Fundraising | The Movement Center

Persimmon Homes gives £5,000 cash boost to The Movement Centre

A children’s physiotherapy centre has secured a donation to fund vital equipment, enabling it to continue its services around Oswestry, thanks to a national housebuilder.

The Movement Centre received the £5,000 funding boost from Persimmon Homes West Midlands as part of its Community Champions initiative. The charity provides life changing children’s physiotherapy, working with those who have movement difficulties to achieve new skills through increased strength and control of their movement. The team also work closely with families and the course of therapy is tailored to each child’s specific needs.

As a charity, The Movement Centre relies on the kind support of its donors, such as Persimmon. The funding from the West Midlands team will enable the centre to purchase additional standing frames, which each child is provided with at the beginning of their therapy. Access to more frames will allow each child who spends time at The Movement Centre to take part in their recommended 30 minutes of therapy per day.

The cheque presentation was attended by David Greengrass, Sales Director at Persimmon Homes and Cllr Mark Jones, Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration at Shropshire Council.

Curtis Langley, Fundraising and Marketing Officer at The Movement Centre said: “We are thrilled to have the support from Persimmon Homes in 2024 as we continue our mission to help children with movement difficulties. This donation is amazingly impactful and will make a huge difference. We can’t thank them enough for their support. We aim to make a lasting impact on the lives of children that attend The Movement Centre and with support like this we can.”

David Greengrass, Sales Director at Persimmon Homes West Midlands, said: “What we do is about much more than just building homes, it’s about leaving a lasting positive legacy in the communities that we build in. We’re always delighted to lend a hand to local organisations to boost their ongoing initiatives or contribute to causes that mean a lot to them.

“It’s an honour to be able to offer this support to The Movement Centre, helping them to continue their vital work in and around Oswestry.”

The Movement Centre and NetPMD Design and Integration join forces in a new fundraising partnership for 2024

The Movement Centre, a Shropshire based children’s charity, dedicated to empowering children with movement disorders, is thrilled to announce a strategic fundraising partnership with NetPMD Design and Integration, a pioneering design and integration business committed to Designing and Integrating latest generation fibre based networks worldwide.

This collaboration between both organisations started with sponsorship of new running tops in 2023, with members of staff running Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon, and in 2024 the partnership will grow, as NetPMD pledge their support. The business based in Oswestry, UK, will aim to raise funds and awareness for The Movement Centre’s crucial mission of providing specialised movement therapy courses for children with physical disabilities.

NetPMD Design and Integration has played a pivotal role already in supporting The Movement Centre’s Snowdon Mountain Sunrise Challenge in 2024.

Curtis Langley, Fundraising and Marketing Officer at The Movement Centre said

“We are thrilled to partner with NetPMD Design and Integration in 2024 as we continue our mission to help children with movement disorders. This collaboration is really exciting, and we are looking forward to working with the team. We can’t thank them enough for their support with our new running tops and sponsorship of our Snowdon Sunrise Challenge. Together, we aim to make a lasting impact on the lives of those children that attend The Movement Centre.”

Charlotte Griffiths Marketing Executive from NetPMD added

“NetPMD are delighted to offer our support to such a worthwhile cause and are extremely proud to be aligned with the valuable work undertaken by The Movement Centre. Our whole team are looking forward to participating in the various fundraising events of 2024, fostering camaraderie and raising crucial funds for this amazing charity”

The Movement Centre is a UK charity and specialist treatment centre. We are dedicated to supporting children and their families living with movement difficulties. We provide a specialist children’s physiotherapy called Targeted Training Therapy to help children gain movement control.

NetPMD Design and Integration design, install, and integrate fibre networks that enable smart cities to operate optimally in the modern world. They partner with Service Providers and Construction companies to bring faster networks and greater technology integration to whole cities, exploiting Fiber technologies.

As the name suggests, they offer independent project management and design expertise to help you close the digital divide in your region.

We are excited for this strategic fundraising partnership in 2024, and look forward to the events and activities planned.

Charity Golf Day a huge success

A local Charity golf day a huge success as they welcome 14 fourballs.

A local charity recently held their annual charity golf day at Oswestry Golf club, raising vital funds towards their work. The golf day was a huge success and raised £2,688.

The Movement Centre do not receive any statutory funding, and all therapy is funded through fundraising efforts from their small team, and kind supporters. The funds raised will help the charity continue to provide free specialist therapy, called Targeted Training, to children who face problems with their movement control. By attending The Movement Centre, children can gain head control, so they can interact with their family; it can help children develop the skills to sit unaided, so that they can play with their friends. For some children it can enable them to walk, which means they can be far more independent.

Curtis Langley, Fundraising Officer at The Movement Centre said “Our events would not happen with the kind support we receive. We had 14 teams of four on the day and received some great feedback. A huge thank you to our amazing sponsors for the day, Pave Aways, Throgmorton, Sol Distribution, Lanyon Bowdler, Henstone and Rybrook”.

Everyone enjoyed the golf, and some great food put on by the golf club. Prizes up for grabs included products gifted by Henstone Distillery, golf accessories sponsored by Pave Aways. There was even a chance for somebody to win a BMW for a weekend on one of the oncourse competitions.

Pave Aways Managing Director Steven Owen added: “We’re delighted to support a charity which provides such life-changing physiotherapy to children in Shropshire.

“The Movement Centre’s annual golf day is always a great day out while raising funds to ensure that even more children can access treatment. We’re proud to play a small part in helping that to happen – no matter what the result on the 18th!”

Curtis continued to say “The day was filled with excitement, as somebody would win a BMW to take away for a weekend, kindly donated by Rybrook Shrewsbury. The winners on the day all took away some amazing prizes, and I can’t thank our sponsors enough, as the day wouldn’t happen without them. We will look forward to seeing everyone again next year.”

With fundraising being so important for the charity, it is days like this that really make a difference. For them to continue to offer their therapy for free they will rely on the kind support they receive in the future.