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Press Release: Donkey riding centre presented with £2,000 cheque
The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys
20th October 2011
A donkey riding therapy centre in Sidmouth was thrilled to be presented today with a cheque for £2,000 from The Co-operative Membership award.
The award was presented to The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust (EST) in Sidmouth to develop a soft play area at the centre for children with special needs and disabilities.
EST Sidmouth was selected as winners of The Co-operative’s Big Community Vote after being shortlisted for an online poll which invited members to vote for their favourite project.
The cheque was presented by John Wood, area committee member for Co-operative in the South and West region who said: “The centre is excellent and I am very impressed with the work that is done at EST. This project to build a soft play area will be a huge asset for the hundreds of local children with special needs who visit the centre.”
Louise Blair from EST said: “We are thrilled to receive this cheque from The Co-operative, it will help us to create a fantastic soft play area for our children to play in while they are waiting for their riding therapy sessions.”
EST Sidmouth has been providing donkey riding therapy sessions to children throughout Devon since 1978. Around 180 local children with special needs and disabilities visit the centre each week for therapeutic riding sessions. The charity also provides outreach visits to residents of nursing homes, hospices and care homes.
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For an interview, further information or images, please contact The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys press office on 01395 573142/573014 or mobile 07970 927778
About The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys
The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST) provides donkey-riding therapy to children with special needs and disabilities and offers therapeutic visits for elderly people in the local community.
EST Centres are based in Belfast, Birmingham, Ivybridge, Leeds, Manchester and Sidmouth.
The charity was founded by the late Dr Elisabeth Svendsen M.B.E. in 1975 (formerly The Slade Centre) and is connected to The Donkey Sanctuary.
The charity relies entirely on donations and its Adopt-a-Donkey scheme to provide free and unique donkey therapy to hundreds of children and elderly people in the community every week. For further information telephone: 01395 573133, view www.elisabethsvendsentrust.org.uk or visit your nearest centre.
Untangle your knitting muddles with The Donkey Sanctuary
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Knitting and crochet may not seem like the most traditional of summer activities - although certain crowd members at Wimbledon may disagree – but with last month being reportedly the wettest June in the UK since 1910, there is surely no better excuse to stay in the dry and get hooked on some creative projects for The Donkey Sanctuary.
Over recent years, many of the charity’s supporters have picked up their needles to create wonderful, donkey-themed, knitted and crochet projects to raise money to help donkeys worldwide. The resulting woolly donkeys, keyrings, phone socks and tissue holders have been flying off the shelves in the charity’s Visitors’ Centre in Sidmouth, Devon, and online at www.donkeyworld.org.uk.
The free patterns for these fun and quirky projects are great to get cracking with if you already know your ‘garter stitch’ from your ‘stocking stitch’, but what if your ‘slip one, knit one, pass slip stitch over’ leaves you with your needles in a twist and your knitting in a tangle on the floor? The Donkey Sanctuary has the answer.
The charity is hosting ‘Knit and Natter’ sessions at its Sidmouth headquarters on 18th July and 19th September between 1 - 2:30pm for knitting novices and enthusiasts alike. These gatherings are the perfect opportunity for beginners to pick up the basics and more advanced knitters to tackle new and more complicated projects, all whilst having a good natter and finding out about the charity’s global work. No charge is made for these sessions, although donations are gratefully received to help fund the charity’s work to help donkeys in need the world over.
For further event details, activity prices and booking, please call 01395 573156 or visit www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/visit. All proceeds from events help fund the worldwide work of The Donkey Sanctuary.
For more information about The Donkey Sanctuary’s donkey-themed knitting and crochet patterns, please contact the charity’s Volunteer Fundraising team at VFR@thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk.
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Notes to Editor
For an interview, further information or images, please contact The Donkey Sanctuary press office on 01395 573142/573124 or mobile 07970 927778.
About The Donkey Sanctuary
International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary was founded by the late Dr Elisabeth Svendsen M.B.E. in 1969. It supports projects to alleviate the suffering of donkeys in 28 countries worldwide, including sanctuaries across Europe, where more than 15,000 donkeys and mules have been cared for, and major projects in Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Mexico, where donkey welfare is improved through community education and veterinary work. It also provides donkey-assisted therapy for children with additional needs and therapeutic visits for elderly people in the local community from centres in Belfast, Birmingham, Ivybridge, Leeds, Manchester and Sidmouth.
For further information telephone: 01395 578222, view www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk or visit the charity’s headquarters near Sidmouth in Devon (open 365 days/free admission).
PENNY’S ITALIAN TREK TO HELP DONKEY CHARITY
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PRESS RELEASE from The Donkey Sanctuary
07 February 2011
Penny Williams, a small business consultancy partner, from Oake near Taunton, needs local support to raise funds for her up and coming sponsored walking challenge in northern Italy, in aid of abandoned, cruelly treated and neglected donkeys.
Penny is taking part in the Cinque Terre Challenge from 10th to 17th April in aid of international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary.
The expedition will lead Penny and 17 other walkers throughout Liguria National Park and finishes with a visit to the charity’s Italian counterpart, Il Rifugio degli Asinelli, where hundreds of rescued donkeys are cared for, including Rocco rescued just before Christmas from terrible conditions.
Penny who currently cares for donkeys Jenny and Honey through The Donkey Sanctuary’s fostering scheme, wishes to extend her support for the charity by taking up this challenge. She needs local support to help reach the £1,850 sponsorship target, which will be used to fund The Donkey Sanctuary’s rescue centres throughout Europe.
She says: “I am very fortunate to have raised over £300 so far, thanks to the support of my family and friends. As I still have a great deal more money to raise for the sponsored challenge, any help would be greatly appreciated.”
Penny can be contacted on 01823 462898 and has a dedicated webpage on the online charity fundraising platform JustGiving, where donations can be made securely with confidence at www.justgiving.com/Penny-Williams1
To find out more about The Donkey Sanctuary’s rescue centres and holding bases throughout Europe visit www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk.
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NOTES TO EDITOR
For an interview, further information or images, please contact The Donkey Sanctuary press office on 01395 573097/573014 or mobile 07970 927778
About The Donkey Sanctuary
The Donkey Sanctuary aims to protect donkeys and mules and promote their welfare worldwide.
The charity was founded by Dr Elisabeth Svendsen M.B.E. in 1969 and has since provided a sanctuary for life to more than 14,500 donkeys and mules in the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe.
It alleviates the suffering of working donkeys in developing countries and has major projects in Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Mexico where donkey welfare is improved through education and veterinary work.
The charity relies entirely on donations to continue its vital work in 29 countries worldwide. For further information telephone: 01395 578222, view www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk or visit the charity’s headquarters near Sidmouth in Devon (open 365 days/free admission).
