Congratulations to Helen McKay on her Queens Service Medal
Congratulations to member Helen Mckay from Tuatapere after she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the recent Queens Birthday Honours List.
Helen's services include 55 years of teaching Highland Dancing in Tuatapere and surrounding districts. She organises dancing displays for community events and holds annual Highland Dancing competitions in the town.
She is involved with the Waimatuku Pipe Band's annual fundraising concert in Invercargill and was chairman of the Tuatapere Resource Centre committee.
She is also a member of the Western Southland Integrated Rural Development Committee and assisted in establishing a Tuatapere Information Centre and the Bushman's museum.
She has been a Hump Ridge track volunteer since 1985 and has been involved in organising and volunteering at numerous community events.
Congratulations from the Executive and Members of the NZ Academy of Highland & National Dancing (Inc)
