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• The national magazine is published quarterly• Contributions are welcomed and can be made through your CanTeen Co-ordinator• The deadline for contributions in the next magazines is 1st November 2004• Editor: Leanne Ryburn phone: (09) 303 4444 or email: leanner@canteen.org.nz

The views and opinions in this magazine are those of contributors and not necessarily endorsed by CanTeen

Contents & Cover story2 We want you!

3 Presidents message

4-5 a night in olympia/ good grief/hot to trot

6-11 Branch Reportsthe word on the streets(CanTeen members report from around

New Zealand with their own events and stories)

12 pulling together/ bandanna week

13 new faces

14 remembrances

15 new members

16 christmas cards range

we want you!CanTeen promotes member participation in all aspects of the organisation. We want YOU to get interested and participate. One of the ways you can dothis is by becoming involved in your branch committee or the board.Please talk to your branch presidents or Co-ordinators if you are interested inbeing part of your local committee or to find out what’s involved and whenyour Annual General Meeting is held. This is a great way to be involved if youwant a say in how your branch does things and what activities you have. If you are interested in representing your division on the board and gettingyour say in where CanTeen as an organisation is headed - talk to yourdivisional Co-ordinator (volunteers too!) or Karen Miller(karen_miller@clear.net.nz) or myself (06 844 2941,canteenpres@canteen.org.nz). These are two fantastic ways to get involved in

the running of YOUR organisation and learning plenty of new skills.Presidents and Co-ordinators: Please remember your branch AGMs need to be held by the end ofDecember. The National AGM will be held in March 2005, all members and volunteers are welcome toattend; date and venue for the AGM is yet to be confirmed.Prudence Walker, National President

Left to Right: Leanne Ryburn- CanTeen,Matt Truman- CanTeen Canterbury NSI,Bart Wright- Pams, Tony Carter- CEOFoodstuffs, Prudence Walker- CanTeen,Jocelyn McCallum- Pams, Trudi Johnston -CanTeen Canterbury NSI, John Robinson - CanTeen

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Dear CanTeeners

I hope that most of you have escaped thedamage of the various floods and thateveryone is safe and well as can be.I’d like to extend a big congratulations toLeanne and the team at National Office whowon CanTeen the recent New ZealandMarketing award in theCharity/Fundraising/Non Profit Categoryfor the bandanna campaign 2003. Lastyear a new campaign was launched and bandanna sales tripled, afantastic effort and marvelous to be acknowledged by colleaguesand competitors in the industry.We have two new wonderful resources recently developed. The firstis a book split into three parts: understanding, living and beyondcancer. A big thanks to Cynthia Thomas, Taryn Kerr, Hayley Gibsonand Leanne Ryburn who made this happen. Their dedication andpersonal time spent on this project has been amazing. The secondresource is the CanTeen DVD to be used nationally. Massive thanksto Trudi Johnston who has put in a huge effort on this project. Thisresource can be obtained from your local Co-ordinator. The DVD isfantastic and I am sure you will think so too!In July we said goodbye to our Central Division Volunteer Rep on theboard, Karen Winkworth. Karen had been a board member for threeyears. She has seen and been involved in a lot of changes in theorganisation. We thank Karen for all her input and wish her all thebest in her travels overseas. We look forward to her return!In late July I accepted one of three cheques from Foodstuffs inAuckland. Foodstuffs have outdone themselves again, this yearreaching a target of $422,000 (up $20,000 on 2003 campaign)which is absolutely fantastic. As we all know, money isn’t everythingand that’s why CanTeen is so lucky to be in a partnership withFoodstuffs, they really care about our organisation and its members.The board is always working on improving the ways we reach out toour members. We have approved a pilot that is taking place inOtago/Southland and Auckland divisions in a hope to increaseCanTeens contact with hospitals and potential new members, aswell as increase membership numbers and provide activities formembers closer to home. So far, the pilot is working well andmembership has increased as a result. We still have plenty of workto do in these areas as well as many other areas, but we are on ourway.The board has recently completed a governance review process,which should give us a much clearer direction on the boardfunction. We are also looking into how our volunteer boardmembers come to the board and the skill sets these people offer usas we want to have the mosteffective and efficient board wecan have.

Support, Develop and Empower!

Prudence Walker

National President

National Presidents Report

Prudence WalkerNational President

Photo courtesy of Norrie Montgom

ery/NEW IDEA

National Managers Report

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I would like to welcome new staff members:

KKoorraall TTrraapppp Canterbury Co-ordinatorDDiiaannee BBaarrlleeyy Taranaki and Manawatu

Volunteer Co-ordinatorTTaanniiaa SSttoocckkmmaann Taranaki and Manawatu

Members/ActivityVolunteer

EEllssppeetthh LLaammbb National ProgrammesManager

Congratulations is in order firstly to Murray Kidd, Auckland Co-ordinator who is now a Justice of the Peace and secondly toJustin Wilsher (ex Auckland President) for getting his degree inBachelor of Planning - BP (Hon) and the Silver Jubilee PlanningAward.We will farewell Debbie Beale, Reception/Administrator for theNational Office on the 1st of October. Debbie leaves us to pursueother exciting goals and heading back to University. Thank you fordedication and hard work throughout your years with CanTeen, you will be sadly missed.

