Issue 76 - Spectrum Care

The sky’s the limit for Tasman!It was after Tasman Webb’s first flying experience, in a helicopter on 29 January 2012, that he decided to reach for the skies.On Friday 13 July 2012, he took to the skies and fulfilled his dream offlying in a plane. He flew from Auckland to Wellington at 20,000 feet andenjoyed his trip, returning to Auckland the following day. Upon touchdown,he went into the cockpit and shook hands with the flight engineer and pilot.Wherever he went, an aura of friendliness emanated from him and hishappy demeanour took the pilot and engineer by surprise.He had a wonderful time visiting the National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa(meaning ‘Our Place where treasured things are held’).Tasman took many photos of exhibits, including one where he stood infront of John Britten’s revolutionary 1992 V1000 racing motorcycle. Butthe excitement didn’t end there!He visited the Wellington City and Sea museum, which is a 20-minute walkalong the waterfront. There he was enthralled by the tea boxes, sacks andearly seafarers of European descent.As he was exiting the museum, Tasman couldn’t resist the souvenirs andbought a few items.With a clear night, he visited the Wellington ‘Night Market’ and wove hisway through the crowd.It was a day well spent with his support person Thomas Loo.On the flight back to Auckland, Tasman had the opportunity to meet thenewscaster from Campbell Live, John Campbell. Tasman shook hands withhim and had a photo taken with the TV celebrity, too.Tasman reached for the skies and, in the process, met people of influence!You just have to be in the right place at the right time to make your dreamscome true!Thomas Loo – House LeaderAcross the Spectrum available by email. Register now!As part of achieving Spectrum Care’s ongoing vision of ‘people with disabilities living great lives’, we’re constantly looking for opportunities to streamlineour activities and provide higher-quality support to our service users.To this end, Across the Spectrum is now available via email, with the aim of making more resources available to support our service users in living great lives.If you’d like to receive Across the Spectrum by email, please send your email address to: newsletter@spectrumcare.org.nz, or simply go to our website(www.spectrumcare.org.nz) and join our mailing list in one easy step.