First
Visit to UK School by
STARS Information Representative!
Following successful
training in
September 2007, and the publication of the STARS Education Pack, the
first in-school presentation took place this January!
Having
been contacted
by the school , STARS was able to arrange for local STARS Information
Representative (SIR), Alexandra Whitman, to visit and provide free,
in-school training for the staff in the care and management of a pupil
diagnosed with syncope.
To find
out how you could become a STARS volunteer and Information
Representative, contact jo@stars.org.uk
Up, up, up and away…!
The STARS
Great
Balloon Race will take place during Arrhythmia Awareness Week 2008
(9th-15th June) to raise awareness of syncope.
The
balloon ticket returned to STARS from the furthest destination will be
deemed the winning ticket!
Top Prizes include an overnight stay in a luxury hotel and
£50.00 cash. What are you waiting for?
White water rafting &
sky diving...we live to tell the tale!
On 2nd
January 2008, still recovering from New Years Eve celebrations, we
jumped out of a plane 14,000 feet above Sydney, Australia as we
thought it would be a good opportunity to raise some much-needed money
for STARS.
Needless
to say we were a tiny bit nervous, especially when
Francesca found herself sitting by the exit! Yes - we did
have our eyes open for the entire 60 second free fall and breathed a
sigh of relief when the parachutes opened!
We would really like
to thank everyone who sponsored us. So far we have raised
£434 of
our £500 target. If you would like to have a look at the
photos
of Charlotte and Francesca as they jumped, or if you would like to
sponsor us and help us reach (or even pass) our goal, visit http://www.justgiving.com/doubledare4stars
