A Girl Like Alice is our sponsored international charity which supports young women regardless of race or socio-economic background in South Africa. It is focused on ensuring women are educated in order to give them the best possible chance of future success.

Through the kind generousity of our local dentists and their staff the fundraising is off to a great start! If you would like to help us achieve our target of £200 this year we have collection tins in surgery.

To find out more about the charity visit www.girllikealice.co.za

Happy New Year Everyone! – We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all our patients and friends who kindly donated presents and goodies for the Chelmsford Women’s Shelter. Your generosity made a difficult Christmas that little bit easier! Thank You again.

A massive thank you to all our patients who have already made such generous donations for our Christmas appeal – I am sure that the Women’s Refuge in Chelmsford will make really good use of all the kind gifts……don’t forget there is still time to donate for this worthy cause!

I cannot believe how quickly 2011 has passed us by. We are now booking patient appointments for 2012 and wishing our patients and a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year as they leave the surgery!

Whilst it normal to get excited in the lead up to Christmas with all the shopping, planning and preparation, it is easy to forget those facing difficult circumstances this festive season.  As a result Pure Orthodontics has decided to support the Chelmsford Women’s Aid this Christmas by donating goods and gifts to the refuge.

The charity provides a refuge for women fleeing domestic violence and an outreach service supporting women living in Chelmsford and the surrounding areas. There’s also an intervention programme to help women meet new friends, boost their confidence and move on in life.

As it stands the charity currently has twelve families staying in the refuge and it is likely that these families will all spend Christmas with little or no personal belongings.  We would like to support them throughout this difficult time and amongst the many things they are in need of include:

-          Children’s toys
-          Gifts for women such as toiletries sets etc
-          Gifts for Teenagers
-          Wrapping Paper
-          Non Perishable Foods
-          Clothing & Shoes
-          ‘Treats’ to make Christmas different to other days – biscuits, chocolate etc.

If you wish to partake, we ask that you bring your donations into the practice at your next appointment and the Pure team will ensure your generous donations are received by the refuge. The charity does ask that no gifts be wrapped as they will be approved and allocated by the refuge staff.

Thank you for taking the time to consider our Christmas Charity campaign. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact the surgery.

We look forward to seeing you all at your next appointments.

Best Wishes

The Pure Team

This week as well as being busy with our wonderful patients the Pure Staff are getting into the Christmas spirit by preparing Christmas Giftboxes for Operation Christmas Child – If you would like to donate a box please feel free to look at the site below and please feel free to drop the boxes at the surgery and we would be happy to organise shipment – http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/