Penny Sims

Include has just hours to hit the Christmas Challenge appeal target of £25,0000. Over £20,000 has been raised. Please donate here: bit.ly/3ReWAdL to make the £25,000 needed to run include's inclusive communication projects for people with communication needs ❤️#kindness

🤩In this clip you might learn something new about @Marcus_Ramtohul Include Supporter, TV Presenter and Podcaster, and Ciara Lawrence Include Patron and Disability Campaigner and Podcaster, as they take our This is Me Challenge. Please donate here bit.ly/3ReWAdL #IDPD

So much kindness ❤️our appeal has reached £15,000 🙌 Help us get to the £25,000 needed. 🙏DONATE here: bit.ly/3ReWAdL and / or keep sharing our #ChristmasChallenge appeal. Until noon on 5 December all donations are match-funded, If you give £5 Include will be given £10!

Include needs to raise £25,000 by 5th Dec. Donate via The Big Give: bit.ly/3ReWAdL and your donation will be doubled! Please comment with your 🎩 Top Hat emoji to show you’re donating #GivingTuesday. Thank you @BOOSTfitClasses for supporting this #ChristmasChallenge

Beth is a choir member and supported volunteer, she made some of the artwork for our Big Give fundraising campaign. She says; “I want the world to know that there is no place anywhere that makes you feel so included, safe, comfortable, happy and purposeful as Include does.”❤️

The Include Choir project’s volunteers and members explain what it’s like and why it is special. Next week, Include needs to raise £25,000 through the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge. £5,485 of that is to fund The Include Choir’s rehearsals and public performances #Choir #Surrey

Some charities talk about ‘beneficiaries’ – the people they help. Include doesn’t say ‘beneficiaries’ because members are so integrated into everything, they help run the charity. Sarah is our Choir Rep in Epsom and one of our Inclusion Champions #inclusive #SupportedVolunteering

Include is on a mission to have more Trustees with a disability. To express an interest in joining the team message us or email info@include.org @TrusteesWeek @GettingonBoard [Alt text: "75% of Include Trustees with a disability"] #TrusteesWeek #BoardDiversity #Coproduction

Want to know more about inclusive communication? Include's CEO Alix will provide an online #Makaton 'taster session' from 10AM to 12 noon over Zoom on Friday 17th November. £10. Sign up here ➡️ bit.ly/3Qr26Ii Come and learn some signs!

We are thrilled that the impact of our inclusion projects is being recognised by so many this year. Thank you to @RBBCBusiness for selecting Include as a finalist in the Charity and Social Enterprise award category. #RBBA2023 #inclusivecommunication #localcharity #community

This year there were 460 nominations for the ⭐️ Stars in Surrey ⭐️ awards and we're shortlisted for The Championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award and The "Make It Happen" Community Hero Award #starsinsurrey2023 #Volunteering #Redhill #Reigate #Merstham #Epsom #Surrey

Thank you to everyone who attended our Makaton Level 1 workshop today and to Morr &Co @MorrLaw for providing the perfect venue! Next Monday 9th October we will be back with #Makaton Level 2. A few spaces left - will you be joining us? email info@include.org #training #eastsurrey

Last few paces left. DM or email info@include.org to find out more. Accredited Makaton Training in Redhill.👍 2nd October Level 1 Makaton Training 9.30am to 4.15pm 👍 9th October Level 2 Makaton Training 9.30am to 4.15pm #Makaton #MakatonTraining #MakatonSigning #Redhill #Surrey

We want to say a big Thank You to David for all he does for Include. David plays the drum each week at The Include Choir, and on Sunday he will run the 5K at #RunReigate. To sponsor David and help him get to the £200 target, please use his donation page: bit.ly/48sDXJU

The Include Choir has had to make the decision to do sessions via Zoom this week because of staff and volunteer illness. No face to face, we're sorry. The Zoom link has been emailed to regulars, but if you are new or know someone new, this is a way try the Choir from home first.

The Include Choir #Redhill is back from 6th September ❤️🎶 7.30pm to 9pm. New venue is Lime Tree School, Battlebridge Lane, RH1 3LH. People with and without disabilities can sing or volunteer. Please email ✉️ info@include.org #inclusivecommunication #Makaton #Merstham

One of the best greetings cards spotted in @sainsburys "You're Simply The Best"👍🩷🌍The world and the word is in our hands #signing #fingerspelling #Makaton #BSL #Inclusion

🌟💬 It's Learning Disability Week! 💬🌟 with @mencap_charity 🎥✨ Here Include's members share their experiences 💙 Their main message 😊 "Take the time to get to know us!" Let's take that advice and celebrate individuality! 🌟💪 #LDWeek #CommunicationMatters #Inspiration

🎵🎤 When The Include Choir performed songs using Makaton in a town centre this weekend... not 1, not 2, but 3 people felt inspired to get on stage and join in 💜 This boy's enthusiasm was brilliant. That's what #inclusion is all about! #InclusiveCommunication #Community #Redhill