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Disability Awareness Day is a real example of Partnerships in Action, and we would like to thank everybody who is supporting DAD 2008, especially our sponsors for their financial and in-kind contributions ;
The management team for DAD 2008 consists of representatives from voluntary and Statutory organisations.
DAD 2008 Management Team (Alias DAD's Army)
The management team for DAD 2008 consists of representatives from voluntary and Statutory organisations. (Alias DAD's Army)
- Eddie Clements - Warrington Disability Forum. DAD Storesman, he has a place for everything, and is ably assisted by his wife June.
- Anne Thorpe MBE - Warrington Disability Partnership (WDP). Manages The Pulse sponsored walk/push, with husband.
- Brun Corbishley - WDP - Administration Co-ordinator. Administration of the event takes several months of planning, communicating, and a huge amount of commitment from everyone.
- Audrey Rogers - WDP. WDP Treasurer and Co-ordinates DAD exhibitor lists.
- Pam Thompson - WDP. Mrs DAD. Mail outs, cooking burgers for the DAD Week team and being married to Dave (the Co-ordinator) also means being married to DAD.
- Phil Edwards - Friends in Community Health and WDP. Co-ordinator of everything to do with the Arts. We are sure that Phil lives at Walton Hall during DAD Week! and is site manager in Dave's absence.
- Wayne Derbyshire - Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute. Wayne co-ordinates the great team of lads from Thorn Cross
- Keith Webb - WBC Walton Hall Estates Manager - Every year Keith and his team let us use (and abuse, especially in 2007) the sacred grounds of Walton Hall, but we tend to leave it as we find it.
- Dave Thompson MBE DL - 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust - Can't say too much about myself, as the event Co-ordinator if it goes well, I tend to get the thanks, but when it goes wrong I always get the blame. All I can say is that we have a great team.
- Doreen Newey - FinCH - Arts administrator, always on hand for the jobs everyone else has forgotten.
- Jayne Horton - WDP - Jayne ensures that we keep all the balls in the air, catching the ones we that nearly fall! She Co-ordinates the Main Arena and the Positive Action Awards.
- Sue Abbott - WDP - Sue co-ordinates our websites, ably assisted by daughter and friend of DAD Penny.
- Terry Cook - DAD head steward, Mr Reliable, his "safety first" mentality and a cool head are great assets to the team.
- Gavin Thompson - WDP, assistant head steward, grown up with DAD, first DAD event at the age of 12. Dave's son and future Co-ordinator! (Sorry Gav didn't I mention that one)
- Tommy Hammond - WDP, Chico and Mr Fix-it. A vital member of the DAD Week team and always knows where everything is.
- Caroline Thompson -.WDP, co-ordinates almost everything to do with DAD, minutes of all meetings, promo mail outs, etc. Mrs Organised.
- Derek Jones -WDP - employment co-ordinator, manages positive action, employment and schools events.
- Dave Connor - WDP - co-ordinates sporting activities at DAD and the Wheelchair Skills event held during DAD week.
- Graham Horton - WDP - a member of the DAD Week team, Mr Reliable and Mr Organised (football referee in spare time and don't we know it). Onsite Co-ordinator for Stewards Control Point on the day.
- Brian Wilson -Community Transport - co-ordinates Park and Ride activities for DAD and this years Accessible Transport Event during DAD Week.
- Doreen Crossley - WDP - Co-ordinates all DAD finances, supporting our stewards and staff.
DAD 2008 Event Site Team
Members of the management team are joined by a dedicated crew of volunteers that make up the DAD Event site team. Several members of the team take annual leave to be with us. A BIG thank you to: Terry, Gavin, Graham, Tommy, Bob, John, Robert, Pam, Doreen, Phil, Eddie, Barry, June and Mark.
DAD 2008 Admin Office Team
Members of the management team are joined by the team aptly named the Back Office without their dedication to detail the logistics of DAD 2008 would be a nightmare. A BIG thank you to: Brun, Caroline, Jayne and Dave ably assisted by Linda and her wonderful team of volunteers.
A big thank you to our DAD supporters:-
Barry Collins and Lions Clubs International (members from all 8 local branches), Wayne Derbyshire and staff from Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute. Keith Webb, Anne Warren and all the staff at Walton Hall, Sue and Penny Abbott of Skill Zone, Martin Naylor and Acts Sound & Lighting, Radio General, St Johns Ambulance Service, Warrington Guardian and Wire FM, Gary Skentlebury of Warrington Worldwide, Hember Plant Hire and Radio Warrington. The team at Golden Square Shopping Centre, Relay Technical Transport, Warrington Wolves, Cheshire Deafness Support Network, Steve Kinsey, Holly Caddock,Terry Snowdon, Tony Clements, Woolston Church of the Ascension Youth Club, Warrington Sea Cadets T.S Obdurate and all of our stewards, enablers and assistants. All staff at WDP and everyone else that helped organise events during DAD week.
And finally...thank you to everybody else who has helped in any way
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