DAD 4 LIFE: Focus on Fathering Week 2009

Monday 31 August to Sunday 6 September

Building on the last two years successful events, Waitakere City is getting ready for another potent Focus on Fathering Week.

Fathering at all stages within the journey of being a dad are acknowledged, from new-born dads to grandfathers, as well as the diverse forms that fathering can take.

Some of the events included:

• a week long photographic display of children’s images of fathering in the West City Mall


• midweek evening forums planned for new dads, fathers of teenage girls and boys


• No sweat parenting seminars with Pio Te Rei


• a remembrance service for Dads no longer ‘with us’


• a series of talks at Unitec each lunchtime (Tues to Fri)


• And lots more… drumming workshops, swimming with your toddlers, exploring grandfathers stories

Most events will also have free health checks alongside them for dads to ensure that their health is in good nick too!

Many different agencies are involved in making this week a great celebration of the joy of fathering.

The week’s finale is the Father’s Day event… Dads Day Out and the Big Clean Up at Tui Glen.

You are welcome to use kayaks provided to help de-litter the creek as this is a combined event with Project Twin Streams.

There will be fun and games for the whole family, entertainment, pony rides and a barbeque.

Further details as they emerge are on www.dad4life.co.nz or you can call Violence Free Waitakere on 8374849