Issue 15 : October 2014 fundraising newsletter Wing Walk The fright flight of your life... full details on page 2 Sunday 3rd May 2015 P5 Christmas gift and hamper appeal P6 See how your support has made a diﬀerence togethertrust.org.uk /SupportTogetherTrust /TogetherTrust Registered charity number 209782 From the CE Welcome to the Autumn edition of Fundraising news, the nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling rapidly and the heating is coming back on. This is a lovely time of year in many ways. People’s thoughts are turning towards bonfires, Halloween and Christmas. (I actually saw Christmas decorations in one store on the 31st August!) The eﬀorts of the fundraising team, volunteer colleagues and our supporters are certainly gearing up towards Christmas, with collections for gifts and hampers underway. For those of us in settled and happy family situations, Christmas can be a hectic time of planning, shopping, travelling etc. For many of the people the Together Trust supports, Christmas can be a time of worry, stress and anxiety - the support we get from individuals, volunteers, corporate supporters and long standing supporters such as Roughley’s Bikers, is absolutely vital in enabling us to give as many people as possible a great time over the winter period. We have had the privilege of being the nominated charity of the Stockport Business Awards - a great event and a fantastic opportunity to raise our profile with business leaders in Stockport and the North West. Mark Lee, Chief Executive Whilst the winter is immediately on people’s minds, thoughts are also turning to the New Year. Do look inside this issue for opportunities to challenge yourself and support the Together Trust. It could be a sporting challenge or something scary (but safe!) such as wing walking. I do hope you enjoy this issue and are inspired by some of the stories inside. Take good care, Mark Lee, Chief Executive ...cont. from front page Wing Walk Sunday 3rd May 2015, Breighton Aerodrome, Selby, North Yorkshire If you have already done a skydive and/or are looking for a great adrenalin fuelled challenge, a Wing Walk is the answer! Aerobatic Tactics is the only company in the UK with permission from the Civil Aviation Authority to legally oﬀer wing walking experience flights to the general public including wing walking for fundraising purposes. Strapped into a 5 point harness on the upper wing of a Stearman biplane, you will take oﬀ for a 10 minute flight experience, including zooms and climbs at up to 130mph. After your flight, you will receive a certificate confirming you have participated in a wing walk. Registration is £100 (non refundable) with a minimum sponsorship target of £1000. To register contact Julie Williams on 0161 283 4822, email [email protected] or visit our website www.togethertrust.org.uk/fundraising/events 2 We were delighted to be chosen as the charity partner for Stockport Business Awards for 2014. The Gala Dinner and awards ceremony took place on 2nd October at the Hallmark Hotel. The evening commenced with a drinks reception, followed by a charity raﬄe and grand draw. We raised a fabulous £5210 on the night. The funds will be used to develop work experience opportunities for young people supported by the Together Trust. The partnership has been of significant value to us. The funds raised on the night of the event are clearly important, but it has also been incredibly useful to increase our profile with businesses who may be interested in working in partnership with us, including oﬀering work experience opportunities. We’d like to say congratulations to all the award winners, and a huge thank you to everyone who supported us on the night, to the event organisers, and to the event sponsors and companies that donated prizes for the raﬄe and Grand Prize Draw. Together Trust | Issue 15 | October 2014 | Fundraising news 3 Christmas Shopping Special: raise funds whilst you shop at no extra cost to you! How can I help Together Trust, just by shopping online? Join thousands of other shoppers supporting their favourite cause. It costs nothing. It’s 100% secure. Get started in minutes. Give as you Live works with 3,663 leading stores that have signed up to donate a commission on every online purchase to the charity of your choice. This commission is already included in the price of what you’re buying, so you can support your favourite cause, at no extra cost to you. The commission varies, but the average is 2.5%. Introducing our fantastic new on-line store this Christmas Do you buy gifts on-line at Christmas or any other time of year? If you do then we’d like to introduce you to ‘Let’s Gift’, our new on-line store showcasing a stunning range of gifts from hundreds of British businesses. You will find gifts to suit all personalities from gardeners to pet lovers and to help mark all of life’s milestones from welcoming a new baby, celebrating a special anniversary or remembering a loved one that has passed away. Let’s Gift is a brand new idea