Arohanui Art & Education Trust

Greerton Centre Blog 

September 2024

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                    Quirks Café 

is now up and running at Greerton on a Friday. 

We have fun while learning new skills! 

Making coffee and hot chocolate is a treat!

Donations welcome! 

  Our Winter wonderland was an amazing day! 

We all worked hard creating decorations!

When it all got set up it was like a magical land!

We all had so much fun dancing and sipping on mocktails!

 We would like to take this opportunity to say a BIG 'Thank You' to 

Pub Charity Limited for our recent iPad purchase ...

       

 

Arohanui Art & Education Trust

Wilrose Centre Blog ~ August 2024

Arohanui Art & Education Trust

Te Puke Centre Blog 

Celebrating Matariki Day in Te Puke

We got to celebrate Matariki in Te Puke with all my friends and staff.  I wanted to achieve my goal of organising an event.  I helped make the Matariki tablecloth in Culture Group,  assisted to make the Banana Cake in Cooking Group, made the icing and then decided how I wanted the decorations and seating arrangements arranged. I was so proud of myself….(Hannah)

   

Helping out in the Community

We do voluntary work at the Salvation Army store. Today we sorted out a heap of books and priced them. We really enjoy chatting to the customers and helping out in our local community. 

(Keita & Porcha)

We collect donations and deliver them to our local Animal Rescue Centre in Te Puke. Normally it's towels, blankets and food. 

At least we know the rescue dogs and cats will be warm and dry. (Hannah & Jo)

 Arohanui Art & Education Trust

Greerton Centre

June 2024 Blog

Here at the Greerton Centre we have been busy exploring the wider community, slipping into 16th Ave Theatre for an exclusive tour for our Drama Group

Exclusive tours of the Tauranga Rescue Helicopter

We enjoyed our adventure at Marshalls Animal Farm, petting so many animals

Checking out the amazing local water park and tropical gardens is always a delight

 

                               

We also get to do veggie planting so our cooking groups have nice fresh veggies straight from the garden

Some of us get to pick the fresh flowers from the gardens here, and make up the posies and deliver them to the Waipuna Hospice for the meal trays

Wilrose Centre Blog ~ March 2024

 

Arohanui Wilrose Centre

March 2024 Blog 

Out and about in the Community

Fishing @ Salisbury Wharf

Trout Fishing

    Project Papatuanuku

Fun at the Park

Gardening @ Wilrose Centre

Park Outings    

Helping out at Foodbank

Dog Walks in the Community

Plant Shopping @ the Garden Centre

Team Work @ the Centre building the Tunnel House

Time with friends at Ferguson Park

Gym Time

Arohanui Art & Education Trust - Te Puke Centre

Arohanui  Te Puke Centre

Every year our Te Puke Centre holds an annual show. 

We work hard all year, making costumes and props and love that the families and other Centres come to watch. 

We've recently held a Wearable Arts Fashion Parade and show with our Theme being 'Under the Sea". 

We all get to be on the stage and either dance, sing or mime to our songs. Once again it was a huge success.

  

  

 

Swimming: Most of us love swimming and 

we go weekly to Baywave

  

Overnight Camp

Six of us got to experience an overnight camp. We got to stay in a Villa in Papamoa. 

We learnt so much and had fun too...  

From BBQ's, to enjoying the Games Room, singing with the guitar, visiting the
parks and walks along the beach. 

It was so much fun camping with our friends in our villa.

  

Volunteering

Three of us volunteer at the local Salvation Army store. 

We get to sort out and price clothes, CDs, and books. We also meet and greet the customers at the door. 

It makes us  feel valued, as we meet lots of different people and we love it!