Staff Matters 95

Staff Matters

March 24, 2017- Issue 95 Week 38

Harmony Day At Afford - Everyone Belongs!

In this Issue Page 1 • Harmony Day At Afford Everyone Belongs!

Page 2 • Staff Profile • Bringing Colour To Our Gardens • A Final Farewell To Chris Shi

Page 3 • Harmony Day At Afford Everyone Belongs Continued • Touchdown For Afford Group Homes

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Afford Oran Park Lifestyle Centre played host to 100 Afford clients from Oran Park, Campbelltown, Green Valley, Lurnea, Chipping Norton, Canley Vale and Condell Park Lifestyle Centres to enjoy live music performances and interactive music play in celebration of cultural diversity and respect on Harmony Day this week.

Musical activities were facilitated by professional musicians from The Rhythm Village and incorporated live music performances and interactive singing, dancing, and playing of musical instruments such as guitar and percussion instruments. All activities were tailored to suit the different abilities and talents of Afford clients.

All participants enjoyed the musical filled day with many Afford clients hitting some drums, shaking maracas, or dancing along to the beat of the music.

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• Warragamba Dam Walk • Teppanyaki Flaming Buzz • Afford Selfies • Have A Laugh

Reminder Don’t forget to send your/clients achievements, good news stories & photo’s to CELEBRATE@afford.com.au

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March 24, 2017 - Issue 95

Staff Profile

Bringing Colour To Our Gardens

Natalie Miller

Team Leader Campbelltown Lifestyle Centre Favourite Song: Anything by Ed Sheeran.

Favourite Movie: King Arthurwith Keira Knightly.

Favourite Hobbies: Cooking and Cake Decorating.

Favourite Foods: Chicken and mushroom risotto.

If you could be an animal what would you be: A bird, so I can experience flying.

What is your dream holiday destination: Hawaii. Wouldn’t be a holiday without the sand and sea.

If you had the power what would you change about the world: That no child would experience anything less than a happy and safe upbringing.

What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you: I am very lucky that my family do nice stuff for me regularly. Too many to choose from!

If you had to teach something what would you teach: Love, respect and kindness.

Something no one knows about me: I get excited when Paw Patrol have a new episode, possible more than the kids do.

Residents of the Afford Group Home in Penrith - True Blue - have painted their garden beds to add a splash of colour and excitement to their backyards.

Many of the residents said that the galvanised silver of the garden beds were too harsh on their eyes, so they decided to paint them! An outing to Bunnings was enjoyed by all where residents and Afford support staff spoke with the experts about what they needed and what to buy.

Residents came up with the idea of personalising the three garden beds in the same colour across all of the True Blue sites. The colours were chosen and the painting began!

The decoration of the garden beds has been an ongoing project for the past two months during the gardening club and art groups. Afford staff were there with encouragement for all the residents to make it their own and they truly have made the garden beds a spectacular adornment for the True Blue Group Home.

A Final Farewell to Chris Shi It is with great sadness that we farewell one of our beloved Canley Vale clients, Christopher Shi. Chris passed away in hospital last week after battling for some time with pneumonia.

Chris will be sadly missed by all Canley Vale Staff and clients.

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Harmony Day At Afford - Everyone Belongs Continued

The Bligh Park and Oran Park Community Hall became a showcase of international cultures and traditions with decorations of national flags from across the globe, the delicious cuisines and delicacies from various countries made to be enjoyed, and many attendees dressed in Harmony Day’s iconic orange colour.

Touch Down For Afford Group Homes

Residents from Cherrywood, True Blue, Dolphin Cove and Billabong had a blast during their very first rugby league football training session of the season.

All participants were up bright and early on Sunday and headed down to Hickey Park in Penrith where they tackled and worked on their ball skills before playing their first game against Minchinbury Jets.

Be sure to keep an eye out for upcoming games and come down to cheer on the team!

GO BROTHERS TRY TIME.

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Warragamba Dam Walk Penrith Transition to Work Trainees enjoyed a hands on learning experience during a trip to Warragamba Dam on 1 March as part of an activity on health and the environment.

It was a wonderful experience for trainees to extend their knowledge about where our drinking water comes from and how the Dam works. Trainee’s were able to engage in hands on learning experiences through visual and interactive touch and learn displays.

Trainees were enthusiastic to put together a project on what they had learnt during their visit to Warragamba Dam.

Teppanyaki Flaming Buzz The Campbelltown and Oran Park Buzz Night at Sasuki Teppanyaki Restaurant in Narellan on 16 March was a huge success with all staff from Campbelltown and Oran Park Lifestyle Centres attending.

It was a great opportunity for staff to bond together and learn more about each other in a social environment.

It was a wonderful opportunity to welcome new team members and for everyone to let their hair down and enjoy a night out.

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In this Selfie Above: Clients from Guildford, Asad Iqbal, Youssef Rima and Ahmed Hamze can’t wait to go out in our Afford van!

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