This coming week is a big week for the Forget Me Notes Project as it is all systems go for the Showcase on Tuesday. We have some amazing volunteers who have stepped forward to help us to make the day something extra special. At the Showcase we will be able to listen and hopefully understand more about the Music Memories Project, the Choir Project and the Volunteer Project. Our volunteers take music into the homes of people who struggle to be involved in services that are delivered within the community. The presentation will include live performances which I am looking forward to hearing. We will also listen to people performing in the Cafe and exhibition area. The thing I am looking forward to the most is to hear and understand how the relationships between people have evolved using music. There will also be some food, and we will finish the day off with an inclusive Ceilidh that will feature both chair and traditional dancing.
Talking of dancing, what a great session we had at Craighall on Friday. One of the residents, who was a British Champion at long distance running, danced for a whole hour. I think that all that running and training has influenced the energy that he still has today. He is 90 years old this weekend and is sharing his birthday with family and friends. I had to go home for a lie down just watching him I was exhausted.
On Wednesday I was on a webinar about evaluation. The title of the course was Understanding and Quantifying Your Social Value. I discovered a saying that maybe I should have heard of before, but I hadn’t. The saying was “If it’s not measured it can’t be managed”. The saying made so much sense, the person delivering the training went on to say “however, measuring everything you do might not be the best use of resources”. His point was that if measuring would make an impact and have long term results then go for it.
I hope you have a great week, think of us on Tuesday and I will let you know how it goes next week.