so our shop over at https://thewellforlivingshop.bigcartel.com is now active!
we have a range of products available to help raise awareness of sexual health issues. There are a range of ribbons and small items as well as original t-shirts we have had designed. Head on over and have a look, and let us know what you think!
Announcing our on-line shop!
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Shop Trial
We’re setting up our shop so we can sell some of the things that we, and our volunteers make.
It’s early days, and we don’t have a full product list but we’d like your views on the items.
It’s located here: http://thewellforlivingshop.bigcartel.com/
We’ve only got a few things in there for now, we hope in time it will grow, please let us know what you think!
Wishing you a great 2012
All the best from us here in Well for Living! We hope 2012 is a great and productive year for you
Christmas Gifts that give more
Christmas / Seasons Cards. These cards area available 8 for £2.99, all the money goes to our charity LASS, and the scene shows the kind of fundraising in the snow activities which the money helps towards. The scene is a typical World AIDS Day scene, a tray of red ribbons, flecked with snow!
The 2012 Community Calendar contains information about the local charities that you are helping when you buy it. It details their valuable work and how you can access it. Its also a very seasonal symbol of people coming together to do good, to raise mutual understanding and to help people where and when they need it most. The calendars sell for £5.
The cards and the calendars are available at the Michael Wood Centre (where Well for Living is based) in reception. The Michael Wood Centre is at 53 Regent Road Leicester. The calendars are also available from the 11 other charities involved. See posts below for more details!
Leicestershire Community Calendar released!
Launch of Community CALENDAR bringing together 12 different Leicestershire Voluntary & Community Organisations
Yesterday saw the launch of a new initiative to help raise funds and awareness for Community Organisations and Charities.
Twelve different organisations, all of them working to improve the lives of people living in Leicester and Leicestershire, and all are featured together in a calendar to help them to spread the word about their work, encourage community involvement and help raise funds in this difficult climate. The calendar also highlights important dates for the sector, such as Volunteers Week.
Leicestershire Community Calendar has been made possible by the twelve diverse groups working together in partnership. One of the great things about this is that each group gets an equal amount of promotion from the calendar no matter the size, and gives some small organisations an opportunity for publicity in places they may find hard to reach otherwise.
The groups featured in the calendar include Voluntary Action Charnwood, Refugee Action, Art-Tea Events, Leicestershire AIDS Support Services, Zimbabwe Action in Solidarity, Leicester Centre for Integrated Living, New Dawn New Day, the Cooke E Learning Centre, Network for Change, Self Advocacy in Action, LeicestHERday trust and Tomorrow Together.
Jenny Hand, CEO of LASS said; “This is an example of how the voluntary sector is working together and using social enterprise to diversify their funding stream in the face of government cuts. By buying this calendar you can help to maintain & extend innovative vital services supporting people locally.
Leanne Wightman, Projects Leader with Self Advocacy in Action had this to say; “We are really pleased to be involved in the calendar and we are excited about letting more people know about who we are and what we do. We are a very small organisation but are very passionate about what we do and feel proud to part of something which represents other community groups and enterprises. Please do buy this calendar, the money will support the good work of the organisation’s it represents.”
The 2012 calendar will be on sale at events and from each of the charities and organisations featured. If you would like a copy please contact any of the organisations above.
The calendar is an original idea created by Leicester Social Enterprise Well for Living. All the money from the calendar sales go directly to the community group selling the calendar. Well for Living donates all its profits to its parent charity Leicestershire AIDS Support Services. You can find out more at www.wellforliving.co.uk or www.lass.org.uk.
Picture features left to right Jenny Hand CEO of LASS, Adele Finlayson Supervisor / IT trainer with Tomorrow Together, Leanne Wightman Projects Leader of Self Advocacy in Action, Baz Kanabar Manager of Cook E Learning, George Sanderson, Design & Marketing for Well for Living, and co-ordinator of the calendar project.
Leicestershire Community Calendar
Were currently looking for 3rd Sector orgs to join a Leicestershire wide partnership project called Leicestershire Community Calendar.
We have some great organisations on board right now, but are looking for just 1 more so we can go ahead. Theres not much left to be a part of this innovative and community focused opportunity.
This is a project bringing together diverse organisations in a mutual fund and awareness raising drive. The calendar will remind people of important charity awareness days and events, and also inform them of the activities of their local community organisations and charities throughout the year.
If your a 3rd Sector organisation, Charity or Community Project, please get in touch with george@wellforliving.co.uk, or call 0116 255 9995 and ask for George or Jenny.
Social Enterprise Mark Awarded
Well for Living are proud to announce that we are now approved users of the Social Enterprise mark!
