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MEMBER EVENTS – PLACES LEFT!!!

STRESS: ONE DAY WORKSHOP – MAY 5. PLACES LEFT!

One day workshop: Reducing the negative effects of Stress

We are running two one-day workshops to look at providing tools to reduce the effects of stress in the lives of our members.

Learn about:

• The difference between ‘eustress’ (healthy) and ‘distress’ (unhealthy) stress
• The five common sources of stress
• The ‘trap’ of poor coping skills
• understanding ‘Burnout’
• The stress response
• preventing the negative effects of stress

‘People are like teabags, you never know how strong they will be until they’re in hot water”. Mae Brown (Berman 1985, p.23)

We are running two one day workshops, 9.30am-3.30pm, lunch provided. Both workshops will be facilitated by Roy Bartlett. The content of both is exactly the same:

Saturday 5th May: PHAB centre, 8 Auburn Street, Takapuna.

Cost: $15 for members $25 non-members. Space is limited to 20 people per workshop. Please RSVP to Shelley on (09) 845 5921 or email shelley@msakl.org.nz

JOIN US FOR LUNCH ON 12 MAY - SEATS LEFT!

Come and join us for a fabulous lunch on Saturday 12th May at the lovely Fernz Restaurant.

2 Rangatira Road, Birkenhead, Auckland, 0626. $30 per person, Children $15.

Seats will fill up fast so please RSVP to Shelley on (09) 845 5921 or email shelley@msakl.org.nz

HEALTH COACHING/COUNSELLING FOR PWMS

Roy Bartlett, a member of the society and very experienced Counsellor continues to offer Friday Health Coaching to our members as a FREE service. Although popular, appointments ARE still available that you can take advantage off on Fridays at our Glenfield Offices.

If you would like to book an initial counselling session with Roy, completely FREE of charge please ring Shelley on (09) 845 5921 or email shelley@msakl.org.nz

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Entertainment Book 2012

What is the Entertainment™ Book?

• The Entertainment™ Book is a local restaurant and activity guide providing hundreds of 25% to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers from the finest restaurants, cafés, attractions, theatres and accommodation.
• Virtually all of the offers in the Entertainment™ Book are restriction-free and can be used whenever you like.
• The businesses do not pay to be included, they are selected based on awards, reviews and personal recommendations.

For every book ordered through us - $13 goes towards MS.

Click here for an order form.

Click here for more info.

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Esme Tombleson Awards

Esme Tombleson was the co-founder of the national Multiple Sclerosis Society in 1961 and from 1975 was president for many years. She was also founder and president for many years of the Gisborne branch and on the International Federation of the Multiple Sclerosis Society’s executive. In 1987 she received the rarely awarded gold medal for distinguished services to Multiple Sclerosis.
In honour of her work, the MS Society of NZ offers the Esme Tombleson Award annually to people in New Zealand for the ‘Person with MS of the Year’ and ‘Caregiver of the Year', which are presented at the MS Society AGM. The nominations for this award are organised through the Regional Societies and Co-ordinated through MSNZ every August.

For 2011 MS Auckland Region is pleased to announced that our nominations for this Award are Sandra Perry (Person with MS of the Year) and Bruce Cameron (Caregiver of the Year)

Sandra Perry	Bruce Cameron

Click here to read their stories

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Rachael's Story

Rachael’s life has changed dramatically since the doctors confirmed her MS diagnosis in 1993. At the time Rachael was in her early twenties, training to become a nurse and looking forward to all that the future had to hold. The MS diagnosis turned Rachael’s world upside down as she tried to come to terms with a future, very different from the one she had imagined.

MS Auckland Region has been there for Rachael at critical stages throughout her MS journey, providing information, guidance, support and access to programmes and health and wellness classes.  This, and the ongoing support she has received from both us and her new husband (who also has MS), have empowered Rachael to take control of her MS and thrive in her daily life.

We would like to do more for Rachael and the hundreds of other people we support. With your help we can. Watch her story, be inspired and then  make a donation and email the link on to as many people as you can, so they too can watch Rachaels’ story. Together, we can make a difference.