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NSA Foundation  Parramatta Branch’s application to the National Seniors’ Foundation was successful and it was with much pleasure that Ian McJannett presented an extra wide wheel chair to Curie Nursing Home, Oatlands.
The wheel chair will prove invaluable for residents and is built to ensure long lasting performance, reliability and comfort.
Donation of Nintendo Wii to Courtlands Retirement Village  NSA Parramatta Branch President, Ian McJannett and Donna Richmond, Community Relations Officer, Gregory and Carr, took great pleasure in presenting a Nintendo Wii Sports and Fitness system to Pat Johnson, activities Co-ordinator at Courtlands Village Northmead.
Congratulations - John Withers
 John was honoured for service to veterans through the HMAS Hobart Association and to the community. He has been the secretary and treasurer of the NSW Branch of HMAS Hobart Association since 1980 and a member since 1972.
John is also the Combined Scottish Societies of NSW vice-president and has been the Epping Scottish Society’s chief for 15 years. He has also been a Committee Member of our Branch for two years. Besides all of the above, he is also a volunteer guide at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Another NSA Parramatta Member was honoured -
Congratulations Richard Byres In this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours, Richard was awarded the Medal of the Order (OAM) of Australia for service to Rugby Union football as a player, referee and administrator.
Congratulations Richard.
Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Morning Tea at Warwick and Barbara's home on Saturday was a great success. Thank you to all who came along and helped to support such a worthy cause.
 A wonderful result - $520 was raised for the Cancer Council. A big thank you to everyone who made cakes, sandwiches bought raffle tickets, gave donations or came to the morning tea. A special thank you to our major sponsor – Pastry Perfection from Mobbs Lane, Carlingford who donated three delicious cakes. Pastry Perfection have a new cake menu – so see Warwick and Barbara Hale if you would like a copy. NSA Parramatta assists Community
NSA Parramatta have purchased one VHS to DVD Recorder for the purpose of loaning it to Retirement Villages to enable them to transfer their movie libraries to DVD format for residents. Ian McJannett visited Courtlands Village at North Parramatta who advised a real need to be able to do this but lacked the necessary equipment. We have loaned out the Recorder to Courtlands to enable them to copy their movie video tapes to DVD.
Ian also had pleasure in donating on behalf of NSA Parramatta a Portable CD player and one box of DVD+RW discs for use by the residents. Courtlands offers low care, high care and dementia care.  Pictured is Ian handing
the equipment to Pat Johnson at Courtlands |