Bay of Plenty
Including Western Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, Eastern Bay of Plenty and Lakes (Rotorua area)![Annabelle](https://ccisupport.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Annabelle-300x300.jpg)
Annabelle
Health and Wellness Facilitator
Tuesday to Friday 9am till 3pm
Phone or Txt: 027 625 4449
Please note: the Eastern BOP and Lakes contacts still work and are being forwarded onto Annabelle
From Charlottes Desk in the Western Bay of Plenty
Good day to all of our members, it has been really exciting to see our membership grow as Waikato has come aboard our ship. I have enjoyed reading posts and contributions to conversations on Facebook and getting to know new faces and names. Although I don’t get to comment as often as I would like, I am always eagerly reading in the background and feel proud of the community you have built together.
For International ME & Fibromyalgia Awareness Day on May 12th, we invited the cameras into Head Office and did a short film for the local Herald Focus. A special thank you to Lucy Winefield, who did a fantastic job in sharing how her life has been impacted by chronic illness. Thank you also to Miranda Whitwell CEO and to local journalist Gavin Ogden for his awesome filming and editing. We also managed to get sound bites on The Hits BOP to raise awareness. In the WBOP we held a special event with guest speaker Dr Trish Zingel in Otumoetai.
We are so blessed to have such a curious community of members that enlighten me with new research and interesting articles. You are often our eyes and ears on the ground, so if you come across anything you think we should know about please email the link to [email protected]. Knowledge as we have learned is more power to us all.
If you are struggling now, or anytime, we are here to support you. I am never too busy to take or return a call or respond to an email, so please reach out. We also have the wonderful Rachel our BTI student counsellor who is also able to support WBOP members.
Charlotte Kelp WBOP H&W Facilitator
Fantastic, friendly and supportive people. Most importantly show understanding of what your going through.
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Monthly Members Meetings
Is for all our members who want to attend a monthly meeting but do not have the extra energy to leave their homes
Currently, all Monthly Member Meetings are held online. We welcome you to join us - if you need support getting online, please contact your facilitator and we can have a practice prior to meeting time so that you feel more comfortable on the day.
Social Groups
Tauranga
Venue: Palmers Cafe, Welcome bay roundabout (3rd Wed of each month) 10.30am
Papamoa
Papamoa Coffee Group
1st Tuesday of the month at 10.30am
Venue: Double Teaspoons (outside foodcourt), Papamoa Plaza.
Whaktane
EBOP Members meeting
First Wednesday of the month at 10.30am
Venue to be confirmed
Rotorua
Rotorua Social Group
First Thursday of the month at 11am
Held at the Arts Village
Counselling available
Counselling available during term time.
These are mainly held online via Telehealth, but also available at our Tauranga office as well
This counselling will be offered for all ages and it will be provided in a strictly confidential environment. Please contact your Facilitator by email or Phone or Txt: 027 625 4449 if you would like to participate in this.
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