The work-shops have been organised by the Waitaki Women’s Wellness group, with support from the Meridian Waitaki Community Fund, which provided funding towards the cost of running the events.
The ‘Tune up your health’ work-shops will feature Dr Liz Harris who will demonstrate what steps people can take to tune up their health. She will also cover important topics such as healthy eating and practical back and breathing exercises.
The work-shops will also offer participants free blood pressure, blood sugar and heart ECG tests.
Waitaki Women’s Wellness group Chair Bianca MacNeill says they decided to run the health work-shops following the success of the Health Expo they ran in conjunction with Rural Women New Zealand.
“The health expo we helped organise last year was very successful,” she says. “We had an excellent turn-out from the community and the feed-back told us the public was keen for more of these opportunities to be made available.
“People in the Waitaki are keen to develop themselves further and increase their knowledge about issues that affect them. We believe these work-shops cover an interesting range of topics and we’re sure they will be well attended. We are lucky to have Dr Liz Harris in our community to share her wealth of knowledge.
“We’re grateful for the support from the Meridian Waitaki Community Fund and we hope to provide more life-long learning opportunities for community members in the future,” she added.
Waitaki Women’s Wellness is a non-profit volunteer service that is dedicated to promoting life-long learning opportunities for the Waitaki community.
The ‘Tune Up Your Health’ work-shops will be held at the Twizel Events Centre, 1 July 7pm, and the Kurow Golf Club, 22 July 7pm.
Free tickets can be secured by phoning either the Kurow Heritage Centre on (03) 436 0950 or the Twizel Events Centre on (03) 435 3124.
Supper will be provided by Riverstone Kitchen and Poppys restaurant.
Event Information
Twizel
Event: Tune Up Your Health
Location: Twizel Events Centre Lounge
Date: 7pm, Wednesday 1 July
Kurow
Event: Tune Up Your Health
Location: Kurow Golf Clubrooms
Date: 7pm, Wenesday, 22 July
For more information contact:
Claire Shaw
Meridian External Relations Manager
021 370 677