It’s not often we post articles outside of DBA’s main interests and objectives in our NEWS section but this article is a good read about making homes safer for people living with sight loss. The article includes thoughts from a vision loss specialist, who has lived with low vision her whole life due to cone-rod dystrophy.
Month: July 2019
Hannah and Frankie Take to The Skies
Well, it finally happened! After THREE cancelled jumps, our intrepid skydivers, Frankie and Hannah of Beales Gourmet Catering and The Italian Villa fame, finally managed to get into a plane and OUT of a plane (in some style) with their sponsored skydive over Salisbury yesterday with the GoSkydive crew, raising a magnificent £760 for Dorset Blind Association in the process – AWESOME!
If doing a tandem skydive is on YOUR bucket list, please do get email gareth@dorsetblind.org.uk for information on how we can get you into the air with the minimum of fuss and the maximum of fun(draising)!
Upcoming Collections
Be like Liz! If any of you kindly folk are interested at all in helping us out with local bucket collections, we have the following coming up in the next couple of months:
Thursday 1st August – TESCO Branksome
Tuesday 20th August – TESCO Blandford
Friday 6th September – Wimborne Town Centre
Friday 23rd August – Wimborne Town Centre
Friday 6th September – Wimborne Town Centre
Simple two hour shift (one of 10-12; 12-2; 2-4) of holding a donation bucket for benevolent types to drop their pennies and pounds in. You don’t need any detailed knowledge about the charity, what we do or who we support – a sprawling information stand will be on site 🙂
Please email Gareth at gareth@dorsetblind.org.uk or call on 01202 712864 if you’re able to help out. We really appreciate your efforts, thanks.
Dorset For Singing
As it nears the end of its 11th year, Dorset For Singing shows no sign of slowing down. With a membership of around 170 culled from Dorchester, Weymouth, Portland and surrounding areas, the community choir has become well-known in key community events and has raised over £15,000 for good causes from concert revenues.
This year, the Weymouth and Portland branch kindly supported Dorset Blind Association, voted by the choir members. During the year, they managed to raise an impressive £1300 for us to put towards our services for local blind and partially sighted people in the area. Last week, they kindly welcomed us to a rehearsal at All Saints School in Wyke Regis for a cheque presentation with our member, Sam Cole. Now THERE’s a colourful photo! Thanks, guys and gals!
Choirmaster and director, Ed Hintze, said “We have very much enjoyed supporting our nominated charity, the Dorset Blind Association. Although our emphasis is on singing for enjoyment, it is great that a bi-product our singing is to raise money and awareness for local and national charities.”
Subscriptions are just £3 and there are further discounts for termly or annual membership. Anybody interested in joining is welcome to turn up to a rehearsal when the new term starts on Wednesday 25th September – your first session is FREE. For further information please call Jenny, Choir Manager, on 07723453619.
Haskins Bucket Collection Dates
We have been lucky enough to secure a number of bucket collection days at Haskins Garden Centre, Ferndown this month. If you, or indeed anyone you know, might be able to spare a couple of hours to help out, please contact Gareth at gareth@dorsetblind.org.uk or call the fundraising office on 01202 712864. You don’t need to have any knowledge of the charity to help as we will have an information stand on site – just a willingness to hold a bucket and smile.
Brand New Flag For a Flagship Shop
Quick bit of celebratory Dorset Blind Association news for you in that our flagship Ferndown shop is 100 WEEKS OLD this week – hurrah! And what better way of celebrating a flagship shop than popping a brand spanking new feather FLAG right outside. Certainly a good day for it!
