Kia ora
Greetings from the chilly south! Winter keeps teasing us down here by putting on some lovely Indian summer days – up to 24 degrees – then bringing us back to earth with a high of 13 – brrr!
Some of you may have seen my name appear on Close-up last week – that’s the advantage (or disadvantage) of having a name like Mankelow - everyone knows it’s you! For those that didn’t catch it, I managed to win an autographed copy of the “Great New Zealand Songbook” just by writing an email about why I think defines New Zealand music. I am sure that all you overseas Mankelows will connect with the slogan by which they are promoting the book – “music to bring you home”. There’s nothing like a good kiwi song to transport you back to Te Awamutu …
Well I struggled this time around to find someone willing to ‘volunteer’ to fill out our “this is your life” questionnaire. But many of you seem very willing to share yourselves online. I was motivated this month to check out Bebo for the first time. A search on the keyword Mankelow came up with over 50 entries – click Bebo Mankelows to follow the link to search results. It seems like many of you keep in touch with family and friends, chat online, post photos of your loved ones, and create slideshows of your lives as you live them via Bebo – and what a great way to do it! The world becomes a smaller place when we can connect so easily despite being countries apart.
Our newly established family committee met for the first time this February and will meet again 23 May. How many families can say they are large enough to have their own committee! As Scribe says on my newly won CD - ‘not many’!
Greetings from the chilly south! Winter keeps teasing us down here by putting on some lovely Indian summer days – up to 24 degrees – then bringing us back to earth with a high of 13 – brrr!
Some of you may have seen my name appear on Close-up last week – that’s the advantage (or disadvantage) of having a name like Mankelow - everyone knows it’s you! For those that didn’t catch it, I managed to win an autographed copy of the “Great New Zealand Songbook” just by writing an email about why I think defines New Zealand music. I am sure that all you overseas Mankelows will connect with the slogan by which they are promoting the book – “music to bring you home”. There’s nothing like a good kiwi song to transport you back to Te Awamutu …
Well I struggled this time around to find someone willing to ‘volunteer’ to fill out our “this is your life” questionnaire. But many of you seem very willing to share yourselves online. I was motivated this month to check out Bebo for the first time. A search on the keyword Mankelow came up with over 50 entries – click Bebo Mankelows to follow the link to search results. It seems like many of you keep in touch with family and friends, chat online, post photos of your loved ones, and create slideshows of your lives as you live them via Bebo – and what a great way to do it! The world becomes a smaller place when we can connect so easily despite being countries apart.
Our newly established family committee met for the first time this February and will meet again 23 May. How many families can say they are large enough to have their own committee! As Scribe says on my newly won CD - ‘not many’!
From the Reunion Committee
Caroline Hirama
Hi everyone my name is Caroline Hirama and I have the job as secretary for the committee along with Melissa Ford. So you will be getting reports in most newsletters to keep you all informed with what’s going on.
About 12 of us turned up at Uncle Bert’s in Tauranga for our first family meeting followed by a shared lunch, which was going to be in the garden but due to the wild weather we were confined indoors.
We had a good meeting, great to see every one there. The meetings are open to anyone wishing to come, the more the merrier, as they say. So hope we see a few new faces at the next meeting which will be held at Buster Carters on 23rd May. I’m sure the Waikato will turn on better weather. See the minutes of the meeting for the address.
We would also like an indication of numbers for the reunion so that we have an idea of what facilities are going to be needed in regards to attendance and accommodation. We will have an area set aside where people will be able to pitch their tents etc. We need approx numbers so we can organize water, toilets etc. Also we need e-mail addresses and postal addresses as we have some bounce back each time we try to send e-mails to some people. So if you could please fill in the form below and e-mail, post, or phone it back to me it would be much appreciated.
My e-mail is hirama@farmside.co.nz mobile 0274416241. Chrissie’s phone number is 07 8727824 and her e-mail is mankelow1@farmside.co.nz address is 249 Adam Rd, R D 7, Te Awamutu.
If there is anyone you know who is not receiving the newsletters and would like to please let us know and we will add them to the list. We also post some newsletters to the ones with no internet access.
Name ________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Phone Numbers ________________________________________________
Email ________________________________________________________
Approximate Number Attending from your family _____________________
Numbers for camping (Tents, Vans etc) ______________________________
Minutes of family meeting
About 12 of us turned up at Uncle Bert’s in Tauranga for our first family meeting followed by a shared lunch, which was going to be in the garden but due to the wild weather we were confined indoors.
We had a good meeting, great to see every one there. The meetings are open to anyone wishing to come, the more the merrier, as they say. So hope we see a few new faces at the next meeting which will be held at Buster Carters on 23rd May. I’m sure the Waikato will turn on better weather. See the minutes of the meeting for the address.
