Help Dyslexia Action end the exclusion of Distressed Dyslexics

Hi my name’s Emilia! Thanks for opening my blog on Dyslexia! I am trying to raise awareness of people with dyslexia and how other people can help them. A very small amount of people know the signs of dyslexia and this is one of the many things Dyslexia Action (My Charity) wants to change. After you’ve finished reading my blog, I hope that you will understand a little bit more about people with dyslexia. I also hope that you will want to support the amazing work Dyslexia Action does.

Dyslexia action is a wonderful charity which spends all of its money on helping children and adults with dyslexia. They run one to one classes helping thousands of Dyslexics all over the country every year with some of the problems they face. Some of the problems they help people face are; difficulties with spelling slow reading and jumbling up numbers. As well as helping dyslexics, Dyslexia Action helps the parents of children with Dyslexia to help their children progress at home.

In the UK 1 in 10 people are proven to be dyslexic. This is a very large amount of people considering not many people have heard of the condition. This means that in your average primary school class of 30 there will be 3 dyslexics. Some of these children however will not know that they are dyslexic at all. They will class themselves as stupid because they cannot keep up with the class. They will be excluded from the class room as 1 in 5 children are all because of one reading difficulty. This is why dyslexia action is needed. But they can’t do it alone. They need you to donate. It doesn’t matter how much you donate, whether you donate once or once a week. They need money to carry on doing all the amazing work they are already doing as all of their life changing resources cost money. Please visit their website http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/ to see how you might help directly.
Thank you for reading my blog! After reading my blog please would you take the time to answer a few short questions about my blog and please tell me where you live (home town and country)

1. Had you heard about dyslexia action before reading my blog?
2. Do you now feel more informed?
3. Would you now tell your friends and family about dyslexia?
4. Would you now donate to Dyslexia action?
5. Have I changed the way you think about dyslexics?

Thank you again for reading my blog on dyslexia action.
Emilia

Don’t be blind to blindness - Help the RNIB

Welcome to my blog about the RNIB! My name is Ellie and I would like to thank you for taking your time to read this blog about blindness. Through this blog I hope to raise awareness for this wonderful charity that supports blind and partially sighted people in the UK. I also hope to spread the word and help you to consider donating to the charity.

RNIB (or Royal National Institute for the Blind) help victims of sight loss and their families through their everyday lives by providing carers, finances and general support. However they cannot provide enough support for everyone that needs it. In fact they can only reach out to one in three people that need the help most. This is all down to lack of funding, even though they are a government backed charity they still need support from the public and, unfortunately for the people that need the help most, they are therefore unable to assist. A main achievement that RNIB help people to achieve is reading Braille. If a blind person can learn to do this then the likelihood of them getting a good education and a job increases massively! This then helps them to earn money and then they do not need the financial support the RNIB can offer.

Did you know that…?

Globally 5 seconds a person goes blind? And 39 million people are blind? RNIB can only help a small percentage of people to cope with their disability but to this small percentage a huge difference is made.

Also around 15,000,000 children around the world are blind? Things that we take for granted are a luxury for these children. For example going to a park and playing on a swing, seeing the sun set in the sky, seeing another person’s face.

But all around the UK there are nearly 2,000,000 blind and partially sighted people? Many of these people are harshly victimised by others about their disability-being blind does not change the fact that we are all human beings.

If this blog has interested you to look further into the work of this life changing charity then please follow this link to their webpage… www.RNIB.org.uk and click donate!

Finally I would like to thank you once again for reading my blog. I would really appreciate it if you would please leave a quick comment telling me...

1. If you had heard of the RNIB before?
2. If you now feel more informed about RNIB?
3. Would be willing to support them in their campaign?
4. Would consider informing other people of this charity?
5. And, if possible, could you please tell me where you come from i.e. county + home town (+country if not UK)

Best Wishes, Ellie.

Endangered means we have time — Extinction is forever.

Pandas International are fighting for more time…

Hello, my name is Ellie, and thank you for visiting my Blog. I am supporting a charity called Pandas International. This is a non-profit organisation that isn’t supported by any government- this means it relies on the public for donations. In this blog I will hope to:

• Raise awareness for this charity,
• Tell you everything they have done,
• Change your views,
• Possibly persuade you to donate to this charity.

In this image you can see the work pandas international and how much it affects the pandas life, The Giant Panda, one of the most delightful and captivating of animals, is also one of the most endangered. The best scientific estimates place the number of wild pandas at approximately 1,600.

In 1999, after a trip to China and the Wolong Panda Centre, the sight and plight of the Giant Panda made such a dramatic impression on Suzanne Braden and Diane Rees that upon returning to the United States, they co-founded Pandas International to help save this magnificent animal. Do you really want your grandkids to say ‘What is a panda?’

To support this charity, you can do one of many things. You can simply donate to the charity or buy things from them, there is also a book called ‘the Scared Panda’ profits from this book go to my charity. Finally you can simply look at what you buy, make sure paper is made from recycled old paper and card, look after the environment because that is our job- no matter where you live or what you do, You Can Help

You may be thinking ‘why should I care?’ the truth is mankind did this to the Pandas, now it is our time to fix it. We can’t just brush it under the carpet- it won’t go away unless we make a difference now. Please visit my pressure groups website to find out more direct ways to help this charity
http://pandasinternational.org/index.html

I would appreciate it if you signed my survey… http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/pandasinternational

And http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurvey_EditorFull.aspx?sm=3bHO0LWou%2fPybLbBLarJhqSW4ArPKhrxcLGCJpgYqi8%3d

Thank you for reading my blog, can you spare a few minutes to answer these questions…?

