U3A University of the Third Age

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About This Newsletter
To keep you up to date in between regular newsletters we will be sending you this shorter version. It contains information that cant wait two months, and items of topical interest. A schedule of regular classes is printed on the back of this sheet.

Lecture Series
Our third speaker this year will be the inspirational Dame Miriam Dell.

Dame Miriam was World President of the International Council Women from 1979-91, the first and so far only New Zealander to hold this office.

During that time she visited 64 of the 72 countries affiliated to the ICW, so she has a lot of varied and interesting stories to tell about her work and her travels. You may have heard Dame Miriam speak before but she promises she you will hear something different this time.
Here is just one of the many warm tributes paid to Dame Miriam for her work.
Her many contributions to women in NZ include promoting equal pay, education, the environment and conservation. She also served on commissions for UNESCO and the International Year of the Child, and the Suffrage Centennial Year Trust. Her focus was always on giving women, nationally and internationally, the capacity and confidence to make their own choices and use their talents to the full.

Venue: Wharekaka Day Room, Wharekaka, Oxford St, Martinborough. 10am for morning tea, 10.30-11.15 for the talk

Previous Lecture
On 12 April Stephen Oldfield from Milestone Financial Management spoke on wise investing, after the recent meltdown in the financial sector. A few of the commonsense points he made:
Diversification is vital (into different sectors not just into different finance companies!)
You can spend capital (judiciously)
The sharemarket remains a good place for long term investment
Investing in property is not risk free
Beware of commission-based advisors. They are not independent.

The Future of the Lecture Series
Unfortunately our bi-monthly series of talks is not attracting a big enough audience to warrant continuing. We have included a questionnaire with this newsletter, seeking your views on the sort of activities we should offer In future.

We hope this survey will shows us what we can do to attract more people or, failing that, what alternatives might be more popular.

Please do let us know your views.

Click here to download the Questionnaire

The Lunch Group
Wednesday, 12 May, 12.30 pm

This month the lunch group will meet at The Gladstone Inn, Gladstone.

For details contact
Convenor: Mike Cooper
ph 06 306 8596, or 021 472 794
or e-mail: mike.cooper@paradise.net.nz

U3A Wairarapa Groups at a Glance
(held in Masterton unless stated otherwise)

If you would like more information, contact
Margot MacGillivray: (06) 377 1379 or email margot.macgillivrary@waireap.org.nz

1st Week of the Month
Monday
Book Group Martinborough
1.30pm Wharekaka Day Room

Wednesday
Martinborough Singers
1pm Wharekaka Day room

Philosophy Group
10.30am REAP House

Thursday
Italian Language and Culture
1pm MTLT Education Centre

Friday
French Conversation
1pm MTLT Education Centre

2nd Week of the Month
Tuesday
Opera Appreciation Group (Martinborough)
10.30am Warekaka Day Room

Wednesday
Martinborough Singers
1pm Wharekaka Day room

Lunch Group (various eateries throughout the Wairarapa)

Creative Writing
10am MTLT Education Centre

Thursday
Italian Language and Culture
1pm MTLT Education Centre

Current Affairs Discussion
10 am Dish Cafe

Friday
French Conversation
1pm MTLT Education Centre

Opera History & Appreciation
11am Private Home

3rd Week of the Month
Monday
Autobiography & Journaling
1.30pm REAP House

Wednesday
Martinborough Singers
10.30am Warekaka Day Room

Current Affairs over Morning Tea (Martinborough)
9.15am Village Cafe

Thursday
Italian Language and Culture
1pm MTLT Education Centre

Friday
French Conversation
1pm MTLT Education Centre

4th Week of the Month
Monday
Book Group
1.30 pm REAP House

Wednesday
Martinborough Singers
10.30am Warekaka Day Room

Musical Matinee
10.30am private home

Thursday
Italian Language and Culture
1pm MTLT Education Centre

Friday
French Conversation
1pm MTLT Education Centre

Proudly supported by
Wairarapa REAP
For More information about U3A or if you would like to become a member, please contact Wairarapa REAP.
Ph: 06 377 1379 or Email: reception@waireap.org.nz

Alternatively you can CLICK HERE to download a Membership Form, fill it out and post it back to us at
the following address:

U3A
C/- Wairarapa REAP
P O Box 442
MASTERTON.