The Canterbury UPP Club

Canterbury UPP Club

A peer support club for teenagers
and young adults who have Down syndrome.

UPP Club Home Page

The UPP Club is a place where we meet friends, learn new skills and have fun.

To learn more about the UPP Club, have a look around our site.

If you're interested in finding out more or joining our club, you can make contact through one of the options shown on the Contacts page.

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The Canterbury UPP Club has been together for over five years.

Our membership has steadily grown since our launch in May 2005.
We've had some great times together and are expecting plenty more in the future.

Coming Events

Juniors

Friday 11th November	Riccarton Mall	Dinner at Foodcourt & Timezone	6.30pm-8.30pm	Approx $10 for Timezone plus money for dinner
Friday 25th November	New Brighton	COMBINED: Tennis, Soccor & BBQ	6.30pm-8.30pm	No cost
Friday 9th December	Northlands Mall	Movies at Hoyts	6.30pm-9pm	Approx $10
Friday 16th December	New venue in Middleton	COMBINED: Christmas party	6.30pm-8.30pm	Bring a plate & $5 secret santa

Seniors

Friday 4th November	The Roxx Clip n’ Climb	Clip n’ Climb	6.30pm-8pm	Approx $15 per person
Friday 18th November	Tothills Night Maze	Night Maze	6.30pm-8.30pm	Approx $10 per person
Friday 25th November	New Brighton	COMBINED: Tennis, Soccor & BBQ	6.30pm-8.30pm	No Cost
Friday 9th December	Northlands/Riccarton Mall	Movies at Hoyts	6.30pm-9pm	Approx $12
Friday 16th December	New venue in Middleton	COMBINED: Christmas party	6.30pm-8.30pm	Bring a plate & $5 secret santa

Times and Costs are approximate at this stage, specific information will be emailed closer to the time of each event..

For safety reasons it is essential you let the UPP Club know if you will be attending by 9pm (unless otherwise indicated) on the thursday night before each session. Please email uppclub@gmail.com, or phone
Amy Lambourne.

UPP Club Camp 2012
Great News!! We have confirmed dates for UPP Club Camp 2012, so mark your diaries now.

The camp will be held at Woodend Christan Camp, running from Friday 17th February to Sunday 19th February.

More details will be emailed out closer to the date

The Unforgetaball 2010
For a fourth great time the Unforgetaball was the event to attend.
Check out photos of the event on our site at this page or via our Photo Gallery.

The Unforgetaball 2009
Once again this was another great event, very well organised by Tania Grose & Linda te Kaat. Celebrations were held for 250 people at the Papanui Club on September 5th this year. This is gaining a reputation as an event for our members, friends, family and staff to go all-out and come along dressed to impress.

NZDSA 2008 Forum
The Forum was held over the weekend of 12-14 September 2008. A great weekend for 23 young people from around New Zealand who danced up a storm with Upp Club members attending the disco.
Click here to view photos from the Transition Camp & Link Workshop.

2008 Club Camp
For the third year in a row, the club camp was a most enjoyable experience for both members and staff. 2008 Camp More photos of the camp at this page in our Photo Gallery.

The Unforgetaball 2008
UPP Club celebrations with friends, family and staff at the Papanui Club were enjoyed by all. Held on June 7th this year.
Check out photos of the event on our site at this page or from our Photo Gallery.

The Unforgetaball 2007
250 people celebrated UPP Club's second birthday with a fabulous ball held at the Papanui Club on May 26th.
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There was fantastic music, a delicious supper and the whole night was buzzing with excitement and fun.
There were wall to wall smiles and sensational dancing.
We hope to have this as an annual event.

We were most fortunate to have two photographers at the ball. You are able to view photos from John Robinson on this site (these are the more formal ones).
The other photographer was Nazeef Khan who took more candid shots of the evening. You can view Nazeef's photos here. He is happy to email copies of any that you like, just contact him at this address.

World Down Syndrome Day
The 21st of March was proclaimed World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) by Down Syndrome International.
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The date (21/3 or 3/21) was chosen to signify the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome - the cause of Down syndrome.

In March 2006 we had the opportunity to contribute to some of the international celebrations with one of our UPP Club members featured on this Netherlands based website. (select the New Zealand Flag to see Matthew's video).

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