Meetings:
Meetings are
normally held the second Tuesday of each month at 8.00pm,
at the Alder Sports Club - what
was "The Nalgo Club". Everyone is welcome, it
is informal and very friendly, so why not give it a try. January's
meeting is the AGM.What Do You Want?
We
at CHICS would really like to know what you would like to
see the committee offering by way of support. Would you
please phone Linda with your suggestions. We are a family
support group and we would love to develop this role even
further. We are looking at inviting speakers along to the
meetings to give practical help and advice on anything
you would like. So please think about it and ring Linda
with any idea, it would be great to build up the
attendance of the meetings.
Teenagers:
Teenagers meet on
the first Thursday of each month (contact the CHICS
office on 0151
523 8886 for
details). If any of your children (patient or siblings)
are over 13, they are eligible to join the teenage
section of CHICS. The emphasis is on fun and being with
children who find themselves in similar circumstances.
Newsletter:
If you would like
to receive your monthly CHICS newsletter by e-mail as
opposed to "snail" mail, please send an e-mail
to Eddie requesting this (eddie.chics@blueyonder.co.uk). Not only will this
save CHICS money but also barring accidents your letter
should never be delayed by the post.
Collection
Boxes:
CHICS finally now
have a supply of collection boxes. We are requesting
member's to go in to their local shops and ask if they
can leave a box to be filled. If you can place a box
please contact Eddie at the CHICS office.
Calling All
Volunteers:
We
are trying to put together a list of people who are
willing to volunteer for CHICS events such as fundraising,
manning stalls, bag-packing, helping out at social events,
etc. Please call office if you wish to go on list.
Tibet Walk:
We
have a member doing a Looooong walk in Tibet, to raise
funds for Teenage Cancer Trust, so if any of our members
wish to sponsor her can you phone the office and leave
your details.
Sponsored
Bike Ride:
Linda's
husband and some of his friends are planning a sponsored
bike ride, from Lancaster to York (about 100 miles). So
if there are any fitness instructors or experienced
cyclists who can help with fitness training and nutrition
they would be most grateful. If you can help please
contact the office or Linda.
Items for
Sale:
We have
both adults and children's T shirts for sale with the
CHICS logo. There are also CHICS mugs and pin badges and
car stickers available, so if you would like to buy any
for yourself or if you can sell any on behalf of CHICS
please contact the office.
Wristbands:
You
cannot fail to have noticed how the wrist bands, started
by the Lance Armstrong Foundation to raise money for
Cancer Charities have taken the nation by storm. So we
thought we would have our very own CHICS band done. What
we need now are our members to sell as many as they can,
if you are able to do this ring the office and we will
get these out to you.
Direct Debit:
Most
of you will have seen adverts on TV asking you to donate
a minimum of £2 a month
for a particular charity. Well we would like to do the
same for CHICS so if any of you could consider setting up
a monthly direct debit to go to the charity could you
please phone JUDY. This could provide the charity with a
regular monthly income to enable us to do even more work
with our families.
Eddie's Day
Off:
Due to Eddie's new
work contract, Tuesdays are now to be his day off. It
would be greatly appreciated if all phone enquiries could
be directed to the office. If you need to contact anyone
urgently please phone any of the committee members.
Also, could I point
out that the messages left on the office answer machines
are picked up EVERY day, so unless its a real
emergency could we ask you not to ring Eddie at home,
leave a message on the phone and we will get back to you.
Trips
- Get More Involved With CHICS:
Give us
your ideas. Have any of you had a great day out this year?
Would you recommend it to others? Well we would love to
hear from you. We are constantly on the look out for
places to go. As you can appreciate CHICS has visited
many places over the years, but we are constantly looking
for fresh ideas so please start thinking and phone the
office with your ideas. Or better still come a long to a
meeting.
Request
to Parents:
Do
we have any parents who are willing to be CRB checked?
This is because we sometimes require individuals to
supervise children on route to holidays, day trips,
holidays etc. If you are willing please call office.
Disneyland
Paris:
We
are looking at organising a trip in May Bank Holiday week
2009 to Disneyland Paris. The trip will hopefully be by
air or Eurostar. We do not have any definite prices as
yet, but would be interested to see if any of our
families would be keen to go. If so, and at this stage it
is only to gauge the level of interest, please leave your
details at the office.
International
Childhood Cancer Day:
We
are hoping to try something different this year so to all
children only, if you think you can sing could you leave
your details at the office (this is not an 'X' factor
type of show).
Bereavement
Group:
We
are looking to resume the Liverpool section bereavement
group. If you are interested in attending, please contact
the office.
Bereavement
Book:
CHICS
have a bereavement book which is kept in the Alder Centre.
If anyone requires a form to place an entry in the book,
please contact Judy.
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