We’ve just had a fabulous sunhat contest, complete with birds, seashells, starfish and more!
Some of the contestants
Mel, our winner!
Fabulous Sunhats!
Posted July 16th, 2009 by Cass. Comment (0).
Hawaiian Shirt Parade
Posted July 15th, 2009 by Cass. Comment (0).
Staff at BEN Lynwood came into work today in the most outrageous Hawaiian shirts they could find! After strutting their stuff (to the enjoyment of our residents) Debbie Davis was finally awarded the title of ‘Best Hawaiian Shirt’ for National BEN Week 2009! Well done Debbie!
The contestants
The four finalists
The winner!
Christine Hobbs, Debbie Davis [...]
Mocktail Hour at Cin Bar
Posted July 15th, 2009 by Cass. Comment (0).
It’s mocktail hour at Lynwood, as our lovely, long-standing volunteer Cindy Barraclough has set up her own ‘Cin Bar’ to raise funds for BEN!
Cindy working the bar!
Suzanne and Cindy show off a ‘Kiss me pink’ mocktail
Spectacular Sunglasses!
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Yesterday we held a contest for the best ‘Dame Edna’-style sunglasses - and the competition was stiff!
The entrants
The finalists
The winner - congratulations Mandy!
Arthur Wilson House Hits The Beach
Posted July 15th, 2009 by Cass. Comment (0).
The weather might be a bit grey, but that hasn’t stopped the team at Arthur Wilson House setting up their very own indoor beach area!
And the ladies at Arthur Wilson have been sporting some fancy sunglasses to match!
Time for a good soaking!
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Brian Cottrell, BEN Director of Finance, looking fairly happy pre-soak:
Heather takes a shot at her boss, David Main, BEN Chief Executive:
David looking a bit damp:
Things take a turn for the worse!
Dawn, BEN Finance Assistant, smiling through the soaking:
Our good sports who braved the wet sponge stocks all in aid of BEN!
Wet Sponge Stocks UPDATE
Posted July 13th, 2009 by Cass. Comment (0).
We’ve just reached the £80 mark…£20 to go…!
Fundraising ideas
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Don’t forget to take a look at our fundraising brochure (PDF) for some inspiring ideas to get you started this week:
It’s National BEN Week!
Posted July 13th, 2009 by Cass. Comment (0).
National BEN Week is finally here!! We’re kicking off the week with ice-creams for sale to get in the seaside spirit. Later on today, we’ll also be setting up the wet sponge stocks where our unlucky victims will be taking the stand. Rumour has it that if we manage to raise £100 [...]
Silly Seaside Postcards for Sale!
Posted July 10th, 2009 by Cass. Comment (0).
Our resident artist, Jane Disney, has been hard at work creating a brilliant seaside picture board to use next week! We’re giving people the chance to buy a photo of themselves looking like a silly seaside postcard - all in aid of BEN. Thanks Jane!