involve Issue 12 Summer 2012 - Surrey and Borders Partnership ...

Chairman’s View
Welcome to the Summer
issue of Involve, the
newsletter for our
Foundation Trust members.
For the first and probably
last time in living history, the
Olympics and Paralympics are
being held on home soil this
Summer.
And as the torchbearers have
taken the Olympic flame past a
number of Trust sites this July
– including Berkeley House in
Godalming and Loddon Alliance
in Basingstoke (see our service
spotlight on page 7), it brings
closer to home the incredible
achievements and sacrifices that
people in our communities, as
well as Olympic athletes, make
for the causes they are dedicated
to and passionate about.
Our occupational therapists, in
their first professional conference
(see page 3), heard the inspiring
story of paralympian skier Talen
Skeels-Piggins and how his
motivation to compete in the
Winter Olympics helped him cope
with the mental distress of being
paralysed. His message was that
we can all set ourselves personal
goals, whether that be taking
part in voluntary work (see the
work of our volunteers on page
3), being more involved in the
community (see our Members
Day on page 8) or taking up a
new activity (see the Art Without
Limitations exhibition on page 8).
Our Get Moving sponsored walk
events promote the link between
physical activity and mental
wellbeing. So far three annual
events have funded over £4,500
of sports equipment and activities
for our services (see page 5 for
the grants awarded so far).
And applications are now open
for the 2012 event. Of course
you don’t have to be an Olympic
athlete to take part so why not
join us to celebrate World Mental
Health Day this October? Or if
you would like a challenge, you
could sign up for the 5K run
we’ve introduced for the first
time this year (see page 8 for
more details).
Best wishes
Richard Greenhalgh
Chairman
Talen (centre) with
trust staff
Volunteers and staff
with the packs
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