Last Modified: 9 August 2011
Community Services
Carer Expo
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Upper Hutt cares
- an information expo for carers.
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We are coordinating an information expo for carers to be held from 11am to
3pm on Tuesday 23rd August at Riverstone Recreation, 836 Fergusson
Drive, Upper Hutt.
The event is totally FREE and open to the public.
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There will be:
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- Free goody bags and giveaways
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- 12pm Guest Speaker: Laurie Hilsgen, CEO Carers NZ and editor of Family Care Magazine
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| This expo will put carers in touch with organizations that can support them in their caring role. |
Carers NZ supports the expo
The carers website
states that “420,000+ New Zealanders support ill, seriously injured,
disabled and frail aged friends and family members. Carers are New
Zealand’s biggest health workforce”. The annual economic value of their
unpaid work is at least $7 billion. |
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Stall holder and exhibitor information
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| Download the below stall holder and exhibitor information in PDF format (300K)
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- Acorn Stairlifts
- Adaptive Technology Solutions Ltd
- Aircycle
- Allied Medical Ltd
- Alzheimers Wellington
- Breast Screen Central
- Cancer Society Wellington
- Care Dierct Ltd
- Carers New Zealand
- CCS Disability Action
- Cityfitness Upper Hutt
- Community Services, Upper Hutt City Council
- David Lindsay Ltd
- Deaf Aotearoa Ltd
- Disability Information & Equipment Centre-Wellington
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Elder Family Matters
- Enliven Community Support
- Epilepsy Association
- Freedom Medical Alarms
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
- Home Instead Senior Care
- Hutt Valley Service Coordination Service
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IDEA Services
- IHC Library & Information Services
- Lagans Pharmacy
- Laura Fergusson Trust Wellington
- LIFE Unlimited
- Ministry of Consumer Affairs
- Nurse Plus
- Open Home Foundation
- Parent to Parent Wellington
- Pam MacNeill Consulting
- People First NZ
- Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind
- Settlement Support
- Specialised Care Services
- Strengthening Families
- Summerset at the Course
- Tautoko Services
- Upper Hutt Citizens Advice Bureau
- Upper Hutt Library
- Upper Hutt Toy Library
- Whanau Hauora (Orongomai Marae Health Clinic)
- Work and Income
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Other organisations providing information to be displayed:
Also - Nominations for the Attitude Awards can be made on
the day of the expo! See here for more details about the awards: http://www.attitudepictures.com/attitude-awards
If you would like more information, please contact us.
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