WestWorld Issue 14 May 2011 - Hassra

ISSUE 14 PAGE 16The official newsletter of the HASSRA WestMidlands RegionHASSRA West MidlandsRoom G23Birmingham DBCFive Ways HouseIslington RowBirmingham, B15 1SL.Phone: 0121 626 3031 / 3076Fax: 0121 626 3736E-mail: HASSRA.westmidlands@dwp.gsi.gov.ukLatest regional lottery winnersThe latest lottery winners from across the region are:March:£500: Paula Rickus (Birmingham Five Ways DBC)April:www.hassra.org.uk£2,500: Gaynor Harper (Birmingham Ravenhurst)WestWorld is produced by LyndaGadsden & Gareth Niblett of the HASSRAWest Midlands Communications Team.£2,500: Laura Winter (Dudley CSAC)£1,000: David Barton (Dudley CSAC)HASSRA W.M.”Get active with HASSRA”HASSRA smash fundraising targetAs part of its 75th anniversarycelebrations, HASSRA set a target to raise£75,000 for charity during 2010 – but itsmembers raised five times as much.Staff took part in a huge range of activities,from cake sales and sky diving, to midnightwalks and calendar photo shoots - and raiseda whopping £250,000.Whiskey Animal Sanctuary.HASSRA provides opportunities for staff inthe Departments of Health, Work andPensions, the Food Standards Agency andtheir executive agencies, including those whohave retired, to take part in a vast array ofsporting, recreational and cultural activities.Dave White, the HASSRA NationalChairperson, said:“This is a truly remarkable effort which says alot about our members and the Departmentsand Agencies in which they work. Everyonewho played a part should be very proud ofwhat they achieved.”A vast number of charities across the UK havebenefited from members’ hard work. Theseinclude Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Genesfor Jeans, Help for Heroes, Sport Relief,Acorns Children Hospice, Chloe Cotton Trust,Chris Salmon Foundation and the Lord