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When CanTeen was established in 1985 it was decided that it wasimportant that young people with cancer should be involved in itsgovernance and management. It is not unusual in start up and newcompanies or organisations for board members to take a hands-oninvolvement in the beginning. But when organisations get largerand older, it is important that the governance and managementroles be clearly separated. CanTeen has carried out a governanceproject that clearly defines the role of the board and its relationswith its stakeholders, including management. These, with othermaterial, are now contained in a Policy Manual of CanTeen, and are available for all to read at each regional office.

* Board/committee members are now responsible for planning and monitoring only

* Co-ordinators will implement plans* Committee members carrying out operational matters will be

supervised by Co-ordinators* The new policies are now the set rules/framework for the

board at national and branch level* Each member should ensure they have a copy and or

have read the manual* Training will be provided through the National Program.

Dates will be advised.* Changes will not effect members directly but being aware

of the governance is importantThe new changes in the manual will help make CanTeen a more professional organisation, helping reach more young people andhaving clearly defined structures in place to enable us to providesupport.If you have any queries relating to the new Policy Manual, please approach your Branch Co-ordinator or committee member to discuss.John Robinson, National Manager

John RobinsonNational Manager

Leanne Ryburn with NZ Marketing Trophy

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A NIGHT IN OLYMPIA

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“A Night in Olympia”A magical night was had by all at the CanTeenAustralia Ball with Olympic athletes, fabulousmusic and prizes all night long. The ball was heldon 31st July in Sydney.

Where do we start? Two weeks before the ball there was a whisper in the airthat we may be invited. We got very excited at this prospect and our suspicionswere confirmed seven days before the ball. Now you may be thinking what on earth was the point in spending money onsending Karen and me across the ditch to play dress ups and hang out withAussies ... As well as the ball we were also invited to their Member AdvisoryCommittee meeting, Board meeting and AGM. Now the air cleared, we knowyou’ll all agree that it was a great package with numerous opportunities all tiedinto one. We got to see how our counterparts work, what they do differently andlearn how to integrate what they do well into New Zealand and share our ideasand experiences with them.Hmmm back to the ball. After a day of meetings we went back to the hotellooking and feeling like ogres from Shrek. After a quick visit from the fairygodmother we reappeared as Cinderella’s, dateless but ready for the ball. Now that we are back here in little old NZ, we are in the process of writing areport to share what we have learnt to help CanTeen New Zealand move forward.So all in all our trip was a huge success, although long, hard and sleepless everysecond of it was worth it.

Prudence Walker Karen Miller

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I flew out of New Zealand to go to Italy forthe World Junior Championships in athletics.This was an exciting trip for me, as most ofyou would know that it has only been twoyears since I was diagnosed. The flight wasextremely hard and I was sick to death of flying. After 32 hours of flying who wouldn’tbe! We arrived in Italy and I was in heavenfrom hot weather to nice ... beaches. Wecouldn’t understand the people and theywere trying hard to understand us.The first week there was hard from trainingto shopping to paying two euro at the beachfor entry. (One euro is NZ$2). On the 29thJune I went to a competition at Celle ligurethat wasn’t a good meet as I only ran 21.90

in the 200 metres with two other New Zealanders where I had to beat one of them toget a place to run in the world champs for the 200 metres instead of a reserve. But insaying that we ran a relay with a time of 41.37, which I broke a record at that meet.I was very happy afterwards. The following week we headed down to the games village where we were put with the teams from Australia, Finland, Switzerland andUkraine, with the Americans 50 meters away. The friendships and bonds we madewere priceless. The opening ceremony was what the NZ team were holding out for; the guys had beenpractising the Haka for weeks to get the words and moves down. When we walkeddown the runway we could here at least if not more than 12,000 people cheering andclapping for each team that was announced. We were in between Norway andNetherlands we had asked the Netherlands team if they could wait until we had fin-ished our “Dance” before they come walking out. They agreed which we were thankfulfor. The announcer said team New Zealand and then the crowd cheered. We startedtaking our shirts off and everyone knew at that moment what was going to happen sothey turned the music off and let us do the Haka. Cameras were going nuts - flashesleft, right and centre. I couldn’t look around I just had to be really angry and takepride in performing the Haka for my country. The crowd went ballistic when we fin-ished and we all had red chests and thighs. The excitement of performing the Hakaand representing NZ with the best in athletes was wicked. We were swamped after theceremony with people asking us for photos and our signatures. We later found outthat we were on the front page of the world juniors web site and then on TV3 newsperforming the Haka.The following day was the world junior’s time to shine. It was time for all our hardtraining to be put to the test. My event wasn’t until Saturday so I was relaxed and sup-ported everyone from New Zealand and the other countries that we were in camp with.Saturday’s relay saw us up against the UK and France - one of the toughest heatsbesides running against America. I was running the last leg of the 4 x 100 metre relay;all went well for the team. We ran a good race beating France and just loosing to theUK and Cyprus. We missed out on the final by 0.20 seconds which isn’t even a blink ofan eye so that’s how close we were.Sunday was a time of reflection and to start enjoying the rest of the time in Italy bytalking to people, exchanging emails, phone numbers and of course packing becauseMonday we headed home. Lucky for me it was not another 32 hour flight, just 12hours back to London to stay two weeks with my brother who lives there. My Mum,Dad and sister joined us in London as well.My final few words to you are “follow your dreams as one day they will come true and

no matter how hard it seems to be it will eventually get easier and with a positivemind and a lot of determination nothing will stand in the way”.Jeffrey Thumath , Auckland

