BAY OF PLENTY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS &
MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYLITIS SUPPORT GROUP COMBINED INC.
MS Society
PO Box 10 376
Bayfair
Tauranga
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55A Edgecombe Road
Tauranga
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Tel: (07) 571 6898 (Field Officer and Office)
Email: Cheryl Standring
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Founded in 1981, this Society includes Huntington's Disease families among
their clients.
CONTACT
The contact person is Cheryl Standring at the above address.
MEMBERSHIP
There is a membership joining fee and subsequent annual subscription fee.
SOCIAL WORKERS
This Combined Incorporated Society employs three Social Workers who share the area from
Waihi Beach in the north west to Cape Runaway on the East Coast. They include Huntington's
Disease under their umbrella of neurological diseases.
The Role of the Social Worker:
1. We offer information on Huntington's Disease and other Neurological conditions.
2. We have pamphlets, library books, information on the latest research, videos and tapes
at no cost.
3. We can make it possible for you to meet others with the same condition, one to one or
in a support group situation.
4. We have information on the services that are available to you and can arrange for these
on your behalf; e.g.
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transport
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income support
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home help
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care relief
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taxi vouchers
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mobility cards
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5. We arrange exercise classes and hydrotherapy. (This involves a cost.)
6. We have information on equipment and where you can get it from.
7. We have an active committee who work hard for the benefit of all members.
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