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Bournemouth Mayor's Charity Appeal 2010-11
BSVI is delighted to announce that the Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Barry Goldbart, has chosen BSVI as one of the charities to benefit from his Appeal during his Mayoral year.
As part of this Appeal, BSVI has organised a Pier to Pier Walk on 2 October with a jungle theme entitled 'Take a Walk on the Wild Side'. Click here for further details and a registration form.
A full programme of events for the year is being planned - please click here for current details.
Donations and Support
BSVI is delighted to thank the following for their donations and support:
- Vortigen Lodge for donating the proceeds from a Garden Party
- £10,000 from an anonymous donor towards the replacement of BSVI's ancient central heating boilers
- £8,314 from the Talbot Village Trust for cavity wall insulation and the balance required to replace the Central Heating boilers
- Sainsbury's in Winton for supporting the Society for another year with collection tins and their own fundraising events
- Nat West Commerical Banking for donating the proceeds of an Office Quiz
- Green Energy Centre for providing advice and donating energy saving equipment to the Society
Forthcoming Fundraising Events
Sunday 8 August - sponsored Bike Hike through the New Forest
Autumn Raffle in conjunction with Alexandra Rose Charities
Saturday 25 September - BSVI Quiz Nite
Click here for further details
Stop Press!
- BSVI will be holding a Sight & Sound Information Day on Thursday 30 September from 10am t0 4pm. Admission is free and exhibitors include Optima Low Vision, Optelec Group, VisionAid Technologies, Hearing Products International, Oakhouse Foods, Bournemouth & Poole PCT, Bournemouth Libraries and Bournemouth Sight & Hearing Team
- BSVI's Befriending Service has really taken off - if you know a visually impaired person who you think we could help, do please let us know! Click here for further details
- Can you spare a few hours every week to Volunteer? We urgently need Volunteers to assist with Member Activities and in our Resource Centre. Click here for further details
- Do you have any new unwanted gifts? BSVI is always looking for prizes for Quizzes and Raffles and would be delighted if you would donate such items for this purpose
For further information do please Contact us
Bournemouth Society for the Visually Impaired
5 Victoria Park Road Bournemouth BH9 2RB
Tel: 01202 546644/522184 Fax: 01202 519006
Charity No: 1114570 Company No: 5792657 |
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