A Year In Review - New Zealand Riding for the Disabled

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2015
A Year In Review
Core Purpose
Provide interaction with
horses to develop increased
ability, independence and
self-worth for children
and adults with physical,
intellectual, emotional and
social challenges.
Vision
Deliver safe and effective
programmes in more
local communities to
benefit more Riders.
Values
Safety, Teamwork,
Respect, Quality and
Enjoyment.
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New Zealand Riding for the Disabled A Year in Review 2015
A Year in Review
This Year in Review enables us to
look back and celebrate the work of
our organisation over the last twelve
months whilst highlighting some of
the achievements of our staff, Riders,
Volunteers and Coaches from across
New Zealand.
Like all successful non-profit
organisations, NZRDA relies heavily
on Volunteers, not only locally but
also to help support the delivery of our
objectives nationally such as effective
training and quality standards which
underpin our vision to ensure safe and
effective programmes.
Below: Attendees at the National
Training Seminar 2015
In excess of 1,600 Volunteers now
offer rides to more than 2,900 Riders
and of course without the 422 Horses
we wouldn’t have a programme at all.
Across New Zealand our 55 Groups are
currently offering more than 53,000 riding
sessions which is a staggering statistic
and one that we should be shouting from
the rooftops as we search for funding
and support.
Please enjoy looking back at the
successes of 2015 but don’t pause
too long as there is much to achieve in
2016 and beyond as we face an exciting
period of change and the dawn of a new
era for NZRDA.
Thanks to all involved in making NZRDA
such an iconic brand, at Group, National
Office and Board level and special
thanks to our supporters nationwide.
Chris Hooper
CEO, NZRDA
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Key Statistics
RDA Volunteers and Staff
Statistics shown are from 50 of the
RDA Groups nationwide.
In 2015 there were 1,626 Volunteers
over the RDA Groups nationwide. 81%
were female and 19% male.
The most common age bracket for
female Volunteers is 40-59 years
(37%), followed by 60-79 years (30%).
For males the most common age
bracket is 60-79 years (50%), followed
by 40-59 years (22%).
Although 2015 saw a decrease in RDA
Volunteer numbers across the Groups,
these numbers will need to grow in
future years to meet the rising demand
for services at Group level.
There were 94 employed staff at RDA
Groups working 1,755 hours.
Coaches
used for the Therapy Riding Programme,
34% for Education and 28% for Sport
and Recreation.
There are 55 people trained as Coaches/
Assistant Coaches in the Groups and
52 Coaches in Training across the
RDAs who will graduate to fully qualified
Coaches in the next 2-3 years. These
numbers reflect the high priority NZRDA
has placed on training in recent years.
RDA Horses
There are 422 RDA Horses working
in the Groups with the majority (72%)
owned by Groups with leased/borrowed
(28%).
The average age of an RDA Horse is 16
years, with 38% of horses primarily
Health and Safety
Training
With the grant funding received from
the Lottery Grants Board, NZRDA
was able to provide targeted Health
and Safety Training to at least two
people from each RDA Group. This
was provided at no charge to Groups.
Working with a leading Health and
Safety expert, NZRDA developed the
HSMS (Health and Safety Management
System) Framework, policies and
guidelines necessary to ensure that
Groups were ready to comply with the
new H&S legislation.
Term Reporting
Serious Harm
A one-day training course was developed
and delivered nationwide. The key
outcomes from the day were as follows:
•
To understand the need for H&S training
To understand the role of the
Committee, H&S Officer and Duty
Coach
To be familiar with NZRDA HSMS
To be confident in implementing the
requirements.
•
•
•
As part of this H&S update the Group
Resource Library (GRL) was developed.
From the GRL a subset of documents
(the Group Resource Manual) was
printed and given to all Groups which
describes the management principles
and standards used to achieve H&S
outcomes. It also defines management
responsibilities and accountabilities,
provides guidance on where to obtain
additional information and is the basis
against which H&S programmes will be
audited and appraised.
