The OPAN Summer Picnic is being held at Coyle Park in Pt Chevalier, next month. Everyone is welcome. Bring your picnic blanket, sun-screen and picnic lunch and we’ll see you there (look for the OPAN Gazebo).
It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the sun and catchup with/meet your fellow OPAN members. We will also have a selection of OPAN Library books available for loan.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Please come along to the next coffee group at the playground at Western Springs Park.
WHEN: Thursday 15th December 2011, 10.30am -12.30pm.
Please contact the Coffee Group Coordinator at astrickland@vodafone.co.nz if you are planning to come and for more details.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Please come along to the next coffee group at Natalie and wee Ethan’s house in Hillcrest on the North Shore in Auckland.
WHEN: Thursday 3rd November 2011, 10.00am -12.00pm.
Please contact the Coffee Group Coordinator at astrickland@vodafone.co.nz if you are planning to come and for more details.
Look forward to seeing you there.
The OPAN Coffee Group numbers in Auckland are starting to dwindle… Where are the 20 lucky families from the last couple of years? We’d also love to meet some Home For Life families too.
We understand that mums (and dads) have to return to work eventually and Coffee Groups aren’t always a priority. But please help us out by voting in the New Poll on the right and letting us know if there’s a day you may be able to make it along to. (Anybody keen for a Saturday or Sunday Coffee Group? – maybe at a child-friendly cafe near you?).
UPDATE: Please see Angela’s comment (to the left) – if you are a parent in the Wellington area (or if there are any existing Adoptive/Home for Life Coffee Groups in the area?).
We’ve had a few emails from readers wanting to make contact with others in their area, so I’m planning to come up with a way for people to make contact without me putting personal details on the site – possibly set up an area of the Forum for this? Look out for this in the next week or two. Thanks Ian.
Please come along to the next coffee group at Adrienne’s house in Western Springs, Auckland.
WHEN: Thursday 30th June 2011, 10.00am -12.00pm.
Please contact the Coffee Group Coordinator at astrickland@vodafone.co.nz for more details. We hope to see you there.
Unfortunately due to low numbers responding to the Drinks and Nibbles Evening, we’ve had to put this evening off.
We are planning to hold another event in the warmer months that hopefully more of you will be able to attend (complete our poll on the right and let us know what would appeal?). We look forward to seeing you then.
Thanks again to those that did respond.
We can now confirm the major door prize for the OPAN Drinks and Nibbles evening…
One nights accommodation in a
One Bedroom Suite at Quay West Suites Auckland – including breakfast for two!!
Quay West Suites Auckland is a luxury hotel located in the Auckland CBD, with Auckland harbour and city views. OPAN would like to thank Quay West Suites Auckland for their support. (Please note: Prize voucher is valid until 31 August 2011).
If you think this sounds like your perfect mid-winter break, then simply RSVP to info@opan.org.nz by 1 June 2011, and come along on the evening to collect your ticket at the door. The prize will be drawn on the night and the lucky winner must be there to collect.
OPAN Drinks and Nibbles evening:
Date and Time: Friday 10 June 2011 – 7:30pm
Venue: The Parenting Place / Parents Inc. 300 Great South Road, Auckland (Greenlane Exit off the Southern motorway).
RSVP: Please RSVP to info@opan.org.nz by 1 June, to help determine catering numbers.
Cost: Free (winning a night at Quay West Suites Auckland – priceless ; )
In addition to the coffee groups and get togethers in Auckland, we’d love to hear from the other groups that meet around the country.
We can provide any details you would like on our coffee group page (for example: how often you meet, contact email etc). And we’d also be happy to list your upcoming coffee group/event on our home page.
Feel free to email us on: info@opan.org.nz, to provide us with your details
PS – We also occasionally get asked for a contact in different areas in New Zealand. If you’d be happy to be a contact for your area, please let us know.
We are having a drinks and nibbles evening for parents, prospective parents, and anyone with an interest in OPAN.
It’s a great opportunity for the OPAN network in the Auckland region to get together over a casual drink and meet each other. Here’s your chance to share and compare: “Pool” stories, Toddler triumphs/trials, or Tween/Teen tales, or just meet and mingle with people in similar situations.
There will also be a major door prize of a very special night out for one lucky couple! (Watch this space for more details!)
Date and Time: Friday 10 June 2011 – 7:30pm
Venue: The Parenting Place / Parents Inc. 300 Great South Road, Auckland (Greenlane Exit off the Southern motorway).
RSVP: Please RSVP to info@opan.org.nz by 1 June, to help us determine numbers for catering.
More details will be announced on the website soon… keep checking in!
You are all welcome to the next coffee group at Nic’s house in Grey Lynn, Auckland.
WHEN: Friday 20th May 2011, 10.00am -12.00pm.
Please contact the Coffee Group Coordinator at astrickland@vodafone.co.nz for more details. We hope to see you there.