One of the activities at this event was to write a postcard to ourselves with 3 things we plan to do. This was then posted back to us a few weeks later to remind us of the pledges we made to ourselves and the campaign. Mine arrived in the post last week and one of the promises I made to myself was to update this blog at least once a month. As it’s almost the end of March, I decided I had better get a wiggle on to write an update.
I started a new job on Monday and this is going to involve a lot of travelling but hopefully I will find time to blog at least once a month. I’ve just started planning an event for June (watch this space)!
The Giving Voice residential, affectionately named
#champcamp, was a good opportunity to get together and discuss Giving Voice
ideas. This year is also the International Communication Project 2014 so this
is another great reason to get involved and celebrate communication and speech
and language therapy. If you haven’t already signed the pledge, why not take a
look now, and show your support (Communication is a basic human right). You can
find the pledge on www.communication2014.com
We arrived in London on the Friday night and received a
Giving Voice update after dinner. The Saturday was then filled with lots of
activities including a role play talking to a chief executive of the NHS. This
was a good opportunity to put our skills into practice.
Here’s a picture of us (unfortunately, not all the GIG
members were able to attend L).
Please feel free to get in touch with any of us – our details can be found on
the Giving Voice Innovation Group page of the RCSLT website. www.givingvoiceuk.org/gig
I promise I won’t leave it so long until I write again (if I do feel free to give me a nudge!)
Wishing you all a happy weekend! Tonight I am off to see The Magenta Singers perform in Newcastle. This is a choir of talented singers who also have Aphasia. I've seen them sing before, and boy can they sing! It is sure to be an inspirational and enjoyable evening. Tickets are available on the door so if you've no plans for tonight why not get yourself there! More information can be found at this facebook event
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