Fundraising

We have had an exciting and busy few months at New Forest Mencap with our fundraising initiatives, in May we took part in the New Forest Rotary Sponsored Horse and Cycle Ride event, we have run Fundraising Stalls at Lymington Market at the Lymington Rotary Clubs’ Spring Fayre, Mudeford Quay and at the New Forest Show. We have also been busy with Street Collections in Lymington, Brockenhurst and New Milton, for the National Learning Disability Awareness Week raising over £500, we held a Sponsored Walk and Picnic in June with a talk from a Forest Ranger from the National Park Authority at the Blackwater Arboretum, 70 members,volunteers and carers attended and raised over £600 for the Gateway and Saturday Clubs that we run.

Sponsored Walk Photos

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It has been a fun few months at New Forest Mencap and our Volunteers and Trustees have been busy with all our fundraising! We did a street collection at Tesco in New Milton and raised £235.63 in September, three Volunteers swam 86 lengths in 75 minutes as part of the Lions Club of New Milton’s Swimathon in November and raised £249. A trusty team of Volunteers took did some bag packing and a collection at Tesco in New Milton in December and raised £176.85. Thank you to all those who Volunteered their time to take part and to those who donated and sponsored us.

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Pictured Swimmers Sarah, Christian and Mary

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Please have a look at our forthcoming fundraising events planned for 2012. If you would like to play a part in supporting New Forest Mencap by either volunteering for events, working in our shop or at one of our three clubs, please contact Mary Bergin, Charity Fundraiser, either by telephone or email – contact details can be found below. Your thoughts and ideas are also welcomed.

NEW CLOTHING/TEXTILE BIN FOR NEW FOREST MENCAP

We now have a clothing/textile bin in place; this is in the car park adjacent to Tesco Express in Brockenhurst, on the left beside the cycle racks and disabled bays. Donations of clothing, belts and shoes, bags sheets and duvet covers but please NO, duvets, pillows, curtains or glass. Please help support us with your unwanted clothing.

PLASTIC MILK BOTTLE TOP COLLECTION

We are now collecting plastic milk bottle tops for New Forest Mencap. Currently involved are:- New Milton Infants, New Milton Juniors, Tiptoe Primary, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Southampton General Hospital. Moorwood Cottage Nursing Home in Chandlers Ford, The Coachhouse Rest Home in Milford-on-Sea, Bournemouth Hospital and Sway church. If you drink milk and would like to help support us – please start collecting your plastic milk bottle tops. NO other tops please, ensure they are washed and any foil inserts removed. Sarah has a large wheely bin on her driveway to put the bottle tops in if you are passing just drop them in! The recycling company will collect from Sarah’s house and at the recycle plant the bottle tops are melted down and made into traffic cones, fence posts, flower pots and plastic mesh around new trees.

Help support us in our recycling ventures as the NFDC send sacks with a high concentration of bottle tops to the Energy Recovery Facility at Marchwood. Here the residual waste is incinerated which generates power back to the National Grid. But if recycled via New Forest Mencap your used milk bottle tops can be transformed into lots of other new items!

Contact: Trustee Sarah Whitlock – Tel 01425 612019 at 20, Stopples Lane, Hordle, Lymington, Hants SO41 OGL.

COMMUNITY MATTERS TOKEN SCHEME

We were successful in being part of Lymington Waitrose Community Matters Green token scheme in January. Every customer is given a token when they pay for their shopping, and you can choose one of three charities each month. At the end of the month the tokens are added up and £1000 divided between the three chosen charities for that month. We received a brilliant total of £661.00. Thank you to all those customers who helped support us by putting their green token in our charity pot in January!

NESTING BOXES FOR SALE – RECYCLED TIMBER

Do you need a nesting box for your birds in your garden? Trustee Rodney Rook makes the boxes from recycled timber and sells to raise money for New Forest Mencap. Prices start at £5, or £20 for boxes for larger birds or owls.

Contact Rodney on 01590 682054 to place your order.

