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Natwest bank are making donations to charities all over the UK that make a difference in their local communities. Anybody can log on to the site to and vote for the projects that they think will make a difference. Home-Start Portsmouth are registered as a project that you can vote for and we could be awarded up to £6000 if we get enough votes; this money would help us to recruit and train more much needed volunteers. Please take a couple of moments to log on and vote for us and browse some of the other worthwhile projects too.
Upcoming events
As a loval event to Portsmouth, we are delighted to announce that we have a two runners in The Great South Run this year.
David Hockley, our group facilitator's husband, is running this year for the first time and has chosen to raise money for us.
Hannah Thomas, our very own co-ordinator, will be running for us too. Hannah is also running for the first time this year and is taking it all in her stide - I'm not convinced she's done any training yet at all!!!
All donations of this nature get added to the money that is raised by our fundraising group and fund family events like the Christmas party, the summer outing to Paultons and summer picnics so dig deep if you can and show your support for these brave individuals!
Click below to read more and / or make a donation:
THURSDAY
6th OCTOBER
NOTE - THERE WILL BE AN OPTION ON THIS COURSE TO ACCREDIT
WE
STILL HAVE LOTS OF FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED OF A VOLUNTEER SO IF YOU
THINK YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT COULD GIVE 2-3 HOURS A WEEK, TELL THEM TO
GET IN TOUCH AND FIND OUT ALL ABOUT THE COURSE.
All current volunteers welcome. Come along for an opportunity to get together with other volunteers, receive updated information, discuss concerns, spread good news and maybe hear from guest speakers. These are your coffee mornings so please let us know what you would like to see happening at them. We have booked dates through to the end of 2011 at different times of the day and on different days of the week to try and suit as many volunteers as possible. Dates booked are:
WEDNESDAY 14th September: 9.30 - 10.30
THURSDAY 13th October: 9.30 - 10.30
TUESDAY 15th Novemebr: 6.00pm - 7.00pm
TUESDAY 13th December: 9.30 - 10.30
No need to book - just come and join us when you
are able.
All sessions are held here at our offices, The Haven, 17 Lake Road.
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Past events
FAMILY
PICNIC:
A good time was had by all at our family picnic on 12th August. The weather tried to ruin the day but thanks to the very kind people at Craneswater School we were able to decamp into the school and the fun continued! These events are all funded and organised by our fantastic Friends of Home-Start group. Ladies - you truly are wonderful!
PAULTONS PARK 2011
A massive THANK YOU!!!
once again to the relentless work of our fundraising group, The Friends
of Home-Start, for the efforts they have put in all year to make this
year's trip to Paultons a fantstic day to remember for everyone. The
money that is raised by them throughout the year is all put towards the
summer outing and the Christmas party - we really couldn't do these
'extras' without the money that they raise.
The families (and staff and volunteers!) all had a wonderful day, the weather was kind and there were lots of closed eyes on the return coach trip. Can you spot yourself amongst the pics below?!
Newsletters
A Home-Start Newsletter is published each quarter and sent out to everyone on our mailing list. If you did not recieve yours and would like a copy, you can download it here:
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And if you'd like to view any of the older newsletters:
Getting involved
If you would like to support the Friends of Home-Start in their fundraising endeavours, they are always looking for more help and ideas. You can get in touch with Wendy Howard, the chair of the group by clicking here: wenjanhow@fsmail.net
