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Mosaic Matters2019 | Issue 38Registered Charity 1158138
www.mosaicfamilysupport.org | 01258 837071 | [email protected]
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Mosaic Residential A weekend to remember!
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Adventurous Fundraising
Lottery Funding for Mosaic
Dorset County Show beneficiaries P3
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Welcome from SarahWith the autumn each year comes a surge in activity for Mosaic – we always experience a quiet period over the summer where families spend time together, then once children go back to school, the routine and reality of daily school life brings an influx of referrals to Mosaic. The office becomes very busy and fundraising and training also step-up with a view to raising money and awareness across the county. All this work ensures we have enough provisions to provide social events, our residential weekend and counselling sessions for the families we work with, then we step onto the speeding roller-coaster on the way to Christmas!
Sarah Administrator
Karen ParnellMosaic Trustee
Karen works as an Educational Advisor for a Local Authority, having previously worked as a teacher for 20 years. Being a widow and mum to two teenagers, she has first-hand experience of child bereavement and the work of Mosaic. Karen is passionate about supporting bereaved young people and raising awareness of the issues they face. “Thank you Mosaic for the fantastic work you do”.
Welcome from Margaret CEO
As the summer draws to a close, we look back on a very busy few months and I would like to thank everyone who has helped with events, made items to sell and given their time in so many ways. Our first Summer Residential was a great success, especially without the need for winter clothes! These weekends are so beneficial to the young people and their parents - just knowing there are others who understand how they feel is so important. Without generous donations and amazing fundraising challenges and events they would not take place and of course, we couldn’t run anything without our dedicated volunteers – thank you. One of the highlights in August was news from the Lottery that we had been awarded a grant from the Community Fund. This will enable us to develop new areas of the service over the next 3 years. As we approach winter and Christmas, I hope to see some of you at our events across Dorset.
Best wishes,
Margaret Hannibal CEO
Rollo CliffordMosaic Trustee
Rollo was a Consultant Pediatrician at Dorset County Hospital until retirement in 2016. After a 40-year career working with young people in a hospital setting, he is enjoying spending time with children in their own environment in a voluntary role. Rollo has been a volunteer with Mosaic for two years helping at several weekends at Leeson House and other events through the year. He is now also taking on the role of Trustee. Rollo has personal experience of being a child in a bereaved family after the death of his dad when he was an infant. Since retirement, Rollo has enjoyed spending more time sailing, playing his flute, gardening and visiting a holiday cottage in Cornwall. He is married with three adult daughters and, so far, one grandson.
We would like to welcome Rollo Clifford and Karen Parnell as Trustees
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This year we were delighted to be nominated as the main beneficiary for the 2019 Dorset County Show. This is one of the biggest events in the county and we were thrilled to get this sort of exposure. Fundraising efforts are continuing, and we look forward to sharing the total with you later in the year.
It was a very busy week for our hard-working staff and volunteers and the money raised will really make a difference to Mosaic.
The event began with the Annual Charity Evening hosted by Lord and Lady Fellows at the County Showground where people could bring a picnic, compete for the best dressed table and enjoy an auction to raise money for Mosaic.
Mosaic ran a ‘Wine or Water’ stall which was a great success and a ‘Needle in the Haystack’ game with a prize tractor!
It was a long day and our staff and volunteers were tremendous at keeping everyone interested in our games and the charity work we do.
Fundraising Events
Thank you to everyone including the organisers at the County Show who chose Mosaic this year
Water or wine?
Thank you a nd fa rewell!
Our Fundraising Assistant Phoebe left Mosaic at the end of the summer. We would like to thank her and wish her well in her new career.
Goodbye!
Games ga lore!
Lord a nd Lady Fellows Evening
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What have we been up to?
Residential Weekend in July
LushLush in Poole offered us another opportunity to tour around the factory in the school holidays and have a go at making things – our families always have a great time. Thank you LUSH!
Rock Steady Music SchoolThe children we work with were offered the chance to learn some of their favourite songs and play instruments in a musical workshop. Thanks to Luke at Rock Steady Music School.
Our latest Residential Weekend took place in July while the summer was in full swing. With 14 children, 18 volunteers and some nice weather we had another full weekend of activities to help them express their feelings from crafts and candles to archery and getting outdoors. The children and volunteers worked through our specially designed itinerary of activities to express their feelings safely, remember their loved one, share experiences and build new friendships.
All these weekends are funded through community donations and fundraising, and we are very grateful to everyone who supports us.
If you would like to learn more about our Residential Weekends, go to www.mosaicfamilysupport.org/residential-weekends
Lots of a ctivities
Having fu n at camp
Collecting pom-poms
‘I enjoyed making new friends and sharing our memories
and stories about our special people’
‘My favourite activities were the archery and the obstacle course
it was also nice to express my feelings more to the group’.
Would you like to learn more about becoming a volunteer
for Mosaic? Contact: [email protected]
‘The weekend has been very
nice. The adults have been very supportive, and I’ve felt like I can
actually talk to people about it without being shy’.
Mosaic Photo Gallery
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Thank you to Salsa Amigos for a cheque for £320
Wessex FM ‘Bring £1 to Work Day’. Thank you to various schools and businesses all over Dorset £2,118.49.
Upcoming EventsThe Autumn season brings a flurry of fundraising events, the summer fairs are over and the events begin to have a more seasonal and festive touch.
If you have some time to spare as a volunteer, please get in touch, or if you have a spare few hours to come along and support the event, please do let us know and say hello, it’s always great to meet Mosaic supporters.
Christmas can be a difficult time for the families we work with, brining happy and sometimes difficult memories. Each year we hold a Christmas party where the families can meet again. The highlight of the evening, of course, is the visit from Father Christmas.