in charity fundraising. For everything you buy from the store we receive 7%... the best thing is that’s not your money – it’s a donation from Let’s Gift out of their profits. So now you can buy fantastic presents for your family and friends at exactly the same price or less than elsewhere, and have the satisfaction of knowing Together Trust is receiving a donation that has cost you nothing. If you are buying a gift to send to a friend or relative they will know that you’ve been thoughtful enough to not only give them a present but give a gift to charity too. You can have a look at the store by clicking on the Shop Online link on our website at http://www.togethertrust.org.uk/fundraising – so why not have a browse before you do your Christmas shopping, if you find even one gift you’d like to buy then you will be helping us enormously. If you’re impressed please tell your friends and relatives and don’t forget to come back next time you’re shopping for a special occasion. It’s not too good to be true. Every popular comparison website uses a similar model. With our technology you can still get the best deals online by comparing millions of products and thousands of brands, but with Give as you Live you can also send a percentage of everything you spend to the charity of your choice. All without spending a penny more. How to get started: Visit www.giveasyoulive.com/join/thetogethertrust Install Give as you Live and start shopping as you usually do. It’s that simple, and the beauty of this is, once you have registered with Give as You Live, it will automatically pop up when you visit any participating website and ask if you want the donation to be made. Plus, if you sign up between now and Christmas, when you’ve raised £5, Give as you Live will double your donation to us. FREE! If you’d like to pamper your loved ones this Christmas, why not choose from the Body Shop’s wide range of beauty products. Body Shop Representative Samantha Barlow has been supporting the Together Trust for around 2 years now, and has donated over £1500 from sales made to Together Trust supporters. Products can be viewed at http://www.thebodyshop. co.uk/content/TBSAH/index.aspx If you would like to make a purchase, please call Samantha on 07791 051986. Christmas Gift and Hamper Appeal The challenging side to Christmas…… Christmas can be a diﬃcult time of year for many of the young people and families we support. For young people with autism, the change to their normal routine can prove really diﬃcult to cope with, and may result in challenging behaviours that impact on the whole family. Children and young people who live in foster care or residential care can also find this a really diﬃcult time. Whilst school friends are celebrating with their families, they are likely to feel isolated and dwell on the experiences that led to them being taken into care, especially if they have been separated from siblings and have little or no family contact. For families of young people with disabilities, the challenges faced often include financial issues. Many parents with caring responsibilities are unable to work full time, and face additional costs associated with their young person’s disability, such as increased transport costs and costs of specialist equipment. Christmas can be an expensive time, even without these additional costs. For many years now we have run a Christmas Gift Appeal, to try to ensure the young people and families we support have a happy and memorable Christmas. Last year, in recognition of the financial hardship faced by some of the families, and especially by young people leaving care, we introduced a Hamper Appeal too. This year’s appeal will be boosted with the annual Toy Drop from Roughley’s Bikers, who have supported our appeal for many years. On Sunday 7th December, over 200 bikers, many sporting Christmas outfits, will descend on our Schools Hill campus to deliver gifts. Samantha has donated significant funds from sales at some of our Charity of the Year partners. If you would like to invite Samantha into your workplace to sell her products and help raise funds, please contact her on the above number. Stamp Recycling With Christmas fast approaching, there will be an increased opportunity for you to help us raise funds through the collection of used stamps. We recently raised £482.18. Please tear oﬀ the stamps from the corner of the envelope and drop them oﬀ or send them to the Fundraising Team, Together Trust Centre, Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE. Thank you. Our brand new Let’s Gift store will be live from mid-November. Do you buy charity gifts at Christmas? Then why not buy a subscription to the 50:50 lottery? Unlike other charity gifts, this is not only a charitable gesture, it also gives the recipient the opportunity to win a prize. See back pages to purchase a gift subscription. How can you help? We would welcome donations for both appeals, from individuals, and from groups, schools and businesses. Donations can be dropped