Santa came to the parties at the Honeylands Centre

Father Christmas made visits to see the children at the Honeylands Centre over the past few days. Santa gave the children each a present and on the last day they gave him carrots for his reindeer and a mince pie for himself. These special children had a lovely time and enjoyed their  parties and as Santa was leaving the staff gave him a present also which he was to open and enjoy after he had delivered all his presents on Christmas Eve.

 

Thank you children and all the staff and I hope you have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Happy Christmas everyone

from

Father Christmas and his reindeer at Honeylands

 



Father Christmas visits Honeylands and meets Las Iguanas Staff

Yesterday members of staff from the new Las Iguanas restaurant in Exeter visited Honeylands Specialist Child Assessment Centre and donated all these lovely toys to the centre for use by the children. What a super gesture and fund raising effort by all concerned. Their arrival just happened to coincide with a visit by Father Christmas who popped to say ho ho ho and meet the children at their Christmas party.

 

Thank you Las Iguanas and The Entertainer who supplied the toys to Santa for your kind and special toy donation.

XFactor 2013, Luke & Louis Supporting Honeylands Childrens Charity

Phew, what a fantastic night for everyone, especially for the children from Honeylands meeting Luke Friend and Louis Walsh. They were great, spent loads of time with them, photos, autographs and chatting.

 

On a very cold night the crowd who came to see Luke and Louis on the red carpet also supported Honeylands Children's Charity by donating money. Thank you everyone, you were superb.

 

Vote Luke, Vote Luke, Vote Luke on Saturday 14th Dec 2013

 

Thanks everyone, children, crowd, helpers, supporters, Event Exeter, Exeter University.

You all made it a night to remember.

Investec Exeter

Yesterday, 10th December 2013, we were visited by two members of staff from the Exeter office of the Investec Wealth and Investment company. The staff of the company had chosen our charity to donate to us the sum of £1000 from their charitable giving fund.
During the visit a tour of the centre was taken to show the facilities available and the work of the staff.

This donation will go towards providing additional facilities to the centre from the charity and also enhance those already being provided. A really big thank you to all at Investec in Exeter for your kind consideration.

 

From all the charity members, supporters and staff at Honeylands to all staff at Investec a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Devonshire Freemasons Donation

Honeylands Childrens Charity received a cheque from the Devonshire Freemasons this week in the sum of £750. A fantastic gesture of support for the work of Honeylands its staff and the charity

. Please read below about the charitable work freemasons do across Devon each year. The photograph shows our treasurer Sarah receiving the cheque.

WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS KIND DONATION

 

 

Honeylands Children’s Centre Friends helped by Freemasons

 

As part of an annual programme of charitable giving Devonshire Freemasons have again distributed over £20,000 to 21 local charities and worthy causes. The donations were presented by the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire, Right Worshipful Brother Ian Kingsbury, at the Masonic Hall, Teignmouth to representatives from each of the Charities. One of the Charities benefitting was Honeylands Children’s Charity who received £750 to assist them in running their specialist child assessment centre for children with complex special needs.

 

The donations come from the William Alexander Kneel Endowment (WAKE) Fund which is currently worth approximately £1.5M. It is a charitable fund which has been accumulated by legacies and donations from Devonshire Freemasons and their families. Each year approximately £40,000 is distributed amongst local charities and organisations in Devon. The programme commenced in 2001 and since that date over £420,000 has been donated to nearly 400 beneficiaries.

Whilst the individual sums may seem modest each donation is meaningful and appreciated by the charity or local organisation concerned. The Provincial Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Ian Kingsbury commented “I am delighted that the Freemasons in Devon are able to contribute to local causes. Many of these organisations are run on a shoestring by volunteers and these donations provide real benefit and are much appreciated”.

Most of the recipient organisations have been nominated by a local Masonic Lodge, usually where a member has a connection with the organisation.

The attached photo shows Sarah Thomas receiving the cheque from Ian Kingsbury.

For more information about Honeylands email honeylandscc@gmail.com.