We survived - hee hee. With our bags in hand we met upwith some of the other CanTeeners and Penny(Wellington Co-ordinator) put us into a van headedtowards Lyttleton. It was dark so we couldn’t really seethe sites but we had a heap of fun in the van. We arrivedat Living Springs (our camp site) and we all found a roomand met Elspeth (National Programme Manager) andheaded to the lounge to wait for the other CanTeeners.Once everyone had arrived we were then introduced toDavid Garb, Facilitator who was running the weekend.After tea we had some “welcome” games and went overthe activities for the weekend, as well as setting a bedtime - stink!. The following day was also a lot of fun, wehad trust exercises, games and during our lunch breakswe went down on the rail ride. David was great dealingwith all our emotional issues, but that’s what good griefis all about. We relaxed at the heated pools then notlong after chowed down on dinner. That evening we hadgames, movies, massages and chill out time before bed. The next morning I was one of the first up and waited inthe kitchen. 8:15am came around and still no one was upand we started at 9.00, so the cook gave me two big potlids and I was off to the rooms. I stood in the hall wayright in the middle of all the rooms and 3, 2, 1 BANGBANG BANG! In a few minutes everyone was up, I wasamazed no one came after me but luck was on my sidethat day. After breakie bags were packed and roomscleaned. We spent Sunday recapping as well as anotherremembrance which again was emotional but it was goodto let all those feelings out. Later we boosted eachothers egos by saying something nice about each other -what a great way to end the course. We then had lunchand said our thank you’s to David, Elspeth and Penny fora wonderful weekend. We exchanged phone numbersand headed to the airport where we said our goodbyesand went our separate ways home. I just want to say abig thank you to everyone who organised the weekendas it was one of the best weekends I’ve ever had andmany strong bonds were made. So thanks once again tothe organisers.Gena Dyer, Auckland CanTeen Divisional President

In early June this year I was lucky toattend the second Good GriefProgramme held in Lyttleton,Christchurch. Josh, Jeff, Amanda and Iall boarded a plane and after an hourand half of giggles, lolly fights andgenerally damaging the plane welanded in good old Christchurch.

Good Grief . . .“On your marks” “Set” “BANG!” Imagine you are hearing these words in another language it is verydifficult to understand. Well this is what happened tome 23rd June 2004.

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WORD ON THE STREETS

NELSON/MARLBOROUGH

This was the second attempt atthis weekend and it went offperfectly. Even though there werenot as many members present aswe would have liked, it was aweekend to meet a new volunteerand co Co-ordinator and havesome fun activities. We meet at John’s house beforesetting off to the WOW

(World of Wearable Arts) museum. Here we saw some beautifulclassic cars and of course the wearable arts costumes fromprevious years. After seeing all that there was to see we went into town to getkebabs for lunch, which was a lot nicer and healthier than KFC orMcDonalds. After lunch we had some time to kill before the roller-skating, so Reno and I suggested mini golf, which nobodydisputed. After our 18 holes we went onto the roller-skating rink. It was clear who had skated before and those who hadn’t but at

the end of our session we were allfeeling a lot more confident. It wasback to John’s for a meeting, videoand an excellent dinner preparedby John’s wife Jane. After the videowe all went our separate ways,home or to our billets homes for agood night’s sleep and some of usstayed up to watch the Test, AB’sversus Australia.

Sunday - it was off to Happy Valley to ride on the four-wheelers.This was great because we all got our own bike. After getting useto the bikes the guides took us up the long track to the top of thehill. At the top of the hill we stopped at the Skywire. This is amassive wire suspended high above the valley which has a fourseater chair attached. The riders are strapped in tight and thenreleased, zooming across the valley at over 100kph. The Skywireis an expensive ride and we all thought that we were just there tosee it as it had only just been recently installed. But John, beingthe sneaky man he is, surprised us by taking us on it for a veryexciting ride. We were all feeling exhilarated from the ride, buthad to go back down the hill on the bikes to the fun track. This isa circular track where you are allowed to go as fast as you likeand do skids, ride through puddles, get wet and other such thingswhich aren’t allowed on the rest of the track.After this we went back to the base Happy Valley and had anexcellent barbeque, again courtesy of Jane. We went home feelingcontent with a weekend of fun and thrills, not to mention great food.By the way we did get to meet Katie, the new Co-ordinator andHeather a new volunteer.Hamish & Sefton King

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On Sunday 27th June, CanTeen Wellingtongot together for tenpin bowling atPetone. We were put into teams and started playing against each other, trying to knock over all the pins. Penny, our Co-ordinator was unable to make the activity, so two ofour trusty volunteers, Giles and Sarah took her place. One of our volunteers (who I won’t name, but it wasn’t Sarah!) got a little tooenthusiastic with her bowling and did a very impressive fall in theaisle - ouch! Sam Clemens and Hamish O’Connor showed some skill at the game and racked uphigh scores. It was a good turnout and everybody had a heap of fun. It was goodto see some new members and members we hadn’t seen for awhile, we hope tosee even more at our next activity!Amy Stewart and Penny Jones

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WELLINGTON

Weekend Camp 17th and 18th July

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Hey ya all CanTeenersHope all is going well with everyone wherever you may havebeen throughout the cold winter season. Well, the cold weatherhasn’t stopped us CanTeeners from getting out and about withthe last few months filled with activities like Ten Pin bowling inTauranga and our relaxation weekend in Taupo - where webowled again as the rain just wouldn’t stop and kept pouring

down - but hey we all like ten pin bowling! We spent anafternoon chilling out watching Shrek 2 and all we could hearfrom James was “are we there yet” lol. We were lucky to sell programmes at the All Blacks vs. Argentinagame in Hamilton. Everyone enjoyed watching the win - Go theAll Blacks! It’s been awesome to have new members comingalong to activities and camps. Hope you all keep coming. Likealways the next few months are pretty busy with more activities,programme selling etc, nothing unusual for CanTeen Waikato.Enjoy the rest of winter and roll on summer!Rebecca Watson and James Ferry-Parker, Co-Presidents