oﬀ at our reception at Together Trust Centre, Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE during oﬃce hours. If you are organising a collection from a school, group or business, please contact Natalie on 0161 283 4883 or email [email protected] to arrange a pick-up or to deliver the items. What do we need? For the gift appeal, we are looking for new gifts e.g. toys, toiletry sets, vouchers. We are especially keen to receive gifts suitable for older teenagers, both boys and girls. Please don’t gift-wrap your donations, as we need to see them to select the most suitable gifts for each young person. For the hamper appeal, we need non-perishable food items. These might be store-cupboard staples like pasta, tinned foods and teabags, but we’d also like to include household cleaning and personal hygiene products, and of course, some tasty Christmas Treats! When do we need your donations? Hamper donations are needed by 8th December, to give our volunteers time to make the hampers up and distribute them. Gifts are needed by 19th December, to allow time for distribution. 4 Together Trust | Issue 15 | October 2014 | Fundraising news 5 PU O RD LL ER O FO UT R Funds raised or donated by you, our supporters, have made such a diﬀerence to the lives of the individuals and families we support. Together we have: Christmas cards 2014 Funded a summer Rainbow Party ss attended by young people from acro our services Taken youn g people in foster care, and their fo ster familie s, on a short activity bas ed holiday Bought weighted blankets that provide therapeutic assistance to calm young people with autism and help them sleep 6 Bought camping equipment for young people in residential care to experience their first ever camping holiday Upgraded the IT suite used by young adults with disabilities at our Newbridge Community Service Funded vis its to Jump Space, which prov ides specia trampolinin list g and rebou n d therapy, for young a dults with d isabilities Funded a joint World War One , radio project for Ashcroft School Inscape House School and Bridge College Bought Ipads to assist with communication for young people with autism at our autism-specific short breaks service, Meridian Bought equipment for the walking group at Newbridge, our community service for young adults with disabilities www.togethertrust.org.uk Registered charity number 209782 M Make a diﬀerence this Christmas 7 Virgin adoring (with gold foil), 101mm x 204mm, £3.99 The Together Trust believes that everyone deserves an equal chance in life and everyone has the ability and right to experience joy, safety, happiness and hope. By providing specialist education, care and community services to children, young people, adults and families experiencing disadvantage or disability, we aim to do everything in our power to make that happen. 11 Stained glass 160mm x 160mm, £3.99 Now £2.99! By purchasing these cards you are helping raise valuable funds that will make a real difference to the individuals and families we support. 3 Polar fun 120mm x 120mm, £2.99 Thank you! 8 Winter warmth 178mm x 127mm, £3.99 1 Building the snowman 114mm x 160mm, £3.75 12 Wooden tree 160mm x 160mm, £3.99 4 Christmas decorations 160mm x 160mm, £3.99 Now £2.75! 13 9 Vintage santa 160mm x 160mm, £3.99 2 5 Winter frost 141mm x 141mm, £3.99 Dove in flight 141mm x 141mm, £3.99 Now £2.99! Now £2.99! Christmas elements 160mm x 160mm, £3.99 Greeting reads: “Season’s Greetings” 14 10 6 Robin trio 101mm x 204mm, £3.99 Cosy puppies 120mm x 120mm, £2.99 Now £2.99! Greeting reads: “With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year” * Greeting reads: “With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year” * Christmas owls 120mm x 120mm, £2.99 ! 0161 283 4883 [email protected] www.togethertrust.org.uk Christmas card order form How to order Card title Cost per pack (10 cards per pack) ...to everyone who has raised or donated funds and/or goods, attended our events or volunteered their time. If you have raised funds and would like to appear on these pages, please email your photos to [email protected] Your details: • Please complete all sections of this order form. • Payment should accompany your order. Please make cheques payable to ‘Together Trust’. • If you prefer to collect your order from our reception please contact us to arrange collection during office hours (p&p does not apply to collection). Total cost No. of packs Thank you and well done Title: First name: Surname: Address: Postcode: Tel (day time): (evening): • Joseph and Ann Slater Memorial Trust donated £750 towards our annual fostering holiday • Stamp recycling raised £482.18 so please keep sending us your used stamps • Threesixty Services raised £440 by completing the Tough Mudder Challenge • WNS Assistance made further monthly donations of £150 towards food tech and nutrition projects at Ashcroft School • Inscape Friends donated £9000 towards the new 4D sensory learning environment at Inscape House School 1. Building the snowman £2.75 £ Email: 2. Winter frost £2.99 £ • 3. Polar fun £2.99 £ c Please tick if you do not wish to receive further information from the Together Trust. 