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Poems in the Pandemic<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Introduction<\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In May 2020, an approach was made by Sunderland member, Angela Richardson, to SI Sunderland President Rosemary Jenkinson, to see if the club might be able to give some support to a project she is running through her not-for-profit training company.\u00a0 Rosemary felt it might work better on a Regional level and asked for it to be raised with Joyce Chesney by Regional PA Officer, Karen Alexander.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Background to the Not-for-Profit Company<\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      In 2019, Angela Richardson set up her company, the Alliance for Care and Education (ACE), along with her business partner, Marie Barrigan.\u00a0 They deliver vocational training and personal development for staff working in the care sector and their client base includes mainly care homes across the northern region (predominantly in the north east – Sunderland, Durham, South Tyneside).\u00a0 They also work in partnership with mental health charity, MIND, to deliver mental health support.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Details of Proposal<\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Angela is looking to run a poetry and arts competition for staff and care workers in care homes.\u00a0 \u00a0Angela and Marie have experienced at first-hand how the front-line workers are suffering mentally and wanted to do something to help.\u00a0 They understand that these staff will need support in future, to deal emotionally with what they are living through.\u00a0 They know that poetry and art can be therapeutic for many people, hence the idea of creating a book of poetry.\u00a0 There will be ten categories and the winning entries will be published in a book entitled Poems in the Pandemic. \u00a0Ten poems will be selected in each category (so the book will contain 100 poems in total).\u00a0 There will also be an illustration for each of the ten categories, so the competition will include an art section to select a front cover design and ten pictures. The driver behind this project is to get recognition for the hard work and dedication of staff, mainly women, working in this sector during this dreadful time.\u00a0 It is hoped the poems will reflect the various emotions, including<\/span><\/p>\n