Saturday brought fun and laughter. We spent the morning swimmingand went ten pin bowling. I think we all had our good and bad turns! Wearrived back at De Bretts and it was massaging and free time untildinner. After dinner we spent more time at the pools and then back towatch the rugby (Go the All Blacks!) We finished the night with a JackieChan DVD.The last morning was spent packaging our bags and being entertainedby Allegro non Scripto (fast without script- an improvisation group). Thiswas hilarious, between fits of laughter and outlandish suggestions weall managed to act out an interesting story!I would encourage anyone who is considering going to a relaxationweekend to make the decision to GO because, between relaxing, havingfun and some more relaxing, you get to know everyone better.Friendships are created and old friendships are made stronger. Theatmosphere is great and everybody pitches in to help.I look forward to meeting you there next year.By Rosemarie Herbert.

In a Kingdom Far Far Away

RELAXATION WEEKEND16th - 18th July

On the last weekend of the holidays CanTeenmembers met at De Bretts resort in Taupo forour annual relaxation weekend. We arrived atDe Bretts on Friday afternoon and spent thefirst hour getting to know the place andunpacking. After dinner we had two hourschilling in the hot pools and an early night.

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OTAGO/SOUTHLAND

Winter Ski Camp

On the 20th of June we joined with the Otago CanTeeners andtook a trip to Natures Wonders on the Dunedin peninsula. Wehad an action packed day, starting with a Maori welcome,

lunch, then came the Argol rides (six-wheeled all terrain jeeps).On this adrenaline pumping round trip we stopped at a NewZealand fur seal colony and got acquainted with the beautifulnative animals. It was an amazing day and it wouldn’t havebeen possible with out the Natures Wonders crew and to theOtago branch for sharing this amazing opportunity with us.Thanks guys! We have got our Southland/Otago winter campcoming up soon in Queenstown and everyone’s getting hypedfor an awesome few days on the slopes or enjoying the rest ofQueenstown. As usual this should prove to be a great weekend.Last but not least a huge welcome to our new members, LisaNay-Smith, Nicole and Louise Abey and Kerry Small.Kyla Bennett

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We left Dunedin heading towards Goreto pick up the remaining members beforetraveling inland to Queenstown. A greatride with wonderful views of a goldensunset mirrored the snow capped mountains in the distance.

For some it was their first experience of the Devils Staircase,and I am sure it was not the brakes screaming as we wentaround the windy narrow road, not to mention the smallwooden one way bridge that our bus driver carefullymaneuvered the large bus over.We met the Southland members as we feasted on gourmet fishand chips and roast of the day at Frankton, which proved anideal opportunity for us to get to know who we would be skiingwith over the weekend. At Queenstown we fought for the bestbeds and settled down for the night with the anticipation of anexciting weekend ahead.Early Saturday morning our support crew managed to wake usup get us underway to the slopes. It was a wicked day - no wind,very sunny, and the snow was just perfect! Great organisationalskills by our crew had us on the snow with some very handsomeski instructors for a morning of lessons. For some of us, thelessons demonstrated which way you point your skis; what notto do with a snow board (some members were confused with thelack of water until they realized it IS a snow board NOT a surfboard!) and how to negotiate the magic carpet.After a wonderful BBQ on a private balcony overlooking thesights of Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu, we again hit theslopes for a glorious afternoon. Fun, laughter and snow fightsdominated the day.After a nice hot shower, we took a trip on the Gondola to theSkyline Restaurant. Wonderful food and spectacular views washad, together with sore legs and tired bodies! On our return tothe lodge, the guitars came out and the night air was filled withmelody and song (most of the time!). A few rusty notes weresoon ironed out and after a midnight Haka we headed to bed.Sunday was a stunning day again with plenty of fun had by all.We finished up with a farewell to our Southland members anda very quite journey back to Dunedin. The weekend formedmany new friendships and it was great to meet new members.An excellent weekend was had by all with many happymemories to cherish. Members from Otago/Southland

The Word down SouthOur last meeting was held at Pizza Hut

and we managed our best turn out so far this year so things are continuing to look up for us down here in the Deep South (hopefully soon our thermometers will follow!).

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OTAGO

Road Trip

In weather that would make you Northerners jealous, wecruised up the coast between snow-capped mountains andsparkling sea.Once in Oamaru, we welcomed the new members in thetraditional way with copious amounts of food! Then thebowling games began. A variety of innovative techniqueswere used with mixed results! In the end the newest andyoungest Oamaruvians cleaned up the competition. (Nexttime you see a new member sitting quietly in the corner, don’tbe fooled into thinking they are shy, they are actually eyeingyou up for a thrashing in the post meal activity)!Fortunately little love was lost, in fact friendships were forgedand we look forward to seeing them again soon.We were treated to an entertaining ride home passing dozensof ‘Undy 500’ rally vehicles, crammed with students returning to Christchurch.

