12-16-2005, 09:37 PM
Sensory room at Forest School will help children with autism
Harrogate Today
16th December 2005
A SENSORY room for pupils at The Forest School in Knaresborough is to be built, thanks to the efforts of a group of fundraisers who held the Curious Incident Ball in September at Harrogate's Majestic Hotel. The ball raised £15,000, and there was another donation of £1,000 from the Freemasons.
The sensory room will primarily support children with autism, but will be used by all the children at the school. The room will be filled with special lights, colours, music and cube columns.
Headteacher Mrs Monica Uden said: “We have been overwhelmed by this major piece of fundraising. People have been amazingly generous - not just those who attended the ball, but also a lot of businesses too, including local ones. It’s really nice to know people will rally round.
“The fundraising from the ball will achieve the building and setting up of the room and provide equipment for it. The extra donation will be used for IT equipment.
“The sensory room will benefit all the children and is a really important resource in terms of developing our provision.”
One of the organisers of the Curious Incident Ball, Suzy Waddington, said: “The Thackray Quest, WGC Landscapes and the Freemasons were the main sponsors. There are too many people to mention individually, but we would like to thank everyone who supported us for their generosity of time, gifts, monies or advice.The ball was a fantastic night for us all.”
The cheque for £1,000 was presented by Mustafa Ugur Aksoy, who applied for the grant on behalf of the school from the Province of Yorkshire West Riding, Provincial Grand Masters’ Fund which makes grants to local causes as part of their Freemasonry in the Community campaign.
The building will be opened in September 2006.
The Forest School caters for children from across the district aged between two and a half and 16 years who have a range of learning difficulties, ranging from moderate to severe problems, autism and physical and communication problems.
Source: Harrogate Today
http://www.harrogatetoday.co.uk/ViewArti...ID=1287596
Harrogate Today
16th December 2005
A SENSORY room for pupils at The Forest School in Knaresborough is to be built, thanks to the efforts of a group of fundraisers who held the Curious Incident Ball in September at Harrogate's Majestic Hotel. The ball raised £15,000, and there was another donation of £1,000 from the Freemasons.
The sensory room will primarily support children with autism, but will be used by all the children at the school. The room will be filled with special lights, colours, music and cube columns.
Headteacher Mrs Monica Uden said: “We have been overwhelmed by this major piece of fundraising. People have been amazingly generous - not just those who attended the ball, but also a lot of businesses too, including local ones. It’s really nice to know people will rally round.
“The fundraising from the ball will achieve the building and setting up of the room and provide equipment for it. The extra donation will be used for IT equipment.
“The sensory room will benefit all the children and is a really important resource in terms of developing our provision.”
One of the organisers of the Curious Incident Ball, Suzy Waddington, said: “The Thackray Quest, WGC Landscapes and the Freemasons were the main sponsors. There are too many people to mention individually, but we would like to thank everyone who supported us for their generosity of time, gifts, monies or advice.The ball was a fantastic night for us all.”
The cheque for £1,000 was presented by Mustafa Ugur Aksoy, who applied for the grant on behalf of the school from the Province of Yorkshire West Riding, Provincial Grand Masters’ Fund which makes grants to local causes as part of their Freemasonry in the Community campaign.
The building will be opened in September 2006.
The Forest School caters for children from across the district aged between two and a half and 16 years who have a range of learning difficulties, ranging from moderate to severe problems, autism and physical and communication problems.
Source: Harrogate Today
http://www.harrogatetoday.co.uk/ViewArti...ID=1287596