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take heart news a small charity with a big heart Registered Charity No. 1002063 Sept/Oct 2013 Issue No. 14 1 The Yorkshire Heart Centre F Floor, Jubilee Wing LGI, Leeds LS1 3EX Tel: 0113 392 2888 Fax: 0113 392 5222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.takeheart.net Secretary: Mrs Stephanie Kaufman More Medical Tel/Fax: 0113 267 0767 Equipment for the Editor: Bill Stevenson Yorkshire Heart Centre full story inside... More Medical Equipment for the Yorkshire Heart Centre Trustees and volunteers on the roof garden at the presentation to Dr Perrins with his wife Lisa. We were delighted to supply another couple of portable machines for use in the Yorkshire Heart Centre. Some trustees and volunteers met in the Take Heart Seminar Room to hand over an Ultrasonic Bladder Scanner together with an electrocardiograph machine to consultant, Dr Wazir Baig. Accepting the machines, Dr Baig said “We are very grateful and we can always rely on Take Heart to make a difference for our patients. Very many thanks to all who made this possible.” Bill Stevenson chairman’s comments As I write this, it is a glorious autumn day them completely free of charge because which is a nice bonus. Hopefully we will of the generous donations made by our have some more through the next month membership. or so. I am sure many of you will have The new rooms will be in the Brotherton enjoyed the lovely summer we have had. Wing of LGI and have a great advantage Our sponsored walk which features inside, over our present rooms which only have was a perfect day for the walkers. Sadly very limited bathroom facilities. Our new we were down in numbers again but I am rooms are all en-suite and have lovely sure that it will still have returned some views over Millennium Square. They good donations. I would like to thank City also have a shared kitchen and a nice Press and DC Plumbing for supporting our conservatory and outside balcony. walk. City Press for supplying the sponsor The rooms will be a little further to walk, forms free of charge and DC Plumbing but all inside - not like the present rooms for supplying drinks for the walkers and where relatives have to go outside to sweets for the children. access the accommodation. We will be With this newsletter you will receive furnishing and decorating these rooms to Christmas Draw tickets. This is a really a very high standard and every room will good fund raiser for your charity and I have an internal telephone, television and do hope you will be able to support it. I tea making facilities. know that many buy some of the tickets We know that our relatives rooms make themselves and others buy the lot as their such a difference to those who perhaps contribution to the charity’s work. If you live some distance away and provide a are in a workplace and have colleagues, local oasis at what is an anxious time. If you might ask them to support us. Full you would like to make a donation to the details of the draw are enclosed with this scheme it would be greatly appreciated. newsletter. There are lots of nice prizes. Now some breaking news. The Trust is reorganising their properties and we are to move our relatives rooms which have accommodated thousands over the years. These rooms have been a godsend to so many and we have been able to provide Colin Pullan MBE treasurer’s trove You hear and read a lot of bad reports time with sponsored walk donations or complaints about the NHS, but aren’t coming in as well so please bear with we lucky here in Leeds? Most of us us. I would like to take this opportunity never seem to be amazed at the life to thank all of you who have donated to saving treatment and the nursing care Take Heart over the past years. we have received. This is shown in the You can be assured that the money we donations and the letters we receive receive is spent wisely as most of our from very grateful patients. Trustees have benefitted from treatment The bad reports we read are very much for heart disease in one form or another in the minority, yet they always manage so they are very much aware of the to taint the NHS. Everyone is painted needs of patients and relatives. with the same brush. It’s a bit like Just one more thing before I close. youngsters - one bad apple and they are I think it is worth reminding members all villains and all the good deeds done about Gift Aid. It’s something that’s not by them are conveniently forgotten. to be sneezed at especially when we I have recently been visiting different are getting money back from the Inland departments of our hospitals and Revenue. They have made it a little receiving various forms of treatment and easier to collect in as much as all they I couldn’t have been treated better, as need now is the Name, House number have many Take Heart members, which and full post code. The donor also needs I am sure is part of our success and the to affirm that they pay sufficient tax in a fact that we have been going for so long. tax year to cover any gift aid donation. The other part of our success is the Thank you. generosity of our members without Alec McLean whose donations we wouldn’t have been able to continue with our work. We receive donations in many forms as you will appreciate and we try to acknowledge these donations as soon as we can. At the moment it is a busy diary dates Closing date for next newsletter Tinsel and Turkey Weekend Monday November 18th 2013 Friday 15th - Monday 19th November This year we have arranged a weekend Newsletter packing away in the Savoy Hotel on Blackpool’s Tuesday December 10th 2013 North Shore. Cost £149.00 per person Committee Meetings 2013 including visits to Trafford Centre, Monday October 14th 2013 Southport and Colne Boundary Stores. Monday November 11th 2013 There are a few places left so if you are interested, please contact Edith McLean Coffee Mornings on 0113 257 6548 and she will be Saturday November 23rd 2013 pleased to give you full details. 10.00am - 12.30pm Christmas Raffle - Draw Walking Club - next walk December 10-30am - 12 noon. Draw Sunday October 20th - Yeadon, takes place at 12 in the Seminar Room meet at 10.30am For further information, contact John If any leaflets are missing please give us Marshall on 0113 257 337. a ring on Leeds 0113 392 2888 answer NB: November walk is on Sunday 10th. phone - please leave a message. smile A lady inserted an ad in the classifieds: “Husband Wanted”. Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: “You can have mine.” As you all know we still require and collect On behalf of the Trustees I would like to books which are sold to provide funds for thank all of you who have donated books Take Heart. over the years. Please continue to do so. We have collected books over the years Books can be collected - please ring me on and we have to thank all those who have 01924 383646. donated them. We have some regular Ron Bretherton contributors - some of these are ladies at Burley and others who decide to clear out their bookshelves all are gratefully received. crafty ladies at Northowram Library Trustees and volunteers on the roof garden at the presentation to Dr Perrins with his wife Lisa. Crafty Ladies held a open day at Northowram Library selling handmade crafts, along with cakes, home-made soup and various refreshments. The weather was kind and a great number of local people came along and supported the event. A total of £720.00 was raised and shared with Calderdale Lady Mayoress charities which support Calder Valley Search and Rescue and the Halifax Stroke Club, meaning that The Take Heart Charity received the lovely sum of £360.00. In addition, a lovely porcelain ‘Tom Sawyer’ doll made by Joyce Sutcliffe was donated to Take Heart for our Christmas raffle. My thanks to all The Crafty Ladies and Joyce and also to our member Mrs Adele Illingworth, a marvellous supporter of our charity for nominating Take Heart which she always says is so very close to her and her family’s heart. Colin Pullan, MBE Presentation Nicole Saville I was very pleased to meet up with Nicole when she presented me with a cheque and cash to the value of £505.00. This lovely donation was raised through Nicole organizing a Zumba Event and Raffle in appreciation of her wonderful care at the Yorkshire Heart Centre and our many facilities including her mum’s stay in the Take Heart relatives rooms. My thanks to Nicole and her Mum Sandra and all who helped in raising this super donation. Colin Pullan, MBE Cookridge Hall Evening Event Saturday 19th October 2013 The Caiger family and friends are This, together with a grand raffle organising and hosting what has now should provide a “GRAND NIGHT become an annual event in our social OUT” and all who attended last year calendar. This will be its third year were impressed with the array of raffle and has successfully raised well over prizes on offer. Our grateful thanks go £3000 during the first two years.