The “Happening”

• An Obvious Need

• A Desire to “Do Something”

• A High Level of Goodwill

• A Vision

A Community Led and Owned Project

• Local Provision of Services• Voluntary Provision of Services• Drawing in Professional Services• Services Tailored to Local and Individual

Needs• Access to Information and Services through a

Single “Doorway”• Holistic

A Visionary Concept

• Integrating• Social• Day• Very Sheltered• Respite• Nursing• Secure

• Care

We are Asking for• Your Support and Commitment• Continuity of Core Funding• Involvement not Money

• And in Return

• Cost Benefits and Quality Improvements• Sharing of knowledge and Experience

Community Projects

• Focused• Professional• Partnership• Early Achievement and Long Term Vision• Cost Benefits and Quality Improvements

Working with the Community• E-mails, Letters and Phone Calls• Appropriate and Personal Contact• Project Leadership• Project Assessment• Project Friend and Facilitator• Approach and Ownership• “Community” as part of the Organisation’s

Ethos• County and District Councillors, GPs, etc