NOVEMBER
Saturday 16th Country Dance Night at Southill Community Centre
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th Canford School Christmas Fair
DECEMBER
Thursday 5th Dorchester Christmas Cracker - annual evening event in the town centre. Mosaic will have a stall.
Saturday 14th at 2.30pm Christmas Concert in aid of Mosaic at Winterborne Kingston Church
If you would like to get involved or hold an event of your own, please contact me on: [email protected]
Lions International – £2,000 Alex Roberts Miller Foundation £2,000
Hazelbury Bryan Classics Around Dorset – £1,200
Thankyou !
Mosaic Summer Draw raised a total of
£920! Thank you to all local businesses and individuals
who donated prizes.
Sherborne Country Fair, £1,000 and Ferndown and
Parley Rotary, £500
Thankyou !
Save thedate!
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Challenge yourself for charityWe have had some amazing support this year from people doing physical challenges from runs and cycle rides to skydiving and triathlons! We want to thank everyone who has raised valuable funds in this way, it has been great to see the photos of people wearing our yellow Mosaic vests out and about. If you would like to raise money for Mosaic doing something adventurous, please do get in touch with us: [email protected]
• Jake Manley – cycling £792.50 • Kirstin Chavez-Munoz – triathlon £576.98• Sarah Wafer – skydive £420• Graeme Ayrton – Richmond Marathon £525• Team Emily Avellana – various events £5,104.64• Nick Hawkes – Jurassic Coast Challenge £500• Caroline Schuster – outdoor swim £100• Steph Thain – Southampton 5K £105• Luke Evenden – Serpentine Swim £520• Rollo Clifford & friends – Dorset Dirt Cycle Challenge £1,275
An extra-special thank you goes to 9 year old Ellie-Rose who raised £258 in the 1 mile run at the Richmond Runfest. Well done and thank you to Ellie-Rose who is one of the children who has benefitted from Mosaic services.
Fundraising News
Cricket eventA big thank you to Darren Walmsley and friends who organised a charity cricket event on Sunday 8th September at Colehill Sports and Social Club – they raised a grand total of £909.
Mosaic Sponsored WalkOn the 15th of September a group of intrepid explorers took to Wareham Forest to walk 6 miles with their family and canine friends to raise money for Mosaic.
Thank you to everyone who put on their walking boots.
250 completions At the start of the year we announced our new campaign, Mosaic250! Looking for 250 people to raise £100 over 2019. So far, we have raised a fantastic £2,623! Thank you to everyone who has signed up and contributed to this total.
There’s still time to join us! Contact [email protected] to find out more.
Making a splash!
Jake Manley
Sarah Wafer
Rollo Clifford & friends
Well done Ellie-Rose!
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Volunteering
Spotlight on Cheryl Bellingham I am a mum of three (nearly) grown up children and two beautiful dogs. My family are now getting older and growing into their own lives. I therefore now have the time to do something that I both enjoy, as well as an opportunity to give back to society.
Mosaic for me stood out as a Charity that supports Dorset children, so it is easy to see how the Charity benefits so many families. It supports children where someone special has died from a variety of circumstances. Having experienced the loss of an important person in my life at the age of 13 and witnessing how people grieve differently, I feel that the Mosaic contribution is vital in supporting and helping them through their difficult time.
Volunteering with Mosaic is an absolute privilege. I have met the most amazing group of people who are so dedicated to what they do. I find that spending time with the children and their families is very special and enjoy seeing the children develop when they return to the Mosaic family days year on year.
I am lucky enough to volunteer in several roles within Mosaic and so far this year I have been on both the Lush tour and the climbing wall at Bryanston School, both of which the children thoroughly enjoyed, although on this occasion I decided to keep my feet on the floor and support from below.
The Mosaic fundraising events and the work we do in raising much-needed funds helps ensure that the children who need help receive it.
Finally, the camp event, which was such an emotional and beautiful experience for the young people who attend, offers the chance to build camaraderie with others who have lost close ones too.
Thankyou !Thank you to all our volunteers who have given their time through the summer. It has been a busy season of family and fundraising events.
Cheryl is one of our Support Workers and also volunteers at many events during the year.
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Training Celebration!
Mosaic Conference 2020
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Mosaic, 3 Barnes Croft, Coles Lane, Milborne St Andrew, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 0LG. Tel: 01258 837071. Email: [email protected]. Registered Charity No. 1158138.
Supporting bereaved children
Introduction to Childhood BereavementMonday 20th January 2020Wednesday 1st April 2020Monday 14th September 2020
Supporting Children Pre-BereavementWednesday 25th March 2020Wednesday 14th October 2020
Traumatic and Complex GriefMonday 10th February 2020Monday 22nd June 2020Wednesday 7th October 2020
Special Educational NeedsWednesday 18th March 2020
Teenagers - Supporting Young AdultsWednesday 13th November 2019Monday 16th November 2020
Working Creatively with Bereaved ChildrenWednesday 29th January 2020Wednesday 10th June 2020
Early YearsPlease contact Mosaic for upcoming dates
*Please note that we do ask delegates to complete the Introduction to Childhood Bereavement training (or have a similar level of experience or training in this area), before moving on to our more specific training courses.
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We are delighted to announce that our Lottery Community Fund application has been successful, and we have been granted £164,545 over the next 3 years!
This will enable us to continue our work throughout Dorset and develop new areas of the service. We are all so proud and pleased that our work has been recognised in this way and would like to thank everyone who plays the Lottery games for their support – even if you do not win, you are making a real difference to bereaved children in Dorset!
