Steps Newsletter

September 2018

Issue 2 2018

Hello everyone!

I am delighted to have the

opportunity to continue my

connection with this amazing

charity and look forward to

getting to know you all during

the term.

Janet Russell

Centre Manager

A Question of Brains: Tuesday 9th October 2018 to be held in the Premiership Suite at

Leicester Tigers, more information about this fantastic annual event on page 10 of this

newsletter change

Half term: 15th—19th October

Steps Christmas events: Monday 17th December Christmas trip to 360

Steps Christmas Party: Tuesday 18th December to be held at Steps.

Steps would like to offer a warm welcome to our new families that have recently joined

us.

Events for your Diary Page 2

This term’s topic is shops, as you

can see our children have been

very busy.

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A Big Thank You to.....

Shepshed Inner Wheel for donating Easter Eggs for our children at Steps

Amphenol Invotec Ltd for their donation of £60.44 raised by employees on a dress

down non-uniform day.

Swadlincote Round Table for raising £5,643.09 courtesy of Santa and his sleigh.

Steps would like to say a big thank you to

everyone who came along to our Cheese & Wine Evening.

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The Iveshead School Interact Club which held a Bingo night for the people of Shepshed.

The group asked for donations from local businesses and raised £212.30 for Steps. The

President of Shepshed Rotary came along to support them on their visit to us.

Shepshed Inner Wheel for raising £810

MG Club for raising £1,000

Soar Valley Rotary for their donation of £250

Kegworth Gardening Club raised £320 from their monthly plant sales.

The Pumping Station, Cropston for their donation of an entrance canopy for Steps.

Humpty Dumpty Day Nurseries & Pre-School raised £155.75 by holding an odd sock

day in aid of World Down Syndrome Day .

The Paget Trust for their donation of £1,000 from a grant.

A Big Thank You to.....

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A Big Thank You to.....

Ashby Willesley Primary School raised £150 for us.

Diamond Facilities Support Ltd for their donation of £100

Sytner BMW Leicester for their donation of £512

Jackie Baker for her donation of £25

The Wilmcote ChariTrust for their donation of £500

Gayner Warner for her collection tin donations of £78.12

Mrs H.E. Rakiic for holding a tombola in aid of Steps and raising £111

The National Citizenship Service supported by Burton Albion Community Trust.

They held a sponsored leg wax, cake sale, car wash, sponsored walk from Burton

to Barton and back. They then put an appeal on Facebook and received a

donation of £870, the story then spread and they received a further £1,300, and

two anonymous donations of £100 then took the total to £3,165.44

Steps Super Lottery Club ...

Thank you to everyone who has joined our lottery. The recent winners will have been

notified by post.

For those of you who still haven’t taken the plunge, the draw takes place monthly and a

lucky winner each month receives £250 prize money. Please pick up a leaflet from

Reception or ask Janet for more details.

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A Big Thank You to.....

The Shepshed NCS Group for raising £1,152.49. They

held a bake sale and family fun day for the people

of Shepshed.

B & M for donating sweets and soft drinks at Unite Students Fun

Day for Steps

All Saints Primary School for their donation of £111 for their whole school dance

Flogas for their dress down at work day, when they raised £230 for Steps

St Mary’s Church, Nanpantan, for their donation of £60

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A Big Thank You to.....

We are deeply touched and grateful for the wonderful gesture of Smallman & Son

Foundation to purchase a caravan for the use of Steps families. Being able to go on

holiday is often something that our families cannot even think of. The Smallman & Son

Foundation's gracious offer will enable these families to spend quality time together,

some of them seeing the sea for the very first time! Danielle's outstanding detailed

planning included adding a ramp and providing toys and games to enjoy in the

caravan. We are sure that the families of Steps will cherish making memories at Terry Lee

Lodge for many years to come.

The caravan has a live-in resident teddy bear called Fluffy Bear. Fluffy goes out on trips

with our families, and they then write/draw about what they have been up to in his very

own diary.

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Past Fun Events at Steps .....

We all had a great time at the Steps end of term leavers party. We said goodbye to two

of our Steps’ children who are starting to school and also to Trish. Trish has moved down

to Cornwall but will still be working for Steps, now as our Fundraiser. We send all our

Steps leavers best wishes for the future.

Past Fun Events at Steps ..... Page 9

Thank you to Rapid Relief for providing a wonderful Barbeque for our families at our

Leavers Party

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Future events…..

Steps will be holding its 7th Question Of Brains event in the Premiership Suite of The

Leicester Tigers Ground on Tuesday 9th October. This event combines fine dining with

fun and a brain-teasing quiz with world class entertainment. The Mega Raffle offers you

the chance to win amazing prizes. The event is supported by celebrities from the world

of entertainment and sport. The Grand Tombola is very special, as every ticket wins a

prize. Our Charity Auction offers the opportunity to bid for some incredible lots. All the

costs are met by our very generous sponsors. It promises to be a fantastic evening! A

Question of Brains has raised a staggering £400,000 for Steps over the last 6 years and

every penny reaches our children to support them and give them the very best possible

start in life.

Please see www.aquestionofbrains.org for more information and pictures from previous

years.

A Question of Brains 2018

If you have any great ideas of how to raise money for Steps then please talk

to Janet. We are always interested in your ideas!

Do you shop online?

Turn your online shopping into donations for Steps!

Did you know that every time you buy something you could be raising money for Steps!

That's right, over 2,700 well known retailers, including Amazon, John Lewis, eBay and

Tesco will donate a small percentage of what you spend to say thank you for shopping

with them.

Just visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk or www.stepscentre.org.uk and follow the simple

steps to sign up.

Easyfundraising has already raised over £7 million for over 55,000 good causes across the

UK. So what are you waiting for? Head to www.easyfundraising.org.uk or

www.stepscentre.org.uk to fundraise for Steps now! Already registered? Spread the

word to family and friends and businesses to let them know just how easy it is!

Currently we only have a few members and are desperately seeking more people to

sign up to help start raising money for Steps today!

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We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter, If you do not wish to be contacted in the

future then please let us know and we will delete all details that we hold. Our contact

details are info@stepscentre.org.uk or telephone Steps on 01509 506878