Monday 6 October 2014

A Surprising Year

This year has been a hard one.  Our founder was poorly at the beginning of the year.  On the 7th May we recommenced the Swimming After Surgery (SAS) sessions at Short Wood Primary School Pool in Wellington.  Within a few weeks we found out our founder had had a minor stroke.

Despite everything we only cancelled one swimming session while we regrouped and decided how to keep Swimming After Surgery (SAS) running.  Within seven weeks of having her first minor stroke she was out networking and fundraising at the Telford Lions Day on Wheels in Wellington.



There was no stopping her now.  All the items for sale including the scarves had been hand knitted by our founder.  She had come up with the idea of the vibrant pink poppies in June and had kept herself occupied while recovering by knitting them.

Next  stop a Rotary event at Grove Farm in Shawbury.



So what happened next?  Our founder was successfully nominated and received an Aquaforce 2014 Award for "Outstanding Voluntary Contribution to Swimming in the Community".


So we are now looking forward to next year and hope that with the efforts our founder has made and the innovative ideas she has come up with that Swimming After Surgery (SAS) will continue in Telford next year and for many more years to come.



Wednesday 21 May 2014

The reasons behind the Pink Poppies



The vibrant pink is to remind us to live life to the full.

The yellow is a way to remember those we have lost and still shine their light with us like a burning candle flame.

Swimming After Surgery (SAS) Pink Poppy

Following the Energize Awards in November 2013 when our founder knitted poppies for us for the event, the committee discussed having a poppy for Swimming After Surgery (SAS).  We all knew what colour we wanted the outer to be but we didn't want black as the middle.  

Our Founder was browsing facebook and saw a picture of a candle burning on Stephen's Story facebook page and this gave her the idea of what colour the middle should be.


As you can see in a short time we have a few, some of them already have gone to new homes and others are now being created.  

We hope these poppies will help us raise the much needed funds to keep Swimming After Surgery (SAS) running for many more years to come.