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Showing posts with label ADHD. Show all posts

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Cycle round Spain with Keith Duffy and Paul Scholes

Yesterday, Keith Duffy and Paul Scholes confirmed that they will be joining the Hearts and Minds team for the Cycling Buddy Charity Challenge, a sponsored 4-day 300 mile bike ride from Malaga to Gibraltar in May 2013 to raise funds for the £1 million appeal to build a school in Manchester for children with autism.


More details about the Cycling Buddy Charity Challenge here:


http://heartsandmindsuk.blogspot.ie/2012/09/a-hearts-minds-sponsored-cycling.html

The Hearts and Minds mobile phone recycling scheme also raises funds that will go towards the school for autism.  Families can exchange 165 old phones for an iPad. 

If your child needs an iPad please check out Hearts and Minds:

Website: http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK
Twitter: @handmchallenge

This scheme began in Ireland: http://www.autismirelandphones.ie/

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

In the news - September 2012

More than 900 families have now registered with the Hearts and Minds iPad scheme and many are finding that a good way to collect old mobile phones is to get an article in the local paper or on-line.  Here are some recent examples...

A Daventry Mum is appealing for phones to get an iPad for 13 year old Callum, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/local/mum-appeals-for-support-to-help-son-with-disorder-1-4214612

Swansea Mum Carley Owen thanks readers for their help and asks for more.

http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Readers-help-answer-mum-s-phones/story-16711587-detail/story.html

A Cornish autism support group has a lovely write up about the Hearts and Minds challenge.

http://cornwallautismsupport.com/help-a-child-with-autism-communicate-with-the-world-they-live-in/

Mum Anne Stone (@okesanne) writes a heart-warming blog about life with 5 children, two of whom have autism.  Recently she registered for the Hearts and Minds scheme and she explains why in this post.

http://babyno5.blogspot.ie/2012/08/plea-for-old-mobile-phones.html

If your child needs an iPad please check out Hearts and Minds:

Website:
http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK
Twitter: @handmchallenge

This scheme began in Ireland:
http://www.autismirelandphones.ie/