The “Design for Life” Appeal, chaired by celebrity hairdresser Andrew Collinge, is funding an £1.8m development programme to upgrade services at Stanley Grange in our North West region. We would like to thank everyone who has already made a donation to the Appeal. Your generosity is helping us to provide new services and training facilities for people with learning disabilities in the North West.
Support is now being sought from interested individuals, corporates and grant making Trusts in order to bring about the total success of the Appeal. Fundraising is well underway, with many events planned for the future.
There have been many events held in support of the Appeal, including a glamorous, star-studded Gala Ball that Andrew and his team from Andrew Collinge organised at St George's Hall, Liverpool in May 2007. Raising in excess of £165,000, it also gained significant awareness of the project.
If you would like to know more about 'Design for Life', would like to contribute, or would like details of future fundraising events, then do please get in touch. Currently, there is a Gala Concert taking place at King Georges Hall, Blackburn on 8 May 2010. With Carl Davis CBE Hons conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and commencing with classic themes from Hollywood movies, it promises to be an evening to remember. To find out more and to book your tickets, please follow the link.
For more information or to pledge your support, please contact Joan McLarnon, Events Co-ordinator, (joan.mclarnon@selfunlimited.co.uk) or, alternatively, telephone 01254 852878. 
"As Chairman of the 'Design for Life' Appeal, I believe passionately in what our fundraising will achieve. 'Design for Life' is essential and deserves support from us all. This is your chance to make a real difference by enabling people with learning disabilities to take their rightful place in society and live a life that many of us take for granted."
Andrew Collinge
