Want to Have a Say?

posted: 11/10/2010

George House Trust wants four people to join our SMART group to have a say about our services. The deadline for applying is Monday 1 November.

We believe involving people with HIV in our services is really important. As part of our Service User Involvement Strategy, our SMART group, the Service Monitoring and Review Team, is a key way for people to have a real say in our services.

African and gay men wanted especially

SMART is a team of 16 people who use George House Trust services. SMART reports directly to the Board of George House Trust. We want 4 people to join SMART and we particularly want HIV positive African and gay men to apply, as both of these are under-represented on SMART.

SMART group meets every 2 - 3 months. You will be sent copies of papers to read and think about before the meeting. SMART meetings discuss all aspects of our services. SMART agrees a work plan for what we will discuss each year.

What does SMART do?
SMART involves people with HIV who use services to examine how we deliver services and suggests ways to develop and improve services.

Why get involved?
SMART is one way to be more involved in George House Trust and put something back. Involvement informs you about service delivery and developments as well as how we monitor and evaluate services. Becoming involved in SMART builds your skills and experiences.

What skills and experience do I need to join SMART?

Here are the things we expect of people in the SMART:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and keep our ground rules at all times
• Being committed to service user involvement and providing feedback
• Making the time to read all the papers before the meetings
• Interested in all services George House Trust provides
• Being committed to working together as part of the SMART team
• To broadly support the work of George House Trust

Deadline: applications must be returned to Lynda by Monday 1st November .

SMART application pack

1. Information and what we are looking for
2. SMART Terms of Reference
3. Application form

Information from and applications to Lynda Shentall, Director of Services by email or phone 0161 274 4499 

Run With Us

posted: 19/03/2010

There are just 35 Team George House Trust places left in our 150 strong team for the Great Manchester Run. Please sign up now to celebrate and fundraise in our 25th year. The Great Manchester Run - 10km - is on Sunday May 16th.

Sign up for Team GHT
We’re celebrating our 25th with our biggest Team GHT yet – in 2009 we had about 100 hundred dedicated runners. In 2010 we want 150 runners to really raise our birthday year profile and even more money for George House Trust.

Most of our funding comes with strings attached. Fundraised money, like from Great Manchester Run, means we can quickly respond to the most pressing needs and respond to changing demands. The flexibility it gives us is worth a great deal.

How to join Team GHT
To book one of the 35 remaining places please send a cheque for £34.00, payable to George House Trust.
Please write your details - name, email address, telephone number and postal address on an attached piece of paper, or on the back of the cheque.

Send your cheque and details to:
GMR 2009, Christy Lau, George House Trust, 77 Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FX

The £34.00 pays Great Manchester Run’s charges for registering you. We can refund this later, if you wish, once we have received at least £150 in sponsorship for you. However to maximise the money we raise, we hope you will meet this cost yourself.
 

What we offer Team GHT runners
All Team GHT birthday year runners are offered:

• Team GHT running vest (special this year for our 25th!)
• Free after run massage from our friends at the Active Health Group
• Training support from Manchester FrontRunners
• Safe bag and clothes storage at the Manchester Convention Centre (GMEX)
• After run party at a city centre venue, including a free buffet
• Taurus Bar are kindly providing special promotional drinks deals for all Team GHT runners
• Limited edition GHT 25th anniversary pin badges for all who bring in their sponsors money as a thank you.

We look forward to meeting everyone again for another fantastic day!

You can browse the photographs of Team GHT at the Great Manchester Run 2009 in our Flickr sets
 

Here's a YouTube clip you may enjoy

Join Gt Manchester Run Team

posted: 14/01/2009

Please join us in Team GHT at the Great Manchester Run, on Sunday 17th May 2009.

If you've had trouble registering for the Great Manchester Run, there's no need to panic!

George House Trust have 75 charity places for runners on this year's Great Manchester Run. These places are open to all runners including people wanting to run with Team GHT for the first time.

All Team GHT runners will receive:

* Free running vest
* Free luggage deposit facility at the charity village (in Manchester Central)
* After run party including free buffet
* Regular training tips and sponsorship advice

To book your place on the run with Team GHT please send a cheque for £32.00 made out to George House Trust. This pays to register you which we are required to do by the race organisers. If you can't afford this, see below - we have some free places.

Please clearly write your name, email address, telephone number and postal address on a piece of paper you attach to your cheque, or write it on the back of the cheque itself.

Please send this to (no stamp needed) :

GMR 2009
James Fisher
Administration Organiser (Operations)
George House Trust
FREEPOST - NWW1004
Manchester
M12 9GH

After the run, if you raised £100 or more in sponsorship you can ask us to refund your £32 entry fee.

Some free places

We have a small number of free places for people who are unable to pay the £32 entry fee. To ask for one of these places please contact us as soon as possible on 0161 274 4499 or james@ght.org.uk

Already have a place but want to run with Team GHT?

Please contact us so we can keep you up to date with fundraising sponsorship arrangements and let you know our plans for the day.

We look forward to meeting everyone again for another fantastic day!

You can check out photographs of Team GHT at last year's Great Manchester Run by clicking through to our Flickr 2008 Run gallery here