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Fueling sporty daughters 🏏

Women in Sport Otago - WISPO, in partnership with Eat, Thrive, Perform, is proud to bring you: 'Fuelling Sporty Daughters'

Join us to learn tips and tricks to support Otepoti - Dunedin's busy sporty daughters' health, well-being and performance by optimizing their energy availability. 

When: Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Where: Kaikorai Rugby Clubrooms, 25 Lynn St - Maori Hill, Dunedin Time: 6-7 pm

RSVP: wisponetwork@gmail.com by 29 May

Koha (Donation) on the door for the Kaikorai Rugby Club. See the advert attached.

A message from The Highlanders 🏉

Join us on WEDNESDAY 24TH MAY, at the Meridian Mall for your chance to say thank you and goodbye to a legend!

Aaron Smith (Highlander #175, 183 caps) will be playing his last home game for the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday, 26th May, and we need you to help give this legend the send-off he deserves.

Bring your homemade signs and banners, make heaps of noise and be there to celebrate the world's best halfback and most capped Highlander of all time.

When: 3:30 pm, Wednesday 24th May
Where: Meridian Mall
Who: You, your friends and family and the legend that is Aaron Smith!

There will be 500 Aaron Smith posters available plus a giant "Thank You" banner to leave your personal message for Aaron on.

Become a host family for the University of Otago 🏡

If you are a family with some spare time to host an independent international tertiary-aged student in your home, please contact us (details below).

Host families will receive a weekly payment, along with support and training to assist with hosting.

Some requirements are that hosts should have a well-maintained home, a spare room for a student and enough space to cater for another resident in their home. We look for hosts who are interested in sharing their home, embracing a different culture and offering occasional support. This can be a very rewarding experience.

Hosts should live within 10-15 kilometres of Dunedin city and be on a good bus route to the city.

If this is you, please email us at homestay@otago.ac.nz or phone us on 03 4794184 or 03 4795710 to find out more!

Disability support organisation CCS Disability Action 🏡

We urgently need safe and nurturing caregivers to provide homes to some very special children across the Dunedin region.

Please see the website for further information or the ad. below.

https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/become-a-foster-carer