Manx Radio Dreamcatcher Trust

The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal have helped Ramsey BMX Club by donating some BMX Bikes and Safety Equipment.

Ramsey BMX Club are based at Mooragh Park BMX track, Mooragh Promenade, Ramsey. The club is offiliated with British Cycling and the only place on the island to get a taste of this exciting new olympic sport.

For more info
e-mail; ramseybmx@manx.net
website; http://ramseybmx.blogspot.com/

The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal  helped a private individual by funding for him a years supply of gymnastic equipment so they can continue to enjoy the sport.

Douglas Scout Group applied to The Dream CatcherAppeal for funding for some new office chairs to replace their old chairs in the computer room at the scouts hall. The Dream Catcher Appeal provided them with their request and delivered them to some very happy children.

The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal have helped a private individual by giving him and his family a short holiday to help them during a difficult time. Its just what the family needed and the application came in from a neighbour so if there is anyone you know that would benifit from our help download the application form from the home page.

The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal donated two defibrillators to St John Ambulance.

St John Ambulance do such a great job in and around the community providing many things from much needed first aid cover to first aid training.

Keep up the good work guys!!

The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal arranged for the purchase of plantation and fish to fill two community tanks at Eastcliffe Resorce Centre.

The Centre has reported that the fish are already doing their job to help relax and stimulate the residents.

Happy fish watching guys

John Marsom with Danielle O’Neill a Manx Resident and Medical Student who through the help of The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal will be traveling to Tanzania to help teach awareness on HIV and Aids. The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal has helped Danielle by providing her vaccinations, malaria tablets, a rucksack and travel insurance for her trip. Good luck with the challenge and don’t forget to pop in and see us to let us know how you are getting on!!

To listen to an interview with Danielle please click here.

A Success Story from The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal,

Manx Radio enters Tanzania

We here at Manx Radio pride ourselves on working within the community. Keeping the Manx public up-to-date with the latest news, community-based stories, Tynwald sittings and a varied selection of programmes ranging from, interactive talk shows to more specialised shows such as The Opera Hour, The Folk Show, Triple Gold and Carnaby Street etc.

As part of our community work we created the Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal. Its aim is to provide “gifts” to deserving causes across the Isle of Man. The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal is a totally independent body and has been formed to administer fund-raising activities and give consideration to requests for support from charities, organisations and private individuals.

Recently The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal supported Danielle O’Neill, a third year medical student from the Island. Danielle applied for a back-pack, innoculations for yellow fever and rabies, travel insurance and anti malaria medication. This would enable her to travel to Tanzania to gain valuable experience towards her medical degree by working at local hospitals and educating rural villages about the dangers of HIV and how to protect against it.

Danielle first heard about the Tanzanian programme as she has a passion for global health with a special interest for HIV. Because of this she enrolled with Support for International Change, which is a charity based in the UK, America and Tanzania. The charity raises awareness about HIV and other global health issues. The application process involved a series of interviews and a written application in order to gain one of the limited places available. Danielle was one of four people picked to go out of the many people who applied and was also the only Manx resident to achieve this fantastic opportunity. Once selected Danielle was informed that to be able to go she would have to raise £2000 to support the charity. The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal was more than happy to help and supplied everything she applied for.

Whilst in Tanzania Danielle kept Manx Radio up-to-date with all her experiences along the way. She lived with a host family, sharing not only a small room but a bed with another student for 8 weeks. By living with the host family she learnt about the culture, language, food and everyday life of a village person in a rural village in northern Tanzania. She taught in schools, churches, community areas such as water pumps and market places, with the goal of increasing local knowledge and also running a HIV testing unit. These offer free confidential testing services with pre and post counselling. When receiving the free test the patient only has to wait minutes for the results. If a positive result was found the Support for International Change then linked the patient up with health care workers and support groups to enable them to receive the free medication they were entitled to.

So how did Manx Radio enter Tanzania?? Well we donated pens, torches, balloons and a Manx Radio material shopping bag. Danielle said “By then end of my trip the whole of Malula village was writing with Manx Radio pens. The balloons helped me in my classroom teachings as they provided a visual aid to help the children understand the immune system”.

The Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal and Manx Radio would like to wish Danielle all the best with her future studies and hope that she continues her hard work within many more communities. Let’s hope that this experience has not only given her an insight into a different culture but has also given her valuable life experiences to enhance her career in medicine.

 The Drug Advice Service & Helpline contacted us asking for a donation of some much needed paper and we have to thank Martin Stratford-Parsons of Office Equipment Center who kindly offered to donated the paper to this much deserved cause.

Happy printing DASH

The Youth Motor Project applied to  The Dream Catcher for help to by providing protective clothing for the children taking part, The Dream Catcher granted to application and so enabling the children to continue enjoying the sport and riding safely.

A specialised Car Seat has been provided by The Dream Catcher for a young disabled child, to enable them to sit more comfortably in the car