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Welcome to the second issue of the TNAUK newsletter. The first half of 2006 has been a busy time for the charity and we hope you will enjoy this brief account of what we have been up to.
If you have any comments, suggestions or news for the next newsletter: ring 01435 869 311.
In May TNAUK was delighted to welcome Dame Judi Dench as Patron.
Dame Judi actively supports several charities as well as being one of the UK's most respected and popular actresses. She is an acclaimed Shakespearian, spending many years on the stage, but is also well known for her film work. Ranging from James Bond to Jane Austen, Dame Judi's many roles have earned her five Oscar nominations, winning in 1998 for her performance in Shakespeare in Love.
The charity is honoured to be represented by this legendary actress who positively supports and praises our activities.
As many of you may have heard, in May a new initiative was launched to provide a more charity-friendly alternative to the National Lottery. TNAUK is one of monday's 70 charity partners who hope to benefit from the ticket sales.
We were happy to join forces with monday as we believe that it is nice for people to have a better idea where their money for good causes will end up. Every week, there are five charities listed that stand to receive money and the website gives people feedback on how much has been raised and what it means for the charities concerned. TNAUK's first draw is in September and we hope that monday will be a big success.
You can play at www.playmonday.com We wish all players the best of luck!
Over the last six months since our last newsletter, many people have organised fund-raising events in aid of TNAUK. Some people are regular supporters of the charity, some decided to raise money for TNAUK after seeing the news report on BBC South East Today where Tim McDonald discussed the issue of charity fatigue and the drop in donations TNAUK had suffered during 2005. We are exceedingly grateful to all those that have helped us out so far this year.
It never ceases to amaze us how people can come up with so many ways to raise money for us. Thank you very much to all those described below and to anyone we haven't mentioned too.
Michael Sibbering gave up alcohol for a month and raised £500.
3rd Uckfield Girl Guides raised £44 with a cake and bread sale at Holy Cross Church.
The Cat's Whiskers, a local ceramic company produced a special TNAUK breakfast set and auctioned it live on BBC Southern Counties Radio. The set consisted of a mug with the TNAUK logo and a dish and plate autographed by SCR presenters. The auction raised £100.
Wadhurst Methodist Church held a mini market which raised £175.
Wadhurst Rotary Club raised £700 with a quiz night.
Lynette Harris and her quilting group, based at The Quilt Box in Polegate, collected £1,000 at the Wealden Quilt Show in June which they divided equally between TNAUK and their local talking newspaper.
The XX (Twenty) Club, a literary association based in Hastings, raised £200 with an evening devoted to AA Milne in the 50th anniversary year of his death.
Rosalie Leng, a 75-year-old grandmother did a tandem parachute jump. The brave lady said she was willing to “risk her own body” to help us out.
A team of TNAUK staff, friends and family ran a 10 kilometre sponsored run on 2nd July. Daniel Bates, Natalie Beesley, Simon Courcha, Jodie Cross, Elspeth Davies, Cassie Davis, Mariette Deans, Ollie Dinnage, Helen Eyres, Corinne MacKenzie, Michael Murphy, Colin Russel, John Van Straaten, Luke Williams and Roy Wolfe completed the run and hope to raise £2,000.
This feature is the first in a series on services and associations that may be of interest to TNAUK subscribers. If you have any ideas for future subjects, please contact us.
Moorfields Eye Hospital was 200 years old last year. It has ten sites in and around London, spanning Tooting, Ealing, Watford, Potters Bar and Mile End.
Since Moorfields became a Foundation Trust in 2004, patients have been able to become members. This gives patients and the local community a greater say in how the trust is run. Moorfields now has a membership of almost 12,000 who are either former or current patients, staff, relatives or local residents.
Members can become more involved in the trust and help in a number of ways as well as stand for election onto the Membership Council which advises on trust policy. Members are kept up to date with the latest news by a quarterly newsletter, information on the website and through local events.
For more information, please contact the Foundation Team by phone on 020 7566 2490, email foundation@moorfields.nhs.uk or via the website www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Members
American singer, EJ, became US Ambassador for TNAUK after visiting headquarters in June. The rising star is enthusiastic about representing and promoting the charity through her presence within the US music scene.
She learned of the charity while performing in London last Christmas, and she finally had the chance to meet members of staff and volunteers during this visit.
TNAUK thanks EJ for her support and wishes her all the best for her new album Stuck in Traffic.
Last month, TNAUK got its green fingers out for BBC Gardeners' World Live 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham. The small garden created especially for TNAUK, was called ‘Sea Hear’ and was designed to be enjoyed by visually impaired people as well as the fully sighted. ‘Sea Hear’ was designed for TNAUK by Tracy Foster, a garden designer from Leeds, creating her first ever show garden.
The event was a great success both for Tracy and TNAUK, winning an RHS Gold medal as well as the award for Best Small Garden. Tracy, our ambassador Nicole Davy and CEO Tim McDonald were all interviewed by radio and press and talked about the charity and its services. The garden was also visited by a host of celebrity gardeners, including Monty Don and Alan Titchmarsh.
The aim of ‘Sea Hear’ was to remind people of the value of relaxation time and promote the hobby and leisure magazines that TNAUK makes available to people who can't subscribe in the traditional fashion. Over the days of the show, we talked to thousands of people and although many were aware of local TNs, they did not know about the 250 titles available through TNAUK. We hope that those who visited ‘Sea Hear’ will help with TNAUK's mission to ‘spread the word’.
Congratulations to George Beddow and Linda Budgett on their marriage on 25th June. George, who is a studio manager for TNAUK and Linda who is a volunteer reader, met at TNAUK. We wish them all the best for their life together.
Goodbye to Lisa Dainton who has recently left TNAUK after working as a studio manager for TNAUK for 10 years. Lisa and her guide dog Amara are fondly missed by everyone at TNAUK headquarters since their departure in May. We wish Lisa all the best for the future.
TNAUK Registered charity number: 293656
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