1. Have you heard of this charity before, if so where from?
2. Do you now feel more informed about this charity?
3. Would you now support Pandas International in any way?
4. Have I changed your opinion?
5. Where do you live? (Hometown and Country!?

Thanks again for reading my blog, I hope you are now more informed and are willing to help the charity.

- 'If we can't save our beloved wild panda, then what hope is there for the rest of the world's animals - and even mankind?'

Animals in Distress; Says it All

Hello, my name Ellie and I would like to thank you for taking interest in my blog about my chosen charity, Animals in Distress. If you live in Devon, you may have heard of Animals in Distress before as it is a very well recognized charity in this area. Animals in distress are a local charity that supports animals that have been abandoned or mistreated or their owners cannot look after them anymore. I am trying to raise awareness of animal abuse, change other people’s views or behaviours and finally, gain support off of you.

Every year, over 1,000 animals in south-west England are abused, abandoned or mistreated; this number is rising every year too. Animals in Distress help these animals by giving shelter, food and veterinary care. But this doesn’t come free! They need your support to provide for the animals, and I’m sure if you’re an animal lover like me, you won’t want these animals to die.

Here is Oogy’s story. When Oogy was about ten weeks old and weighed 20 pounds he was tied to a stake and used as bait for a Pit Bull. The left side of his face including most of his ear was torn off. He was bitten so hard by the bull a piece of his lower jaw was crushed. Afterward, he was thrown into a cage and left to bleed to death. After many goes, he was found by police when they raided the facility and taken to an emergency service where he was operated on immediately. There, Diane Klein, the Office’s Director of Operations, simply refused to allow the dog to die. Dr. Bianco, the head of the hospital, operated for several hours to staunch the bleeding, replace the lost blood, and fix the gaping meat that Oogy’s face had become. Straight after his operation, he was rushed to Animals in Distress, where he had food, exercise, daily check-ups and, most importantly, freedom. With the help of everyone from animals in Distress, somehow, beyond any calculation of the odds, Oogy survived. He has now got a home with a friendly family in north Cornwall and this is a picture of him after his operation funded by your donations.

 There are thousands of dogs, just like Oogy, along with cats, rabbits and other pets, that wouldn’t have survived if it weren’t for Animals in Distress and YOUR donations. You can do this by visiting their website: http://www.animalsindistress.uk.com/ and clicking ‘giving’ or ‘rehome an animal’ (if you live nearby!). I would like to finish by asking you for some feedback and any comments that will be greatly appreciated.

1. First of all, can you tell me you name and where you live (hometown/country)?
2. Had you heard of Animals in Distress before? Do you now feel more informed about this organization?
3. Would you now consider supporting Animals in Distress (making a donation)? Would you now consider telling family and friends about this cause?
4. Have I changed you opinion towards domestic animal abuse?

Thank you again,
Ellie.

What’s A Hedgehog, Mummy?

Help The Devon Wildlife Centre Prevent This Question From Ever Being Asked!

This statement might sound absurd, but if our actions continue to have the same effect on the hedgehog species, then in no more than 10 years, this statement will become reality.

First of all, I would just like to say thank you for showing an interest in my blog. I’m Ellen and I believe that keeping hedgehogs in this country is something that everyone should take responsibility for. And if we don’t do something now, then hedgehogs will become extinct in this country.

Why should you care?
I think that we should be taking responsibility for these hedgehogs, as it was our actions in the first place that caused the problem. Why is this? Well because of a number of things we have done and continue to do. For example, having netting, ponds and fencing in your garden are death traps for the hedgehogs. And of course, let’s not forget the motorists. Around 50,000 hedgehogs get run over on Britain’s roads every year!
Hedgehogs have always been a traditional British animal, the gardener's ‘best friend’. Wouldn’t we like to keep this cute furry face? The next generation should be able to have the experience of seeing this cute creature, would you like to be the one to take that chance away from them?

The Devon Wildlife Centre & Hospital
The Devon Wildlife Centre & Hospital is one of the few centres left who specialise in looking after hedgehogs and caring for them until they are ready to be released back into the wild. When the farm first started up in 1990-1997, they had roughly 100,000 visitors a year. Then in 2009, they had 12,000 a year. Now, on a good year, they will receive only 7,000 visitors. This is partly because of the recession and people spending less money on their holidays and leisure time, but also it is because not many people know about the plight of hedgehogs and other wildlife, or some do not care enough about the issue to support the Centre by visiting it. This is where you come in. By visiting the Centre or donating to it, you can help keep it running and therefore, help hundreds of hedgehogs in the process. You can help it in many ways by:

• Donating to the Centre
• Volunteering
• Visiting
• Adopting a hedgehog by going on the adoption program on their website (www.devonwildlifecentre.co.uk)

There are now only 1 million hedgehogs left In the UK (that’s more than a 25% decrease in the last decade!) without help, this number is going to carry on decreasing. So please help, tell your friends and family, spread the word that hedgehogs need to be saved!

Thank you so much again for reading my blog. Please leave a response below and comment on any thoughts about this issue you have. It would be fantastic if you could write a few words to answer the following questions. If you wish to look into this issue more or have decided to help the Devon Wildlife Center & Hospital, then visit this link www.devonwildlifecentre.co.uk/ Please support me in helping this wonderful species!

    -    Have you heard about the Devon Wildlife Centre & Hospital before?
    -    Do you now feel more informed about this issue?
    -    Would you now support my campaign or donate to the Centre?
    -    Have I changed you view/opinion on this matter?

If you do post a response to my blog, please can you tell me where you come from (hometown/if not UK, your country etc.)?

Many Thanks!
Ellen :)