Riders
Volunteers
Staff
Visitors
TOTAL
1
0
0
0
1
Medical Intervention
5
9
11
0
25
First Aid
33
58
8
2
101
Near Misses
143
89
12
3
247
TOTAL FOR YEAR
182
156
31
5
374
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New Zealand Riding for the Disabled A Year In Review 2015
RDA Regional Games
Congratulations to all areas that held Regional Games in 2015.
Below is a story from Cambridge about their Regional Games.
Above: Katie Smith riding Lacey
with Di Gascoigne and Helen McLean
The RDA Regional Games were held on
Saturday 19 March at Cambridge RDA
grounds where 35 Riders and 13 Horses
competed from Hamilton, Otorohanga,
Te Awamutu, Te Aroha, Waikato and
Cambridge.
A fantastic day was had by all and a
huge thanks must go to our outstanding
Volunteers, Coaches and Judges for
all the planning and organising, making
these RDA Regional Games an annual
event to look forward to.
Congratulations to Katie and Lacey!
The Riders were put into groups of six
according to their riding ability and had
three different events to compete in
starting with equitation in the arena and
then on to a challenging trail ride out in
the paddocks.
The overall individual points winner
went to our Cambridge Rider, five year
old Katie Smith riding Lacey who also
received the best RDA Horse award.
Overall Group Winner - First Equal:
Te Aroha and Te Awamutu
Runner up: Otorohanga
After lunch a fun games section, again
in the arena, with ‘Musical Horse Pens’
and our ‘Vege Soup’ game where real
vegetables were used and Riders had
to drop each one into the ‘soup pot’ after
weaving through cones.
Other results are based on an average
score worked out according to the
number of Riders in each Group. A huge
congratulations to all who competed.
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Standards,Training, Certification & Support
2015 was the year for implementing new ideas and delivering on results. The National Team and our
Team Leaders set about a busy year of delivering training and updating resources.
Standards These were taken to the next
level with the completion of the updated
Group Resource Manual (GRM) and the
creation of the Group Resource Library
(GRL). This had been promised at our
2014 National Training Seminar and
with the help and support of our Subject
Matter Experts (SMEs) we were able to
proudly deliver on this promise.
We were also able to update, train
and implement new Health and Safety
standards. These all took effect on
1 January 2016. This was another huge
National Team effort thankfully funded by
the Lottery Grants Board.
Certification It was a very busy year
with a closer working partnership forged
with the Primary ITO. While NZRDA
and the Primary ITO have been working
together since 2012, we have now
streamlined our processes and are able
to combine the skills and knowledge of
Courses
the RDA Training Team and the Primary
ITO Team.
facilitated by the internationally known
and respected Mary Longden.
We were also able to develop a new
training pathway, The Limited Credit
Package – Introduction to RDA Equine
Skills, for those Volunteers not wanting
or ready to enrol in Level 3 (Assistant
Coach). This also gives our school age
Volunteers an opportunity to gain credits
for NCEA.
Our aim is still to have a qualified Coach
in every Group.
We congratulated ten new Level 3 –
Assistant Coaches and two new Level 5
– Coaches for gaining their qualifications.
It is no small feat, so well done. We
also have another 52 people enrolled in
working towards the completion of their
RDA Coach qualifications and we were
delighted to have 33 of them attend our
Coach Training Course. This was held at
the Marlborough Group RDA and was
Number attending
Training Days
VTCs
256
256
Workshops
30
30
Unit Standard Courses
61
61
VTC Facilitator Training
14
14
Op Cert Reviewer Training
7
7
Coach Training Course
34
68
Health & Safety Training
128
128
NTS
164
328
TOTAL
694
892
The Operational Certificate Review (Op
Cert) process was updated and will
again be reviewed to ensure it aligns
with our new Health and Safety policies
and procedures. Seven Operational
Certificate Reviewers received training
to be part of the Team that conducted
22 reviews during the year. Many of
the Groups have found the benefits of
annual reviews and it is very pleasing to
see the review document assisting the
Groups in their day-to-day operations
and ensuring they are meeting all their
requirements.
Training This has seen the development
of the workshop format whereby Groups
can now request a tailor-made training
day that best suits their training needs.
