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Adventurous GrownUps - Diane: Born to Fly
Most of the time Diane is out having fun singing, working and volunteering with and for other people. It's that kind of spirit that signals that she is an Adventurous type.
After living a relatively isolated existence as an artist in remote parts of NZ for more than 30 years following his arrival from Germany, Mica, then aged 55, decided to step completely out of his comfort zone and engage more with the world.
Adventurous GrownUps - Barbara
Looking for a bit of an adventure in September, Barbara walked the 816km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Carrying her own pack at age 72, she spent the next 35 days walking on average 25km each day - and totally loved it.
A Christmas Message from Team GrownUps
2012 has been a big year for GrownUps, we'd just like to say thank you for being a part of this community and making it the amazing site that it is!
Adventurous GrownUps - Margaret
Meet Margaret. This is her story. Now 70 years young, in the last 10 years she has backpacked around the world.
Globus California Tour - A Letter of Thanks from the Winners
When GrownUps phoned to say that we had won this fabulous prize, it really perked our day up! We are esctatic about going and seeing that part of America with Globus tours to look after us.
Arthritis - Protect Those Arthritic Joints
We have long known the importance of exercise in the treatment of arthritis. Whilst the thought of having to make oneself active isn't always pleasant we have been told over and over of the benefits. Now recent research and clinical trials are confirming
On Friday (April 27), Greyhounds As Pets Central Regional Co-ordinator Robyn Bowry and greyhound Maxi The Taxi will be on the streets of Wellington with her gang of helpers and hounds as part of the Greyhounds As Pets Street Appeal in Wellington.
Greyhounds As Pets (GAP) is an independent charitable trust established by Greyhound Racing New Zealand to find pet homes for retired racing greyhounds. While greyhounds have been trained to chase, their desire to please means that many can be retrained t
Zonta Club of Auckland & NCW Celebrate International Women's Day
The Zonta Club of Auckland and the National Council of Women, Auckland invite you to our International Women’s ......
Alzheimers Annual Appeal Fundraising Week - 15-21 July (Waikato)
The week of 15-21st July is the Alzheimers Annual Appeal Fundraising Week.
Team GrownUps is Having a Break
For the two weeks following Christmas, the GrownUps Team will be having some time out of the office to recuperate and revitalise for the coming year.
Community Trusts-Sleepover payments
The media silence on Government having taken Community Care Workers push for being paid minimum hourly wages on ......
VolunteerNet Bringing Volunteers & Organisers Together
If you want to volunteer at events or need volunteers for your event this is the place to go.
We make Community Quilts - as we call them - with donated fabric and time as a means of advancing member's skill bases - to then donate them to needy and worthwhile causes.
Every week it seems like there's a new scam, spam or cyberfraud waiting in your computer inbox. Recently the PC Virus cold calling scam has been duping hundreds of New Zealanders into giving away money and control of their computers at the same time.
The Green Hub is challenging the government to step up again and support the cleanup of tyre waste in New Zealand. Don't dump your tyres, help us clean up New Zealand.
Samoa, Haiti, Pakistan, Queensland, Canterbury - On Their Blackest Days, They Saw Red
The Red Cross, that is. Whether it's on the shirt of a volunteer, on a carton of relief supplies or on a flag flying above a field hospital, it means one thing - practical and relevant assistance is being delivered in a neutral and impartial manner.
Whether or not you have ever personally experienced the excitement and fulfillment associated with community ....
Aphasia Association New Zealand
Imagine if you will, that you woke up one morning with all your thinking and knowledge of the world unaffected but your ...
An over 60's twenty-week pilot programme called 'Savvy Seniors' has been described as highly ......
Volunteering...the new age rage!
Hello everyone,My name is Tracy and I am the Befriending Coordinator for Presbyterian Support Northern. ....
A New Course at MIT Means More Community Health Workers
March this year saw the commencement of a brand new course for Community Health Workers at MIT.
Friends in Need - $10,000 from Givealittle.co.nz
Givealittle.co.nz today launched a new initiative to kick start a bit of good feeling amidst gloom and doom about ......
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