We are a medium-sized urban school nestled in Titahi Bay. Our school values are AHI KA—Ako, Hakinakina, Iti Kahurangi, Kotahitanga and Aroha. Hakinakina (Fun and Fitness) is one of our priority areas as we want to see our children living healthy and productive lives.
We are a charity that exists to support the school through fundraising and by helping out in whatever practical way we can; whether it be serving refreshments during school shows or organising fundraising events throughout the year.
Rest aims to help those who lost a loved one overseas by providing advice, support and, were appropriate, financial support.
We support projects, both for plant and for running costs, which promise to increase youth involvement in sport - by broadening participation. We concentrate on the East End of London, particularly Hackney and nearby areas, and on water sports like rowing and canoeing.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a complex and potentially devastating chronic illness affecting multiple body systems/organs including the brain and central nervous system. The most common symptoms are severe, persistent and incapacitating physical and mental fatigue/exhaustion, sleep dysfunction, widespread and intense muscular/joint pain and impaired cognitive function, concentration and short-term memory. A distinctive feature of the illness is post-exertional malaise/fatigue and a worsening of symptoms following even minimal or trivial physical/mental exertion. Sufferers experience a highly individualized and variable constellation off symptoms that can fluctuate markedly in severity from day to day and even within any 24 hour period. Many sufferers are completely bed-bound, and are desperately in need of support. The ME/CFS Society of WA (Inc) is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers. Both it and its national counterpart (ME/CFS Australia) liaise with government, medical and welfare agencies to raise awareness and understanding of ME/CFS and to encourage the provision of better services for sufferers and their carers. The Society also provides sufferers and their carers with information and support in coping with the devastating consequences of ME/CFS. We would love to be able to provide home-support to the many sufferers who are bed-bound, but we need to raise much needed funds before this can be possible. *News Flash* In the last year or so, many sufferers of CFS in WA are testing positive for Chronic Lyme Disease (an infectious disease caused by bacteria from the genus Borrelia). Chronic Lyme Disease is found in most parts of the world, but is yet to be formally recognised in Australia. The ME/CFS Society of WA also provides support and advocacy for Lyme Disease sufferers in Western Australia.