Under the guidance of our Team Leader
for Volunteer Training Courses (VTC’s),
and after a review of the course content,
fourteen people took up the opportunity
to upskill and be part of the Team that
facilitated 28 Volunteer Training Courses
within Groups throughout the country.
The VTC course is the foundation of
what we do. It covers all that is needed
to ensure we keep our new Volunteers
safe and trained for the job.
The Volunteer Competency Card is
proving to be a worthwhile training
tool for our Groups. It provides a clear
pathway for both the new Volunteer and
the Group Trainers.
Left: Mary Longden at the Coach
Training Course 2015
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We have also updated the Volunteer
Induction Checklist and Volunteer
Induction process as we want to ensure
the transition for Volunteers into each
Group is a smooth one.
The National Training Seminar (NTS)
saw its largest ever number of Groups
attending. Held in Christchurch, it
gave the area the opportunity to show
just how far they have come since
the earthquakes and for the Group to
showcase their amazing facilities.
NTS is a time to get together, share
successes, meet others, network and
take home one or two new ideas. There
was a range of experts presenting: Olive
Webb with her wealth of knowledge;
Karen Aspery from Australia, who
educated us on the format of the
Australia RDA sport / rec programme;
Jody Hartstone gave us some training
tips for selecting, buying and training
a RDA Horse; and we were all lucky
enough to get to see and hear from
Anthea Dixon, a Para Equestrian,
who herself has ridden with RDA and
showed just what our three core Riding
programmes can offer to a Rider.
Anthea is an inspiration and we wish her
all the best with her new horse ‘Brian’.
Support The National Training Manager
and National Office support Groups in
their wide range of needs. Under the
Strategic Plan set by the Board, we
provide assistance, training and support
to all Groups. We develop, update and
change training to ensure safe and
effective delivery of our three core Riding
programmes to ensure all Groups are set
to achieve Rider outcomes.
RDA Coaches by Qualification Level
Above: Coaches at the Coach
Training Course 2015
We are very grateful to the Team of
Volunteers that support us and have
made this possible. Without our
Team Leaders, Operational Certificate
Reviewers, Volunteer Training Course
Facilitators and our Subject Matter
Experts, all who give a considerable
amount of time and energy, we would
not be able to provide for the 56 Groups
throughout the country.
Their support and dedication to this
organisation ensures we lead the way in
the delivery of RDA programmes.
RDA Coach (8)
RDA Assistant Coach (30)
Level 3 Certificate (8)
Coaches in Training (52)
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Rider Statistics
Using the statistics obtained from the
Annual Group Survey, NZRDA can
interpret the figures to establish trends in
Rider backgrounds and activity, which in
turn helps us plan for the future.
91% of the Annual Group Surveys had
been returned at the time the statistics
were calculated.
Rider Background
Primary Disability
NZRDA categorises RDA Riders into one
of nine categories of Primary Disablility
(recognising that many Riders live with
multiple disabilites in these categories).
The Primary Disabilities for RDA Riders
in 2015 were as follows:
Rider Activity
Individual Riding Sessions
For 2015, 50 of the 55 Groups provided
over 53,000 individual Riding Sessions
to the 2,900 Riders who attended RDA
nationwide. This equates to an average
of 18 Riding sessions per Rider per year.
RDA offers three core programmes.
Each Rider has their own goal-based
programme developed to meet their own
specific needs.The primary aim of Rider
programmes is as follows:
With regard to ethnicity, 69% were
European, a drop of 4% from 2014, while
the number of Maori ethnicity Riders
(20%) has increased 3% from 2014, with
Asian 4%, Pacific Island 2% and ‘Other’
at 5%.
Less than one Term - 9%
6-12 months - 29%
1-2 years - 21%
2-3 years - 18%
Over 3 years - 24%
6 - 12 months (29%)
1 - 2 years (21%)
2 - 3 years (18%)
Over 3 years (24%)
Age, Gender and Ethnicity
Of the Riders who attended RDA,
57% are male and 43% female which
continues the trend of the last three
years.
