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WELCOME
Welcome to the first edition of iCare, our new internal
magazine for Jewish Care’s staff and volunteers.
An edition of iCare will appear
every other month and will
include news, views and
information about Jewish Care,
featuring our dedicated staff and
volunteers. I’m really excited
about this new magazine, which
will show real, positive examples
of how we all work together as
one team, making Jewish Care
such a wonderful organisation.
I do hope you will get a lot out of
reading it. Remember, it is your
magazine so if there is anything you
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think should get a mention, please
don’t forget to send an email to the
internal communications team on
internalcommunications@jcare.org
or call 020 8922 2809. I know they
will be very happy to receive your
news and photographs of what’s
happening around Jewish Care.
Congratulations to Dina Brawer
for picking the name of this new
publication… a box of chocolates
is on its way to you.
Happy reading!
T
he fundraising and marketing team is responsible
for sending out internal communications
at Jewish Care.
So, along with this new magazine, you’ll be able to find
out what’s going on through regular emails. We will make
sure you are not bombarded with too many unwanted
emails and get information more relevant to you.
News about some of the things happening within
Jewish Care will go out on email on Tuesdays. General
news and information on some upcoming events will
Simon Morris
Chief executive
A BIT ABOUT INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
go out on Wednesdays. We will also send out updates
on current staff vacancies and other HR news on Fridays.
Volunteer vacancies will also be sent out. If urgent
news has to be sent out, it will be done so immediately.
We would like your help. If you have any news you
want to share with others, please let us know about it
at internalcommunications@jcare.org or call 020 8922
2809. So keep us in the picture with any news, comments,
ideas or photos – we look forward to hearing
from you!
LET’S MEET…
VOLUNTEER
SIMON DAVIES
Simon has been volunteering in our Fundraising
and Marketing department since November
2004. He lives at Rela Goldhill Lodge, just around
the corner from the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus.
As well as volunteering, Simon also runs his successful
greeting card business, “Simon Says”.
Being able to volunteer “makes me feel like anybody else
my age,” he says. “It also allows me to give something back.”
This year has been a really special one for Simon. In July
he was one of Barnet’s Olympic torchbearers! It really was
his chance to shine and lots of people from Jewish Care
turned out to support him on what was a very hot,
incredibly happy day.
STAFF MEMBER
CHRISTINA BRAGO-NIMAKO
Christina joined us 15 years ago in October 1997
as a residential care worker. Based at Rubens
House, she did various jobs from laundry
assistant to carer to team leader. She is now social
care coordinator and is always very busy organising
lots to do for those living in the home.
Christina says: “I love working with Jewish Care because
there are opportunities for growth and development.
This has enabled me to identify skills that I might not
have thought of before. With Jewish Care, I feel a sense
of belonging and part of the community.”
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