Helping families to face and tackle the many challenges presented by troubled times is the aim of an evening organised by Life Education Trust Rodney in Ōrewa on Tuesday, April 13.
The trust is best known for helping children in schools, using its Healthy Harold giraffe character and classroom truck, but chair John Davies says with lockdowns, Covid-19 and record house prices and rents, it’s time to help adults build up resilience too.
“These are challenging times,” he says. “For adults, we are facing different challenges that sometimes feel overwhelming as we try to manage a course through the choppy waters life insists on putting us in.”
The trust has lined up three expert speakers who John hopes will get families thinking around any problems and finding workable solutions.
First up is economist and media commentator Cameron Bagrie, who was chief economist of ANZ Bank for 11 years, and who has also worked at the New Zealand Treasury and Statistics NZ. He sits on the national board of Life Education and prides himself on taking a pragmatic approach to economics.
He will be followed by Christine Liggins, who runs Debtfix in Warkworth. She aims to give as many people as possible the practical tools to manage their money, take control of any debts and most of all put them in control of their finances.
The third speaker is former senior police negotiator, life coach and Ōrewa-based author Lance Burdett.
He combines 22 years of practical experience in elite units of the police, military and FBI with neuroscience, research and positive psychology to help people overcome the pressures and stresses of the modern world.
“It will be a fun and educational evening out, and there will be plenty of chances for family photos with Harold,” John says.
Harold Does Resilience will take place at Ōrewa Community Centre, 40-46 Ōrewa Square, from 7pm to 9pm on April 13. Tickets cost $20 per adult and children are free. All proceeds will go to Life Education Trust Rodney.
Info and tickets: www.eventfinda.co.nz/2021/harold-does-resilience/auckland/Ōrewa
