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HILT
NEWS
JUNE 2008
MUSICAL GENIUS
As
well as being intrigued by computers, Dean’s also really into
music. He makes his own music during weekly classes at City Lit. One
of Dean’s musical compositions has been included on CD
The compilation, Wild Ones – Sounds of the Disabled Underground, features 16 artists with learning disabilities, all from the UK, and all doing their very own thing.
The
compilation has been put together, and released by Heavy
Load, a punk band based in Brighton all of whom have learning disabilities.
Heavy Load reckon this album will be essential listening for anyone interested in the disabled arts scene, or outsider music.
Dean has posted the track on his own MySpace page and it can be heard along with tracks by other contributors on MySpace page dedicated to the Wild Ones CD. The CD can be bought for the princely sum of a fiver. Why not have a listen or buy a copy?
VOLUNTEERS MAKE HILT PROUD
Hilt
volunteers were highly praised at this year’s HVA
Awards. They won runners up awards in three categories and come first
in another.
Yeonji Lee, Nelly Debeaux, Beatrice Oulhen and Raphael Weidt were the recipients of the runners up certificates. Hilt received a certificate for Good Practice in Volunteering.
Ana Maria Albuquerque Mogollon won her award in the category of Volunteer Mentor. Ana Maria has been with Hilt for several months. She has had live-in placements in three different Hilt projects providing practical support to several Service Users with a range of different needs. After travelling from Peru to take up her placement Ana Maria was able to help new volunteers from other parts of the world to settle in and get used to living in London.Hilt’s Volunteer Co-ordinator, Shane Trimble and Service Manager, Sade Kur accompanied Hilt Volunteers to the Awards Ceremony held at the Tab Centre in Shoreditch. There they were able to meet volunteers from a variety of different organisations working in Hackney.
A short story and more pictures of the event are available on the BBC web site .
DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR KEVIN
Usually
it’s only the Queen who has two birthdays, but this year Kevin
took a leaf out of her regal book and had a double celebration for his
50th. On his actual birthday Kevin’s family organised a BBQ at
his Mum’s place. His key worker Dorothy and I accompanied him
there. It was a big family reunion for Kevin as he hadn’t seen
his mum since Christmas. He was reunited with his two sisters for the
first time in many years, and got the chance to meet his nieces and
nephews for the first time. The family reunion came about as a result
of Person Centred Planning work that Dorothy had undertaken with Kevin
and Hilt’s PCP Co-ordinator, Almudena.
Two weeks later the staff team who work with Kevin organised a big party at the Care Home where he lives. Service users and staff from many Hilt services had the opportunity to celebrate with Kevin. The food was delicious and was prepared by the projects very own chef Sola, helped by other members of the staff team
People really let their hair down at the party. Guests continued arriving and enjoyed dancing late into the night. Both celebrations are certainly nights that Kevin will remember for a long time.
Anna Bohach
SOMETHING IN THE WATER?
What's
going on in Hilt's Outreach team? Two staff members became parents in
June.
Congratulations
to Outreach Manager Ian and his girlfriend Faye, on the birth of their
son, and to Outreach Worker Nambi and her husband , on the birth of
their daughter.
The proud parents will be returning to work as soon as they get used to the sleepless nights and nappy changing.
Hilt's Outreach Service provides support to people living independently in their own homes throughout Hackney.