RECYCLE YOUR USED INK CARTRIDGES AND MOBILE PHONES

We have now set up a scheme to recycle used ink cartridges and Mobile Phones using a company called Reclaim-it.com. Our collecting point is at our Charity Shop in New Milton or contact Mary Bergin for an envelope to put your cartridges/phones into. These get sent to Reclaim-it and New Forest Mencap get money back for each item.

On the Volunteers Wanted notice please can the last part now read instead:

To donate via PayPal click on the link on the right to make a one off donation or to set up a regular standing order to become a Friend of New Forest Mencap for £10 a year, please contact Mary Bergin.

Volunteers Wanted

Can you spare an hour or two to help out with our Fundraising Events for our Charity, such as Charity stalls, sponsored activities and street collections? A pool of volunteers is needed on an ad hoc basis.

Volunteers also needed for the New Forest Mencap Shop in New Milton on various half day sessions.

If you can help us – please contact Mary Bergin – Charity Fundraiser New Forest Mencap Office by any of the methods below.

Tel: 01425 621893

Email: mary@newforestmencap.org

To donate we now have a PayPal account please click on link on the right to make a one off donation or set up a regular standing order to become a Friend of New Forest Mencap for £10 a year.

Forthcoming Events for 2012

QUIZ NIGHT

February 4th 2012 at Bashley Village Hall 7.30pm, Teams of 8-10 Tickets £10 to include ploughmans supper. Licensed bar available, Contact Bob Stevenson for Tickets or to make up a team 01425 271231

CHARITY BODY SHOP PARTY

March 23rd 2012 – 7.30pm at 20, Stopples Lane, Hordle. Hosted by Trustee Sarah Whitlock and a Body Shop Consultant, come along for a fun evening. A percentage of the orders taken on the night will be given to New Forest Mencap. Contact Mary Bergin for more information and a invitation.

CHARITY CAR WASH

April 18th 2012 – Hosted by Atlas Ceramics Unit 12, Wick 2 Industrial Estate, Gore Road, New Milton BH25 6TJ. Enthusiastic Volunteers wanted to help wash cars/vans Minimum donation £5 cars + £7.50 vans (Exterior only) 10-4pm. Contact Mary Bergin for more information.

NEW FOREST ROTARY HORSE OR CYCLE RIDE

May 12th 2012 – Sponsored horse or cycle ride around the forest starting in Burley. Come and take part in this fun event and help raise lots of money and awareness for New Forest Mencap. Contact Mary Bergin for more details. Tel 01425 621893 or Email: mary@newforestmencap.org

MOORE AND BLATCH SOLICITORS LYMINGTON CHARITY FUNDRAISING STALL

Saturday 19th May 2012 – Market Day – Volunteers needed to help on the stall, baking or donating any plants or good quality bric-a-brac to sell

National Learning Disability Awareness Week 18-24 June 2012

STREET COLLECTION

June 16th 2012 New Milton. Volunteers Wanted for 2 hour slots between 10-4pm, Contact Mary Bergin for more information

June 22nd 2012 – Lymington. Volunteers Wanted for 2 hour slots between 10-4pm, Contact Mary Bergin for more information

June 23rd 2012 – Brockenhurst. Volunteers Wanted for 2 hour slots between 10-4pm, Contact Mary Bergin for more information

MILFORD-ON-SEA CARNIVAL

August 25th 2012 – Charity Stall on Milford Green. Volunteers needed for this busy event, selling cakes, plants and merchandise. Contact Mary for more details

CHRISTCHURCH ROTARY SWIMAFUN

October 6th 2012 – 6pm start. The Annual Sponsored Swimafun organised by Christchurch Rotary Club. Teams of 6 needed, 50% sponsorship to New Forest Mencap, 50% to a other nominated Rotary Charities. Contact Mary Bergin for Sponsor Forms and more information.

For more details about events and help with Fundraising or Volunteering at our Shop or Gateway Clubs –

Please Contact:

Mary Bergin

Charity Fundraiser

New Forest Mencap