Local Man Adds Sparkle To 7000 Christmases
A Torquay man will be brightening thousands of Christmases this year with his winning Christmas card design.
22 December 2010
Kenny Jones, who is supported by Phoenix Lodge, has won the National Craegmoor Christmas Card Competition. The contest was to design a card that will be sent out to 7,000 people across the UK, including Craegmoor staff, the people they support and their friends and relatives.
Phoenix Lodge is owned and operated by Craegmoor, the leading independent provider for people with learning disabilities, complex needs, autism and mental illnesses, as well as older people. The Christmas Card Competition is the just one of the heats in the Craegmoor Artist of the Year competition.
More than 150 entries were submitted by people supported by Craegmoor, so competition was stiff, but Kenny wowed the judges with his happy snowman design. This chilly, cheeky chappy is currently spreading festive cheer across the country.
Kenny has been at Phoenix Lodge for more than two years and art is one of his favourite activities.
Caroline Hart, Manager at Phoenix Lodge said:
"We're all so proud of Kenny for his fantastic Christmas card! He's always been very creative and it's great that his happy snowman will now be sending season's greetings to thousands of people across the UK."
For further information please contact the Craegmoor Media Team on:
07590 990 995
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Notes for Editors
• Craegmoor supports around 4,000 people across the UK with learning disabilities, complex needs, autism and mental illnesses as well as older people.
• The wide range of services offered by Craegmoor include:
• Supported living services
• Residential care
• Specialist further education colleges
• Transition services
• Independent hospitals
• Recovery centres
• Nursing homes
• Specialist brain injury services
• Independent living in secure accommodation
• Craegmoor is one of the leading independent providers of specialist support in the UK with a turnover of approximately £170m and employing more than 6,000 people
• Craegmoor works alongside Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities, constantly striving to design and deliver new needs-led services, which focus on the principles of choice and independence, enabling people to live with their local community and have fulfilled lives.
• In addition to these partnerships, Craegmoor also believes that it is incredibly important to work closely with the people who use its services, their families and carers. People using Craegmoor services can expect staff to be passionate about working with them to achieve their personal goals.