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| England Amputee Football Team visit. Sheffield 23rd August 2008 | |
The Derek Dooley Football Academy for Amputees and People with Additional Needs
The England Amputee football team is coming to Sheffield on 23rd August at Goals Soccer Centre, Norfolk Park Road from 10.00am to 12.00 noon.
Come along and watch the England team in training. Meet the players and let the team show you how it is done.
For more information contact Wayne on 0779 113 1409 or go to www.DerekDooley(MBE)FootballAcademy.com
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| CHALLENGE OF A LIFETIME FOR STEPS CHAIRMAN | |
In February 2009, Charles Murray, our Chairman, and a small group of 'mad' individuals will be travelling to South America to attempt a traverse of Aconcagua to raise much needed funds for STEPS. At nearly 23,000 ft, Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America and indeed it is the highest mountain in the world outside the Himalayas. Whilst not technically difficult Aconcagua is a very large and very cold mountain, so we wish them lots of luck!
If you would like to support him in this huge and daunting challenge, please go to the following link www.justgiving.com/charlesmurray. Or if you wish to join him on this adventure of a lifetime please contact the office on 0871 717 0045 |
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| Our bodies, Our views! | |
“Our bodies, Our views!: Children and young people’s attitudes to their prosthesis” Pictures and presentations are now on the website. Click here for more information. |
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| GRANADA NEWS - REPORT ON HEMIMELIA AND CHOICE OF TREATMENT OPTIONS | | You may have seen the recent news report on TV on hemimelia and the possible options regarding treatment. If anyone has any issues on this or would like to discuss any choices, please call the steps helpline on 0871 7170044 between 9.30am and 4pm |
| £600 Fashion Frenzy! | | Fundraising supremo and mum of Xander (pictured with big brother Josh) Charlotte Wise organised a Fashion Show and Sale in aid of steps and raised a fantastic £600! Charlotte has now held several events for us and is happy to pass on her advice to anyone else out there who would like to organise an event for us. Just get in touch with us at the steps office and we'll put you in touch! Xander has fibular hemimelia and Charlotte says "He's walking and running like any other 19 month old. He's just had another pair of new shoes so there's no stopping him now!" |
| Read how 3 year old Ana helped raise funds for steps! | |
Ana is facing hip surgery at the end of the month, and her parents kindly asked her friends and family to donate to steps during her recent 3rd birthday party. Thanks to you all, plus Ana's Mum's colleagues at St Ives Direct for their generosity in raising over £150.00 for us this way. |
| Blue Badge - last day to send in a response | | Further changes to eligibility for the Disabled Parking (Blue Badge) scheme are under review and the public are being asked to comment on them. Today 17th April is the last day to send in your response. They will have a big impact on children wearing hip spicas and other types of bulky medical equipment such as frames. For more information and how you could be involved go to: http://www.steps-charity.org.uk/links/6-131-blue_badge_campaign.php |
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| STEPS receives £10,000 from Daily Mail giveaway | | In the Daily Mail/RBS giveaway of £1m to children's charities, STEPS were lucky enough to be voted one of the 90 charities. The poll was voted for by the readers of the Daily Mail and RBS staff, and we are very grateful to everyone who took the time and trouble to vote for us - many thanks! With these much needed funds, we plan to use some of the money for a hip DVD, and furthering clubfoot research. |
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| Manchester Clubfoot Conference | |
Highlights from the presentations are available to read by clicking here
These are not comprehensive accounts of the presentations, but rather a highlighted tour to give a flavour of the event with special emphasis on information for parents and the public.
PDF files of the actual PowerPoint presentation will be available in some cases. |
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| STEPS PAMPER AND PRESENTS EVENING | |
We all had a great time at the steps Christmas Pamper and Presents Evening at Thelwall Quays Community Centre in Grappenhall, Warrington - lots of Christmas presents on offer, as well as nails, beauty and reflexology for those wishing to chill out. The evening raised over £350 for steps, and we hope to hold another one next year. |
| STEPS CHRISTMAS PARTY! | |
The Christmas party at Solihull was a great success, and whilst the kids were enjoying all the entertainment on offer, the adults had chance to meet and chat with others in similar situations as themselves, which many found helpful and reassuring. Many thanks to Charlotte Wise whose fundraising efforts enabled us to hold this party. We would like to make this an annual event, so if you are interested in fundraising for it, please get in touch with us for any ideas. A full report and photos will follow in the magazine. |
| More events in Belfast planned | |
steps second event in Northern Ireland was held on Saturday 20th October. Families from all over Northern Ireland attended as well as nurses and doctors from Musgrave Park Hospital. The afternoon gave families the opportunity to talk to health professionals and steps Founder & Director, Sue Banton, but late afternoon and early evening was all for the children with face painting and entertainment from Magic George. The event was hosted at the Belfast Boat Club thanks to the support of Simon Bellamy of the In Car Safety Centre.
Everybody really enjoyed the event and three parents are determined to do more, Paul, Joanne and Ruth are determined to organise another event in Northern Ireland next year. If you would like to be involved please contact the steps office on info@steps-charity.org.uk or telephone 0871 7170044.
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| Apply for a Blue Badge if you have a child under 2 in a hip spica | | Following the success of Helen Grindrod and Kelly-Ann Rushtons' Blue Badge Campaign you can now find details of the revised scheme in our information section here under Transport and Mobility |
| steps Trustee Dave Matkin - Find out about his latest fundraising venture! | |
It is that time of year again! The time when I start planning something MAD! This year it is the second over World Wide Escape Artist Relay (WEAR). I am planning something completely MAD more MAD than EVER before (so mad I am going to struggle NEXT time to out do it …. But you know I will).
Why am I doing it? 2 reasons 1) raise awareness of STEPS and club foot and 2) hopefully raise some much needed funds for this GREAT charity and 3 because I can (well I hope I can it’s a tough one this time! Also I need to learnt to count)
For more information check out my Blog click here and you can also check out my just giving site here if you decided you wanted to donate anything. )
Thanks for your time
Dave “SPARKY” Matkin
Club foot sufferer and STEPS trustee (www.steps-charity.org.uk)
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Please visit my Blog click here (http://dmdw.blogspot.com/)
And if you can donate some money to steps for this mad-caped event I am planning here (www.justgiving.com/davidmatkin)
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| SHOP ONLINE AND RAISE MONEY FOR STEPS FOR FREE!!! | | If you shop at places such as M &S, Next, Amazon, Debenhams etc you could raise funds for STEPS for FREE - simply by clicking through our link to shop there! It costs you nothing more at all, yet earns us commission. Only a few regular purchases by parents/supporters will generate lots more money for steps. It is effortless, free and every penny earned goes into benefiting the children. Check if yoru retailer is supporting this scheme - there is an A-Z list of all supporting retailers. Click here for details. If there are any queries, call the office on 0871 7170045. |
| CLAIRE FURMEDGE EQUIPMENT BURSARY FUND | |
Applying for the Claire Furmedge Equipment Fund - this fund is designed to help families affected by a child in a hip spica who need to buy car seats/hip chairs. To apply click here |
| Donated Ponseti Boots & Bars help baby | |
Donated Ponseti Boots & Bars help a baby in Armavir, Krasnodar Region, South Russia.
Peter Schetinin says a big thank you to hospitals and parents in the UK. The donated boots & bars mean this little boy avoided surgery because he could continue with his Ponseti treatment to treat his clubfeet. To read the full story click here .
If you would like to donate unwanted/used boots & bars to the steps Boots and Bars Appeal click here . |
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