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Grants Awarded
2004 |
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| Home-Start
Walsall received money from Rosie's Helping Hands to
equip a sensory room for children and their parents. Home-start
offers a be-friending service for families with at least one
child under 5 years old. This service is often a lifeline for
many families. Rosie's Charity also funds a storytelling session
once a month with Louise, this is proving very popular with
the children and adults alike. |
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| Aldridge
Manor Youth Club provides facilities for around 70
young people each week. The worn out pool tables which, were
very old needing replacing with two re-furbished ones and the
youngsters also requested some sports equipment and a games
computer. Rosie's Helping Hands were delighted to give a donation
to cover the cost of equipment. |
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| Jack
Fowler was 4 years old and autistic with a donation
from Rosie's Helping Hands he has been able to receive a home
therapy session from the Son-Rise outreach programme, which
will help to improve Jack's life. |
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| Walsall
Acorns Children's Hospice received £1,000 to
purchase items from the children's wish list, which included
toys and games and things for their new garden. |
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| Walsall
Sea Scouts received a donation towards their minibus
fund for helping out on Rosie's Walk 2004. |
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| Aldridge
452 Air Training Cadets received new display boards
to promote the squadron at various events for doing such a wonderful
job of marshalling at Rosie's Walk each year. |
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| Cresswell
Kestrels Under 10's football team based in Bloxwich
received help with funding for first aid and football equipment.
Since receiving the funding the team has done really well in
their local league table. |
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| St.
Aiden's Tot Care in Bloxwich received a £500
donation when fire destroyed all the toys and equipment belonging
to the toddler group and youth club. The youth club annual camping
trip was able to go ahead as planned and the toddler group has
replacement toys. |
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Stars in Kingstanding: Received a donation for a project
to enable the pre-school children to learn more about the world
about them by visiting local transport museums. The project
also teaches the children about healthy eating and personal
hygiene. A Saturday morning literacy club was also held for
local children. |
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John's Playgroup - Walsall Wood. Received donations
for the purchase of start up toys and equipment for the playgroup,
which meets every Wednesday afternoon. The playgroup is very
successful and in 2005 moved into larger purpose built premises
next to the church. Rosie's Charity also funds the storytelling
service once a month to the playgroup, which has proved very
popular with the children. |
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| Sarah
- We were delighted to help with the cost of Bass guitar
lessons for Sarah, a 14 year old, talented musician, who is
partially sighted. . Sarah loves her music and is also a very
accomplished keyboard player, she hopes to make a career in
music by teaching others. Sarah became a member of a young band
who played at Rosie’s Walk 2005 and were later one of
only four bands chosen to play at Walsall’s Youth Concert
held in Birmingham’s Symphony Hall in September 2005. |
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| Oakwood
School - Walsall Wood. This is a special school catering
for 60 children between the ages of 4 to 16 years old with special
needs. The Parents Association worked hard to raise money to
fund a new sensory room for the children. Rosie's Helping Hands
£3,500 shortfall so that work can begin on the room in
early 2005. The room will be of enormous benefit to the children |
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Matthews Carers and Toddlers Group - Walsall.
The playgroup reformed in 2004 after a short absence and has
proved very popular with local families with pre-school age
children. The group was operating one day a week but has increased
this to 2 days a week due to the increase in numbers. Rosie's
Helping Hands has funded some safety equipment in way of play
mats for the slide and a soft
secure play area for the babies whilst the toddlers release
their boundless energy! |
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| Birmingham
Hippodrome operates a charity enabling young patients
from Birmingham's Children Hospital to enjoy a trip to the Pantomime.
The Hippodrome have sponsored prizes for Rosie's Helping Hands
in the past, so we were delighted to help their appeal and fund
a minibus of youngsters and their families to enjoy a special
treat together in what is otherwise a stressful time for the
children and their families. |
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