Age-friendly still work in progress
Expressions of interest are sought for Age Friendly Palmerston North’s development board. The Age Friendly working group started four years ago, and is now in a position to create a board to drive the ongoing mission of Palmerston
North becoming an internationally recognised agefriendly city.
The hard work is done, the ground is broken, and we have a deed ready for our willing trustees to sign.
We welcome expressions of interest from everyone regardless of experience. Expressions of interest close on July 1. The current members meet once a month for no more than 90 minutes and are excited to continue to provide support to the new board. Join us at our next meeting at 3pm, Thursday, July 8, at the EASIE Living Centre, 585 Main St, Palmerston North. The Age Friendly Palmerston North board would be responsible for the ongoing efforts to gain age-friendly recognition, as well as delivering our annual Older Person of the Year Awards, and forums like our social isolation workshop, planned for October.
We have a partnership with the Palmerston North City Council, which we would like to see extended.
There are lots of opportunities to make a difference to the lives of our older citizens. One day it will be you.
The deed is available on our Facebook page or can be provided on request. Expressions of interest or questions can be sent to agefriendlypn@gmail. com.
Did you know the Philippines is one of the world’s leading producers of coconuts? And the most commonly played sport in the southeast Asian country is basketball?
These were some of facts guests at Saturday’s Philippine Independence Day celebration learned through playing a Kahoot quiz.
It is also the 13th most populous country in the world.
Members of Manawatu¯’s Filipino community celebrated the 123rd Independence
Day at Central Library. It is an annual national holiday in the Philippines observed on June 12, marking the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.
At his first event deputising for mayor Grant Smith, councillor Orphe´e Mickalad said the Filipino community was Palmerston North’s fourth-largest.
Mickalad said many members of the community work in health, education and hospitality. The richness of human capital they bring to the economy should be celebrated and appreciated.
He encouraged members of the Filipino community to take part in local democratic processes and share their views on how the council can make their experience in Palmerston North worthwhile.
Fifteen members of the Manawatu¯ Multicultural Choir sang two songs in Filipino, I Am a Filipino and Wherever You Are.
An array of phones appeared for the carinosa fan and scarf dance by 11 students from St Mary’s School.
According to the 2018 Census, there are 72,600 Filipinos in New Zealand.