We would also like an indication of numbers for the reunion so that we have an idea of what facilities are going to be needed in regards to attendance and accommodation. We will have an area set aside where people will be able to pitch their tents etc. We need approx numbers so we can organize water, toilets etc. Also we need e-mail addresses and postal addresses as we have some bounce back each time we try to send e-mails to some people. So if you could please fill in the form below and e-mail, post, or phone it back to me it would be much appreciated.
My e-mail is hirama@farmside.co.nz mobile 0274416241. Chrissie’s phone number is 07 8727824 and her e-mail is mankelow1@farmside.co.nz address is 249 Adam Rd, R D 7, Te Awamutu.
If there is anyone you know who is not receiving the newsletters and would like to please let us know and we will add them to the list. We also post some newsletters to the ones with no internet access.
Name ________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Phone Numbers ________________________________________________
Email ________________________________________________________
Approximate Number Attending from your family _____________________
Numbers for camping (Tents, Vans etc) ______________________________
Minutes of family meeting
held 28 February 2009At Bert Mankelow residence, Tauranga
Meeting Opened: 11.00am
Present: Buster Carter, Bert Mankelow, Judy Ford, Sheryl Andrews, Tim Mankelow, Delwyn & Warren Connolly, Anne Mankelow, Caroline Hirama, Daniel & Melissa Ford and Chrissie Mankelow.
Apologies: Ray Mankelow
Election of Officers:
- Chairperson: Tim Mankelow 2nd Buster Carter
- Deputy Chairperson: Buster Carter 2nd Judy Ford
- Secretary: Caroline Hirama 2nd Anne Mankelow
Minutes from Family Reunion Meeting held on Anniversary weekend 2009 were read by Caroline. 2nd Caroline Hirama
Matters arising:
Open meeting policy: Anyone can attend a committee meeting. Dates and venues will be placed into newsletters along with minutes from meeting. People attending to bring something for a shared lunch.
Representatives: More representatives are needed from each branch of the family to attend meetings. In time 1x family member in each branch will be needed as a contact and organizer for their branch.
Newsletters: The address book needs to be updated (email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses) and a hard copy of the newsletter to go out to those who request one.
Other topics discussed:
Entertainment:
· Kids Games – e.g. Bouncy Castle, 3-legged Race etc.
· Teenage/Adult – e.g. tug of War, Boot Throwing etc.
· A Fashion Parade of Early era.
Need a couple of volunteers from the age groups to come up with ideas for activities.
Band for entertainment on the Saturday night – Party Pete?
Wood chopping booked for the Saturday, Chrissie to ask if they can change it to Sunday which will be the Open Day.
Car parking:
Daniel to approach Mike Johnson regarding car parking opposite hall. If not available, will need a shuttle to and from car parking.
Volunteers needed for car parking.
Hall Grounds:
· The hall to be used for food storage and memorabilia.
· Marquee for eating plus another for entertainment.
· Toilets and showers to be hired. For every 500 people it is recommended to have 16x toilets.
· Daniel to organize site plan for council
· First aid tent and provisions
· Skips to be hired for rubbish
· Volunteers for janitor duties
Catering:
· Caterer to be hired for Saturday dinner. Must be self-contained.
· Des Camon (Tui Catering) to be approached for price.
· BBQ lunch for Sunday.
· Meat donations.
Photography:
· Approach newspapers to see if they want to do an article about it.
· Approach Ray Mankelow for ideas.
Funding:
Lottery Grants Commission will consider grants for reunions but not generally family reunions. Possibility of it being a centennial District reunion, not favoured due to incorporation of Ngaroma District (Ngaroma Hall Society)
Next meeting: To be held at: Buster Carter’s309 Burns RdTE AWAMUTU Phone: (07) 871 7956
23 May 2009 @ 11.00am
Meeting closed: 12.11pm
Meeting Opened: 11.00am
Present: Buster Carter, Bert Mankelow, Judy Ford, Sheryl Andrews, Tim Mankelow, Delwyn & Warren Connolly, Anne Mankelow, Caroline Hirama, Daniel & Melissa Ford and Chrissie Mankelow.
Apologies: Ray Mankelow
Election of Officers:
- Chairperson: Tim Mankelow 2nd Buster Carter
- Deputy Chairperson: Buster Carter 2nd Judy Ford
- Secretary: Caroline Hirama 2nd Anne Mankelow
Minutes from Family Reunion Meeting held on Anniversary weekend 2009 were read by Caroline. 2nd Caroline Hirama
Matters arising:
Open meeting policy: Anyone can attend a committee meeting. Dates and venues will be placed into newsletters along with minutes from meeting. People attending to bring something for a shared lunch.
