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Thank you for signing up to hold a Brew Up for dementia care by holding a coffee morning or afternoon tea for your friends or wider community.

This is your guide to planning a successful event, supporting dementia care at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

For more information please contact:

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Hospital Charity

01202 704060 @bmthhospcharity |

charity@rbch.nhs.uk

Bournemouth Hospital Charity

www.bournemouthhospitalcharity.org

Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth BH7 7DW Registered Charity No. 1057366

Cakes and cuppas to help Dementia Kettles and cake at the ready, ‘Brew Up for Dementia is back’ for 2016. Bournemouth Hospital Charity wants friends, family and colleagues to catch up over a cuppa in April and help raise money for dementia care at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Last year around 2,290 patients with dementia were treated at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) and according to the Alzheimer’s Society there are around 850,000 people living with Dementia in the UK (2015).

Heidi Hanslip with one of the charity funded theraputic intervention kits

Money raised from this year’s campaign will go towards buying four iPads to help with the national ‘This is Me’ initiative which helps people with dementia tell hospital staff about their needs, preferences, likes, dislikes and interests. Money will also help to fund dementia boxes which include reminiscence folders and rummage bags which can help distract and interest dementia patients; and weekly music therapy for patients.

Trudi Ellis, Dementia Nurse Specialist, said: “The hospital environment can be a disorientating place for dementia patients due to its unfamiliarity. Using the iPad’s alongside the ‘This is Me’ initiative staff can identify meaningful interactions with a view to supporting the patients to feel relaxed and safe.”

Barry Wilson, Events Officer for Bournemouth Hospital Charity, said: “Being part of the ‘Brew Up’ campaign couldn’t be easier, just decide where you’d like to hold your event, invite some friends and then flick on the kettle. Why not ask your friends to bake a cake and bring it along to help you out.

“It doesn’t matter how big or small your event is – everything you raise will go towards dementia services and will make a real difference.”

L444444444444R Organising your event

Once registered we will send you a pack containing everything you need to hold your coffee morning or afternoon tea, including:

• Charity t-shirt for the host, • Money collection tins, • Event posters,

• Stickers, • Invitations • Donation/gift aid forms

All of this will help you get on your way to planning your very own event to help dementia care at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Raising funds You can choose to organise your event in any way you wish most fundreaisers either: • Charge an entry fee, for example ask every guest to pay £2 to attend.

• Ask guests to make a minimum donation for their coffee or cakes.

Finding a location You can hold your event whereever you like, our fundraisers have previously held ‘Brew Up’s’ in their own home, at work, and in school.

Businesses such as and in coffee shops or hotels have also taken part by donating a percentage of drink sales over a week or month.

Top Tip Remember gift aid can add up to 25% per donation.

Gift aid forms included in your pack

L444444444444R Decorations

Please go to our Brew Up web page on our website where you can print out decorations such as bunting and cake toppers and extra invitations and posters to helppromote your event and ensure it looks good on the day.

If you dont have access to a printer, please get in touch and we will print resources out for you.

We will send you posters and invitations so you can spread the word about your event.

L444444444444R After your event

All your donations can either be paid by: • cheque (made payable to the Bournemouth Hospital Charity – Brew Up) • cash • debit card (by phone or in person) • online via our donation page www.bournemouthhospitalcharity.org.uk (please state ‘Brew Up’ and your name in the description) Please send all funds you have raised from your event by 29th May 2016.

If you weren’t able to participate in the Bournemouth Hospital Charity Brew Up month but would still like to hold a coffee morning or an afternoon tea we would still be very happy to support you, please get in touch and let us know. We are always here to help and give any advice that we can.

L444444444444R Spreading the word

Many fundraisers have found that creating an event on Facebook is a simple way to invite people and to promote your day.

When using social media, please mention the charity, as we would love to share your success with our supporters.

We are looking forward to seeing photos of your event, please take photos of any preparations, as well as the day itself and send your best images for use in our newsletter.

We can then share these with our other supporters, staff and patients in the hospital. Email to charity@rbch.nhs.uk.

Once you have held your event please contact us to let us know how you got on.

Top Tip Share photos from your event on Facebook and twitter.

Top Tip Create a Facebook event to reach a wider audience.

L444444444444R Sign up form

Let us know that you would like to hold an event by registering in one of the following ways:

• Online: www.bournemouthhospitalcharity.org/brewup • Telephone: 01202 704060 • Email: charity@rbch.nhs.uk • Fill out this form and bring/send it to us at: • Charity Office Royal Bournemouth Hospital Castle Lane East, Bournemouth BH7 7AW

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