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Volume 11: Issue 4 - October 2010

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In 2015 the board and staff team decided that Paws forKids as a working title was no longer viable. A victim of its own success, the name is inherently focused on the one service hence the decision to establish an all-embracing title for all four services was agreed.

After lengthy meetings and an away-day brainstormingsession, the word ‘Endeavour’ was eventually chosen

as a new working title that could take us forwardindefinitely. ‘Endeavour’ means to try hard to

achieve; “Earnest and conscientious activityintended to do or accomplish something”, and we all felt this reflected both the ethos

of the charity and the work ethic of theteam. We also like the way we can usekey letters of the word to graphically reinforce our mission statement to “End domestic abuse”.

Paws for Kids remains the registeredname with the Charities Commissionand nothing else about us has changedapart from the service logos which havebeen adapted to create an ‘Endeavourfamily’. We all look upon this as a verypositive evolutionary step and we hopeyou share our enthusiasm.

Endeavour also reflects ourhopes and aims for 2016

We will Endeavour to ensure thatour services are accessible andavailable to assist all sectors ofBolton communities irrespective of ethnicity, gender or sexuality.

We will Endeavour to end domesticabuse for people and their pets.

New working title -what’s in a name?

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Back in 1997, when a small group of women met in my dining room todiscuss the possibility of creating a new type of service to help victims of domestic abuse, we had no ideathat Paws for Kids would evolve intothe organisation it is today.

Originally, our plan was to providetemporary fostering of pets belongingto families who were accessing refugeaccommodation where pets were notallowed. Alongside this the idea was to provide bespoke home-based support for women and children when leavingrefuge - helping to reduce the length of time children would be witness to, or subjected to domestic abuse - and that’s how we came up with the name,Paws (pause) for Kids.

As you may know, during our 18-year lifespan we have now successfully established four core services:� Pets Service� Safe Haven Outreach Project� Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy

Service (IDVA)� Young Persons Domestic Violence Advisor (YPDVA)

PawPrintsThe newsletter for Friends of Paws for Kids Vol: 18 Issue 4 Winter/Jan 2016The newsletter for Friends of Paws for Kids

We were delighted that the Mayor of Bolton, CaroleSwarbrick was able to open the event, officiallylaunching our new working title. We presented herwith a Pets Service certificate sponsoring a dog onher behalf as a token of appreciation for her kindsupport.

We had a theatrical production of ‘Black Eyes andCottage Pies’ by the Mad Theatre Company whichhighlighted domestic abuse in teenage relationships.Cath Dunn-Cham from Broken Rainbow gave us a presentation to highlight the difficulties faced by people in same sex (LGBT) relationships in accessingappropriate domestic abuse support.

Everyone who attended the event was offered a cup cake topped with one of our new service logos (edible) made by the very talented mother of one of our Trustees.

We were privileged to be able to close the event with a performance by two women who have comethrough our services, Arrayah and Eleanor. Arrayahperformed a song she has written; ‘She Flies’ withEleanor accompanying her on the flute. You will beable to purchase a copy of this song later in the yearto raise funds for Endeavour projects - informationon how to do this will be included in the Springnewsletter.

The Mayor of Bolton, Carole Swarbrickreceiving her sponsor certificate.

John Ryan, Head of Customer Service,Bolton Council about to lose his hand.

The merry band - Endeavour staff team all smiles for the camera - saying “cheese” but thinking cup cakes.

As reported in our Autumnnewsletter, we held the AGMtogether with the review of ourwork as part of Bolton’s launchof the annual ‘16-Days of Action to End Domestic Abuse’ campaign. This recognises thestruggle victims face in leavingan abusive relationship and aims to raise general awarenessthat help is available.

Endeavour - our new working title rolled out at the AGM

The giveaway initiative helped mark their twenty fifthyear celebrations of delivering services in Bolton. The tablets - similar in specification to an iPad withtouch screen function - were presented to successfulgroups to coincide with the national initiative GetOnline Week.

The presentation took place at The Bolton Hub andwas led by John Ryan, Head of Customer Service atBolton Council, who supported the scheme as part ofhis role to encourage residents and community groups of Bolton to get online and build confidenceusing their digital skills.

Endeavour Young Persons Service were delighted whenthey were awarded one of 25tablets by Bolton Council forVoluntary Services.

The Young Persons Advisor will use the tablet in one-to-one sessions for interactive work and to view videoclips as part of the individual’s support plans, whilstalso giving young people information on volunteering, training and job opportunities.

On yet another practical level, the tablet will also beused by support workers to help clients who have notgot IT equipment in their accommodation to enablethem to bid on properties when looking for a Boltonat Home property.

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Representatives from successful Get Online groups withtheir tablets - not quite as successful at getting in line.

A free tablet for Young Persons Service from Bolton Council

In November, three members ofEndeavour were given an opportunityby MEP Julie Ward to visit theEuropean Parliament as part of aseries of activities that Socialist andDemocratic MEPs organised via theWomen’s Rights Committee.

Julie is a Labour and Co-operative PartyMember of the European Parliament for theNorth West, covering Cumbria, Lancashire,Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester.As such she is a member of the EuropeanParliamentary Labour Party. Julie serves on theParliament's Committee on Gender Equality andWomen's Rights. She is also a member of theLabour Party's Policy Commission on Educationand Children.

We were invited because of our interest in the ongoing campaign to eradicate violenceagainst women in our community and aroundthe world. As an MEP, Julie is able to host visitors at the parliament. The parliament isable to make a contribution towards travel,accommodation and meals for those who areentered into the sponsorship scheme. Thesponsored trip gave myself, Linda (our YPDVA)and Maura the chair of our Trustees the opportunity to attend and participate in anumber of meetings and discussions on a variety of important issues around violenceagainst women and girls including trafficking.The EU is crucial to the progression of equalityand in the fight against VAWG, we were also

able to see where and how MEPs work and met progressive feminist MEPs (male, female and LGBTI).