Thanks to Karen for organising the trip and volunteer Kathyfor her time and technicolour iced biscuits.Rachel Hogg, Vice-President

On Sunday 22 August, a small group of Otago CanTeeners took a road trip toOamaru to meet some new North Otago members. Our new activities Co-ordinatorKaren quickly learnt a valuable lesson: if you want CanTeeners to leave at 10o’clock, tell them you’re leaving at 9 o’clock!

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

On Thursday 19th of August Rachel Paddon from Ohope shaved her hair off atHair by Design in Whakatane. Rachel’s goal was to raise $1,500 for CanTeen - sheout did herself by reaching a fantastic amount of $2,800!Rachel had her hair shaved in the window of Hair by Design by hairdresser EstherThomas free of charge. Rachel wassupported by her motherKathryn, one school friend, (shedid it after lunch to reduce schoolcrowds- fair enough!)Waikato/BOP/East Cape Co-ordinator Lee and WhakataneCanTeen members, Jono andMichael Walker. And a number ofother CanTeen family andvolunteers.She kept a brave face throughoutthe head shave with crowdsbuilding up outside to see whatall the fuss was about. She onlygot to look in the mirror a couple

of times and laughed nervously at her refection! We think she looked lovely.Rachel was given a snuggly warm CanTeen beanie to say thanks and give her thewarmth needed for the cold days ahead!Thank you so much Rachel!

Lee Ayson, Divisional Co-ordinator

Rachel (14) is a student at Whakatane High School. She has no connection toCanTeen but has had older family members with cancer and she recognised howdifficult it must be for people of her own age whose lives are affected by cancer,so decided that she wanted to help.

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AUCKLAND

Auckland Division Committee Trainingworkshop weekend at Epsom HouseBright and early one Saturday morning an enthusiastic group ofCanTeeners met at Epsom GirlsGrammar School ready for theirCommittee Training Weekend.

It was great to see committee members and others who areinterested in joining the committee attending this weekend.Part of the weekend involved learning about the roles andresponsibilities of particular people on the committee. Welearnt about the role of the President and the Secretary,and the importance of links between the president,secretary and treasurer. We also learnt about procedures at committee meetings.There were also a lot of team building activities. Theseactivities were great in reinforcing the importance ofplanning before action is taken, there was a lot of trust andsupport needed and proved to be strength of the group.

While the activities were the main focus of the weekend,food was a priority for some. I’m sure that everyone wasamazed with the food which included Subway and a mealat Lone Star. The movies were great entertainment for theSaturday night, even through the two power cuts.Amanda Bowdler

Hi my name is Jonathanand I recently had theopportunity to attend anOutward Bound coursefor 21 days in Anakiwa inthe Marlborough Soundsat the top of the South Island. This course is both physically andmentally demanding. I didn’t knowwhat to expect as I didn’t know muchabout Outward Bound and after thefirst day I was thinking what am I doinghere, but when I got into the routine ofthings it was ok. There were a numberof challenges and you would neverknow what you were going to be doing

next, it was a constant surprise. Each morning started with a 3km runand then a quick swim in the Sounds.We had a number of activities whichincluded a rock wall climbing (off realcliffs) and we did this blindfolded toteach us to trust our team members.We also did a two day orientation hike,practice sailing, making tracks and solosites and two days of communityservice. As well as a three day Kayakcamp on the river, down and up rapidsplus little challenges like going downthe rapids backwards.A high ropes course way up in thetrees, some challenges on the highropes included walking, running,jumping and doing it backwards. On a three-day expedition off track hike

we had to usecompasses tonavigate our wayand our instructorDoggle was with usbut could not helpus at all. Our otherinstructor Shaze hadtold us on the firsttwo day hike thatthey would only stopus if we whereputting the group indanger or we gotlost for over 2 hours.

When we returned from the hike westarted our solo (in the bush on ourown) for three nights with only threeapples, carrots, biscuits, a small bag ofnuts and raisins, and 2 litres of water.We were dropped off at a sole site oneat a time and left on our own. We had tobuild a shelter and just stay in our ownlittle area with no contact with any oneexcept for one of the instructors whowould check on us each day. This wasfun, but a real challenge, especiallywhen a possum stole one of my carrots. The last three nights were spent sailingin the sounds and then we rowed backon the last night. I think what made uswant to row back was that no one hadever rowed back in one night, so thatwas great motivation for us and it wasaccomplished in under 16 hours, eventhough I drifted off to sleep at my turnon the rudder. Our instructors wererapped that we took up the challengeand keep us going through the nightwith hot chocolate made on their boat.We where allowed to have a few hoursextra sleep when we got back beforewe cleaned up our boat.I really enjoyed the time at OutwardBound and have gained so much moreconfidence and learnt a lot aboutmyself. Thanks Canteen for giving methis wonderful opportunity.Jonathan

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AUCKLAND

Presidents UpdateI hope this newsletter finds you all well and healthy. Wow! Hasn’t it beenone of the coldest winters yet - I can’t wait till summer hits, I miss the sun.

