Rae Climbs A Mountain

Off message-ish but former London UNISON Labour Link comrade Rae Voller is trying to raise money for "Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)". Rae is a nurse who now works in Merseyside. 

She will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in September in support of CRY and raising money via "Just Giving" for this event.

Mountain Warehouse in conjunction with "Just Giving" are running a competition to give an additional £5000 to a chosen charity based on the number of votes received by participants.

To vote for her cause simply go to http://www.mountainwarehouse.com/charity/entries/rae-climbs-a-mountain-e353.aspx and follow the simple instructions.

Share the links below and encourage others to vote. Also donate via Just Giving!

http://www.justgiving.com/Rae-Voller
www.raeclimbsamountain.org.uk
www.c-r-y.org.uk

PS I have suggested To Rae that she climbs up and down Snowden in North Wales twice in one day as preparation. I am full of such good ideas for others to follow  :)

UNISON Welfare Bucket and Spade Appeal

"Our Very own Welfare Officer and UNISON steward Mitsy Harmon is doing a sponsored walk in aid of Unison Welfare’s Bucket and Spade appeal this weekend and has created a just giving page to make it easy for people to sponsor her. Can you publicise her page to the membership please as it’s a very worthy cause.

https://www.justgiving.com/Mitsy-Harmon

The bucket and spade appeal has been set up to provide a holiday for low paid members see more details below.

Bucket and Spade Appeal

The Bucket & Spade Appeal aims to raise funds for the family holidays provided by UNISON Welfare - There for You. Although there has been a huge growth in tourism a quarter of the UK’s population, including many families with children, are excluded from taking holidays, mainly because they cannot afford them.

Our family holiday service provides a much needed break to families whose very difficult circumstances mean they have the most to gain from the stress relief that a holiday can bring. Thanks to the many volunteers who have taken part in our sponsored events, and the support of branches, members and staff we have raised over £250,000 so far. All the monies raised for the appeal are held in a restricted fund to be used exclusively for family holidays.

(From Branch)