Children’s fun day in Edinburgh
Janice Everett has an 18 month old son Sean Legget, who has suffered with severe eczema since birth. Janice was keen to raise money for the National Eczema Society because we participate in research into eczema and provide support to sufferer’s and their carers through our helpline.
On Friday 6th November Kindrgym allowed Janice the use of their equipment to raise money for The Society. Janice hosted an “under 5’s soft play day”. There was a bouncy castle, a large and small climbing frame, a ball pool, soft play mats and shapes, pop-up tents and soft play houses. Tickets were sold for £5 per child - this included the soft play floor for an hour and included lunch.
A total of three separate soft play sessions were held and to add interest and fun to the day there were also stalls from Usbourne Books, The Body Shop, novelty gifts and jewellery. Each session accommodated 25 children and it was a massive success.
Janice said “As a lot of people have children suffering from eczema or know someone who does I had a lot of interest with people wanting to come to an event aimed towards children. At the end of the day we had a lotof tired little people, but they had a great time!”
As well as the soft play day itself, there was a raffle, offering some fantasic prizes (see below) and generating even more money for the National Eczema Society.
Raffle Prizes
- Digital Photoframe
- Photography Sessions and Portrait
- Tesco food hamper
- Mini speakers for phone
- £10 voucher towards a meal at Hunter’s Tryst
- £10 voucher for Scotmid
- Wine
- £40 meal voucher for The Orchard
- £40 Voucher for Cranial Osteopath
- Signed Hibernian football
- Signed Celtic football
- 2 tickets for Hearts category B match
- Rangers club pack (signed photo, keyring, magazine)
- Family pass Butterfly world (2 adults & 4 children)
- Family pass Dynamic earth (2 adults & 3 children)
- Family pass Safari park (2 adults & 2 children)
- Family pass Deep Sea World (2 adults & 2 children)
- 2 passes for East links park
Janice would like to personally thank her partner Graham Leggett for his support and everyone that helped on the day. A particularly massive thank you goes to the Pentland Community Centre, Oxgangs Brae, Edinburgh and its committee who allowed Janice the use of the centre. Huge thanks also to Kindergym for the use of the equipment and its staff who donated their time to work for the day; everyone was very charitable.
Janice and her amazing team of helpers raised a phenomenal £690 from the event for which the National Eczema Society is truly grateful.
Scotland - Skin Information Day in Perth
 On Sunday the 29th March, there was a Skin Information Day in the Balmoral Suite of the Best Western Queens Hotel in Perth.
Information and advice was available from a team of dermatology specialists while speakers included Sue Evans of the Fife Support Group, who discussed the realities of living with eczema and the treatments available. Margaret Cox, Chief Executive of the National Eczema Society also did a presentation at the event as did Anne Smith, Chairman of Eczema Scotland and dermatology nurse.
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