This year hasn’t really been a busy year for us, but like I said last time we’re getting booked up from now on untilChristmas and of late we have had a few good events on. The 4 wheel drive day was a great success. The day started with a very cold morning but we managed to warm up withsome inter group activities and fast rides on the jeeps. We then took off in our groups and did archery and otheractivities with the jeeps. With the mornings activities finished, we arrived back to a big warm lunch, which was wellneeded and appreciated. After lunch we each were all assigned to a jeep or Ute. I was lucky enough to get the BEASTand I think it’s safe to say that I was the muddiest at the end of it - lol. All in all a fantastic day was had by all.In June, I was very lucky to be able to attend the second group of Good Grief. It was one amazing weekend, one of the best weekends of my life. Itwas a much needed weekend for all to deal with some quite emotional issues but also a time to rekindle old friendships and build some strong newones. So again, I want to thank everyone who was involved organising the weekend. Outside of CanTeen, I attended my School Ball in early July andit was a wicked night. I’m still amazed that I wore a dress, make up and high heels - I am now looking forward to my next one.Anyway, not to long ago we had our first committee training weekend and it was a fantastic weekend. We had a guest Kevin Sheehy ofPerformance Plus Ltd, who is a Senior Lecturer at AUT come along and help us with our training. We all learnt what our rolls were within acommittee and for some of us we learnt more about what a committee does as a whole. We also spent some time having fun and team buildingwhich is an important part too! Lots of games and team exercises which was great. After a long day we relaxed by heading out to dinner at Lonestar and a movie. Our last day was mainly a recap and more team building activities. Big thanks to Murray and Kevin for a great weekend!I went to the Kristen School Fashion Show again in August and it just gets better and better. This year it was sold out literally in minutes at thefront door - which is great, as all proceeds go to CanTeen. It was great night, good music and fantastic dancing. I think the kids rocked - I am surenext years will top this years - looking forward to it.We have a few more events on the horizon for the rest of the year with Go Karting, Ski Camp and Rainbows End - can’t wait! Take care and look yourselves.Gena Dyer, President Auckland

Most of you will know me but for those of you that don’t my name isSelina Young.In March last year I went to Invercargill hospital for knee surgery. Duringthe operation there was a complication with my breathing. The doctors tried to take a tube out of my throat, but as they did mywindpipe stated to collapse. So with me anaesthetised they flew me byhelicopter to Dunedin hospital. I was in the intensive care unit for 10days with the tube still in my throat. I don’t have much recollection of these days. During this time I was diagnosed with acutelymphoblastic lymphoma.It is hard to explain but I don’t actually remember being told “Selina youhave cancer” I guess that wasn’t such a bad thing. As soon as I became

stable and the tube was removed, Mum and I flew to Christchurch where I became a patient and well-known face in the Bone MarrowTransplant Unit.There I undertook seven months of pretty intense chemotherapy.Because I was so unwell from all the chemo I became nutropenic, whichmeant I was isolated from everyone and everything. It was pretty awfulbeing so far away from home and most of you guys. I was finallyreleased and came home. I then ended up where I started, back inInvercargill Hospital where I still have to have the odd dose of chemo.I’m back at school and doing most things I use to, most would say I’mstill a pain in the butt!It surprised me a lot how much I missed Gore of all things. One goodthing I took from this experience is how precious life is and how much Itook for granted.I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your letters, phonecalls; presents and so on, it meant more than words could ever tell.Selina Young, Riversdale

Gidday guy’s, I’m here today to share with you alittle about my experience with having cancer.

Selina’s Story

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PULLINGTOGETHER

CanTeen’s2004

CCaannTTeeeenn’’ss 22000044National Bandanna Week 11th - 17th OctoberThis will be the 7th year that CanTeen has held National BandannaWeek. The concept of using bandannas as a symbol for our organi-sation originated as a result of them being worn by some of ourteenagers who lost their hair whilst undergoing treatment. Wearing abandanna today has so many positive sporting and fashion statementsattached to it that it is really great to have a concept that CanTeenerscame up with themselves, to promote their organisation.

The purpose of National Bandanna Week is both to create publicawareness of the issues faced by young people living with cancer andto raise the necessary funds for CanTeen to operate.

CanTeen’s aim in 2004 is to sell 450,000 bandannas. We will bepromoting the campaign on national television, as well as posters thatwill be handed out to our retailer supporters and will be placed in highprofile locations around the main centres. There are 520 schoolsselling bandanna’s and planning mufti day’s. We will also be sellingbandannas on the streets during the week.

Again, our principle sponsor for the week is Pams. Bandannas will beon sale at the following retailers:

New World Pak N Save Four Square

Write Price BP Service Stations Bunnings

Burger King Body shop Benchmark

Rebel Sport Shanton Pagani

Overlands Warehouse Stationery

Bandannas sell for $4 and come in 12 different colours and two newdesigns. One design has CanTeen member names from all over New Zealand as at 1 March 2004.

For further help or information contact: marketing@canteen.org.nzCanTeen 0800CANTEEN or 09-303 4444

Colour Design

Stripes – Tango Red, Jet Black Check – Nautical Blue, Tango Red and Butternut Butterfly – Blue Atoll, Peach Bud and Ice Green Hearts/Flowers – Blush, Rouge Red and Rose Bud Names – Jet Black, Tango Red and Nautical Blue

Let’s make this year’s Bandanna Week the best ever. We want to walk down the road and see heaps of people wearing a CanTeen bandanna.

Things you may like to help with during Bandanna Week:

* Help recruit volunteers for street selling of Bandannas* Administration in the CanTeen Office* Sign up your School to sell Bandannas* Get companies enrolled to sell Bandannas* Be official photographer for your region* Create fun events such as headshaves, fashion parade

with clothes made from Bandannas etc* Get your local police, firemen, rugby club out there

supporting and selling bandannas for you * Make it a community event.

