I have wanted to do a skydive for ages and finally have the opportunity to do one.  I will be jumping out of the plane as soon as I raise funds!

I am raising money to help fund able2achieve Trust's new Learning & Working Development Centre in Ottery St Mary.

able2achive trust supports individuals with learning disabilities and other associated illnesses in being a part of a work place environment learning real working skills in a practical environment.

We currently have work preparation at a coffee shop called The Winking Frog and an antiques & collectables shop called able2antiquities.

I manage 'The Winking Frog' which works as a fully functional Coffee Shop.  Able2achieve Trust employee's learning facilitators that support learners in hospitality and catering.  This might be to serve customers, take orders, prepare food, make a variety of different hot drinks along with many other tasks that are involved in the industry or it might be working on an individuals self confidence, customer services or  communication skills. 

Able2antiquities works very much like a charity shop with a slight difference to being antiquities & collectables specific, with able2achieve Trust employed staff supporting or learners to purchase stock, maintain the stock within the shop, ensure that everything is displayed correctly along with serving customers.

Our new project in Ottery ST Mary will have a combination of this, with having both a coffee shop and antiques shop in to one. We are looking at calling this project “The Whistling Duck”.

Your donations will go towards the furniture & the setting up of these work areas to ensure that our learners have all the equipment they need to help them with their progression.

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