A celebratory morning tea for old and young is being held this morning in Brookfield, and all are welcome to attend.

Today Saturday, October 1, is the International Day of Older Persons – which is marked to celebrate the elders of our community, with this year's theme ‘The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women'.

Age Concern Tauranga general manager Tanya Smith says it's a time to celebrate the value of older people, 'and a chance to acknowledge their contribution to our communities, in the workplace, as volunteers, as caregivers, and as people with dreams, aspirations, wisdom and experience”.

Tanya says the International Day of Older Persons is about connecting with others – and that you don't need to belong to an organisation to get involved.

'We've all got a neighbour that may be an older person and they may be on their own, so go and knock on their door and say ‘hello'.”

Age Concern Tauranga will celebrate the day with a morning tea and it doesn't matter how old or young you are – all are welcome.

'We love the sort of intergenerational get together, so anybody can turn up, the door is open to all,” says Tanya.

The celebratory morning tea, at St Stephens Methodist Church, 9 Brookfield Terrace, is 10.30am-12pm. Call Age Concern Tauranga on 07 578 2631 in advance for catering purposes.