Crossroads Newsletter

Issue #1
Summer 14
A word from Christine
Welcome to Crossroads
first in-house newsletter.
We hope you find
it interesting and
informative. It has been
created for every staff
member to help keep
us all up-to-date with
what is happening in the
organisation.
Our aim is to produce the newsletter 4 times per year,
which we shall forward to you if we have your email
address. If not, we would encourage you to subscribe as
we will not only be sharing lots of news and articles that
Do you have a friend that wants to work in a caring role?
Fancy having 50 extra in your pay?
Crossroads are launching a refer a friend scheme from
1st August 2014.
All you need to do is:
1. Tell a friend about how great Crossroads are to work for
2. Ask them to go to our website (crossroadscare.co.uk/jobs)
and fill in an application form
Were on Facebook and Twitter!
We are trying to build our audience on social media to
raise awareness of our In Your Prime and Young Carers
Projects. We would appreciate it if you could invite your
friends to our pages. Its very simple,
1. Find our Facebook page - Search Crossroads NI
2. Below our Profile Picture click Invite your friends to
like this Page
3. Then click invite beside your friends name.
Easy!
Crossroads NI
@CrossroadsNI
Social media
50 incentive
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2
3
will give you a better understanding of the charity and
its projects, but also we shall have competitions and
opportunities for you to correspond with our marketing
team at head office.
Although this is a challenging time for charities I am
grateful to our staff and their commitment to our goals
and aims to make a difference in the areas we specialise
in, to bring support, care and comfort to the people we
engage with.
I hope you enjoy this first issue.
Regards
Christine Best
3. Tell your friend to mention your referral when they come
for interview
4. You sit back and wait
5. If your friend is successful at interview and successfully
completes their 6 month probation then you will receive a
50 bonus
For more information please contact HR.
* We are unable to view your profile if you like or follow us social
media. So dont be worrying about those embarrassing photographs!
Competition to name newsletter
World Cup winner!
Congratulations to Ruth
Martin on winning the
Crossroads World Cup
sweepstakes in head
office! Ruth was lucky
enough to draw Germany
from the hat and after
they beat Brazil 7-1 Im
sure she was quietly
confident they would beat
Argentina. The milky bars
are on you!
Hello! I am Chris the new
marketing officer with
Crossroads. I am responsible
for the newsletter and other
marketing activities, which will
hopefully raise the profile of
Crossroads in Northern Ireland.
If you have any suggestions or
feedback regarding marketing
Marketing intro
of Crossroads please dont hesitate to get in touch. My
email address is cpimlott@crossroadscare.co.uk.
Activity room
At Crossroads we are very excited about our Activity
Centre and Sensory Room and feel it is of great
benefit to our young clients. It gives the children new
experiences, opportunities to make new friendships
and enjoy many fun activities. The centre is managed
by Alison and Donna who both work closely with our
Carers in making sure the children have an enjoyable
time whilst here. The centre is proving very popular
with our existing clients where they enjoy activities such
as cookery, arts & crafts, soft play area, board games,
computer games, music, DVDs and lots of messy fun to!
In addition to this we have a secure outdoor play area
Were inviting suggestions to name our newsletter! If youve any ideas you can email cpimlott@crossroadscare.co.uk
with the subject title Newsletter name.
Winner will be announced in the next edition!
for the children to enjoy. This includes a climbing
frame with slides, basketball stand, picnic table, bench,
sand and water trays and
soft ground underfoot
incorporating hop scotch.
There is also a selection
of outdoor toys for the
children to use. The
children benefit from this
especially on sunny days
and we love to see them
play outside with their
friends.
Do you shop online? Did you know that every time
you buy something you could be raising money for
Crossroads projects?
Thats right, over 2,700 well known retailers, including
Amazon, John Lewis, eBay and Tesco will donate a
small percentage of what you spend to one of our
projects to say thank you for shopping with them.
Its a really simple process, all you have to do is:
Register at www.easyfundraising.org.uk
When youre asked to choose your cause, select
Crossroads Care, Northern Ireland.
Get shopping - it couldnt be easier!
Easyfundraising
Do you know about our projects?
Project events
Across Northern Ireland
there are thousands of
lonely elderly people
who do not have contact
with anyone week after
week. This lack of social
interaction can be detrimental to an elderly persons
health and it can speed up the deterioration in a
persons mental and physical wellbeing.
Crossroads In Your Prime Project aims to tackle this
issue by reaching, empowering and connecting older
people through interaction with each other. The project
is facilitated by volunteers who give up their some
of their spare time to help the elderly by befriending
which involves something as little as visiting an elderly
person in their local area once a week for a cuppa and
a chat. Volunteers also help us with our telephone
service, events, intergenerational activities and
emergency transport.
We are calling for both volunteers who have some
spare time and elderly people who feel lonely to come
forward and make contact with us.
Crossroads Young
Carers Project was
established in 1994 and
it offers these young
people services that
include social outings,
befriending, practical help and respite care.
Young Carers are children and young people under the
age of 23, whose life is affected by providing significant
care, assistance or support to a sick or disabled
relative at home.
The types of illnesses and disabilities experienced by
those cared for by the young people include mental
or physical disabilities, mental health problems,
alcoholism and physical illnesses. Young carers
perform tasks and undertake responsibilities most
of us would not face until adulthood this can include
looking after siblings, shopping, doing housework,
cooking, attending to medication or physical care tasks
and emotional support.
5th August - In Your Prime client and volunteer coffee
morning @ Coffee Cure, Bangor
28th August - Intergenerational BBQ @ 432
Newtownards Road, Belfast
9th September - Volunteer lunch @ Inverary
Community Centre, Belfast
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A LONELY WORLD
A lonely world this would be
If we had no one who was caring
To visit and tend to
The infirm and the despairing
A lonely world this would be
If no carers came in
And gave us moral support
To take our knocks on the chin
A lonely world this would be
If we hadnt a friend
Who would knock on our door
And the hand of friendship extend
A lonely world this would be
Without the Crossroad lassies supreme
To fit compression socks
And coat swollen legs with cream
A lonely world this would be
Make sure youre well dressed
Make sure youve got your breakfast
And dont feel ill or depressed
A lonely world this would be
Raise your glasses, say Cheers!
Wish them many Happy Christmases
And peaceful prosperous New Years
Leith H Burgess
Client poem
Get in touch!
If youve any stories / pictures / content you would
like featured in the newsletter please send them in to
cpimlott@crossroadscare.co.uk. Thanks!
Crossroads Caring For Carers
Head Office | In Your Prime | Young Carers
7 Regent Street,
Newtownards,
Northern Ireland
BT23 4AB
Telephone: 028 9181 4455
Fax: 028 9181 2112
Supported by
Operational/Monitoring & Training Office/
Childrens Activity Centre
Kincade Martin House
432 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT4 3GY
Telephone : 028 9065 3080
Contact
crossroadscare.co.uk
mail@crossroadscare.co.uk
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