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MORE THAN WORDS | November 2024
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“The generosity we received from everyone was amazing, from Radio 2ZB providing coverage of the run, local bus company, Newlands providing a bus and driver to transport the full team around, Muzzy’s shirts for donating our uniforms, and everyone who generously donated to us along the way. It was fantastic.”
These fundraising runs are just one of the events firefighters in our community have organised to support our hospice. For the past four years, the Red Knights Firefighter Motorcycle Club New Zealand 5 have organised a motorcycle fundraising ride, with over 100 bikes and riders participating in recent years. We are immensely grateful for all the support we receive.
If reading about these events has inspired you or your community group to organise a fundraiser in support of Te Omanga Hospice, please contact our Fundraising team on 04 979 6681 or email fundraising@teomanga.org.nz.
With your help, our team can continue to provide free specialist palliative care and support to patients and their whānau in our community.
Left: Steve Godfrey
LEGACY MAKING TOOLS FOR OUR
RANGATAHI (TEENAGE) PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE
HUTT VALLEY
Art Therapist – Serena Stace, Music Therapist – Keryn Squires, and
IT Manager – Tim Bailey.
We are thrilled to tell you about some new equipment that will greatly enhance our Art Therapy and Music Therapy sessions at Te Omanga Hospice. The technology is for rangatahi who are facing the challenges related to palliative illnesses and grief in bereavement.
Thanks to the generous grant from The Winton and Margaret Bear Charitable Trust, we’ve acquired iPads, headphones, a video kit complete with microphone, YouTube subscriptions, a camera with a tripod, and a printer with photographic paper.
Our Art and Music Therapists have identified the importance of integrating this technology into their legacy-making sessions. They describe how this equipment enables rangatahi to capture precious memories during their family sessions. Through sound, images, and video, these memories can be transformed into memory books, artwork, songs, and videos. These tools will empower our rangatahi to build confidence, learn new skills, and navigate their emotions during difficult times.
Station 41 runners with Max Cooper – Founder of Te Omanga Hospice with his wife Marion Cooper
Gift given to Te Omanga Hospice from the Lower Hutt Fire Brigade