Staff Matters 96

Staff Matters

March 31, 2017- Issue 96 Week 39

A Toast To Our Afford Graduates

In this Issue Page 1 • A Toast To Our Afford Graduates

Page 2 • Staff Profile • Hydrotherapy Program A Swimming Success • All Calm At The Farm

Page 3 • Youth Grant A Great Experiment • A Kiss To Build A Dream On!

Page 4 This week, our Blacktown Lifestyle Centre held the Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program graduation ceremony; recognising the hard work achieved by 15 of our clients from the Blacktown, Kings Park and Penrith Lifestyle Centres.

This is the second year that the Youth Leadership Program has been for Afford clients. The aim of the program is to build and develop confidence, public speaking and creative talents.

Each participant delivered a speech on their favourite topic at the graduation ceremony in front of an audience including John Robertson MP for Blacktown, Sandra Sweetman President of the Toastmasters Club of Cumberland Forest, Phil Reed Toastmasters Club Director, John Inglis DTM and Casey Hailes Afford Executive Manager Client Services.

A huge congratulations to all the graduates on their great achievements!

T 02 8805 3700 E info@afford.com.au 12 Marieanne Place, Minchinbury 2770 afford.com.au

• Trivia Night Fit For A King • 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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Staff Profile

Hydrotherapy Program A Swimming Success

Jessica Jane Norman

Internal Recruiter Minchinbury Favourite Song: I don’t have a favorite song, but I like all genres except rock and heavy metal.

Favourite Movie: I don’t have a favorite movie, but I enjoy comedies and chick flicks.

Favourite Hobbies: MMA (mixed martial arts)- kickboxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu and Muay Thai.

Favourite Foods: KFC If you could be an animal what would you be: A would be a Tiger because they are feisty.

What is your dream holiday destination: Paris If you had the power what would you change about the world: Poverty What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you: Given me a roof over my head when I had nowhere to go.

If you had to teach something what would you teach: Kickboxing Something no one knows about me: Sometimes I drive limousines on the weekends.

Health and fitness is one of our great initiatives at Afford and has been embraced by our Chipping Norton Lifestyle Centre who has introduced a new hydrotherapy program for the clients. Every Wednesday the clients visit Ripples at St Marys to participate in hydrotherapy classes.

This program is particularly valuable for two of our wheel chair clients, who have the chance to be out of their chairs and enjoy the gentleness of floating in water. They also have a qualified instructor with them who gives them gentle exercise to keep their muscles loose and increase their fitness and movement. Three other clients that participate in this program also enjoy having time to swim about and have fun in the water.

All Calm At The Farm Canley Vale Lifestyle Centre clients Joel BK, Joel BT, Peter, Meridith and Toan were able to get up and close with the animals at Calmsley Hill City Farm last week. It was a wonderful opportunity for our clients to interact with animals and experience a farm setting. There was so much excitement as everyone had the opportunity to feed the animals and everyone loved being able to touch and feel them. The horses were a big hit with Peter and Joel BT, while Joel BK loved watching the birds.

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Youth Grant A Great Experiment

Affords Community Access Group South Western Sydney received a grant for youth community access to improve their travelling and independent life skills.

Every Tuesday and Friday until the end of May 2017, the group will participate and travel to community events to build on these skills.

On Friday, a group from Oran Park and Lurnea Lifestyle Centres visited the Science Museum and they experienced a lovely live bubble show and experimented with a variety of science experiences.

A Kiss To Build A Dream On! A big congratulations to Anthony Dengate and Sarah Ann Franklin who tied the knot on 10th of March 2017. The couple are Afford supported employees who met at the Ingleburn Afford ADE. The couple said it was love at first sight when they met 30 winters ago.

They knew it would last forever when they got engaged on the 6th of January last year.

They believe the key to a successful marriage will be to, “have faith in each other. No fighting.�

In the mornings Anthony makes a cup of tea for Sarah. In the afternoons; when they get back from work Sarah makes a cup of tea for Tony!

The couple are planning a honeymoon to America very soon.

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Trivia Night Fit For A King Our Raffles team at Penrith hosted a fantastic Trivia Night full of fun, prizes and laughs at the King Henry’s Court last Friday night.

On the night, participants enjoyed a sumptuous three course dinner and a silent auction was held with prizes including a Panthers framed Jersey, wine, helicopter joy rides and a Glamour Photography Session. The photo sessions was won

by Kerry Hopwood - we look forward to seeing the pics!

The Trivia Night also included a gold coin toss to win a bottle of Vodka. Anastasia A, Team Leader from Kings Park Lifestyle Centre was the lucky winner!

Many lucky door prizes were won on the night by lots of lucky Afford clients and our winning trivia team Mix and Match took home a dinner feast prize fit for a King!

Keep an eye out to find out when the next Trivia Night will be on and join us for some great fun and prizes!

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In this Selfie Above: Staff Members Allan Sio, Cristina Alvarez and Emma Roach at the Afford Trivia night!

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