AS YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN SOMETIMES THINGS WORK OUT OTHER TIMES NOT THE PICTURES ARE ALL THERE YOU JUST HAVE TO WORK OUT WHERE THEY GO
11TH JULY WARRINGTON (DAD) DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY
OUR VERY OWN “OUR DAY OUT”
I don't know if anyone remembers “Our day Out” by Willy Russell, they have now turned it into a musical (which will be on the Royal Court from 27th August to 9th October), Sally and my good self went last year to see it and it was laughter all the way, with the young cast doing a wonderful job of singing and dancing, along with a few of the adult Royal Court regulars, a great show that is not to be missed.
Back to our very own ‘Our Day Out’, to Warrington, Maureen and myself had been there since around 9.30am, and we had everything set up, just as the crowds started to jostle for a place in the tombola queue. We were kept busy until the minibus brought a very welcome sight to our eyes, more volunteers!!
The reinforcements arrived in the guise of, well here are pictures of some of the volunteers on the day, with Gordon, Brenda and Keith bringing up at the rear, as you can see the lollipops went down well too, they are not just for young kids, but for grown up kids as well. As you can see we are all wearing tee-shirts with our logo on, so if you fancy a mini bus ride next year come along and enjoy what is a great day. Over the day we raised £340 from the tombola and around £70 from ticket sales so a big thank you for your prizes and for the efforts on the day of the volunteers who came along.
OUR VERY OWN “OUR DAY OUT” PART 2
For the first time (and I think not the last), our very own Tombola was used. This machine is a wonderful example of what you can make with a bit of wood, paint, stickers, (plus lots of effort and ingenuity on the part of Carolyn’s dad), truly a tombola worthy of an Oscar, if they gave one to tombola's.
Over the day the tombola worked well, with lots of prizes going to very worthy winners, along with sales of our prize draw tickets. The main prize to be won this year being an ‘ I Pad ’ plus lots of other prizes, and at £1.00 a ticket a real bargain. So don’t forget to collect your draw tickets (to sell) and help raise some much needed money for Neurosupport. The prize tickets will be drawn at our Annual Review on Wednesday 13th October 2010.
Another person who you can see in the pictures, is Neurosupports’ very own poet laureate Gordon. W. Milward, and yes he was signing and selling books on the day and I have included one of his new poems below.
Alan Clark.
There’s nothing as strong as the heart of a volunteer
Talking to patient’s maybe shed the odd tear
Help them face the future, for the life that they lead
Understanding their worries it’s kindness they need
Spending time listening to their hopes and dreams
Cup of tea and a packet of custard creams
A Volunteer is someone who cheers them up
When they're feeling down or a bit rough
Somebody else to talk to and listen to their woes
You’re a Volunteer that’s as far as their story goes.
G.W.Milward March 2010
‘MEET THE WALTON CENTRE GOVERNORS’
24TH JUNE 2010
Just a quick note to say thank you to all those who attended this event. It was well received, and in case you didn’t manage to make this one we will be doing it all again in the New Year. So as they say “Watch this space”, and lots of others as we plan to get the message out to everyone a lot sooner then originally planned.
The picture on the left is of Joe Paton presenting a cheque to Maureen for £230 after walking up Snowdon with some friends.
As I have mentioned the “New Year “ that means we can talk about the man in a red suit, no! not the new Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson (I think he will need a suit of armour before the season is over). Sorry ladies and some men I have ventured into that do not talk about “FOOTBALL” or in England’s case NOT FOOTBALL zone. I will stop now before that dreaded vuvuzela is mentioned. No, I don't care if I have spelt it wrong and someone wanders through reception blowing one, but back to the plot. Sorry I mean back to the man in a red suit, SANTA and thoughts of the Santa Dash, it’s a fun event, at around 5 Km long or to you or me 3 miles give or take, all are welcome. We would like to enter a team of 10, with them all getting sponsors and contributions in order to raise as much money as we can. The entry cost alone, is around £20, which will provide you with the red suit, as you can see just to enter a team of 10, it will cost at least £200 (told you I was good at maths). If you think you can manage the dash, which as far as I know starts at the Pierhead and finishes at the Town Hall, taking in the Churchill flyover, and you would like to join our team , then contact Maureen or myself.
Talking of myself you may have noticed I am absent on a Tuesday, at the moment with being involved with Walton Centre governors, the brain haemorrhage support group, as well as various committees, I have had to stop volunteering on a Tuesday. I still come in for staff meetings representing yourselves and I am still working at the patient information desk on a Thursday so I am still volunteering.
Alan Clark.
VOLUNTEER UPDATES
Malcolm Hawkins (ex-libary vol), who after a long stay in the Walton Centre, has now moved to his new accommodation in the grounds of the Countess of Chester hospital. For those who want to keep in touch, his new address will be: The Pinetum Nursing Home, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1UA Tel: 01244 380731
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Our best wishes also go to 2 of our volunteers, Sharon and Pauline, who are having to spend short stays in hospital. We hope they will return soon
A JOKE OR A LESSON IN FEMALE LOGIC?
I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of pounds for dinner.
I took £10 out of my wallet and asked, 'If I give you this money, will you buy wine with it instead of dinner?
'No, I had to stop drinking years ago', the homeless woman told me.
'Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?' I asked.
'No, I don't waste time shopping,' the homeless woman said. 'I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.'
'Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?' I asked.
'Are you NUTS!' replied the homeless woman. I haven't had my hair done in 20 years!'
'Well, I said, 'I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my husband and me tonight.'
The homeless Woman was shocked. 'Won't your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.'
I said, 'That's okay. It's important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments, and wine.'
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