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Sponsor a child on the
MOVE Programme
What
price would you put on the ability to sit, stand and walk?
Or to communicate
with your friends?
For most the answer
would be “priceless”, but this is what MOVE offers to the most severely
disabled children in the country.
For just 70p a day,
please
click here if you would like to set up a regular donation to support a child
on the MOVE
Janette's story
“It was a
sight we thought we would never see and certainly one we will never forget”
Sheila
Davis-Sellick, Janette’s mother on the first day that Janette walked.
Janette was 5 years-old with
profound and multiple learning disabilities, unable to consciously move any
part of her body. She joined the MOVE programme when it first started
at her school in the Highlands and has not looked back! Three years later
and with the aid of a gait trainer, Janette is moving around her school
independently and can even sit on an ordinary bench with a little
assistance.
Now she has started moving, other
areas of her life have developed to complement her new skills – Janette has
a new found confidence and now wants to take part in activities like
exploring her school and giggling with her friends. Crucially her overall
health has improved with her muscles and limbs growing and becoming much
stronger. This means that the need for surgery has been delayed and, if her
progress continues, may even be prevented.
These advances are not
by chance. For the last three years Janette has been accessing
The
MOVE Programme
Sponsor
a Child on the MOVE
For
just 70p a day, you have the opportunity to get involved and help children like
Janette, or
Lewis or
April or
Moira or any one of the
2,500 children on the MOVE programme on their day-to-day journey towards independence.
In return for your sponsorship, you
will receive:
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Two newsletters a
year about MOVE Europe's work
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Annual update on how your child is progressing –
the goals that s(he) is working towards; the skills (s)he has learnt; and
the benefits these have brought, not just to the child but to their family,
teachers, therapists and carers.
Please
go to Frequently Asked Questions about Sponsoring a Child on the MOVE to
find out more about this programme.
Please click here if you
would like to set up a regular monthly donation to support a child on the
MOVE
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