This event was part of a wider program ofactivities in November exploring ViolenceAgainst Women & Girls. Julie is well known for her alternative approach, livening up theprogram by inviting the Women’s VoicesProject to come over from the UK to sharetheir latest production which explores gender-based violence. I am sure this was the firsttime women, babies and their knitting hadbeen part of a European Parliament debate.

You can find out more about the Women’sVoices at: www.thewomensvoicesproject.com

Endeavour have their say at the European Parliament

Throughout the year Paws for Kids is supported by In Kind Direct whoredistribute products from companiesto charities. Sometimes companiesfind they are over-stocked or discoversamples or cosmetically damaged(but usable) goods, or end-of-lineitems sitting on shelves, taking upvaluable warehouse space.

In Kind Direct provide a valuable service bygifting products that may have lost a lot oftheir value in the commercial world, butremain highly valued by their recipients andthey mean everything to a small charity likePaws for Kids, especially for children andyoung people in our Endeavour Safe HavenProject. Donations from In Kind Direct allowsus to spend more on delivering our services.

Sometimes In Kind Direct go that extra mile, a good example of this being the 2015 Disney‘Feel the Magic’ Campaign. In Kind Directworking in partnership with Disney stores provided 96 ‘Tigger’ soft toys to Paws for Kidscompletely free of charge for children beingsupported by the Endeavour projects.

Disney’s ‘Feel the Magic Campaign’ aims todonate thousands more soft toys to children’scharities across the UK. As you can see fromthe photo, to the children we work with, these toys are priceless. In Kind Direct inspires product giving for social

good by re-distributing usable products donatedby some of the UK’s best known manufacturersand retailers to charities working in the UK andabroad. For more information visit the In KindDirect website: www.inkinddirect.org

The wonderful thing about ‘Tigger’

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1 out of 3 women in the EU have suffered from male violence and the EU has a crucial role to play for the progression of equality and a strategy to end Violence Against Women & Girls.

“Make do and Mend” - a piece of verbatim theatreby Women’s Voices Project portray candid stories of three women brought together by their love ofknitting, sharing experiences of domestic violence.

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Louise Morris,Pets Service, with Christmas stockings fordogs and cats

Prize Draw WinnersEach month we draw 3 lucky winners who

receive cash prizes of: 1st prize - £150, 2nd prize - £50, 3rd prize - £25.

The following 9 supporters won prizes in the last three 50/50 Club draws.

October: First prize £150 Jean Raynor - St Anne’s

ticket No.33

2nd prize £50 Alan Topping - Wigan

ticket No. 113

3rd prize £25 Sue Wright - Bolton

ticket No. 367

Tickets drawn by Rob at Palace Motors

November: First prize £150 E Milman - Horwich

ticket No.416

2nd prize £50 Lyn Jones - Horwich

ticket No. 222

3rd prize £25 Kate Williams - Stretford

ticket No. 59

Tickets drawn by Rob at Palace Motors

December: First prize £150 Carole Marsden - Horwich

ticket No.3

2nd prize £50 Liz Stanton - Preston

ticket No.151

3rd prize £25 Anita Hardstaff - Horwich

ticket No.69

Tickets drawn by Arrayah Barnes - Bolton

By post Paws for Kids, PO Box 329, Bolton BL6 7WA

By telephone Open Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm

Tel 01204 394 842 Fax 01204 399 645

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Paws for Kids is a Registered Charity No.1084861 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No.4070391

Paws for Kids is committed to EqualOpportunities in all aspects of its work.

E-mail addressespetfostering@pawsforkids.org.uksafehaven@pawsforkids.org.ukidva@pawsforkids.org.uk

Websitewww.pawsforkids.org.uk

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Joining the 50/50 Club not only gives you theopportunity of winning a cash prize (better

odds than the National Lottery) but 50% of allfunds raised goes back into the service. Themore numbers bought by supporters meanslarger cash prizes plus financial security for the Pets Service, so it’s win-win all round.

Standing Order forms are available by ringingthe Paws for Kids office on 01204 394842

or by downloading a form via the Paws forKids website www.pawsforkids.org.uk

More so than ever this Christmas we have been overwhelmed by people’s generosity and we have been truly amazed and heartened bythe kindness demonstrated by local businesses, charities and individuals.Horwich ‘Spirit of Trust’ and Bolton Lions continued their support and made Christmas extra special by providing a special gift for every child referred to the Safe Haven Project and IDVAService. The pets were not forgotten with Urban Outreach donating Christmas stockings for all

the dogs and cats in the Pets Service and alsoprovided ‘Christmas Dinner on Jesus’ hampersfor the families we work with who were most inneed this Christmas. Everything you could wantfor a full Christmas meal including extra treatslike crackers and chocolates which helps makeChristmas special.

A special thank you goes to Accountants CowgillHolloway and their fantastic client, Cerberus Groupwho once again generously brought a large number of presents to the office. We would alsolike to thank Cowgill’s longstanding client MarkHawthorn and his team at Bolton-based LandmarkInvestments for their very generous cheque.

Last but not least we would like to express ourgratitude to Stephenson Solicitors for toys thisChristmas and continued support throughout2015. A big thank you also goes to the many individuals who helped Santa out by providinggifts and food (you know who you are) with all of your help every one of our families receivedpresents to help make their Christmas extra special. Your support and generosity is trulyappreciated.

Rob Lord - Partner at Cowgill Holloway.

Solicitor Ceri Thomas from Stephensons.

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