Dyslexia Awareness Display

From 26 September - 17 October artwork and information about famous people with dyslexia will be up on display in the children's section of the Elma Turner Library in Nelson as part of Dyslexia Awareness Week which takes place the first week of October. This display is put together as a combined effort by the St. Joseph and St. Peter Chanel Vinnies. We hope that it will raise the awareness of the wider community as to just what people with dyslexia are able to achieve given the right help and support.

Bags of Love

To end off Term 3 the St. Joseph Vinnies have been creating small bags of potpourri and little cards to go with them which will be distributed to residents of a local rest home. Creating such bags was an activity that got underway last year and met with such a positive response that it has become an activity that has been revisited a couple of times since. According to the rest home these went to, this small gift made a huge difference particularly for one of the ladies.  The lady who was finding it difficult to adjust to being in a resthome, now carries the lavender bag around with her and sleeps each night with it under her pillow. We hope these gifts will equally bless those they will be going to. 

Baby Name Cards to Adorn SCBU Cots

If there is one thing mothers often treasure amongst the keepsakes of their baby's arrival it is the name cards that are attached to the baby's cot in the hospital. Not only do these cards serve a very practical purpose in identifying babies but also further down the track act as a reminder of just how far the baby has come from those very early vulnerable days under the care of the Special Care Baby Unit. It is therefore an absolute privilege as Vinnies to be involved in the making of these cards. We hope they will bless the mothers and babies they go to.