This page is a look back at the league stories from 2007-2008
50 Years of League
February 2008
The league made copy for the local papers this month, the leagues 50th
birthday was highlighted.
Treasurer Dave Smith was interviewed on Radio Berkshire and trolley shop
ladies were photographed for the trust internal magazine as well as
appearing in the local papers.
The league of friends begins it's 50th year of voluntary service,
serving the hospital at Heatherwood. The radio station took great pride
in presenting one of the specially commissioned commemorative mugs to a
grateful patient Bruce Dunsford on ward 4 last night.
Bruce joins a long line of lucky winners of mugs. The first mugs were
given away in 1993 and a number of designs have been available. Patients
who make requests each night go into a draw and will qualify for a
chance to win a mug.
Monday team Celsio D'souza, Katie Ayers and Ian Shephard were on hand to
see the presentation went without a hitch. Katie Ayers featured in the
picture with lucky winner Bruce.
Happy New Year
January 2008
The league of friends wishes to send best wishes to all it's supporters
for a happy and prosperous 2008.
The league of friends will celebrate fifty years of friendship and
support for the patients and staff of Heatherwood hospital in February
2008. the league has commissioned a special mug which will be given away
to patients by the radio service throughout the coming year. Any patient
making a request each night will be put into a draw and the lucky winner
will receive this special edition mug. The mug giveaways by the radio
service was started in 1993.
The league is pleased to announce a new fundraising venture.
Exciting news! We're delighted to announce our fundraising webshop.
When shopping online, you can access over 100 leading retailers using
our webshop. Every time someone uses our webshop when shopping online,
they will automatically earn money for us! They don't pay anything extra
by using our webshop.
This new an easy way to support your league of friends will help us
raise much needed funds for our voluntary work at Heatherwood.
Please take time to browse the on-line shop and remember all purchases
made will ensure the league receives funding for all it's services at
Heatherwood Hospital.
Do tell your family and friends they can also help support the hospital
by shopping with the league, using this web site.
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Staff Laundry Opens
October 2007
The new staff laundry funded by the league of friends is opened for use.
The laundry replaces the laundry operated by the league of friends in
heatherwood house. Once running costs have been deducted any profit will
be used to fund projects on the hospital for patients and staff.
The league of friends has now added the option to accept on-line
donations to the league. Visitors to the leagues web site can now make
an on-line donation. The service is administered by the Charities Aid
Foundation who through their web site will handle all of the secure
transactions.
The league hopes the ease in which visitors to the web sites can donate,
will encourage visitors to help the league maintain it's services at the
hospital. Patients and their families, past present and future all
benefit from the work of the league and it's volunteers.
Happy New Year
January 2007
The league of friends wishes to send best wishes to all it's supporters
for a happy and prosperous 2009.
