Volunteer News
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05/14
May 2014
Message from Paul
Annual Exhibition 2014!
Already May, in that case, may I take this
opportunity to thank everyone for their
continued support and hard work!
Could you spare a bit of time for the Annual
Exhibition on Tuesday 24th June? We are
looking for help from 8am with setting up to
4pm to dismantle and everything inbetween! If you can spare an hour or two at
any point in the day it would really help us out.
We are putting together the rota at the
moment so please get in touch with Paul if
you can join us on the day.
Things are really hotting up now with
exhibitions, social trips, new coffee mornings,
volunteer presence in the Eye Clinics at Herts
& Essex as well as Broomfield Hospitals,
fundraising and the arts & crafts and many
other activities . A very busy and exciting time
for us all. If you would like to get involved with
any of the following, your support and the
precious time you can offer would be very
much appreciated.
Many of you may remember that in the past I
have carried out some challenging fund
raising events. Unfortunately, this year due to
health issues, I am going to try something a
little different with a surprise! You will have to
turn up on the night to share in this
experience! Please see the next item for
details of how you can join me on the night.
Look Back in Time…
and re-live the 70's! Join us on Saturday 4th
October 2014 at the Saffron Walden Golf
Club, for an evening of 70's food, a disco with
70's music and a cabaret provided by Johnny
Dee of Radio Cambridgeshire. 70's dress is
optional but very welcome!
Saffron Walden and Dunmow Mornings
Vanessa would like to thank everyone who
continues to help make these Coffee
Mornings such a success. Many of our
members have reported they have a fantastic
time and are so thankful for the opportunity to
meet up for a coffee.
Braintree Coffee Morning
We held our first Braintree Coffee Morning on
22nd April. The future monthly coffee mornings
will be held in a different venue, they will now
be held at Church House, Braintree, with all
new dates!
Thank you to Sam Tracey and Brenda Blofeld
for helping to make our Braintree coffee
morning possible.
Call in to the centre if you would like a copy of
the dates for any of our coffee mornings.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Princess Alexandra Hospital
On 14th May we will have a stand at the
Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow to help
raise awareness of our work. If you are able to
help out on the day, please contact Paul.
Harlow Exhibition
Please keep this date free, and look out for
further details in future Volunteer News
editions. An evening not to be missed!
There will be an exhibition on Thursday 22nd
May in Harlow Central Library 10am - 2.30pm.
See the latest equipment and technology to
aid those with a visual impairment. If you’d like
to help, contact Paul at the centre; we can
arrange transport if you need it.
Collections – Saffron Walden 13th May
Volunteer Meeting
19th
The next meeting is on Monday
May
2014, 10:30am to 12:30pm. We hope you will
be able to join us. For more details or to sign
up please contact Paul at the centre.
Knitting Event
In conjunction with the S4S Arts Project, and
in celebration of the Tour De France, S4S will
be hosting a knitting event!
The event will be on June 7th, outside the S4S
centre on George Street, we will be knitting
red, white and blue bunting ready to hang for
when the cyclists pass by on 7th July.
We would like to invite everyone who can knit
(or crochet) to come and join us! Bring your
needles and some red, white or blue wool and
we will provide patterns to work from - or we
will supply tools and materials on the day if
you haven't got your own. We are using dish
cloth patterns to knit 7-8” squares that will first
be used as bunting then, after the event, will
be sold to raise money for S4S. If you prefer
to knit or crochet traditional triangular bunting
we will welcome that too. It’ll be a great day!
Please come and support us in whatever way
you can - anything from a couple of rows to a
couple of cloths!
Can you help us with this street collection? It’s
on a Tuesday and a signup sheet is available
at the centre or you can talk to Margaret
direct. Please spare just an hour, more if you
can, to make this collection a huge success!
We need all the help we can get and all
support will be worthwhile.
Our other collections arranged for 2014:
Sun 8th June - Collection at Scotsdales.
Sat 4th October - Saffron Walden Street
Collection.
Raffle Prizes
Do you have any items you don’t want which
could be donated as raffle prizes? We have
various events coming up and if you have
anything which you could pass on to us,
please drop them in to Margaret.
Tour De France in S.Walden, 7th July
On the day we will have the tandem outside,
so if you fancy competing with the riders,
please come along and support us and the
Tour De France by having a go on the
tandem. We will also have cakes, arts and
craft items and our bookstall. We want to
make the day as fun packed and exciting as
possible! If you can spare any time on the day
or help make a few cupcakes please get in
touch with Margaret.
Shop Front
You don’t have to wait until the day to start
your knitting; pictured above are some dish
cloths that have already been made. Contact
us if you need help finding patterns.
Hospital Rota – Radwinter Road
Would anyone like to try volunteering at the
Radwinter Road Helpdesk on Monday
mornings? We have some spaces available
and training will be provided. If you are
interested, please contact Paul.
12th May
Christine Lelliott & Mary Scott
We are currently looking to renew the sign
over the door of our centre, to include our
current logo. Whilst we are doing this, we
would like to give the front a facelift by adding
a new coat of paint. If anyone would like to get
involved with preparation and painting, please
let Paul know. The more people we have the
quicker and easier it will be! We’re also
looking for white undercoat & gloss to
complete the job. So if anyone has any paint
spare or knows where we might be able to get
some free or for a very cheap price, please let
us know.
Get Well Soon Des!
We’re all thinking of you Des and hope you
make a full recovery very soon. We all miss
you at the centre and look forward to you
returning!