The Family Centre would like to give a big thank you to all our supporters.
WAITROSE - CLIFTON BRANCH
The Clifton, Bristol branch of Waitrose nominated the Family Centre (Deaf Children) under its Community Matters scheme to receive a share of £500 which was donated by the company in March to three local charities.
The £500 was shared according to how many "votes" each charity received in the form of shopping tokens which customers had to drop into the charity box of their choice at the end of their shopping trip. Thank you to all the customers at Waitrose who chose us and enabled us to receive the fantastic sum of £151. Thank you also to Waitrose, and in particular to Phil Rowlands, Manager for running the scheme.
SLOE - BUT QUICK TO HELP!
Thank you to the SLOES who have generously donated the sum of £1000 to the Family Centre as the result of various fundraising events throughout the year. (The SLOES are a small group of people who hold an annual sloe gin tasting competition as part of a fund-raising event. It could also be a play on words as most of the members are of the silver-haired brigade with a few walking sticks in evidence - very useful for harvesting sloe berries!)
MODCARE GRANT
Thanks to MOD Care, the Defence Social Service Association we were able to purchase a camcorder for use in our British Sign Language course exams.
THE MAXWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION
Thank you to The Maxwell Family Foundation which has kindly donated £1,000 to the Family Centre (Deaf Children) this year. We are sorry to hear that the foundation is closing its doors after 25 years and would like to express our gratitude to the Maxwell family for its kind support over the years.
THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE LATE MR WALTER DERRICK
Our thanks and condolences go to the family and friends of the late Mr Walter Derrick who kindly donated the sum of £280 to the Family Centre (Deaf Children) in his memory.
THE NANI HUYU TRUST
Thank you to the Nani Huyu Trust for making a donation of £8,000 towards the costs of providing services and events. Their continued support is much appreciated.
PLAYGROUP CHILDREN ARE LITTLE STARS!
The Family Centre would like to say a big thank you to children and parents at Little Stars Playgroup in Wrington who raised £95 by taking part in a sponsored Learn to Sign Day and holding a cake sale. The children had lots of fun and they all received a certificate showing their involvement in the event.
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION HELP
We would like to thank Redcatch Community Association in Knowle, Bristol for making a donation of £500 towards the work of the Family Centre (Deaf Children). Their support is much appreciated.
HELEN PARKES RUNS FOR FAMILY CENTRE (DEAF CHILDREN)
We promised we'd let you know how Helen Parkes got on running in the Bath Half Marathon and we are pleased to say that she completed the run in two hours, 7 minutes and 18 seconds. Helen, who raised over £500 for the Family Centre commented "It's one of the hardest, yet most satisfying things I have ever done. You finish the race, exhausted and think 'that was so hard......when can I do the next one!' When the going got a bit tough I thought of all the kind sponsors and the Family Centre relying on the money raised and it kept me going through to the end."
BIKE RIDE FUN
Wayne Rundle, who owns Unity Hair Styling Salon in Redcliff Hill, Bristol and is a keen BSL user, has taken part in Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride once again to raise funds for The Family Centre along with team mates Alex and Shaun Rundle and Ben Davies. We would like to thank them all for raising over £150 and appreciate their continued support.
If you would like to take advantage of closed roads to enjoy a relaxed cycle ride whilst raising money for a good cause, please contact Lin in the office and she will send you a sponsorship form when next year's Bristol Bike Ride details are announced.
AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE COME UP TRUMPS!
 On Saturday 29th November 2008 HQ CID hosted a Charity Ball at Tortworth Court Four Pillars Hotel near Wotton-Under-Edge. 140 guests attended and good fun was had by all. During the evening a raffle and auction took place which raised a magnificent £1,600 for Family Centre (Deaf Children).
DCS Geoff Anderson, Head of CID went along to Elmfield School for Deaf Children on Tuesday 20th January 2009 to present the cheque to Family Centre’s co-ordinator Jean McLaughlin.
A huge thank you to everyone at Avon and Somerset Constabulary who was involved with the fund raising and supported the event.
LLOYD ROBINSON FAMILY FUND
We would like to give our thanks to Lloyd Robinson Family Fund for their kind donation of £300 for Family Centre (Deaf Children) this April.
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