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G a t e w a y N e w s l e t t e r
Unit 1, 2 Parker Hill, Rathmines Road, D6. E-mail
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Blog projectgateway.blogspot.ie Phone 085 752 1220 (Only during
drop-in hours)
Hours Mon & Thurs 1 - 5pm MAY 2015
THE MORE THINGS
CHANGE
There has been a lot of change in
Gateway recently. Unfortunately
one of those changes is that Martha
will be leaving Gateway after seven
years as Development Worker. We
will miss her cheerful presence.
She has been a great support to
Gateway Members. She has helped
build Gateway and make it more
accessible to a larger population.
We would like to take this
opportunity to thank Martha for all
of her hard and difficult work, and
open our arms to welcome her as a
member. Wed also like to give a
huge welcome to Fionn as our new
Development Worker. We have lost
but we have also gained! :)
It is with great sadness & regret
that we are saying goodbye to
Rathmines Pembroke Community
Partnership (RPCP), our supporting
organisation for over a decade.
RPCP were ahead of the times
when it came to mental health
awareness and social inclusion.
They worked with the HSE to open
the Drop In Centre in 2004.
Many of the RPCP workers were
involved with Gateway. A special
thank you (but hopefully not
goodbye) to Mairead, Aga, Tara,
Mary, Richard, Dee M, Dee E,
Grainne, Sheila, Laura, Margaret,
Paul, and Rossa. Gateway Advisory
Members will be staying on but
thank you to them also and to
Nollaig and all the Members of the
RPCP Board. -Newsletter Team
ITS THE SUMMER!!!
Welcome everyone to the May Newsletter. And to
a month short in name but filled with brightness
and freshness. The flowers are in bloom, the grass
is freshly cut, leading us to feel that Summer is
finally here, bringing with it beautiful smiles and
full of enthusiasm for new things in our lives. The
mornings are brighter, the evenings longer,
encouraging us to look forward to all the Summer
Festivals on the way.
Super news for us
all, we heard
recently that
Mental Health
Ireland are
thankfully going
to take over as
Host Organisation
to Gateway. Yet again as a result of some hard
dedicated work, the future for all members has
proved exciting. Many good days ahead for us as a
group. The Newsletter Team
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THE GIFT OF TIME
Last Month there was a Gathering
of Lions Demonstration at the South
Africa Embassy. Before the event
on Thursday at the art group and
Friday at the creative writing class
the Members of Gateway held the
Posters for some great pictures. I
will always remember their
kindness at the demonstration. I
thought I would be on my own and
for the first time I felt frightened
and anxious. I had a lot of posters
prepared. I was there for a while on
my own. To my delight John and
Kevin turned up and I was so
appreciative. Then to my joy John
and Maura showed up. The weather
was perfect and I took brilliant
photos. I cannot forget the depth of
my gratitude for the support I got
from Gateway Members. I am a
loner but in those instances I was
not alone at all. John , Maura and I
went for a cuppa afterwards in Alfie
Byrnes. Being a part of Gateway is
so important to me. -Linda
THIS IS PEER-
LED SUPPORT
On Thursday the 23rd
of April we had a meet-
up in Caf Moda while
the Project staff were
having a training and
planning day. There were about ten people at the meet-
up, and Gateway very kindly gave us 50 Euro for teas
and coffees everybody was delighted! Some of us sat
out in the sun and some of us inside. We had a lovely
time together, and thought we should do this sort of
thing more often.
We started thinking of what we could do together, and
some ideas that came up were picnics, fishing trips,
pool outings and just meeting for a cuppa among
others. There was great excitement and interest in this.
Dee H has offered to text people when meet-ups are
happening, but since this wouldnt be official Gateway
stuff we wont have access to members phone
numbers. We would love as many people to be
involved as possible, so please give us your phone
number (or email if you prefer) if you think this is
something you would like to hear about. You can pass
it on to Dee H or Maura in drop-in, or if you like give
Gateway a call and ask one of the team to pass your
details along to Dee. -Maura
SPRING CLEAN
On the 30th of April we had a Spring clean at Gateway and the
place is
looking shiny! Thank you to the many members who came to help
out. A
small reminder to each and all to share the house-keeping
duties. It has been
slacking lately but no doubt that it will pick up again shortly!