Riders have been attending RDA for the
following amount of time;
Less than 1 Term (8%)
Educational - 22%
Physical - 20%
Intellectual - 20%
Spectrum Disorders - 23%
Socio Emotional - 7%
Medical - 3%
Psychiatic and Psychological - 2%
Visual - 2%
Hearing - 1%
Of our RDA Riders, the majority (57%)
are aged between 5-12 years, followed
by 13-18 years (20%). This is due to the
fact that our Riding Programmes are
heavily utilised by schools.
Educational - 43%
Therapeutic - 31%
Sport & Recreation - 27%
Educational (22%)
Physical (20%)
Intellectual (20%)
Spectrum Disorder (23%)
Socio Emotional (7%)
Psychiatric / Psychological (2%)
Medical (3%)
Visual (2%)
Hearing (1%)
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Campaigns
NZRDA continued to grow its profile in 2015, including the
Gingerbread Horse Campaign and NZRDA Awareness Week.
NZRDA Awareness Week
Awareness Week is a time to promote
how NZRDA is life-changing for Riders,
to get Volunteers, to raise money and
awareness in the community. Many of
the RDA Groups celebrated with Open
Days, Street Appeal Collections and a
range of other events.
South Auckland Group RDA turned the
heads of passersby when they paraded
their horses Lady Grey and Pepper
through the Pukekohe Town Square. The
Volunteers from the Drury-based Group
used the activity to raise funds for their
Group and votes for Lady Grey in the
NZRDA Horse of the Year (Lady Grey
finished a close second). It offered a rare
chance to interact with a horse and to
learn more about how RDA changes the
lives of people living with disabilities.
NZRDA sent out flyers to 45,000
businesses in New Zealand, encouraging
them to support NZRDA as a donor or
supporter. A text donation service was
launched so donors can instantly donate
small amounts using their cellphones.
Horses Birthday
The Horses Birthday on 1 August is a
popular activity with many Groups, who
make oat and/or carrot filled Birthday
Cakes for their hard-working horses.
Above: Volunteers from South
Auckland Group RDA with Lady
Grey and Pepper
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Gingerbread Horse
This was the third year of the
Gingerbread Horse Campaign, where
people sign up as bakers, receive their
packs, bake, decorate and sell their
biscuits to family, friends and workmates
to raise money for RDA.
This year NZRDA was lucky to have
the ‘baking legend’ Jo Seagar on board
as the official spokesperson for the
campaign, who provided an extra boost
to what is a fun and quirky campaign. Jo
provided her famous gingerbread biscuit
recipe to be included in the packs to
bakers.
The official launch was held in June at
Christchurch Group RDA, with Jo Seagar
and Steve Pedersen GM of Mauri ANZ
attending.
The 2015 campaign showed continued
growth with over 500 bakers raising a
total of $83,000. It was great to see
an increase in the number of primary
and secondary schools supporting this
campaign.
Thanks goes again to Mauri ANZ for its
continued sponsorship of the campaign
and to Breville and Toyworld for
providing the fantastic prizes for the Best
Decorated Biscuit (Robyn Hoeberger)
and Children’s Best Decorated Biscuit
(Emily Rhodes).
Whangarei Girls’ High School supported
the 2015 Gingerbread Horse Campaign
by raising an amazing $4,200 for RDA.
Above:Jo Seagar
It was greatly supported by the students
who all really wanted to participate. At
least half of the students knew someone
who had benefitted from RDA. The girls
started selling the decorated biscuits at
the school’s open evening and then to
students, teachers and the community.
A big thanks to all the girls, and for the
huge effort of baking over 2,300 biscuits
for RDA.
Below left: Emily Rhodes, winner of Children’s Best Decorated Biscuit
Below middle: Robyn Hoeberger, winner of Best Decorated Biscuit
Below right: Whangarei Girls’ High School
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Elena Truscott, Christchurch Group RDA
Four year old Elena Truscott rides each
Tuesday at Christchurch Group RDA on
her Horse Fred, and is the youngest ever
winner of the NZRDA Rider of the Year
award.
