SKY DIVE FOR ENABLE IN CORNWALL


On Saturday 26th July Gordon Faddy, our chairman, and Jason Pickett, a friend of Enable, both took to the skies to raise money for us.

Jason was first to jump. He was well supported by lots of family members and friends. Jason has never flown before so this was his first time flying as well as skydiving. They dressed him in a very fetching yellow flying suit and bundled him into the plane. His face as he bounced along on the runway in front of us was one of excitement and trepidation. We all watched (apart from his son Bradley who could not bare to watch) as the plane gained height and then disappeared from view. 

We then chatted amongst ourselves and enjoyed our picnics until about 20 minutes later when we suddenly spotted a parachute above us. Jason glided gently downward waving to us all and made the perfect landing. He really enjoyed the experience and would love to do it again perhaps without an instructor next time. 

Next up was Gordon. He decided against wearing the trendy flying suit but did have to wear the attractive leather helmet that made him look like the Red Baron. They also secured his slippers with lots of masking tape to stop them falling off on to the spectators during the jump. He was then placed in the plane and his legs were taped to the instructors to prevent a bumpy landing and off he went. He seemed to be gone for ages and we all got cricks in our necks searching the sky’s for him. Eventually we spotted the rainbow parachute and Gordon floated slowly downwards and made a smooth and safe landing. Amanda his partner had suggested that we try and catch him in his chair as he landed but we decided it was not the most practical of suggestions!

The day was a real success. The sun shone, we all had a great day, and thankfully they both landed safely. The final amount of money made from sponsorship is not known yet but Jason has raised about £430 and Gordon had raised £650 but there is still more to be collected. This includes the money collected by Gordon and Enable staff and directors outside Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s in Bodmin in the week of July 7th.


We would like to thank everyone for making the day a success including the staff at the Parachute club, Jason and Gordon and all the family and friends that came along to offer their support on the day, and everyone that sponsored Jason and Gordon.  Here are some photos of the event.



Gordon and Jason getting ready for the sky jump in support of Enable in Cornwall 



At the pre-jump briefing


  


 Jason, getting ready to fly for the first time.



 Jason, in full flight.



....and safely down!



Gordon getting ready for his jump.


 



Gordon, on his way down.


 



Gordon preparing to land.


 



........and safely down!


 


 



Published: 28 Jul 2008
 
Enable User Survey 2007/2008

At the end of March we sent all our clients a user survey to complete and return.

It is very important to us to gain feed back from our clients. ENABLE is an organisation with a mission. The barometer that measures whether progress is being made towards this mission is the feedback we receive from our clients. Therefore, all those who work for the organisation value client's opinions, and take a special pride in people being satisfied with the service they have received.

Below is a summary of the results of the survey.

There were 29 responses, which was 20% of the number of survey forms issued.

Question 1 - The age of the respondents:

Only a small number of respondents (7%) were aged between 16 and 25. The rest were evenly spread between the ages of 26 and 65.

Question 2 - The sex of the respondents:

56% of the respondents were male and 44% were female.

Question 3 - How did you find out about Enable in Cornwall Ltd?

Most of the respondents, over 50%, found out about Enable either through the Leaflet we issue, or via Social Services. Very few (7%) found us through the Internet. A few of the other routes to Enable include via a friend, through Mid Cornwall Lifestyles, and via a training agency.

Question 4 - Did you find the advice given helpful?

Almost 60% found the advice "very helpful", whilst 7% said that the advice was "not very helpful".

Question 5 - Was the information clear?

The vast majority found the advice either "extremely clear" or "very clear", although 3% found the advice "not very clear".

Question 6 - Was your advisor easy to talk to?

38% of respondents found their Enable advisor was "extremely easy to talk to", and 49% said they were "very easy to talk to". However 3% found their advisor "not very easy to talk to".

Question 7 - Was your advisor supportive?

36% of respondents found their advisor was "extremely supportive" and 46% "very supportive". However 4% found that their advisor was "not very supportive".

Question 8 - Was your query dealt with quickly?

The majority (77%) found that their query was dealt with either "very quickly" or "quite quickly". The remainder said that their query was dealt with "quickly".

Question 9 - Were your requirements met?

58% of respondents said that their requirements were fully met. However 21% felt that their requirements were only partially met and a further 21% felt their requirement were not met at all.

Question 10 - Did you advisory help you move towards your goals?

62% felt that their advisor did help them move towards their goals, and a further 28% said that they were partially helped towards their goals. 10% however responded to say that they were not helped towards their goals.

Question 11 - Was your experience of Enable in Cornwall good?

Whilst 4% responded to say that their experience of Enable was "Poor", the majority (74%) said that their experience of Enable was either "Excellent" or "Very good".

Question 12 - Would you recommend Enable in Cornwall to others?

92% of respondents would recommend Enable to others.

Question 13 - Do you have any other comments?

More communication would benefit.

Liases well with other services such as the Health Service and other provider. This is important because clients have complex needs.

Visit with Enable and Occupational Therapist was extremely helpful.

I think Enable are brilliant. They have helped me get back to work again and I am very grateful for everything they have done for me. Thanks very much.

For Years I had wanted help but felt unable to ask. I reduced myself to dropping hints and just hoping they were understood. Fortunately they were. I can honestly say that the improvements in myself and my life over the past year has been immense.

More group activities would be useful to get people out and communicating with each other.

I have had two advisors through ENABLE who have always helped me and been there for me. They always listen and try to help.

Thank you for your help and continue your excellent cause to help people who need help.


I put my advisor in touch with some other people who were also helped.

Enable offered and provided me with a lot of advice and help. Very Very pleased.


We at ENABLE acknowledge that while a large percentage of the comments and answers were good, areas have been identified for improvement and we will be working closely with our clients to improve these areas.
We would like to thank all those who took the time to complete the survey.

Published: 19 Jun 2008
 
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Published: 22 Sep 2007