoworkwitholderpeople,aredevelopinganAucklandAge-friendlyActionPlan.ThiswillbefollowedbyanapplicationtojointheWorldHealthOrganisationGlobalNetworkofAge-friendlyCitiesandCommunities.Thenetworkfostersinformationsharingbetweencitiesworldwide,socommunitiesbecomemoreage-friendly.HAVEYOURSAYYoucanhaveyoursayandshareyourvisionofanage-friendlyAucklandontheHaveYourSaywebsite.AseriesofcommunityworkshopsdiscussingarangeoftopicsaffectingthewellbeingofolderpeoplearebeingheldacrossAuckland.ThenearestonetoMeadowbankwillbeheldonSaturday15June,10.15am-12.30pm,TheCommunityofStLuke,TheLoungeRoom,130RemueraRoad,Remuera.Toregisterforaworkshop,emailagefriendlyauckland@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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