The major YMCA Convention for the Asia and Pacific region - the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs (APAY) General Assembly - will be held in Penang, Malaysia from 6 - 10 September 2011. The General Assembly will be preceded by the APAY Youth Assembly from 4 - 6 September, also in Penang.
The General Assembly is an opportunity for YMCA staff, volunteers and directors from across the region to gather and assess what has been achieved over the past four years and to determine what the YMCA will achieve in the region for the next four years. It is an uplifting, fun, informing, learning experience and it is an opportunity to understand the work of the YMCA in this rich and diverse region. You will be humbled and blown away by the work this organisation does across the Asia and Pacific region.
The Youth Assembly is likewise extraordinarily rewarding. Young people from around the region gather to exchange stories, learn from one another, and to put their views to the General Assembly on how they see the YMCA best working for the people of the region for the next four years.
For more information, visit the APAY website http://www.asiapacificymca.org
NEWS
February 13, 2012
We wish to advise that Phil Chamberlain, our National Education Quality Co-ordinator, has formally announced his retirement from his position with the National Council of YMCA NZ, effective 30 March 2012.
December 6, 2011
The YMCA Tauranga is pleased to announce the appointment of Ric Balfour as its next Chief Executive Officer. He will take over from Amy S. Thaler, who will be leaving in January to pursue new challenges in her home country of the USA.
November 30, 2011
The re-opening of Shakespear Open Sanctuary on December 1 heralds a new era for the hard working SOSSI volunteers, park staff and Hibiscus Coast residents. YMCA Shakespear Lodge also re-opens December 1 and has an Open Day on December 4, from 12 noon onwards. This also marks the belated 101st birthday of the Shakespear Homestead. There will be activities such as sailing, archery and kayaking to try. Info: ph 424 7111 or www.ymcaauckland.org.nz.
November 25, 2011
YMCA Auckland is gearing up for the opening of their new Early Learning Centre for the Papakura community on Monday. The centre is based in Mansell Senior School and has received an official license for providing childhood services from the Ministry of Education.
