This week saw us delivering Music Memories sessions at Morningside, Cramond, Open Door, Stenhouse, Eildon House and St Bride’s. I promised myself that when I got to 60 I would no longer be a manager and would be found delivering services on the shop floor. I suppose my role is a mixture of some management but predominantly I find myself delivering services and I love it. I even got the opportunity to drop in at Quarries where I haven’t been for six months. The funding to continue to deliver the service has run out, however, Alan has been able to keep the group together on a voluntary basis to ensure that those who need it get access to music.
Tuesday saw me with an office day. These days are rare and when they happen it is about building a to-do list to make sure that as best I can I cover the outstanding issues required. I was able to write a report to the Weir Trust to share with them how we had used their grant over the last year. Reflecting on our Choir project was so good, understanding how things have developed. Not only do we have our Indoor Choir, Zoom Choir and Choir in the Park but we have added another two Choirs as well. I was also able to write my Service and Funding report ready for Friday’s Trustee meeting, at which we were able to confirm another contracted member of staff. The position is part time, but it is a sign of continuous evolvement.
This week we have confirmed that we will be able to deliver three sessions at a school for children with special needs. This is an amazing step for Forget Me Notes and we need to work hard at meeting the challenge that this affords us. The new Scottish dementia strategy means that people with special needs who develop dementia will get the support from a mainstream dementia service. This means that developing in this area will be a big step for The Forget Me Notes Project.
All these things cost money and for that reason we are holding our annual Sing-a-thon on the 9th of November - it will run from 8am until 8pm. If you would like to join us, then you can book a space on Zoom. If you want to sponsor us and choose a song for the request hour, then that would be wonderful.
Here are the links:
Tickets for joining on Zoom: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forget-me-notes-singathon-2024-tickets-1037772484437
Donations: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/sing-a-thon-2024
Have a great week.