September 2014 Well Done Dynamos! A HUGE well done to ‘Future In this issue: Directions Dynamos’ for completing Fundraising Stories the 60 mile Manchester to Blackpool I Care Ambassadors News Bike Ride!! So far they have raised A Fond Farewell to Lizzie over £300 for The Christie. Summer Fun Stories Flu Mythbusters! See the full story inside! Well Done Dynamos! Manchester to Blackpool Sponsored bike ride. A HUGE well done to ‘Future Directions Dynamos’ for completing the 60 mile Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride!! So far they have raised over £300 for The Christie. On Sunday 13th July 2014 The Future Directions Dynamos, a Team made up of people we support (Matthew, William and Graham) staff and managers (Peter, Pete, Didmus, Karen, Lee, Rachel, Nancy, Sammy and Andy), began our cycling challenge to ride from Old Trafford, Manchester to the Promenade in Blackpool. The twelve strong Team set off at 9.25am crossing the finish line at 6pm. It was a challenge for all team members, building individual strength and determination to ensu re that everyone was able to realise their goal and potential. There was lots of encouragement from individual team members to ensure that everyone was able to reach the finish line. This was verbal and physical encouragement, advice, sharing food and refreshments to ensure each Team Member had the energy to finish the ride. Team Members also provided support and encouragement to other riders on the day. As a Team we have asked for sponsorship for The Christie so that they can continue to support people to survive and / or live as fulfilled lives as possible with cancer. It is not too late to sponsor the great achievement of the Dynamo’s. Visit: www.justgiving.com/teams/futuredirectionsdynamos Peter was able to ride steady and provide quiet encouragement to team members throughout the ride. Pete was Matthews cycling partner, with support from Peter, Sammy and in the latter stages of the ride Rachel. Nancy was chosen by William to partner him through the final stage of the ride. William was the designated speed setter, providing motivation and speed throughout. Matthew was the gent providing support, encouragement to others and thanks to all marshals along the route. Rachel was our steady rider, organised and provided everyone with energy replenishment throughout. Didmus partnered with both William and Graham during the ride. Andy was the powerhouse providing a push for team members when their legs began to slow ensuring that all were able to finish. Karen and Lee partnered riding at a steady pace which ensured that they were able to finish the ride. Graham was organised and ready for any eventuality. He was the slow steady rider who kept a steady pace throughout. As Team Leader and organiser Sammy-Jo, organised the practice rides, ensured that everyone was prepared, supporting team members through the ride and ensuring everyone was alright. Her goal was to ensure that everyone was able to cross the finish line. Thank You for raising £74 Strawberry Tea for Breast Cancer Care Thank You to everyone at Marle House for raising £74 for Breast Cancer Care in 40 minutes! We had a lovely afternoon tea with delicious cakes and cups of tea in vintage china cups! Also a big Well done to Thistle Green for having a tea party, raising £30 and to Beechwood Avenue for raising £308.81 Beechwood Avenue Kate, Shirley and Carole from Beechwood Avenue held a "Strawberry Tea" fundraiser in aid of Breast Cancer Care in August. With the support of their P.As they asked local businesses to donate to their fundraiser and they had a really good response from quite a few. Donations came from their hairdresser, nail salon, local supermarket, garden centre, E.D.I, Future Directions and further afield from a restaurant they go to regularly and a wholesale warehouse where they bought a few cakes for the event. On the day the attendance was absolutely wonderful, non-stop for over three hours. There was a Tombola and every ticket won a prize, a Grand Raffle with some wonderful prizes (sorry if you didn't win), a ‘Guess How Many Bon-Bons’ were in a jar and endless cups of tea, coffee, juices and a lovely scrumptious choice of cakes, served with either cream, jam or ice-cream. There was also a nice supply of sweets and balloons for the children. The ladies were overwhelmed with all their guests, friends, ex P.A.s and neighbours. It was a lovely day for everyone and it's still being talked about in the weeks since. The nicest part of the whole event was the amount raised for a good cause, £308.81p which has now been received by the charity. An