Liverpool Group

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.

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.

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.

Sponsored Walk:
Our annual sponsored walk from Southport to Liverpool took place on Saturday 5th September. We would like to say a great big THANK YOU to all the members and non-members who took part in this years walk. We hope you are ok and not too exhausted from the walk. Next year we are looking to re-vamp the walk and will be in discussions with a local rambling group for suggestions on various routes we could take (possibly a bit shorter distance). The only thing left now is to send us in your sponsor forms and money, these should be sent to Judy Bayliss.

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.

Items for Sale:
We have received our new stock items for sale and these include some great pencils at just 50p each, pens at 65p each, note pads with a pen at the side £1 each and our mugs with CHICS logo on at £1.50 each. If you would like to purchase any of the items or you think you could sell them at school, work etc. Please contact the office and we will send out the goods. Payment will be required on receipt of your order.

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 it’s 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.

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.

Just Giving Web Page:
CHICS now have a page on Just Giving (www.justgiving.com). If you are thinking of donating to CHICS online you can do it via this site, or it can be used to sponsor anybody who is taking part in a sponsored event for CHICS.

To view example of this visit www.justgiving.com/Helen-Lodge who is running the Liverpool Half Marathon on behalf of our group.

London Break:
All money for the London Trip should be paid by 15th September and should be sent to Judy.

Crosby Fair:
We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all those volunteers who helped out on this years stall and for those who came and supported the stall, once again thanks.

It has been brought to our attention that there are families who have not been successful in securing places on trips, this cannot be allowed to continue, so in future all places on trips will be allocated on the basis of demand and whether you have been before. When you phone to book you can leave your details and you will be contacted if you have secured a place.

Dates for your diary
Sponsored Walk 11th September - As this year we are making the walk family friendly we are hoping to get a lot of children involved. This will mean that the children will hopefully get some sponsors from school after their summer break.

The walk will take place in Sefton Park at 10.00am. The perimeter of the park is 2.4 miles and this is the minimum we would like you to do. Obviously the fitter participants can do as many laps as you wish and make it a real workout. There is plenty of parking at the Aigburth Vale entrance opposite the Blenheim Hotel. If you would like to participate please ring the office for registration pack. We would really like this year to be as successful as previous years and with more children involved it should be a really fun time.

Disney on Ice - Sunday 17th October - This years Disney on Ice will be on Sunday 17th October at the Manchester MEN Arena and the theme is 100 years of Magic. Price of tickets are £10 each, please call the office and put you name down. Also preference will be given to families with children aged 11 and under.

Christmas Party - Sunday 12th December - This years party will be held on Sunday 12th December at the Railway Club. I know it’s early but a lot of preparation goes into the party. Return your booking forms to Eddie by 30th September or earlier if possible. If you haven't received a booking form to fill in please contact Eddie.

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