Elena lives with Spinal Muscular
Dystrophy Type II, and prior to starting
at RDA she was unable to weight-bear
or maintain her upper trunk balance and
had extreme weakness in her shoulders
and arms. She was also unable to stand
or balance while sitting, and due to the
risk of falls she was using a wheelchair
with body straps and head cushions.
Her tolerance for activity was low and
she was easily exhausted.
Despite this, Elena has a fabulous
personality and attitude according to
the Volunteers at Christchurch RDA,
who have helped her to achieve
some amazing results in the last year.
Christchurch RDA Coach Pip Parker said
that Elena was determined to be like the
other RDA Riders she often watched at
the Group.
“She wanted to sit up straight on her
horse, do all the tasks they did and she
wanted to ride without a physical hold.”
Pip said that Elena has been an
inspiration to the other Riders and
Volunteers.
After months of hard work Elena
achieved many of her goals, and now
has the ability to sit on her horse with a
visual hold, raising her arms forward for
a whole circuit of the Arena. Her parents
have been amazed and thrilled at her
transformation since attending RDA, and
see the obvious enjoyment that she gets
from it.
“She has touched the lives of everyone
who has been lucky enough to have
worked with her and we are so proud of
all she has achieved.”
Left: Elena Truscott riding Fred
at Christchurch Group RDA
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NZRDA Annual Awards
Coach of the Year
Hannah Doughty
The winner of this award demonstrates
an outstanding commitment to their
RDA and exemplary achievement in the
running of RDA Sessions.
Hannah has been involved at Hamilton
Group RDA for eight years and Head
Coach since 2014. She is described as
a very organised, calm and quiet person
with a good sense of humour, ensuring a
happy and enjoyable environment for all
involved at RDA. She is very dedicated
and caring, a great Coach enabling
Volunteers to take ownership of their
Programmes, and making sure they feel
they are a valuable part of the team.
Volunteer of the Year
Gwenyth Cossey
The Volunteer of the Year Award
recognises those Volunteers who go
‘above and beyond’ for their Group.
Gwenyth began her involvement at
Kaitaia Group RDA in 1989, and has
also been on the Committee since then,
a total of over 26 years. She is always
ready to help, was involved with the
purchase of land and building of the new
arena, is very arty and loves to make
things for the Riders to enhance their
visual or tactile experience at RDA.
In Gwenyth’s own words “When I
decided to help with RDA I never
anticipated the pleasure I would get
from being involved in this work. Over
the years I have enjoyed meeting some
amazing people, beautiful horses and
ponies and incredible children. I have
made some life-long friends, learnt
many new skills, been challenged by
difficult situations and hopefully made a
difference.”
Chair’s Award
Elizabeth Brown
This award is presented to a person who
has shown outstanding commitment in a
RDA setting.
Elizabeth has been a reliable and
dedicated Volunteer at Central Taranaki
Group RDA for over 30 years, as well as
being the Group’s Treasurer.
She is friendly, helpful, patient, always
willing to do whatever is asked of her,
and a very reliable Volunteer who is
dedicated to RDA – it is very rare to see
her miss a session.
Rider of the Year
Elena Truscott
This award is given to those Riders who
have shown outstanding determination
during their Riding Sessions, achieving
remarkable outcomes as a result.
Elena rides at Christchurch Group RDA
and has a fabulous personality and
attitude that has given her amazing
results over the year. Elena is the
youngest Rider that this award has been
presented to.
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Young Volunteer of the Year
Paige Mockler
This award is for Volunteers under 25
who make a strong contribution at Group
level.
Paige began her involvement at Whakatu
Group RDA as a student on work
experience. Beginning with catching,
grooming and tidying around the yards,
after attending a Volunteer Training
Course she began the role of Leader at
sessions.
Paige is described as a very kind,
cheerful, enthusiastic young lady, with a
great attitude to her assigned tasks, and
a very valuable person within our team.
Life Membership
Jayne Findlay
Horse of the Year
Peanut
This Award recognises the
achievements of a special RDA Horse
and this year was won by ‘Peanut’
from Tauranga Group RDA.
