After receiving an invitation from Howie Payne via our facebook page, we sent Shelley down to visit the Crawley Gateway Club at K2 to enjoy their annual halloween party.
The Crawley Gateway Club was formed by Phil Hayes and Howie Payne to cater for individuals with learning disabilities of all types.
The Crawley Gateway Club caters for people with learning and physical disabilities between the ages of 16 – 60. The club runs every Tuesday from 7 – 9pm and meets in the main hall at K2 Crawley. Activities include sport & physical exercise, board games, drawing, music and more. The cost is only £1 per week and this includes a drink and crisps, for further information please contact Phil Hayes on 01293 516703
Shelley spoke to Howie and filmed some of the fun for you to enjoy.
On the 21st September Comet staff members Saira O’Sullivan and Dan Kennedy are off to climb a mountain in Morocco.
Why are they?
Saira and Dan are one of 25 employees who volunteered to raise money for the chosen charity nominated by Comet. Each year, Comet present this excellent opportunity to it’s staff members nationwide but only 25 can participate.
Who are Comet?
Comet has more than 250 stores throughout the UK, offering a wide range of electrical products. Comet launched their two-year partnership with Make a Wish Foundation UK in January 2007 with a target of raising £250,000 by the end of 2008. This was achieved in under a year and Comet is now three years into the partnership having raised £450k by June 2009. For more information on how Comet have raised tremendous funds for ’Make-A-Wish Foundation’ please go here.
Source: News Comet
Dan Kennedy & Saira O'Sullivan
What is the Make A Wish Foundation?
“Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Since being established in the UK in 1986, we have granted over 5,700 wishes.”
We took that quote from their own site, as it puts it so well. You can read more about this amazing charity and the wonderful people who work with the foundation and those who support it, here.
Saira and Dan…
Saira and Dan, along with the rest of the Comet staff, are having a fun charity day this Friday 2nd April (bank holiday). Donned in fancy dress, the staff at Comet will be holding a raffle with a wide range of prizes including a months family membership to the Nufield Health & Wellbeing Centre. There will also be informative demonstrations on new products from LG and Dyson. Along with brilliant deals on products in store for the bank holiday, the day is set to be a hit.
Staff at Comets in Crawley
After the fun has subsided from the fun…d raising day it will be time for Saira and Dan to put their training into action. On the 21st September Saira and Dan will be flying to Morocco to go on a trek up the Jebel Toubkal, the tallest Mountain in North Africa. Both have never done anything like this before, but were very excited and spurred on by the end result. They both agreed there main goal is to hit the target for Make A Wish Foundation. Saira and Dan return on the 26th September. We wish them both well and look forward to seeing the pictures and reporting on their journey.
The Comet Store in Crawley
Have you been thinking of purchasing a new electrical item lately? Why not pop in to Comet on Friday 2nd April to see what they have on offer and to support Saira, Dan and the rest of the staff who work for Comet.
Would you like to donate to their raffle? You would! Great, give them a call on 0844 800 9595 or pop in to see them here.
Would you like to donate to Saira & Dan’s cause?
Please visit here to support Dan. Please visit here to support Saira, or both if you can! The littlest amount is more than enough!
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Are you having a fund raising event? Let us know on 01293 572182
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