DEAFvibe Fundraising Dinner Saturday 13th April 2013

DEAFvibe's very own 'J' Team (Julie Tizley and Judith Simcock) did a wonderful job in organising DEAFvibe's first fundraising dinner at Stone Golf Club on 13th April.

The event, which marked 4 years of DEAFvibe and celebrated the hard work and achievements to date was a spectacular success. A beautifully co-ordinated room (in DEAFvibe lime green and purple of course) was the setting for a night of good food, good company and fun entertainment organised by the 'J' Team..... Click here to read more

Student Volunteer of the Year Charlotte Whittaker has bravely volunteered to do a 10.000ft free-fall tandem parachute jump to raise funds for DEAFvibe. If you would like to sponsor Charlotte and support DEAFvibe, please click on the link below:

http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/charlottewhittaker

Click here to download the Skydiving Poster (PDF)

Alison France and Rowan Robinson won the Celebrating Excellence Service User Focus Award!!!

Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust
Recognition for their rehab work and their work in DEAFvibe !

Click here to see photos of the awards

Dear Supporter,

Help Save Our Environment and Raise Money by Recycling!

We are currently raising funds for DEAFvibe by recycling old mobile phones, inkjet cartridges and laser/toner cartridges and your help would be greatly appreciated.

Our organisation will receive 50% of the recycling value for any mobile phones, £1 for each original empty inkjet cartridge or up to £5 per empty laser/toner cartridge donated kindly by you, friends, family or colleagues.

Donate Your Old Items

To recycle your items for free and raise funds for this great cause simply click on this link Recycle 4 DEAFvibe.
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Thanks for taking the time to help us and the environment, your support is always appreciated.

DEAFvibe in association with

Become a donator and collect for others!

Register as a donator at http://www.recycle4charity.co.uk/ and request collection bags.

A poster is available to download to put up at your workplace and add your details in the box!

Download the poster here (PDF)

DEAFvibe 2nd See Me Hear Me Event - Friday 10th May 10am - 4pm

DEAFvibe are organising a 2nd Deaf Day event during Deaf Awareness Week after the success of our first ever Deaf Day event last year.

Deaf Day event is being organised by Alison France and Rowan Robinson who, following a number of successful events organised through Staffordshire County Council, organised their 1st Deaf Day event for DEAFvibe last year. Julie Hart, who was responsible for organising Deaf Day events at Stoke-on-Trent City Council for several years, is also involved. We are all confident that this year's event will prove to be another resounding success.

We have invited a range of local and national organisations and companies to hold a stand / stall on the day. For this year we are having presentations by the organsiations to talk about their servcies to the public.

We will also have a range of activities and a BIG raffle with big prizes throughout the day to keep you entertained !

This is an opportunity for deaf, hard of hearing, deafened and Deafblind people living in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent as well as their families, carers and friends and professionals working in the surrounding areas to gain a range of information on deafness,equipment advice and support. .

This event be held at Stoke City Football Club, Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke on Trent ST4 4EG.

This venue is easily accessible from the M6 (J15), A50 (Derby / Buxton) and A500 & A34 routes.

Food and drinks will be available for self-purchase on the day.

The event is free and it is held at

Stoke City Football Club
Britannia Stadium
Stanley Matthews Way
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4EG

Click here to download the event poster

Click here to visit the See Me Hear Me Event 2013 Page

Click here to download the lsit of confirmed exhibitors

Click here to download the timetable of presentations

DEAFvibe HUB Do you struggle with hearing on the phone? Is the TV on too loud? Are you missing your phone calls and callers at the door? Have you overslept because you have not heard your alarm clock? There are solutions!  Come to the HUB to find out more!

Held on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month Civic Offices,Merrial Street, Newcastle (Meeting Room 4) 10am –3pm

The HUB (Helpful, Understanding, Beneficial) is a drop in centre to enable people to look at range of specialist equipment for deaf / hard of hearing people so they can try before they buy - ensuring they purchase the right equipment to meet their specific needs. Advice and support is available from DEAFvibe volunteers.

We also offer support on how to cope with hearing loss and communication tips. This is proving to be a vital service as many struggle to find the right equipment to meet their specific hearing loss. We can also offer support / advice around hearing aids however we would signpost people to the relevant services for further input.

http://www.deafvibe.co.uk/deafvibehub.html

See poster for more details!

Click here to download DEAFvibe HUB Poster (PDF)

Click here to download the DEAFvibe HUB Dates (PDF)

AM Café: Early Detection of Breast / Bowel/ Prostate and Lung Cancer – Cancer Team with BSL DVD of breast Cancer Screening and what it means.

PM Café: Workshop – Making the best use of Technology to help hearing loss

AM Café: British Lung Foundation – Barbara Harris
PM Café: British Lung Foundation – Barbara Harris