Peanut has been part of Tauranga
Group for seven years with a gentle,
kind and giving nature, who enjoys her
job at RDA and being fussed over by
the children.
At the NZRDA Annual General
Meeting, Christchurch Group’s
Jayne Findlay was farewelled from
the NZRDA Board after 11 years of
service as a Board Member.
As part of this farewell, Jayne
Findlay was presented with
Life Membership to NZRDA, in
recognition of her years of dedicated
service to RDA at a national level.
Jayne has also been with the
Christchurch Group for over 17
years, sitting on their Committee for
14 years and being President since
2005.
NZRDA Coach Qualifications Achieved
Congratulations to the following students
who have achieved their RDA Assistant
Coach qualification in 2015:
Carole Allerby (Bay of Islands)
Shona Brown (Hastings)
Jillian Carpenter (Hastings)
Brenda Hope (Hastings)
Carol McKeever (Motueka)
Christina Trent (Christchurch)
Bronwyn Powell (Hamilton)
Philippa Parker (Christchurch)
Brenda Hope (Hastings)
Yvonneke Kasper (Golden Bay)
Glynis Edmunds (Henderson)
Congratulations to the following
students who have acheived their
RDA Coach qualification in 2015;
Merle Troy (New Plymouth)
Judy Ray (Golden Bay)
Right: Jill Carpenter from
Hastings Group RDA
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Sign of Hope
Every morning Samantha wakes up
and touches her nose. For many people
that would be just a single gesture but
to our family it means so much more.
Samantha is non-verbal but she has
the ability to make a few simple signs
to communicate with us and her world.
We taught her the sign of ‘Smudge’,
as in the sign for having a smudge on
your nose. This is Samantha’s way of
communicating that she wants to see
the pony that she rides at RDA. Every
day, from one Wednesday to the next,
she does this sign to indicate that she
wants to see ‘her’ pony.
The deep connection that she has
made with her pony is so heartwarming. We have seen a change in
her that doesn’t occur once a week but
for every single day of her life. The first
and last thing she does every day is to
sign ‘Smudge’ and that is her way of
telling us that she wants to go riding.
Samantha loves ‘Smudge Day’ more
than any other day in her week. She
can’t tell us in words what RDA means
to her but she communicates it with
every other facet of her body. The
excitement, joy and pure exhilaration
that she conveys when riding has
brought my husband and me to tears.
For a child who has low muscle tone
and who has been unable to roll, crawl,
sit or walk due to her extremely rare
condition, seeing her sit astride her
pony with a straight back and a huge
smile is a true miracle. I have now
learnt that the motor actions of the
horse mimic that of a human walking
so that she is able to feel the sense of
what it is to walk. Being able to sit up
tall on a horse is the perfect antidote
to a life spent in the confines of a
wheelchair.
attending pony club, competing at
gymkhanas, One-Day Events, hunting,
showing and hacking around our South
Otago farm. Seeing Samantha riding has
realised a dream that I never thought
could happen. Together we can share a
love of horses and maybe one day go
riding together.
I grew up with horses and spent my
entire childhood and early adulthood
Story by Adele (Samantha’s Mum)
Due to Samantha’s condition she has two sidewalkers who are hands-on at all times which allows her to
complete changes of position without wearing a helmet.
The sign for ‘Smudge’ represents
different things for us as parents. When
Samantha signs for Smudge, David and
I think of the wonderful volunteers who
give up their Wednesday morning to
make our dream happen. We think of the
expert co-ordination and instruction that
she receives by the brilliant instructors
and volunteers. Lastly, we see a sign
for hope, that our daughter has found a
lifelong passion that makes her world a
bigger place.
Below: Samantha riding Smudge at
Auckland Eastern Suburbs Group RDA
Address
PO Box 58110
Whitby
Porirua 5245
Unit 3, Lakeside Centre
Discovery Drive, Whitby
Porirua 5024
Contact Us
Phone: +64 4 234 6090
Email: [email protected]
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www.rda.org.nz

A Year In Review - New Zealand Riding for the Disabled

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