Gateway is our
Project, and its up to us to keep it looking well.
Behind every scar is an untold story of survival
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THE WORLD
OF THE
INTERNET...
If you want to learn
something
completely new in
one online place
there are some amazing free resources on the
internet. Depending on what you wish to link into
from beginner tech skills to languages to friendly
meet ups and fun, engineering or business degrees.
There are superb instructions available from sites
such as The Khan Academy (khanacademy.org),
Udacity.com, Lynda.com, Alison.com (which is
Irish) courser.org and meetup.com.
Meetup.com is an excellent website to link up with
others who have similar hobbies and interests. You
can join these websites as a lone member and
websites like meet-up are excellent for singles or
groups to meet similar like minded people. Some of
these include paid courses but be assured much of it
is completely free and good quality.
Dont be bored and dont be scared - access these
websites and broaden your horizons and simply
enjoy. -Deirdre H.
GREEN RIBBON
MONTH
May is Green Ribbon
Month. It is a fairly new
initiative and it helps to
promote good mental
health. So if you see
someone wearing a green
ribbon it is a chance to
discuss openly what it
means to you. From last
year, after the 2014
campaign, 7 in 10 people
say they are more
comfortable having a
conversation about
mental health.
Ann Marie
ARTS & CRAFTS IN
MAY
This month the
Arts and Crafts
theme is landscape
painting. Come
along any
Thursday from 2:30 and get involved!
PARTY TIME AGAIN :)
As you will probably have heard,
Gateway is losing its host
organisation, the Rathmines
Pembroke Community Partnership
(though we have found a new one
so dont fret). In honour and
celebration of all the great work
the people at RPCP have put in over the yearsnot just for us in
Gateway but for
many other community groupswe are having a party on Thursday the
7th of May.
Come and celebrate all these wonderful people at 1 oclock this
Thursday. Bring
yourself, and some goodies if you can. The event will also
welcome Mental Health
Ireland - Gateway's incoming host organisation - and bring the
community together
for the Green Ribbon launch to get us all talking about mental
health. Ali
When I is replaced
by We, even illness
becomes wellness.
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MENTAL HEALTH REFORM
Public Consultation Meetings
Mental Health Reform hold public consultation
meetings every year to get input from us on how we
feel about - and what we want from - our Mental
Health Services.
There is one in the Newgrange Hotel in Navan, Co.
Meath on Thursday the 7th of May, 2-4.30, and
another in the Carmelite Centre on Aungier Street,
Dublin 2 on Thursday the 4th of June, 2-4.30.
Numbers are limited, so get in touch to book your
place by calling MHR on 01-874 9468 or by emailing
[email protected]. All venues are fully
wheelchair accessible. If you have any other
accessibility requirements let them know when
booking.
11 Wynnefield Road, Dublin 6. Ph. 01-4965558
www.projectgateway.blogspot.com Views expressed
in this newsletter are only views of the
contributors and not views of the Gateway Project.
***THANK YOU***
Thanks and appreciation to all our funders! As
well as those mentioned elsewhere in this
issue, thank you to...
MY MIND in Ranelagh is offering discounted
counselling services. Vouchers are available
to Gateway members at 10 per session for 5
sessions. Contact Gateway on 01-4965558. Thank you to
the ESB for supporting this service.
POOL COMPETITION
Olivier R knocked this sports editor out of the game, who didnt
try his
best as he had an article to write on the competition! Martha
and Ann
Marie went down to the black ball, and Martha won that round. In
the final
an unbelievable shot from the D where he put an awful lot of
side-spin on
and came off the cushion to knock the black ball in and win the
game! One
of the greatest shots in the history of the Gateway
competition!
Congratulations to Derek! -Stephen
A few of my favourite things
by Catherine F
Red
Breakfast at Tiffanys
Reading
Freshly cut grass
Coffee and chocolate
My mum
Autumn
My black
military style
coat
COLOUR
FILM
PASTIME
SMELL
FOOD
PERSON
SEASON
CLOTHES
MEMBERS HOUR
Recently Linda hosted a members minute (rather than the
usual
hour) , and it went down a treat. There was talk about the
fair
treatment of animals, as well as a little something about
angels.
You can take over Gateway too and bring any topic you like
to
the group. (This usually happens on a Monday from 2.30 to
3.30)
