Welcome to the HealthBOCS update, the monthly update on Health and Wellbeing activities at the Brothers of Charity Services in England.
Read the full Health BOCS 2016 Booklet here.
Last month we promoted:
Movember
The Movember Foundation is the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale, year round. Committed to disrupting the status quo, millions have joined the movement, raising over £440m and funding over 1,200 projects focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention.
There are three ways to get involved to support men’s health: Grow a moustache, challenge yourself to Move, or Host an event.
The Men’s Group from Brothers of Charity Services in Merseyside are taking part in Movember and growing a moustache to raise awareness of the cause.
Find out more information on Movember here.
Alcohol Awareness Week – 14th to 20th November
This year Alcohol Concern are focusing on alcohol and health, and knowing the risks associated with alcohol.
In January 2016, the guidance around recommended limits of alcohol was updated by the CMO. The new guidance states that the limits for both men and women are the same – which is to not drink more than 14 units a week, and spreading these units evenly over 3 or more days.
Find out more about Alcohol Awareness Week here.
Information about Alcohol Awareness Week will be shown on the Reception Screens at both Thingwall Hall and Lisieux Hall.
Children in Need – 18th November
The Brothers of Charity Services in England supported Children in Need and fund-raised to help change children’s lives with ‘Dress Down Friday’ on 18th November!
Read more about our ‘Dress Down Friday’ here.
Imageink, our ‘drop in’ base in Liverpool, held a Children in Need Day on 18th November at the Hetherlow Centre in Walton. All proceeds were donated to Children in Need.
BBC Radio Merseyside visited and kicked off the day with Pudsey Bear taking part in the ‘Exercise for Pudsey’ event, Prize Bingo, Decorate a Pudsey Bear, Quiz and Karaoke with coffee, tea and cakes for sale.
Read more about Imageink’s Children in Need Day here.
Click here to find out more about Children in Need.
December Promotion:
In December we will be promoting:
The Santa Stroll
The Santa Stroll is a fun, short walk around the grounds of our bases at the Brother of Charity Services in Merseyside and Lancashire, and everyone can take part.
This year the events will take place on the 1st December at Thingwall Hall (Merseyside) and on the 14th December at Lisieux Hall (Lancashire). There will be stalls, and festive refreshments at both events.
We will be raising money for The Brothers of Charity’s Charitable Activities in Sri Lanka, as well as the Whitechapel Centre in Merseyside and Help the Homeless, Chorley in Lancashire.
Christmas Jumper Day
Brothers of Charity Services in England are taking part in Christmas Jumper Day 2016 on 16th December in aid of Save the Children.
Prize for Best Christmas Jumper!
We will be running a competition for best Christmas jumper from 1st to 16th December!
Send in photos of yourselves showing off your fabulous Christmas Jumpers and see your photo entries on the screen at Thingwall Hall or Lisieux Hall Reception. We will display Greater Manchester entries in the BOCS office at Ela Mill.
Please email your photos to: marketing@brothersofcharity.org.uk.
The winners for Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire will be announced on the 16th of December!
Everyone from BOCS are welcome to join in!
To take part in Christmas Jumper Day, a suggested donation of £1 would be greatly appreciated.
All proceeds will be donated to Save the Children.
Click here to view the flyer for Merseyside
Click here to view the flyer for Lancashire.
Click here to view the flyer for Greater Manchester.
Foodbank
We will be holding a foodbank throughout December for Help the Homeless, Chorley in Lancashire, the Manchester Central Foodbank in Greater Manchester and the Whitechapel Centre in Merseyside, and would all much appreciate food and hygiene donations!
These charities are dedicated to supporting the homeless in Merseyside, Manchester and Lancashire. They have the vision of putting an end to homelessness by providing practical, realistic and tailored support to each individual to hopefully help them find a route out of homelessness and achieve their individual potential.
They are asking for people to give them a helping hand and generously donate these items so they can be given out to the people that they support.
As we are supporting these charities for our 2016 Santa Stroll’s, it would be greatly appreciated if you could make a small donation of food, hygiene items or even both to each area reception.
Click here to see our Donations Flyer.