A group of past and present CanTeen staff, Cynthia Thomas, Taryn Kerr,Hayley Gibson and Leanne Ryburn came together to develop a book foryoung people living with cancer. These ladies dedicated over a year oftheir personal time, blood and sweat into research and production to writethis information based resource book. The book imparts practical adviceto young people living with cancer and to their peers and is divided intothree sections (‘Understanding’, ‘Living With’ and ‘Moving Beyond’). It isdesigned to specifically address the emotional effects of diagnosis,preparing for cancer treatment, tips on hospital stays, strategies forcoping mentally, help with everyday life such as school, relationships withfriends and parents and maintaining hobbies. Original photography, casestudies and poetry are included from CanTeen members, along with a fullglossary and a directory of recommended reading material. We hope this book will be beneficial to CanTeen members and theirfamilies and help support, develop and empower you. If you are interested in getting a copy please contact your local Co-ordinator.

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Look Good, Feel Better

CanTeen Waikato and Auckland divisions

combined at the Look Good, Feel Better

day, held in Auckland

Koral Tapp -

Canterbury Divisional Co-ordinator

Hello there! I’m now into my 2nd month ofbeing the NSI CanTeen Co-ordinator. Whatan awesome ride so far - can’t wait for therest!A little bit of nitty gritty about me - I am 26,

describe myself as bubbly, enthusiastic andunique. I love Indian food and enjoy eatingvery healthily (most of the time!). I have aspecial talent which is to roll my tongue andfork it - I could show you sometime ...Before CanTeen - I was a radiation therapistat the Oncology Department, ChristchurchPublic Hospital. I had been there for about 7years - three of those studying towards myRadiation Therapy degree, and the rest ofthe time practicing as a qualified therapist,so I know quite a bit about cancer and inparticular treatment of it with radiation.In my current position, the most important

thing to me is open communication. I amavailable to chat to about any issue - if I’mnot appropriate or don’t have the skills - Ican refer you on. I want to hear your goodthings and bad things. I want to know whatthings you love about CanTeen and whatthings you would like to see happen in thefuture. I look forward to meeting all of yousometime in the future!

Elspeth Lamb -

National Programme Manager

Kia Ora EveryoneI’ve had a great start to my time here atCanteen! I’m working five days a week for30 hours mainly between the 8.30-2.30pm(although times can vary). I’ve been herethree months now and the time has flownby. I came to Canteen after doing a year ofprofessional development, and settingmyself up in my own business as a CivilCelebrant. Before that I worked at Youthlineas the Community Services Co-ordinator. AtYouthline I managed: the face to facecounselling service which included one on

one, family, and pregnancy counselling; theAlternative Education School- a small schoolfor students 13-16 years who for one reasonor another had not been able to attend mainstream schools; and Action Education whichwas a group of facilitators that went outinto schools and ran programmes for youngpeople. I’ve worked in young peoplesservices for about 16 or more years, andover that time I’ve managed to get mydegree and a post graduate diploma inAdolescent Health and welfare. I’m a motherof a 13 year old son who I co parent with hisdad. I’m an Australian and been living in NZfor the last 14 years. (People still say theycan hear my accent, but my family thinks Isound like a New Zealander!) I grew up inVictoria Australia, but I lived in Canberra fornine years, and Sydney for one year beforemoving to Auckland. I’m very interested inleading a balanced life and trying tounderstand what that means for me- so Ilove to exercise, learn new things, and stayreally clear about what is most important tome and gives my life meaning. So that’s mein a nutshell!! I look forward to meeting youat the various camps and gatherings overthe months to come, and a big hello to allthose I have already met!! All Good Things

Diane Barley - (Volunteer)

Taranaki Administrative Co-ordinator

Thanks to Penny Jones in Wellington inwelcoming me to CanTeen along with TaniaStockman. Penny asked I write a brief blurbabout myself. My husband Greg said, ‘nowDiane, she said brief ‘, I guess that means Imust prattle on. I apologise now if thisends up being the case.Briefly...I was born and bred in The Naki,having lived virtually all my life here, bar sixyears, one year spent in Wanganui and fivein Auckland. Now don’t hold that againstme! Boy, Aucklanders get a hard time. Idon’t know why, they are such nice people.I loved living in Auckland. The traffic iscrazy but it’s a beautiful City, in saying that Iam really happy to be back living inTaranaki. New Plymouth is a great place tolive. We have the sea and the mountain.

We have the very popular and now worldfamous walkways along the foreshore, anew Museum like no other and of courseour much admired and popular PukekuraPark.I have been married to Greg for 23 yearsand have three children; Hayden 20,Christina 17 and Kelsie 14. Consequentlythere is never a dull moment in the house!During my time in Auckland I was self-employed as a Real Estate Salesperson. I had a ball and thoroughly enjoyed my timein Real Estate. I met some super nicepeople, both those selling their homes andthose buying new ones plus the people Iworked with, who were very supportive ofme when I became ill. Sadly, I had to leavemy job because of this. It was at this pointand after I received treatment that wereturned ‘home’ to New Plymouth. Happily,I am ‘out of danger’ now. It has been a bitof a bumpy road to recovery but I am nowon my way again and I am looking forwardto my role with CanTeen in Taranaki. Iwould like to extend a warm hello to all inCanTeen.

Tania Stockman -

Members/Activity Co-ordinator

(Volunteer)

With Vanessa moving on not so long ago,she has left very big shoes for Dianne andme to fill! I have been involved withCanTeen for the last year, my firstexperience being Taranaki’s trip to Rotorua,lets just say I still have reoccurringnightmares about the Swoop... other thanthat it was one of the best weekends away Ihave ever had... what an introduction toCanTeen!I am the youngest of three sisters and havelived in New Plymouth all my life. I work fulltime for an electrical company in townwhich keeps me fairly busy, that and tryingto train my puppy not to dig holes! Alongwith a love for animals, I enjoy being aroundpeople and having lots of fun which I amsure Canteen Taranaki will continue to do!I look forward to having heaps of fun,sharing lots of laughs and getting to knowyou all!

