insideKENT Magazine Issue 77 - August 2018 | Page 165
CHARITY
BLUEBIRD CARE TONBRIDGE AND
TUNBRIDGE WELLS EMPLOYEE WINS
LIVE-IN CARE ASSISTANT AWARD
Live-in care assistant,
Bozenna Zalewska says people
employed in home care shouldn't
be afraid to give their heart, which
is how she changed the life of a
woman she cared for.
Born in Poland, Ms. Zalewska
lived in Greece for 34 years before
arriving in the UK a year ago.
With 10 years’ experience
working as a live-in care assistant
in Athens, she started working for
Bluebird Care Tonbridge and
Tunbridge Wells and moved into
the house of 77-year-old Joan.
DEMELZA’S BUBBLE RUSH IS BACK!
Local Sittingbourne-based charity, Demelza Hospice Care
for Children, which has been providing care in the county for 20
years, is bringing its fantastic Bubble Rush back to Kent on Sunday
12th August but at a new venue – Mote Park in Maidstone.
‘Bubblers’ of all ages will be making their way through 4ft (1.2m)
walls of coloured foam along the 5K route (twice around a 2.5k
course), all in support of Demelza. The family friendly fun run is
open to everyone, there are no age limits and the course is
pushchair and wheelchair accessible.
Places cost £20 for adults and £10 for children aged 15 and under,
with under 3s going free.
New for 2018 is the family ticket (two adults and up to three children)
costing £60.
Bubblers will receive a Bubble Rush T-shirt, a commemorative
medal and a goody bag. To sign up please visit
www.demelza.org.uk/bubble-rush.
Suffering from swollen legs after a fall on a cruise holiday last year,
Joan was taken to a German hospital. She was then transferred to a
nunnery before being sent on to a care home and eventually returned
to the UK. Living 24/7 in Joan's home, Ms. Zalewska liaised with doctors
and applied an ointment to Joan’s legs, which quickly healed them and
within two and a half weeks Joan was a lot happier.
Her efforts led to her receiving a live-in care assistant award from
Bluebird Care Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. Bozenna's live-in care
manager, Liz Wilson, said: “She has truly improved the life of her
customer both physically and mentally. Her customer has made a
tremendous improvement in just six months and it is a delight to see
the positive difference that Bozenna has made. This change has been
through persistence and patience. It is a really great demonstration of
the difference live in care can make.”
ON YER BIKE! FUNDRAISING PLACES AVAILABLE IN THE
LONDON TO BRIGHTON BIKE RIDE FOR THE DISABILITIES TRUST
The Disabilities Trust is a leading national
charity providing innovative care,
rehabilitation and support solutions for people
with profound physical impairments,
acquired brain injury and learning disabilities
as well as children and adults with autism,
and they’re giving you the chance to dust off
your lycra, put on a helmet and take to the
road in a 54-mile challenge from London to
Brighton in aid of The Disabilities Trust.
You can raise funds for people with acquired
brain injury, complex physical or learning
disabilities and adults and children with
autism by riding down to Sussex’s picturesque
villages and the beautiful South Downs on
September 16th 2018.
You can join as a team or individually and
the trust is offering a free lunch, mechanical
support and finishers’ mementos – so, what
are you waiting for? Get on your bike and fill
in a registration form now at
www.thedtgroup.org/get-
involved/fundraising-events/london-to-
brighton-bike-ride, call 01444 237286, or
email [email protected].
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