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Grove The Cottage Flyer Sincerity Personnel raise £900 for Grove Cottage Local recruitment company Sincerity Personnel, based in Bishop’s Stortford, has supported Grove Cottage with an initiative where the fi rm has donated £100 to the local charity for every person successfully recruited over a 2-month period. Now that the initiative has come to its end Grove Cottage, the home of Mencap in Bishop’s Stortford, has received a cheque for £900 from the scheme. The local charity provides social and educational activities for people of all ages with a learning disability. From their youngest member who is only 2 to their oldest member who is in their 80’s the charity helps all ages in between to develop their potential and to avoid social isolation by developing lifelong friendships. The charity also aims to provide much needed respite to parents who are often exhausted and sometimes at breaking point. It costs over £400,000 to run the charity for one year so donations such as this are vital. Marie Kinchin, owner of the business, has said “It’s great to be able to support a local charity through our work and Grove Cottage is most deserving. I visited the Grove a while ago so have seen fi rst-hand the great work that they do and was inspired to do something to help.”. Rosie Wren, fundraising manager for Grove Cottage, thanked Marie for taking on the challenge and said “We were so thrilled when Marie told us about her plans and our excitement only grew with every email to say that another candidate had been successfully recruited and that another £100 was on its way to us. We are so grateful for the support that we have had from Marie and we really could not continue without support from local companies like Sincerity Personnel.” Marie’s fundraising mission has not P l e a s e m e n t i o n ‘ T h e F l yer ’ wh en r esp o n d in g t o ad ver t isements fi nished yet though and now plans to ride from London to Brighton on September 16th to raise even more money for Grove Cottage. Marie said ‘I am really excited to be taking on the London to Brighton challenge and now need to get myself out on some practice rides!” To sponsor Marie for the challenge visit her online fundraising page https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ mariekinchin Grove Cottage Events Sunday 20th October – Volunteer Recruitment Morning, 10.30am Do you have some time that you would like to use in a rewarding and positive way? Would you like to meet new people or learn new skills? If you answer ‘Yes’ to any of the above, we would love to see you at our Grove Cottage Volunteer Recruitment Morning on Saturday 20th October. The morning starts with refreshments at 10.30am, followed by a presentation at 11am. There will then be an opportunity to discuss volunteer opportunities at Grove Cottage with members of staff and current volunteers. For further details please contact [email protected] Friday 9th November – Grove Cottage Quiz Night, 7pm Join us at our fun Quiz Night at the Charis Centre, Water Lane. Bishop’s Stortford on Friday 9 November. Tickets cost £12.50 each to include a Cheese Platter. Teams of up to 8 people. Cash bar and raffl e. To book please go towww. mencapgrovecottage.org Household Tips Crayon marks WD40 can be used to remove crayon marks from any surface! T H E FLY E R | OC T OB E R 2 0 1 8 7