4.Christmas decorations Payment details: SAP UK Ltd donated £5000 for an outdoor learning space at Inscape House School, and will be bringing a team of staﬀ to help implement the project £3.99 £ • Roughley’s Bikers donated £2000 from their Annual Bike Show I wish to pay via: • 5. Dove in flight £2.99 £ Convergys donated a further £2438 from their Charity of the Year fundraising activities, bringing their total raised to date to £12,138.64 Chris Aldous raised £360.63 from a Medium Night at the Midway pub. £2.99 £ Card payment details: • 6. Robin trio • 7. Virgin adoring £2.99 £ 8. Winter warmth £3.99 £ c Maestro/Switch c Visa Tony Simcock raised £100 by completing a 56 mile walk. Funds will go to Woodlands, where Tony’s son Mike is Assistant Manager • 9. Vintage santa £3.99 £ Hilton Hotel Manchester Airport donated £841.09 via the Hilton in the Community Foundation from their Charity of the Year activities. The funds will buy additional outdoor gym equipment for Ashcroft School. 10. Cosy puppies £2.99 £ 11. Stained glass £3.99 £ 12. Wooden tree £3.99 £ 13. Christmas elements £3.99 £ 14. Christmas owls £2.99 £ SUB TOTAL £ P&P cost £ Donation £ GRAND TOTAL £ UK Postage and packing charges: 1-2 packs 3-7 packs 8+ packs £2.50 £3.50 £13.75 Collection free (Together Trust, Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE) Please return order form to c Cheque (made payable to ‘Together Trust’) c Card (please complete details below) c Delta c MasterCard Card number Start date: / Expiry date: Issue No. CVS: / Name on card: Signed: Traﬀord Centre Abseil Date: Make your donation go further... This year’s abseil team included Paul, Jodie, Yocheved and staﬀ from Valour Finance Group (who have been supporting the Together Trust as their chosen charity since June 2012) Mark, Alex, Sangam, Dean and Natalie. Well done and thank you for your support – we hope to raise around £1,000 from this event. Gift Aid: If you are making a personal donation use Gift Aid to make it worth even more. For every £1 you give, we can claim 25p from HMRC. It’s that simple. By ticking the box(es) you confirm that you are a UK Income or Capital Gains taxpayer (taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify), you have read this statement and you want the Together Trust to reclaim tax on your donation(s) as specified. The amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax you pay in the tax year must be at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) you donate to will reclaim on your gifts for that tax year. Please gift aid (please tick all that apply): c All donations made in the past four years c The enclosed donation of £ c All donations made on or after the date of this declaration. Signed: Date: 071412 ! Fundraising Team Together Trust, Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE Together Trust | Issue 15 | October 2014 | Fundraising news 11 Andrew Murray Pro AM Golf Day On 1st September long-term supporter and Together Trust Member Andrew Murray once again hosted his annual Pro-AM event at Lymm Golf Club. The hit the green competition raised £643 on the day, and we received £2000 from the event. Licen se Bar d ets Tick .50 2 1 £ upper inc. s Hosted by the Cheadle & Gatley Round Table in aid of the Together Trust (and other local charities) - Cheadle’s Big Bang (or Bethesda Bonfire as it is fondly known) took place on Saturday 1st November. Visitors were delighted with the two award winning firework displays, a huge bonfire, fairground, food and attractions. Big thanks to the Round Table for all their hard work and we will report on funds raised in the next issue of Fundraising News. Zip Slide Imperial War Museum Zip zip hurray to our 11 thrill seeking individuals who launched themselves from the Air Shard at a height of 30m before gliding 250m across the Manchester Ship Canal to raise funds for the Together Trust. Fashion Show & Sale Another complete sell out! Around 120 people attended the fashion show and sale held on 9th October raising £645. Thank you to www.fashionshownorthwest. co.uk who showcased a range of high street and designer labels (with up to 75% of RRP) to purchase on the night. The event concluded around 9.30pm with almost everyone leaving with a bargain! Our next show will be in February - details to follow. Elvis is in the building! @61.GouB5!