SEASON'S GREETINGS from all of us at Restore!

We hope you are all enjoying the holiday season, and that 2015

was everything you wished for. 

For our final newsletter of 2015 we've included some ideas for new

year's resolutions, and details of our Christmas opening times.

Merry Christmas! 

Hannah 

01865 455822 /  hannah.feldman@restore.org.uk

GET INVOLVED

5 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE...AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS

 1. Volunteer

The benefits of   volunteering  for your health and happiness have

been proven time and again - so why not start the new year by

making a difference to yours and others' wellbeing? We have

many fun opportunities to suit all interests and time-commitments,

and offer plenty of support. Find out more

Do the London Marathon

Missed out on the marathon ballot? We have one charity place in

the 2016 London marathon for a lucky runner -

Click here   for more details  

3. Detox

Save yourself the money and the hangovers, and give up alcohol

for January. Doing it for charity is a great way to ensure you stick

to your goal - so set up a Justgiving page for Restore, and ask

friends to sponsor you for the challenge. 

(Fundraising tip - put an empty pint glass on your desk, and ask

colleagues to fill it up with loose change!) 

 

4. Be a RAKtivist (Random Acts of Kindness)

Research has proven that doing kind things for others increases

happiness and reduces stress. 

Get your dose of that "warm fuzzy feeling" by doing Acts of

Kindness throughout the year. Here are some ideas....

- Buy a Restore raffle ticket for a friend

(reply to this email to be sent tickets in the post)

- Give someone you love a special, ethical gift from one of our shops   across Oxfordshire

- The smallest things can make the biggest difference - send a text, make a cup of tea, ask

someone how they are (check out the #smallthings)

- Take a look at our Justgiving page, and send a message of encouragement by

sponsoring one of our supporters. 

- Make a donation to Restore

Get inspired: Take a look at what Lee and Amelie got up to when they did 39 acts of

kindness for their birthday! (we especially like number 35 ;) ) 

 5. Eat healthily

Loose the pounds or loose the pounds! Introduce a cake tax at home and in the office - every time you eat a sugary snack, put a donation into a Restore collection tin - a great incentive to stay healthy and to relieve the guilt if you fail!

Reply to this email for a Restore collection tin. 

EVENTS

After a jam-packed year of events, we are taking a short

break.Stay tuned   for more exciting events to come in 2016. 

LATEST NEWS

Christmas Opening Times

Click here for the opening times of our cafes and recovery groups

throughout the winter holidays

 

Chris(Evans)Mas TimeTune into TFI Friday on Channel 4 this New Year's Eve - you may see a familiar face about 1 hour in.... 

 

THANK YOU

Thank you to all the wonderful people and community

groups who have made such generous donations this

Christmas period. You have given the gift of hope and

recovery to so many this holiday season, and we

couldn't be more grateful. 

 

Fighting StigmaA huge thanks to AndrewGary who raised over £2000 for Restore this month through their charity boxing match. Andrew has been on

local tv and BBC radio to publicise the match and talk about mental health, doing an amazing job at raising awareness of mental health problems and challenging stigma. Watch his interview with That's TV here.  

Hark the herald angels sing...We've been overwhelmed by

the support of the community

this Christmas, who have been getting musical for

mental health. A huge thanks to:

- University choirs, The Ultrasounds and Aneurhythms

who held an acapella concert two weeks ago

- Oxford Spires Rotary Club who went caroling through

Woodstock on Friday

- Jan Buhagiar and his brass band who held a concert

for Restore in Goring last weekend

- The village of Iffley who will be carolling and country

dancing at the village hall for Restore tonight (go along

if you can!)

- Everyone involved in our recovery groups' winter

events - there was live music, stalls lots of festive fun

at them all! 

Christmas CollectionsA big big thank you to our fabulous volunteers who helped at our stalls at Oxford Business Park and Westgate Centre last week, and to the wonderful people at Genzyme and Sainsbury's who hosted us!  

Shaving livesThanks so much to Carl Duringer, who grew this glorious 'tasche

for "Movember" to raise money for Restore.  We were quite sad to

see it go in the end...!  Sponsor Carl here(Thanks should also go his wife for putting up with the facial

intruder...)  

  

Paws for Thought...Latest pearls of wisdom from our dogsbody Vincent...

"Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store."