Update from Russell Churcher Court

My sister (Jaquie Williams) has just updated Gosport folk fundraising for the residents' fund at Mum's place

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"Morning, you lovely people 😊
I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped me out with my fundraising for Mum's care home, and for helping to raise awareness of Alzheimer's and Dementia and its impact on families, by buying and sharing my crafts.
Yesterday, at Mum's Christmas Raffle Party, I was delighted to be able to take in a cheque for £315, to add to the Residents Activity Fund.
With your generous support and donations, between us this year we have raised;
Summer Fayre at Russell Churcher Court, for revamping the residents hair salon: £140
Alverstoke Michaelmas Fayre, for Residents Activity Fund: £701
Drop in at my place over the last few weeks, for Residents Activity Fund: £315
So total we've raised this year for Russell Churcher Court: ⭐️ £1156 ⭐️
That's a lovely amount and I couldn't have done it without you. I can't thank you all enough. 💖This money will make a big difference; helping to pay for entertainment to come in, trips out, parties and all sorts of activities and home comforts for the residents.
Who would have thought that a few painted boxes and quite a lot of little fairies would bring so much joy!
Thank you so much....you are all stars! ⭐️✨🌟😊X"

That's brilliant Sunny!

Great total. And she seems to be working at raising funds really hard

Terrific! Well done her!

A cold and frosty one this morning! ❄️ but I hope all's well with you.

We had a lovely afternoon yesterday, at the Christmas Fayre at Mum's place. Christmas songs and craft stalls and mince pies. What more could you ask for!
It was lovely. And a good time was had by all. ��

I was also delighted to be able to hand over the fundraising cheque to the Residents Activity Team.
With your brilliant help, by popping in to buy my little fairies and coming to the Michaelmas Fayre, we raised an amazing £824 !!
I'm chuffed to bits! Thank you so much! ��

JoJo and Charlotte - from the activity team - were thrilled with it too. They said the money would practically pay for the activities for the whole of next year.
Isn't that great! ����

So well done everyone! You are all amazing and your money will really help to make the residents stay at Russell Churcher Court a fun and happy one.

Thank you my friends. �� You are all stars! ⭐️✨

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We need a like button

I like books' idea!! And I really really like what moonie's sister has done! wow! gongs!

For everyone who wants to know what happened to some of the money raised last year.

Below is today's update from my sister (Jaquie)

"Do you remember me telling you about the hairdressers at Mum's care home, and how they were going to revamp it with the help of the money we raised last year?
Well, last weekend I was invited to the official opening of the new, improved hairdressing salon.
We had the cutting of the ribbon and everything! And when we went through the fabulous, pink front door I was amazed to see the transformation that they'd made.
It was wonderful! ��
A beautiful parlour decorated in pastel pink with deeper pink blossom on the walls, black salon chairs and work tops looking into four fabulous, light-surrounded mirrors. A lovely white hairdressers sink, over the head dryer, pink and black hairspray guards and a nail-bar in the corner, where a coffee machine was waiting to serve up a lovely coffee while you relax.
It's going to make such a difference to the residents, by being somewhere special to go for a bit of pampering.
And the best thing of all for me, was the name.
They've called it DEREEN'S, after my mum. I was so touched and it means so much to me...and Mum would absolutely love it if she knew. It's such a shame that she can't really understand now, but I know that she would be so chuffed and as proud as I am of everyone who's made it possible, from everyone at Russell Churcher who've put all the time and effort into revamping the salon....to all of you who've donated to the fund.
Thank you all so much �� �� xxxx"

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Like like like!!! sure it will be a happy place for residents to go, and a more pleasant place for the staff to work!

Morning everyone, I thought you might like to see this photo of the wonderful Activity Team at Russell Churcher, who have worked so hard to make the Hair Salon possible, along with all the great things they do everyday to make the residents stay a happy one.
Lea, their lovely hairdresser, Charlotte, Sarah, Becky and JoJo

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Merry Crimbo from Jaquie and Dereen in Gosport

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It is lovely to see what has been done with the money. Thank you, Moonie.

Latest update from today

"Dementia lightsWhen I was taking down the Christmas lights, this year, I noticed that some of the bulbs had gone out on the string around the front door. And it reminded me of a clever analogy explaining how dementia affects people in different ways.
For a person with Alzheimer's Disease or other forms of dementia, (of which there are lots of different types), the brain acts like a string of old fairy lights.
Each bulb represents a different function of the brain; mobility, memory, perception, emotion, the senses etc.
Some lights shine brightly and are as sharp and clear as they always were, some flicker and are a bit hit and miss - working well some days then not so well on others - and some just don't work at all now.
This explains why Mum, at the start of this disease, could still drive her car and do word search puzzles but struggled with telling the time, making a sandwich and knowing the value of money.
Eventually more and more lights flicker and turn off until we are left with a string of lights where only a very few are left faintly working......yet still determined to keep on shining."

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