Walking on hot coals for Headway East London
On 9 November 2016 team Anthony Gold will be walking on hot coals to raise money for Headway East London (‘HEL’ – pun fully intended in relation to this particular event).
When HEL told me about this challenge I thought I might struggle to find colleagues brave enough to get involved. How wrong I was! Apparently, this is something that lots of people ‘have always wanted to do’. I’ve decided that the people I work with must be an incredibly brave bunch.
My plan was to get a team together and then to organise, arrange and most importantly encourage them as they took their turn walking over the hot coals. It seems I was wrong again. The second most common comment I received was ‘I will do it, if you do!’.
As a big fan of Headway East London and all that the members and staff do every day to support people living with acquired brain injury across 13 London boroughs what could I say?
Headway East London provide therapies, advocacy, family support and community support work alongside their day service: a community venue where members can make the most of their abilities and interests. Their occupational projects include an art studio, writing projects and a professional kitchen where members cook each day for other members, volunteers, staff and visitors.
Anthony Gold Solicitors sponsor Headway East London’s monthly supper club. The Hackney Gazette and The Evening Standard have both recently published great articles about the event that you can read here. I highly recommend the supper clubs – it’s a great evening and the food is outstanding. If you would like tickets to the next one please let me know.
Be one of the first to get tickets for the next event (they usually sell out quickly)
Walking on hot coals is not something that I have always wanted to do at all but the people I know who have acquired brain injury didn’t have such a choice to make. Please contact me for more details if you would like to sponsor me to do this – or if perhaps you would like to sponsor me not to do it that would be most appreciated as well.