acknowledgment arrived and a lovely certificate for their achievement, which has been framed and taken a pride-of-place. The ladies want to convey a HUGE THANKYOU to everyone who came/supported them. Kate, Shirley, Carole & Staff xx Summer Stalls Leyland Festival Lucy and Julie introduced Future Directions CIC to the people at the Leyland Festival. It was a great day! Our drive to get more people aware of Future Directions continued throughout the summer via carnivals, festivals and other public events. Rachel and Carol at Joanne and Jacinta meet the Festwich Mayor at Rochdale Riverside for Disability Awareness Week Wendy, Jenny and Paul at Pennington Flash Well done Jacinta for climbing Ben Nevis in aid of Alzheimer’s Society. Jacinta says: “Of all the fundraising I have taken part in over the years this fundraising event is the one I feel most passionately about. Two thirds of people are cared for in the community by their families saving the UK £8 billion pounds. The Alzheimer’s Society provides huge support to the person with dementia and their families to minimize the impact it has. Please help me support a much needed and dedicated charity in their vital work as pressure increases on current health and social care services coupled with a projected increase of one million people having dementia by 2021″ Jacinta climbs Jacinta has surpassed her £1000 fundraising target, great news! Ben Nevis! Would you like to know more about becoming a Dementia Friend? Come along to one of our information sessions at Marle House. All sessions are: 12:30pm – 1:30pm. Friday 26 September, Friday 03 October, Friday 10 October, Friday 24 October and Friday 31 October At the time of press, Future Directions have recruited 55 Please email Abbi: Dementia Friends! Let’s keep [email protected] to let her know which session you would like to going to reach our 100 target! attend. May peace be with an Angel "Elizabeth" Elm Road recently lost Lizzie. Pat, Lizzie's sister, has kindly agreed for us to share a lovely speech that Carol Cronshaw read at Lizzie’s funeral. Thank You Pat. On behalf of myself and like don't you?” Typical sibling would say " Our Lizzie Drip". everyone from Elm Road, it is a behaviour but sweet just the This saying always baffled me pleasure and an honour to share same. They all made me chuckle and I never understood where it a short tribute of Lizzie's life and I still forget which sister originated from until I asked Pat whilst living at Elm Road. likes what and so on, but we all one day and she said it was a Lizzie came to live at Elm Road have our individual likes and character from the telly!!! with three amazing individuals- dislikes. Howard, Lizzie’s Brother-In- Pauline, Val and Lewis. It is a Lizzie's sisters gave Law, Elm Road’s very own "Alan very happy environment and unconditional love, compassion, Titchmarsh", you are so home to be at with plenty of devotion and lots and lots of committed and respected for laughs and smiles!!!! time to their special little giving all your time and hard Lizzie was a beautiful lady to all sister. work spent in the garden getting her friends and family and a Everyone at Elm Road met stuck in whilst the women special gift to close family, Lizzie only last July but because chatted with Lizzie, we all thank especially her "big sisters", her family visited that often we you and appreciate how beautiful Lynda, Jenny, Christine and Pat, got to know all the wonderful the garden looks. Lizzie would not forgetting their "other memories and stories not only by love it!!!!! halves", nieces and nephews. photographs or memorabilia Not forgetting, Lizzie was a They were Lizzie's rock and (especially if a city fan ) that huge city supporter, went to Lizzie was theirs and all equally Lizzie collected over her sixty numerous matches and collected shared lots of quality moments amazing years, but they were everything Lizzie wanted to buy individually and together as enjoyed to the fullest by all over the years, she achieved sisters and a family. those in Lizzie's life. many milestones, dreams and I giggled at times because I too Lizzie will always be goals throughout her life, a very like Lizzie am the youngest of remembered as "little legs" by lucky, special person to be eight siblings and I grew up Michaela, "little doll" by me, around in such a short time, we around them sharing likes and "Lizzie loo loo" by Janet and all all used to say it would have dislikes just like Lizzy and her other things by all. been nice to meet Lizzie sooner siblings. An example of this is Lizzie celebrated her 60th as she was a joy to know.