What's happening in your local centre on
Love Maggie's Day?
Our first ever Love Maggie's Day, on Friday 26 March 2010, was a huge success with lots of different activities happening around the centres. We thought we'd leave this list on our website to see what was happening. Visitors were able to participate in as many or as few activities as they wished but many came along simply to have a cup of tea and a natter while showing their support for Maggie's.
Maggie's Edinburgh
Maggie's Glasgow
Maggie's Dundee
Maggie's Highlands
Maggie's Fife
Maggie's Oxford
Maggie's South West Wales
Maggie's Lanarkshire
Maggie's London
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Taster sessions:
10.00-10.30 / 11.00-11.30 – Tai Chi
10.30-10.50 / 14.00-14.30 – Introduction to Relaxation Techniques
12.00 – Hug around the building
Love Maggie's Day is an excellent opportunity to meet Kellie (Nutrition), Helen (Creative Writing), Laurent Haquin (Tai Chi) and Trish (Art Therapy) as well as the Edinburgh team.
For more information, contact our Community Fundraiser Marion Taylor on 0131 5373135 or e-mail her - marion@maggiescentres.org
Taster Sessions:
10.30-11.00 – Relaxation
11.15-11.45 – Tai Chi
12.00-12.30 – Hug around the building
12.30-13.00 – Talking Heads (scarf tying)
13.00-13.30 – Tai Chi
13.30-14.00 – Creative Writing
14.15-14.45 – Moving Meditation
15.00-15.30 – Yoga (energy dance)
15.30-16.00 – Relaxation
In addition to this:
• We will have two shifts of the ‘Knit and Natter’ group on the sofa – one in
the morning and one in the afternoon.
• Sharron will be available all morning in the Yellow Room as well as doing
her scarf tying demonstration at 12.30pm.
• Kirsty will have a nutrition ‘stand’ at the kitchen table, and be available
most of the day.
• Jen is having a bake stall.
• Carol will have a ‘Benefits Maze’
For more information, contact our Community Fundraiser Jen Meenan on 0141 330 3368 or e-mail her - jennifer.meenan@maggiescentres.org
Maggie's Dundee
Fridays are already very creative and full with Expressive Art and Expressive Writing sessions
9.00-5.00 – Typical Friday drop in and booked psychological and benefit sessions
10.30-13.30 – Art session – this session is always a drop in activity but today people will be invited to participate in felt making with storytelling
12.00 – Hug around the building
13.00-15.00 – Expressive Art and Writing session – shared theme will allow participants to move from art to writing….sharing lunch if wished!
16.00-18.00 – ‘Graduate’ writing session – welcomes any visitor to listen to their pieces and try out writing activities
18.00-22.00 – Family Ceilidh with dancing to live music, song, poetry, storytelling, food and drink
For more information, contact our Community Fundraiser Valerie Busher on 01382 496384 or e-mail her - valerie@maggiescentres.org
Thursday 25 March
19.30 – Love Maggie's Ceilidh Night
Admission by donation, includes refreshments – bring your own tipple!
A wee cosy gathering round the fire. Bring a poem, song or story to share or just bring yourself, your folks, your friends. It will also be a chance to celebrate the launch of the new book by the Expressive Writing Group.
Friday 26 March
9.30-16.30 – Open day
Taster sessions:
9.30-10.30 – Expressive Art with Chryssy
10.45-11.30 – Look Good … Feel Better with Helen and our Beauty Therapists
12.00 – Hug around the building
13.30-14.00 – Tai Chi with Gordon
14.15-14.45 – Yoga for Beginners with Sylvia
15.00-15.30 – Scarf tying with Victoria from Monsoon
15.45-16.15 – Relaxation / meditation with Wendy
Home bakes and refreshments will be available throughout the day.
For more information, contact our Community Fundraiser Judith Ross on 01463 706302 or e-mail her - judith.ross@maggiescentres.org
Friday 26 March
0900-1700 – Drop in
1200 – Hug round the building
Taster events:
1100-1230 – Nutrition – Ask the expert with Kellie Anderson (Nutrition Workshop Facilitator)
Drop in and ask Kellie any questions about nutrition. You will also be able to see and sample the foods she recommends to boost your immune system.
11.30-12.00 – Tai Chi – with Angie Thomas (Tai Chi Instructor)
Come along and have a go and see how relaxed you feel after a short taster session.
Meditation/Relaxation – with Lorna
An opportunity to get away from it all for a short spell.
Sunday 28 March
1100-1600 – Drop in
1200 – Hug round the building
11.30-1200 / 12.30-1300 / 1300-1330 - Storytelling sessions with Robbie Fotheringham
1300-1500 – Creative Writing taster session with Jayne Wilding (Creative Writing Course Facilitator). Bookings essential – telephone Ruth on 01592 647997 or e-mail her – ruth@maggiescentres.org.
1400-5.30 – Art Therapy taster session with Trish Sully (Art Therapist)
An opportunity to experiment with some of the art materials and to hear how Trish facilitates the art therapy group.
Home baking
We would like to be able to offer a cake to go with a cuppa when people drop in on 26 and 28 March. If there are any people skilled in providing home baking, please bring donations in on either day.
Fundraising
If anyone would like to be involved in supporting us with fundraising during this weekend, please get in touch with our Community Fundraiser Tumong Edwards on 01592 643355 (extension 8868) or e-mail her – tumong.edwards@maggiescentres.org
We especially need people to support us with collections throughout the week beginning 22 March.
All week
Information stand and collection at the new cancer centre
On the day
9.30-14.30 pm – Open day
10.30 -12 – Yoga taster sessions
12.00 – Hug around the building
Plus – celebratory cake served by Benefits teams
For more information, please contact our Community Fundraiser Sandy Briscoe on 01865 225710 or e-mail her - sandy.briscoe@maggiescentres.org
Taster sessions throughout the day
12.00 – Hug around the building (dependent on construction activity)
For more information, please contact our Community Fundraiser Vicki Jones on 01792 285682 or e-mail her - vicki.jones@maggiescentres.org
Morning
10.00-10.45 / 11.00-11.45 – Love Relaxation (big room)
11.00-12.00 – Pudding Club (kitchen)
12.00 – Hug around the building
12.30 – Love food - finger buffet
Afternoon
13.00-14.00 – Love Tai Chi (big room)
14.00-16.00 – Love Scrapbooking – bring in a photo of something you love and try our scrapbooking taster or add them to our Wall of Love
All day
Celebration wall in hall
Small room available for quiet space
For more information, please contact our Community Fundraiser Julie Burns on 01698 366948 or e-mail her - julie@maggiescentres.org
Maggie's London
In the L-shaped room
Morning – Love Yoga – yoga taster session
Morning – Love Tai Chi – tai chi taster session
Afternoon – Love Relaxation – take the opportunity to have hand, foot and back massages.
At the entrance
All day – Maggie's information stand – find out more about Maggie's: how to get involved, fundraising activites etc.
By the library area
All day – Market stall
In the main open plan space
All day – Cake sale, raffle and tombola
Around the kitchen
All day – Love Eating – free Dorset cereal bars and Janet Ellis and her daughter will be baking cup cakes
Large living room
All day – Love Art – Get involved in Julie's creative workshop
For more information, please contact our Community Fundraiser Pippi Reader on 020 7386 1753 or e-mail her - pippi.reader@maggiescentres.org
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