President: Janice
Evans Secretary:
Correspondence address : PO Box 805, Nelson
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club president.
Business Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 5.30 pm (Fellowship) 6.00
pm (Meeting)
Program Meetings: 4th Wednesday, 5.30 pm (Fellowship)
6.00 pm (Meeting)
Venue: Staffroom, Victory School, Vanguard Street, Nelson
ALTRUSA CLUB OF NELSON
Nelson-Stoke-Richmond-Tasman areas
The Nelson Altrusa Club is one of 25 in New Zealand and has a proud record of
community service over the past 25 years. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday (Business
meeting) and 4th Wednesday (Programme meeting) each month at the Victory School,
Vanguard Street, Nelson, commencing at 5.30pm for fellowship and meeting from
6pm.
Nelson Altrusa Club undertakes service projects in our communities.
This often means undertaking a fundraising project in support of a specific
service project. Service projects undertaken have included:
 | Providing instruments for Junior
Orchestra |
| Contributing to a children’s
playground at Nelson Hospital |
| Purchase of a chairlift for disabled
at swimming pool |
| Developing a memorial garden for
families grieving loss of baby |
| Building, maintenance and on going
operation of Altrusa House -
an emergency accommodation house at Nelson Hospital |
| Contributing to Alan Duff’s “Books in
Homes” |
| Supporting ARLA – Adult reading &
learning |
| Implementing a “You Can Do It”
reading project with children at
Victory School |
| Running a “Tell me a Story”
competition for 5-8 year olds |
| Establishing an annual Altrusa
Scholarship of $2000 for a secondary
school student with who has demonstrated leadership skills |
| Assist financing of the Hospital
Buggy to transport elderly and disabled
people around the hospital site |
| “Magic Mums” project, delivered
biannually, provides a weekend of
respite for the mothers of special needs children |
| Hosting an annual UNIFEM breakfast to
make funds for women in
community leadership in the pacific region |
| Supporting individual children to
attend Riding for Disabled |
| Supporting individual young adults to
attend Outward Bound
and Spirit of Adventure leadership training |
We welcome new members to bring more
diversity and talents. If you would like to attend a meeting, with no
obligation, please contact
Anne White or Barbara Caygill.
Nelson
Club members at Rotorua Conference having fun at the Las Vegas night.
Anne
White, Nelson Club President, with the first winner of our Altrusa leadership
scholarship, Rachel Amundsen