Representatives: More representatives are needed from each branch of the family to attend meetings. In time 1x family member in each branch will be needed as a contact and organizer for their branch.
Newsletters: The address book needs to be updated (email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses) and a hard copy of the newsletter to go out to those who request one.
Other topics discussed:
Entertainment:
· Kids Games – e.g. Bouncy Castle, 3-legged Race etc.
· Teenage/Adult – e.g. tug of War, Boot Throwing etc.
· A Fashion Parade of Early era.
Need a couple of volunteers from the age groups to come up with ideas for activities.
Band for entertainment on the Saturday night – Party Pete?
Wood chopping booked for the Saturday, Chrissie to ask if they can change it to Sunday which will be the Open Day.
Car parking:
Daniel to approach Mike Johnson regarding car parking opposite hall. If not available, will need a shuttle to and from car parking.
Volunteers needed for car parking.
Hall Grounds:
· The hall to be used for food storage and memorabilia.
· Marquee for eating plus another for entertainment.
· Toilets and showers to be hired. For every 500 people it is recommended to have 16x toilets.
· Daniel to organize site plan for council
· First aid tent and provisions
· Skips to be hired for rubbish
· Volunteers for janitor duties
Catering:
· Caterer to be hired for Saturday dinner. Must be self-contained.
· Des Camon (Tui Catering) to be approached for price.
· BBQ lunch for Sunday.
· Meat donations.
Photography:
· Approach newspapers to see if they want to do an article about it.
· Approach Ray Mankelow for ideas.
Funding:
Lottery Grants Commission will consider grants for reunions but not generally family reunions. Possibility of it being a centennial District reunion, not favoured due to incorporation of Ngaroma District (Ngaroma Hall Society)
Next meeting: To be held at: Buster Carter’s309 Burns RdTE AWAMUTU Phone: (07) 871 7956
23 May 2009 @ 11.00am
Meeting closed: 12.11pm
Treasurer’s Report 28/2/09
Bank statements are sent to us every three months.
1 Sept 08
Balance Carried Forward - 1640.00
Closing Balance - 2787.27
We also have 5081.17 on Term Deposit at 8%
Family milestones and notices
Chrissie Mankelow
Congratulations and Best Wishes to June Teague and Dick Singleton on their marriage on 28 March 2009.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to June Teague and Dick Singleton on their marriage on 28 March 2009.
Congratulations to Lindberg Kaaka and Tuaine Taru on the birth of their son Logan Teariki on the 7 January 2009.Our thoughts are with Georgina Kaaka, Chris Reid and their little daughter Alice May who has had a stroke. She will be in the Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital for at least 6 weeks depending on Rehab.
Money matters: I have put another $5000 on term deposit @ 4%. The two deposits fall due in September and I will put the two together and reinvest $10,000 at that time. Our thanks go to all who are donating.
It was a disappointing attendance at our family get together on the 24 January because of the other big events held on that weekend. It has been decided to change the date next year and will let people know nearer to the time. However it was a very nice day for all who attended.
We held two auctions:
1. A stool donated by Bob Ford was bought by Lloydie Kaaka for $250 and it has been donated to the Hall with a plaque attached.
2. Tim Mankelow donated a Wine barrel which raised $50
Mankelows in the news
A rather amusing piece featured in the Waikato Times recently, quoting our very own Constable Chris Mankelow…
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 12:38 pm -Press Release: New Zealand Police
Police Applaud Pluck of Elderly Victim
Hamilton Police are commending the actions of a frightened elderly woman who when confronted by an aggressive youth trying to gain access to her home fought him off with a rolling pin early Saturday morning.
Constable Chris Mankelow said when officers arrived at the woman's Enderley address the offender was so embarrassed he virtually leapt into the Police car.
"The woman who is aged in her seventies and lives on her own was awoken about 3.30am by a man swearing and banging on her door claiming he lived there.
"The poor lady has lived there for about 30 years and assured the 15-year-old he had the wrong house and to go away but he wouldn't and our operator could hear him yelling abuse at her."
Before Police could arrive the boy smashed the glass window of the woman's back door and tried to reach through to unlock it but couldn't quite reach.
"So he's stuck his head in and the victim has promptly struck him on the head with her rolling pin, she noticed he was still there so she's hit him a second and third time.
"When we arrived we found the offender crying. He'd had had a wee 'accident' and stripped down to his boxers and was pretty keen to be taken away. He's since been bailed to his parents care and referred to Youth Aid for follow up action."
Mr Mankelow said responding officers were quite impressed by the sprightly pensioner.
"She was a bit shaken but had the presence of mind to ring 111 and raise the alarm.
"While we always recommend caution in such circumstances she can be commended for her actions, it's quite clear the offender has come off second best in this incident."
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