Welcome to the December 2007 edition of 'It's Your CALL'...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
CALL Strikes Silver!
In 2007 CALL celebrated its Silver Anniversary; an incredible twenty five years providing emotional support and practical assistance to thousands of people living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
For a quarter of a century CALL’s dedicated volunteers and professional staff have ‘been there’ for people facing the uncertainty that the diagnosis of a serious illness often brings. At CALL the importance of listening has never been underestimated and by developing this ability in our team we have provided comfort, support and practical help which is appropriate and responsive to the needs of our clients and their families.
It was with this achievement in mind that many of CALL’s supporters including trustees, staff, volunteers, clients and donors gathered together in June to celebrate and listen to a marvellous collection of inspirational music performed by vocalists from the RMCM School of Operatic Studies and special guests Macclesfield Male Voice Choir (pictured bottom right).
We were honoured to also to receive several Mayors of Greater Manchester boroughs including Tameside, Salford and Wigan as well as a Trafford Councillor. The Mayor of Stockport also attended informally in her capacity as a CALL volunteer.
CALL would like to thank all those who supported us on
this wonderful evening. Look out for further details of our next event at
the RNCM in June 2008; A Gilbert & Sullivan Gala.
Photo caption: CALL Trustee - Carol Mula, Mayoress of Tameside Mrs Teresa Smith, Mayor of Wigan Cllr John O’Brien, Cllr Michael Young of Trafford Council (at the back), Mayor of Tameside Cllr Michael Smith, CALL Volunteer (and Mayor of Stockport) June Somekh, CALL chair David Lambert, Mayor of Salford Councillor Valerie May Burgoyne, CALL Trustee Derith Jones, CALL President Tom Brown, Mayoress of Salford Mrs Samantha Tindale.
Run
for It!
Once again in 2007 several people supported CALL by taking part in marathons.
CALL would particularly like to thank Catherine Prickett who ran in the 10km
Great Manchester Run raising £350. Many thanks Catherine!
Christmas Sales
Several CALL branches and ‘drop ins’ are selling small ‘stocking filler’ toys to raise funds. Please enquire at your local branch for more details.
CALL Trafford is also selling Christmas cards made by Ms Naoise O'Donoghue, a friend of Trafford Volunteer, Ursula McGarry Trafford volunteer. Please contact Lynne on 0161 747 2452 for more information.
The Winston Runners
We have had terrific continuing support from the Winston Running Club who chose to run for CALL South Manchester for the second year in a row. Based in Baguley, Wythenshawe the Club held their annual 5k ladies run sponsored by local business the Authentic Food Company. The event was a huge success with runners, joggers and walkers of all ages and abilities joining in the fun.
CALL would like to thank the running club particularly Margaret Carlton, also a CALL Volunteer, who nominated CALL for support. The team raised over £1200!
Anyone interested in joining Winston Running Club should contact Sandra on
0161 998 4252.
If you think you could run (or walk!) for CALL in 2008 please ring 0845 123
23 29 to let us know.
CALL AGM & Annual Report
CALL continued its Silver Anniversary celebrations at the Annual General Meeting in September with a special anniversary cake and a toast from the President Tom Brown. The Annual Report was presented and is now available online here.
CALL
DVD
CALL has a brand new high quality DVD which outlines its work using interviews from staff, volunteers and clients. All volunteers will receive a copy with the new Volunteering Manual which will be out soon. The DVD created by QV productions is a marvelous testament to the work that CALL does in local communities and is a great way to promote services and encourage volunteers.
CALL would like to thank Richard Armitage of QV Productions for donating his time to carry out this project and all those who took part in the filming.
Anyone interested in receiving a copy should contact CALL on 0845 123 23 29.
Shine!
The
new CALL DVD contains a very special piece of music called ‘Shine!’
which was written and performed by Suzannah with help from CALL North Manchester
clients. Suzannah, or Sue Newton as CALL knows her, is a talented musician
and has been a dedicated volunteer at CALL for many years, providing much
comfort and inspiration.
The song came about as a result of a collaboration between Sue and members of the North Manchester ‘drop in’ group. The song is available on CD please call 0845 123 23 29 for more details.
Photo caption: Suzannah with Dorothy Gaskin a member of the North Manchester
‘drop in’
Dorothy Gaskin a dedicated CALL volunteer celebrated her 80th birthday in
2007. Happy Birthday Dorothy!