=D2;/2@etpm>;B6::.B2 Elvis impersonator, Bob Morris, oﬀers an exciting tribute to the King. This is a night of pure breathtaking entertainment with all proceeds going to the Together Trust. Tickets must be purchased in advance and places are limited. Together Trust Centre, Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE in aid of Registered charity number 209782 Cheadle’s Big Bang 0161 283 4822 [email protected] www.togethertrust.org.uk facebook.com/SupportTogetherTrust Moor Suite, Heaton Moor Friday 5th December at 7.00pm After a roaring success at the first Cakes and Cabaret we are delighted to announce that Sarah Allcard is organising another fantastic evening of song and cake! Sarah is particularly proud of her students - each one has a story. Tickets are £5 for adults, £3 for under 16s and must be purchased in advance. The Together Trust is delighted to be chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the event. For more information or tickets call Sarah on 0781 7624021 or email fundraising@ togethertrust.org.uk twitter.com/TogetherTrust Funds raised will help pay for specialist equipment, therapy services, trips and activities for over 1000 vulnerable children, young people and families supported by the Together Trust. 061421 Glass Walk challenging your beliefs on what is possible! Team Together Trust Challenge Events Saturday 25th April 2015, Together Trust Centre Glass walking is the act of walking across hundreds of broken glass bottles. The glass is razor sharp and very real. The interesting thing about Glass Walking is that anyone can do it! The activity, performed correctly, is safe; however it is essential that all participants follow the instructions of the facilitator. Deposit £20 with a £50 fundraising target. The hardest part isn’t walking on glass, it’s a matter of walking through the wall of fear that hangs around you and inhibits you. Contact Julie Williams on 0161 283 4822 or email [email protected] 12 Whether it is Skydiving, Trekking through Peru, Climbing Kilimanjaro or Cycling London to Paris – we have a challenge suitable for everyone. All these events have a certain wow factor – this is the chance of a lifetime to take part in something you wouldn’t otherwise do whilst raising money for the Together Trust. For more information contact Julie Williams on 0161 283 4822 or email [email protected] Together Trust | Issue 15 | October 2014 | Fundraising news 13 Elvis Tribute Event calender 2014/2015 November Fri 14th Supermarket bag pack, Sainsbury’s Cheadle Sun 16th 160ft Bungee Jump, Salford Quays Fri 28 Elvis Tribute, Together Trust Centre th 50/50 lottery Glass Walk n o i t p i r c s b gift su December Wed 3rd Gospel Christmas, Together Trust Centre Fri 5th Cakes and Cabaret, Moore Suite, Heaton Moor Sun 7th Roughley’s Toy Drop, Together Trust Centre Wed 10th Christmas Carol Service, St Mary’s Church, Cheadle Mon 22nd Supermarket bag pack, Morrisons Reddish 160ft Bungee Jump February Fashion Show & Sale, Together Trust Centre TBC March 7th - 15th Sahara Trek April TBC Roughley’s Easter Egg Drop Sun 19th Greater Manchester Marathon Sat 25 Glass Walk, Together Trust Centre th Sun 26 th Virgin Money London Marathon Thurs 30th 3 Peaks Challenge Virgin Money London Marathon May Sun 3rd Wing Walk – Breighton Aerodrome, Selby, N Yorks Fri 14th Great Manchester Run (10k) – Sun 10th June Sat 13th For more information on any of these events, please contact the Fundraising Team on on 0161 283 4822 or email: [email protected] Make a difference this Christmas with a 50/50 lottery gift subscription Cheadle Festival Family Fun Day, Together Trust Centre October 8th-17th Kilimanjaro Trek Registered charity number 209782 Roughleys toy drop Together Trust | Issue 15 | October 2014 | Fundraising news 15 50/50 lottery the Together Trust 50/50 lottery gift subscription tion bscrip gift su Gift purchased by Gift purchased for Your name Recipients name Address Address Postcode Postcode Daytime telephone number Daytime telephone number Email I confirm that this person is over 16 (please tick) Message to be written on gift subscription certificate Number of monthly entries in the 50:50 lottery draw (please note that the subscription is for 12 months). 1 per month (£12) 2 per month (£24) A gift to 3 per month (£36) 4 per month (£48) From 5 per month (£60) Other Message (please print the exact wording that you would like us to display on the front of the certificate). __ per month (£__) Payment method (The gift subscriptions are only payable by cheque or card payment. We do NOT set up monthly direct debit payments for gift subscriptions). Cheque (made payable to The Together Trust) Credit/debit card VISA MASTERCARD SWITCH Card no. Expiry date Please tick whether you want the gift certificate to be sent to yourself so that you can give the gift personally or to the recipient Purchaser Recipient of the gift. Issue no. (Switch only) Start date Security code Name on card For forms and payments received by 17th December, the gift will commence in the December draw. For forms and payments received after 17th December, the gift will commence with the January draw. The winning numbers of each draw are posted on the Together Please tick if you do not wish to receive further information from the Together Trust Trust website togethertrust.org.uk Please return the completed form to 111307 /SupportTogetherTrust /TogetherTrust ! Fundraising Team, Together Trust, Together Trust Centre, Schools Hill, Cheadle SK8 1JE t 0161 283 4822 e [email protected] Registered charity number 209782