June 4 and 5 - Journeys Drama Production
IRIS and the Cerebral Palsy Society, in association with Interacting Drama present Journeys - a performance at TAPAC Performing Arts Centre.  This is the second show from the group that gave us 'World in Focus' and explores personal experiences of journeys in all their forms - real, imagined, internal and life.  There will be original music composed by the group, flying dance and art from Spark Studio.  This promises to be an intriguing and moving piece of theatre! 
There are limited seats, so reserve your tickets today!

Performances (50min in length) are on Friday 4 June at 12 noon and 7pm, and on Saturday 5 June at 7pm.  Tickets are $15, there is plenty of wheelchair access and light refreshments can be purchased at the venue.

To book go to www.tapac.org.nz. 

 March 2010 Newsletter
In this issue:  Person Centred Celebrations; Team News; Whanau Corner, Events and much more . . .  Click here to view. 

Cruise the Bays  
On Friday 12 March, IRIS Rehabilitation, IRIS Community Living and IRIS Conductive Education clients, children, families, support workers and team members cruised from Mission Bay to Kohimaramara and back in the second 'Cruise the Bays. Congratulations to all medal winners and to all those who helped out on the day and organised the event.  Thanks.

     
                        
     
   
                  

Lifeguards Bring Disabled on Board

On Tuesday 2 February we organised a 'day at the beach' for some of the clients in Community Living.  Two lifeguards showed the group safety equipment adn first aid procedures.  Afterwards, those who were brave went for a spin in the IRB.

             

What a day!  Thanks for taking part. 

Michael Green, Margaret Alden and John Penman were lucky enough to watch the Warriors practice AND get a photo with them.

Cool!

 

 

What a fantastic day and what a way to end the year! We were very privileged to have one of New Zealand’s most famous bands – ARDIJAH – play at the IRIS Community Living Christmas Party! They were incredible. 

Ardijah started in an Otara garage in 1979 and have been a prominent part of the New Zealand music scene for 20 years, recently opening for music legends George Benson and Billy Ocean. Ardijah made time in their busy Christmas schedule to perform and play some of their most famous songs  (check out their website at www.ardijah.co.nz). 

Everyone had a brilliant day. A huge thanks to all the bands members, Ngaku for organising the band, people who cooked and provided the amazing food and those who helped out on the day with transport, support, cleaning and dancing!  

A great day was had by all! Merry Christmas.

   
              

    

 

In support of International Day for Disabled People, on 3 December 2009, IRIS Rehabilitation held an open day to showcase the different therapies and facilities.  This was an incredibly successful day that was attended by over 50 clients, funders, referrers and business partners including our local MP David Shearer.  To read all about the day click on this link