两名罗托鲁阿妇女以志愿工作为荣,在一个方案中为有认知障碍的流浪者提供跟踪设备。 Two Rotorua women honored for volunteer work in a program providing tracking devices for people with cognitive impairments who wander.

两名罗托鲁阿妇女Elaine Fox和Gaal Ralston因专心致志地为WanderSearch方案服务而获得地区指挥官的表彰证书,这是一个慈善举措,为可能流浪的认知障碍者提供可穿戴的跟踪装置。 Two Rotorua women, Elaine Fox and Gaal Ralston, have been honored with a District Commander’s Certificate of Appreciation for their dedicated service to the WanderSearch programme, a charitable initiative providing wearable tracking devices for individuals with cognitive impairments who may wander. 他们数以百计的志愿时间支持该方案的行政、协调和外联工作,帮助扩大该方案,使之包括儿童,并使罗托鲁阿成为采用装置的国家领导者。 Their hundreds of volunteer hours supported the programme’s administration, coordination, and outreach, helping expand it to include children and making Rotorua a national leader in device adoption. 在2006年一起失踪人员案的启发下,该方案大大减少了警察和搜索队的搜索时间,为家人提供了心平气和,并加快了团聚速度。 Inspired by a 2006 missing persons case, the programme has significantly reduced search times for police and search teams, offering peace of mind to families and enabling faster reunifications. 2024年底,当土地搜索和救援接管了监督工作时,由于认识到妇女的重要作用,她们辞去了职务。 Recognized for their vital role, the women stepped down at the end of 2024 as Land Search and Rescue took over oversight.