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New BrandingSo you want to get your hands on the new branding. Simply click the ‘Brand Assets’ button on this slice email. This will open a folder within your web browser. Add the link to your favourites for future reference. Most importantly in the folder you will see two versions of our ‘Style Guide’ one for staff and volunteers and one for external professional suppliers like graphic designers. Please read this guide.

You will also see logo’s, power point templates, Word templates, and all of the new graphical elements that go with our new brand.

If you have any questions please contact me stuartcowie@lifecharity.org.uk

My Wolf Run Story by Dr John LingI am 70 next year, an alpha male and a trustee of Life. What could I do that would be memorable and useful? Of course, the Wolf Run! It is a 10k wild run through Woods, Obstacles, Lakes and Forests. Some thought I was brave, others thought I was mad – I thought I would be tested.

And so it came to pass, that on Saturday 11 June, there I was among some five thousand others in the grounds of the Stanford Hall, Leicester to be tried and tested. My support team of Wendy, 6 grandchildren and their parents were there to root for me. And my 11 colleagues from Life made up our fearsome Wolf Pack.

At 12.40, our staggered-time group of about 150 runners were off. Within 20 seconds we were waist

deep in cold water, then over logs and tractor tyres and mud and more mud, and so on for the next three hours. Perhaps the most difficult section was the Mudsucker – a 100 metres of mire that literally sucked some up to their knees and for a few even dangerously higher. The trickiest obstacle for me was the 5-metre wall consisting of horizontal poles with almost no toeholds. But the whole venture was a team effort and I was grateful for a friendly pull here and a push there. And, of course, there were hollows to slide down and hillocks to scramble up, plus streams to wade along and lakes to swim across. Was I having fun!

Then the finish line appeared. Cheers all round, hugs and delight. The entire Life Wolf Pack had completed the Wolf Run – and we have the t-shirts and wristbands to prove it. And we have raised at least £7,500 for the Life. Good work everyone!

‘The support team’

lifecharity.org.uk@Lifecharity /LifecharityLife is the trading name of Life 2009, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, no. 06786752 and registered national charity no. 1128355 in England and Wales and no. SC041329 in Scotland.

Bath garden project June 2016On Sunday 19 June, Rachel Hornsby a volunteer at the Life House in Bath arranged for a team of 8 people from the Nest Project (who also offer support to young families) to give up 2.5hrs of their time to volunteer in a garden tidy up, to enable our tenants to have an outside space they can use with their children.

The Nest Project donated plants, trees, flowers and their time to improve the back garden.

The Volunteers cleared brambles, weeds ,cut the grass back and planted flower beds , the team intend to return in the near future to either re-turf the garden or plant grass seed to provide a nice lawn area for the tenants and their children.

Lucie Scurlock (RM) and the tenants from the Life House in Bath wish to extend their appreciation to Rachel and the Nest Project Team and would like to say a huge thankyou to all involved and especially to Rachel who organised the day. Thank you from us all.

Congratulations to IsaacIsaac Nyirenda became a Grandfather twice recently.

Efficient or what?We spent less than 1% of our income on direct mail last year. If we had spent 60% as mentioned by the Sunday Times recently then our direct mail would have cost us £2, 289,000

WelcomesWelcome to:Nanette JuddLea KorberHelen Holt

Helen McCormackAnne Clementsl

lifecharity.org.uk@Lifecharity /LifecharityLife is the trading name of Life 2009, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, no. 06786752 and registered national charity no. 1128355 in England and Wales and no. SC041329 in Scotland.

Special thanksI would like to say a big thank you to Vicky and Sabrina Support workers in Bournemouth, for all their hard work with the de-commissioning of the Bournemouth flats, it has not been an easy process finding alternative accommodation for the tenants and they have both worked extremely hard to ensure that the flats are ready to be handed back to the landlords. I have enjoyed working with you both over the last few months and will be sorry to see you go.

Beckie Reeves

You really start missing someone and realising how amazing they are when they have left. Mary Lubrano our editor in chief who has been tirelessly producing our publications for 18 years has moved on to pastures new. Thanks so much for all of your hard work and commitment. Best wishes.

Stuart Cowie

CelebrationThis photo of five ‘Lifers’ was taken at the wedding of Maria Aitchison nee Convey (Former Education and Communications Officer). Huge congratulations to the happy couple - Pictured from left to right: Maria Macgregor (former Education Officer) Matt O‘Gorman(former Education Officer), Rachel Heath (former Director of Education), Elly Pettruci (current manager of special projects) and Pam Alexander (former member of the finance team).

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lifecharity.org.uk@Lifecharity /LifecharityLife is the trading name of Life 2009, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, no. 06786752 and registered national charity no. 1128355 in England and Wales and no. SC041329 in Scotland.

FarewellsFarewell to:Amy PalmerBrett ScottGreg HolmanKaren ThorpeLisa CloggMary Lubrano

Sabrina PrescottVicki McGarvieAnnemarie HawleyJoanna JamesMartha LloydRachel McDaniel

After 9 years of volunteering with us in Weymouth we must also say a fond farewell to Jo Bunn.

Key contactsThe national team are here to help – so if you have any queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our main number is 01926 312272 or you can email the admin department at admin@lifecharity.org.uk

Email addresses follow this format: firstnamesurname@lifecharity.org.uk

Stephen Sharpe (CEO) 07545 264492

Margaret Coward (Operations) 07515 068077

Stuart Cowie (Communications) 07515 578588

Eireann Janssens (Retail) 07515 578597

Isaac Nyirenda (Finance) 07787 546508

David Bennett (Fundraising, Development & Communications)

07775 761590

Vicky O’Brien (Human Resources) 07768 397980

Thomas Gower (Retail Finance) 01926 312272

Anne Scanlan (Education and Media) 07986 864560

Liz Lloyd (Care) 07786 390861

Emma Turner (Health & Safety and Facilities Manager) 07515 578592

lifecharity.org.uk@Lifecharity /LifecharityLife is the trading name of Life 2009, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, no. 06786752 and registered national charity no. 1128355 in England and Wales and no. SC041329 in Scotland.