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REMEMBRANCES

Shay Errol Ah MuManurewa, Auckland08.04.1986 - 13.07.2004

Scott FawthropPukekohe, Auckland13.11.1989 - 21.06.2004

Remembrances

This is a weekend for quilt makers from all over New Zealand,where they get together with tutors and learn new techniques.They wanted to donate some of the funds raised through thisevent to CanTeen. They asked me to send them some bandannasso that they could make a quilt to be displayed at the dinner.On 31st of July I attended their dinner and spoke about CanTeenas an organisation. To my surprise they presented us with the mostbeautiful quilt called ‘Bandannas and Butterflies’ and a chequefor $2,000! They also raised a further $320 by auctioning off

some of the fabulous bagsthe ladies made for a ‘girlsnight out’ competition. Isold out of bandannas thatnight, after all the quiltmakers could see howstunning they looking in aquilt! CanTeenWaikato/BOP/East Capedivision want to thank TheFour Fat Quarters, (aquilting term) Norma,Rachel, Lyn and Margaretfor their hospitality andgenerosity. The fundsraised will go a long way towards supporting, developing andempowering members in our region.Lee Ayson, Waikato Divisional Co-ordinator

Earlier this year I was contacted by agroup of wonderful woman who wereorganizing “Quiltessentials” inWhangamata.

2005 National Programmes ScheduleHi everyone At the moment planning for 2005 is underway. I’m currently gathering information from the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) -Trudi Johnston, Matt Truman, Chloe Zeewoldt, Rachel Hogg and Sam England. (Don’t forget to give any programme ideas or feedbackto your PAC committee members so they can keep me informed.) I’m also talking with the Coordinators to gather any feedback youmay have given them plus any other ideas they may have had from their experiences of camps etc. The new programmes will be very much based on the successful things we do now and won’t be far away. I will let you know about 2005programmes through Coordinators. I’m looking forward to the National Camp from the 16-21 of January in Nelson. The camp groundlooks like a great place, and is featured in the new CanTeen DVD so if you get a chance take a look!! All Good Things Elspeth Lamb, National Programmes Manager

Written by Sarah Fawthorp

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NEW MEMBERS

New Members Profile

Area Co-ordinators Contact details

Area Name Phone

Auckland Murray Kidd 09) 308 5906Northland Lisha Haywood 09) 430 8554Waikato Lee Ayson 07) 839 1130Wellington Penny Jones 04) 934 3479Hawkes Bay Denise Frogley 06) 877 4958Taranaki Diane BArley 021 420 484Canterbury Koral Tapp 03) 377 3028Nelson Katie hughesOtago Angela Ireland 03) 477 4933Southland Michelle Tohill 03) 217 3313

If you would like to make a donation to CanTeen feel free to contact

Leanne Ryburn, Income and Development Manager on Ph: 0800 226 8336 or

email: leanner@canteen.org.nz

Name: Emma FinneganAge: 13Eye Colour: BluePets: Cats- Max, Lucy & Cinderella Dog- Jake3 words to describe yourself: Energetic, friendly,loyalFavourite Movie: HoneyFavourite Singer/Band: Alien Ant FarmFavourite CanTeen activity so far: Good GriefFavourite Bandanna Colour: Baby blue

Name: Tegan LarkinsAge: 13Eye Colour: HazelPets: Cats- Nala and Simba3 words to describe yourself: I don’t know (that’s 3 words!)Favourite Movie: Love don’t cost a thingFavourite Singer/Band: AdeazeFavourite CanTeen activity so far: New memberFavourite Bandanna Colour: Baby Blue

Name: Emma WalkerAge: 13Eye Colour: BrownPets: Birds- Henry & Henrietta3 words to describe yourself: Nice, fun, helpfulFavourite Movie: Pirates of the CaribbeanFavourite Singer/Band: 3 Days GraceFavourite CanTeen activity so far: RelaxationWeekendFavourite Bandanna Colour: Navy Blue

Name: Kayla MarsdenAge: 13Eye Colour: HazelPets: Cat- Smokey3 words to describe yourself: Honest, trustworthy,reliableFavourite Movie: Dunstan Checks InFavourite Singer/Band: Brooke FrazerFavourite CanTeen activity so far:

National Camp 2003Favourite Bandanna Colour: Hot Pink

Natasha Ghamry

Vianney Segedin

WAIKATO/BOP/EAST CAPE

nelson@canteen.org.nz

Rhea Gounder

Three new Auckland Members

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CanTeen thanks BPG for their generosity by printing this magazine free

This year’s showcase of

Christmas cards has been

designed by our very own

CanTeen Members at the 2004

Art Workshop.

From this range companies

can choose which cards

they wish to send this

Christmas. The inside of the

card is left blank to allow

for your companies logo

or personal message.

Christmas Card Range

We would like to thank the following CanTeen members for all the wonderful cards they produced this year:Mira, Amy, Greg, Rebecca, Gena, Jemma, Aeronwy, Kiri, Brooke, Alysha, Julia, Kirsten, Bridget, Isino, Sarah,

Cameron, Fern and Kathleen.

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