9 November 2015 Volunteer Stories Jan Rathband Gracie Power Volunteer Stories- Making a Difference.

9November

2015

The Winter EditionVolunteer Stories

Jan Rathband Gracie Power

Volunteer Stories- Making a Difference

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Dates for your DiaryChristmas lights The grand BCH Christmas lights switch on will be on Friday 27th November. Our Communications team would love your help from 4pm- 7pm with a variety of roles including meet & greet, Santa's grotto, helping the children’s choir, the list goes on. If you would like to help out please contact [email protected]

Letters to Santa From the 30th November to the 11th December we will be running Letters to Santa. We are looking for volunteers to help children write and post their letters to Santa throughout the hospital and distribute their replies, it’s great fun! If you would like to help please email [email protected] Volunteer CelebrationWe are excited to announce our annual tea party will be on Tuesday 8th December between 2-4pm at The Bond in Digbeth and it will have a Christmas twist. This is a special time when we can thank you for all your hard work and commitment to our hospital. Invites will be posted on 12th November so look out for yours!

‘Twit Twoo - don't get the flu’ It’s that time of year again when we ask all staff and volunteers to get a flu jab and join the chain reaction to protect the hospital against the dreaded flu bug.Our Jab-a-thon launched on 5th October and this year we are asking you to 'Twit Twoo - don't get the flu' in honour of our Big Hoot owls. We know that by working together we can beat the bug. Every person who has the jab will be given a paper chain link to personalise and once we reach our target of 90% the chain will be assembled to wrap around the hospital and protect us from the bug - lock it up, lock it out!Everyone has a part to play in our chain reaction. To find out more and arrange your flu jab:Contac t the team – extension 8019 or bleep 55302 any timeDrop into the Hospital Operations Centre (on the ground floor next to the stairs down to the restaurant)Look out for the flu team in the conservatory or at a location near you.If you have a Twitter account then you can follow us @BCHFluChamps

 A Warm Welcome To Our New Starters

Sinead Naylor- Ward 1Jasbinder Jassi- Ward 10

Jamie Brockett- NSW/ Scouts & guidesNafeesa Mehmood- Ward 12

They think it’s owl over!

During the summer, Birmingham hosted the city’s biggest public art event with 85 owl sculptures on display in streets, parks and open spaces. Our volunteers got involved and here are some of their photos. The owls were auctioned on 15th October and raised over £508,035. A huge thank you to you all for your involvement.

An exciting refurbishment of our Play Centre is underway. During the works their will be no access to the Play Centre or the playground although play staff will continue their weekly programme of activities in the Den on wards and in play rooms across the hospital. There’ll also be movie afternoons taking place in the Lecture Theatre on specified weekends. Due for completion in February 2016, the new‐look Play Centre will boast feature flooring and seating and a colour scheme to reflect the new play service logo in hospital colours. There will be a fully fitted sensory room, along with all the fun and interactive games we’ve come to know and love from the play service, such as games consoles and arts and crafts.All contact details for play staff remain unchanged.

New Look for Play Centre