Ceroc Scotland Competition 2009 - Charity Championships

[Tiggerbabe]

The Ceroc Scotland Competition 2009
The MacRobert Pavilion
Friday 18th September (pre-comp freestyle),
Saturday 19th September (competition and 2 room party).

We will also be having a Strictly Sunday afternoon Tea-dance on Sunday 20th September, with all proceeds from this event, too, being added to the total amount.

Charities chosen for previous years:

2002 - Red Cross

2003 - Cancer Research UK

2004 - PBC Foundation

2005 - Barnardos

2006 - Debra

2007 - Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres

2008 - Aberlour Childcare Trust

I am now looking for nominations for the charity for this year's event.
Please post them here

Thanks
Sheena

[jeanie]

2009 - Aberlour Childcare Trust

I am now looking for nominations for the charity for this year's event.
Please post them here

Thanks
Sheena

You already have one

[rubyred]

Although the date was a typo Tiggerbabe, I think the Aberlour Childcare Trust is an excellent charity to promote, so why not do it again as it helps the children and their families who reside in Scotland.

[Tiggerbabe]

Oops! Fixed it

[Little Black Dress]

Aberlour would be a great one to do again, but if you're looking for new suggestions, what about Waverley Care?

[blackisleboy]

Woefully underfunded, and doing some great work:

Alzheimer Scotland
www.alzscot.org

[Dreadful Scathe]

as we have not done an animal one, how about : the SSPCA ...

[John S]

Woefully underfunded, and doing some great work:

Alzheimer Scotland
www.alzscot.org

Beat me to it, BIB. I was just about to suggest it (but forgot).

[Battlecat]

Or Marie Curie's the big build

[Dreadful Scathe]

wow, neg rep for suggesting a charity - cheers dep . lol

[Beowulf]

wow, neg rep for suggesting a charity - cheers dep . lol

Hmm.. neg rep for suggesting a non human charity?

Ok How about a human charity that involves animals?

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

a worthy cause.. and perhaps worth 1/2 a neg rep?

oh and DS.. my + is more than his -

[frodo]

..The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association...

Worthy but also wealthy, and not one that finds it hard to raise money.

[Husky_Cat]

What about

Guide Dogs for the Deaf ?

National Deaf Children's Society?

I may be biased as i am deaf but charities that help Deaf people get overlooked all the time.

[Gadget]

:Sigh: just neg rep me now...

Something strikes the ironic humour in me: deaf charities find it hard to be heard.

{ sorry, I couldn't help it - My kids are learning sign, and I support it fully,... I'm just a twisted person. }

[Dreadful Scathe]

deaf people do have a sense of humour you know

we taught sign (makaton) to our first 2 , and they used sign far quicker than actual speech - which makes sense i suppose, the voice being something that is later to develop than hand movement.

[Husky_Cat]

:Sigh: just neg rep me now...

Something strikes the ironic humour in me: deaf charities find it hard to be heard.

{ sorry, I couldn't help it - My kids are learning sign, and I support it fully,... I'm just a twisted person. }

That is okay, I did giggle at this as it is true really!!! So dont worry, you wont be getting any neg rep from me!

[Husky_Cat]

deaf people do have a sense of humour you know

we taught sign (makaton) to our first 2 , and they used sign far quicker than actual speech - which makes sense i suppose, the voice being something that is later to develop than hand movement.

Yeah it is proven that babies do pick up signs before voice so you can communicate with them while they are learning how to use voice and hear sounds. There are many classes around UK doing ' Baby signing ' teaching the basics, how to sing songs etc in signs.

[Choc Chip]

Hey all

How about Fibromyalgia UK? I'll check if there are any Scotland equivalents. Fibromyalgia is a very debillitating chronic condition of widespread pain. There are many many different symptoms linked to this. Is is thought that maybe upto 10% of the caucasion poplution have it, but as yet the causes not known.

Other charity nominations are all very worthy too.

Another idea off the top of my head is Classic FM Music Makers or are there any dance related ones? Dance school for underpriveledged people or something?

[Gadget]

I think I would like to see a Scottish charity that helps people through out Scotland - preferably in some form of activity or movement based way.

I don't know how much work is involved, but perhaps a "trust" could be set up that charities could apply to rather than picking one? Just a thought.

[Tiggerbabe]

Thanks for all the suggestions

The charity we've chosen for 2009 is Alzheimer Scotland.