Poetry Dreams

We’d love to introduce you to John Westlake! He’s one of the people we support at the Aldingbourne Trust through our WorkAid scheme, and in very exciting news he has been offered the chance to publish a poetry book that he has written. 
 
John is a creative talent, and following guidance and encouragement from our WorkAid team – but really with very little prompting! – he wrote The Kaleidoscope of Dreams, a fabulous poetry book. Impressively, he has received offers from three publishing contracts! However, these all require a financial contribution from him, the minimum amount being £1700. This is a lot of money for one person to raise, so to get going, John has created a GoFundMe page in order to gain some help in raising the funds. The goal is to raise £1900 so that he can go the full way with the publishing contracts, or if £900 is raised, this will enable John to self-publish his book. 

It would be great to be able to support John to keep going on this writing adventure, if you would like to support him, visit his fundraising page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-author-seeking-to-launch-new-book 

Our award winning WorkAid scheme works both to find suitable work placements for adults with learning disabilities and / or autism and help employers to support and get the best from their new employee. The WorkAid team support individuals through a tailored programme designed to prepare them for the world of work and empower them through raising self-confidence, independence and self-esteem. The range of support offered is vast, including skills training, CV development and interview preparation, plus continued guidance and help for both the individual and employer throughout the start of their working journey.

To find out more about WorkAid, read some of our success stories, and find out how your business could benefit, head to https://www.aldingbournetrust.org/workaid.html#/  
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