Volume 7, Issue 4 November 2004 Message from CEO ~ ~ Edited By the t is with great pleasure and members are very Fraternal Ithat I am able to complimentary. Please do What’s Inside Department at report that the Society not forget to drop in and Obituary: Society in the last year has made see us when you are next Bro James White PGM .... 2 Offi ce in signifi cant progress in a in Wellington. New Membership Pins .... 2 number of areas. Let me Book Christmas holidays Wellington. The Board has again share these with you. been very particular to online ................................ 3 • We have now fully ensure that the District Celebrating sixty years of This is the offi cial membership ..................... 3 returned to our traditional and Lodges have been magazine of the directions and refocused kept fully infor med Donations really helped .. 4 Manchester Unity on the services we provide through the Board Reports Friendly Society achievements in the year to you, our members. prepared after each of our in New Zealand. ended 31 May 2004. Published four • W e a r e meetings. By the I am proud of our staff. times per year fi nancially sound time this edition They are a dedicated team in February, and have made goes to print, and we continue to receive May, August and good progress t he memb er s good feedback from many November. with our on- who attended of you over the past year. going investment t h e S p e i c a l As this is the last programme. C o n f e r e n c e Contributions Fraternally Yours for in Wellington and photos • After 44 years the year may I take the should be sent in one location it would have been opportunity of wishing to: was time for a change. Our provided with the Annual all our members a very new premises comprise Report of the Board of Merry Christmas and a The Editor one floor. It is mostly Directors. Copies of safe and happy New Year Fraternally open plan and facilitates these are available from for 2005. Yours the District and Lodges t h e w o r k f l o w a n d With kind regards Manchester Unity communication between should you wish to have PO Box 5083 us all at the Society. a more detailed report Lambton Quay Comments from visitors of our activities and Wellington by the 1st of the Regular feature month prior to publication Spotlight on Holidays ........................................................................................................ 3 Around the Districts .......................................................................................................... 4 fraternally yours Obituary: Bro James White PDGM (Past Secretary of the Order) 1930- 2004 ro Jim White, as he Order’s top salesmen, a feat worked closely with the late Bwas known to all that he was very proud of. Bro Stan Clark to improve of us, died suddenly in Ji m wa s ele ct e d to the fi nancial stability of the Whangarei on 21st of the Auckland District Auckland District. September, in his 74th Management Committee, and In 1973 he was appointed year. an Advisory Director, and Jim began his career in 1975 he was elected as a with Manchester Unity, full member of the Board. In in Te Awamutu, where 1985 he succeeded the late he joined the Loyal Bro Les Storkey as Secretary Te Awamutu Lodge. He was of the Order, retiring in soon appointed Financial 1997. Secretary, and set about Jim was a tireless worker increasing the membership. for Manchester Unity, Jim believed in selling recognising the benefi ts the new members every benefi t Society offered to all. He was he thought would be of friend to many people, and use to them, especially the always sought to improve the funeral benefi t. As a result, he was eventually appointed way of life of all members. his sales of new benefits District Treasurer. During He will be sadly missed. were to make him one of the his time on the DMC, he RIP. New Membership Pins his is a special mention members may be listed more 100 members Tof a select group of than once for receiving more Allison Martin* Manchester Unity members than one pin in 2004. Jennifer Langman and staff who have worked so hard in the last year in 20 members Congratulations to all of joining members up. Dianne McDonald you, we appreciate all In recognition of their Kevin Elliot your hard work. We look forward to more members efforts, each member 50 members received a lapel pin with a receiving lapel pins for number that represents the Allison Martin* promoting MU in this number of new members Yvette Cousins way. they have joined up. Some Elayne Versteeg * Received 2 pins during 2004 2 www.manchesterunity.org.nz fraternally yours Spotlight on Holidays Book online – Akaroa over Xmas karoa – summer is has the advantage of being It’s that time of year again Acoming so why not handy to everything. You when the phone lines run hot have a holiday in the can visit one of the many as members start planning their holidays for 2004/2005. beautiful ‘French’ town of historic buildings or galleries This is always a busy time Akaroa. or take a boat trip out on of year so don’t forget to book L o c a t e d o n B a n k s the picturesque harbour. your favourite holiday spot Peninsula, Akaroa has a Whatever your interests are, over the Christmas and New lot to see and do. Only Akaroa has something for Year*. you. 80kms from Christchurch, Please note our unit is a part of the ‘Akaroa Village Inn’. T he we bsite will be Being centrally located it available 24 hours over the Christmas and New Year for members to make bookings for 2005. This means you do not have to ring up MU to To make a booking online make a booking. Bookings will be accepted on a fi rst- visit www.manchesterunity. come-fi rst-serve basis. org.nz or phone 0800 4 A BREAK ((422422 7732)32) aandnd wwe’lle’ll *Bookings are only made 12 months in be happy to help. advance Neville Ward 60 Years of Membership or th C a nt erbu r y Committee of Management and attended many District NDistrict has just and even took part in a Conferences and Society recently celebrated 60 search for a member’s Movable Conferences. years of membership missing son. A keen sportsman, Neville from one special member, In 1964, Neville was had two years of successful Neville Ward. He originally present at the opening of cycling and throughout the joined Leeston Lodge on Society Offi ce in Lambton 1950s had a professional 11 September 1944 – where Quay, Wellington and running career. his father and brothers in 1978 was appointed were also members. Financial Secretary of Neville then undertook the Throughout the 1950s Leeston Lodge. In 1990 caretaker role of the lodge and 1960s Neville was Leeston and Riccarton rooms for Riccarton and actively involved with Lodge Lodges amalgamated and Leeston Lodges and carried affairs (both personally throughout the 1990s, Neville out this task in a highly and professionally) where was a Ritual Judge for Banks competent manner for over he served on the District Peninsula, a Field Offi cer, ten years. www.manchesterunity.org.nz 3 fraternally yours Donations roll in by the truckload uring the month of both travelled from Auckland anything. While none of DJuly, heavy rain caused to the Bay of Plenty with a them actually requested any widespread damage to the truck full of donated items help, staff received positive Bay of Plenty, resulting in such as bedding, clothes feedback and comments fl oods similar to those in and toys for the children, of appreciation from these the lower North Island in as well as $2000 cash for members. Here’s to people February of this year. the Mayoral Relief Funds helping people. The photographs published in the area to help with the clean up. Three days were Have you visited in the tabloid ‘Disaster in the Manchester Unity’s Bay’ were spectacular, and spent donating these items new web site yet? Manchester Unity did its to needy individuals and The new web site was launched bit by contributing towards families. in June 2004 and we have had the clean-up afterwards and lots of visitors and positive When news of the fl oods feedback. But now we need boosting the morale of some and storm damage was to know . is there anything of the residents who were known, staff from MU Head else you would like to see on affected most. Office took some time to the MU site? Submit your requests on our feedback Secretary of the Order, contact all MU members who page and we will see if we can Jonathan Gee and The live the Bay of Plenty region make it happen! Visit www. Radio Network’s Promotions to make sure that they were manchesterunity.org.nz and check out our new look! Managers, Mark Wickstrom safe and whether they needed Around the Districts Ashley District Yorke was elected for a second with PDGM Sis Janet Sheppard The past few months have seen term. as director of ceremonies. a high level of both District and The Installation of the District A highlight of the evening was Lodge activity. Offi cers was held on Saturday the announcement by director The Annual District Bro Paul Haglund that the 31 July in the Kippenberger Board of Directors had awarded Conference was held in Rangiora Lounge, Rangiora RSA, with on the evening of 29 July.