Chatterbox Challenge
Join the fun that is the Chatterbox Challenge!
I CAN’s Chatterbox Challenge is an annual fundraising activity for nurseries, children’s groups and childminders. Children aged 0-5 have fantastic fun and develop their communication skills by singing songs and rhymes to raise money for children who struggle with their speech and language.
Last year over 250,000 children had fun learning and performing nursery rhymes and songs and raised almost £100,000 for children with communication difficulties as well as smashing the Guinness World Record for the most amount of children singing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in multiple locations.
2012 looks set to be a special and lively year with the theme of Kids in Motion, which means lots of movement, lots of chatter and above all lots of fun!
“The children loved singing and dressing up and it was a fun way to develop their communication skills. We had lots of parents come along on the day and we even sold fairy cakes! We were thrilled to get involved as it is vitally important to raise awareness of communication development with parents and to help raise money for I CAN .”- Asfordby Pre-School
How to hold a Chatterbox Challenge
- Pick a day for your Chatterbox Challenge. Most people are holding their event in the week between 1 and 7 February 2012, but if this date is not convenient for you then feel free to hold yours any time you like.
- Register for your FREE activity pack by calling 0845 121 2350, which will give you everything you need to run a fun and successful Chatterbox Challenge, from hints and tips on holding your event, fun activities and worksheets designed by learning professionals which will help develop your children’s communication skills and much, much more.
- Have lots of fun practicing the songs and rhymes with your children.
- Start fundraising and promoting your event.
- Pay in the money you raise from your Chatterbox Challenge using your personalised bank giro slip or online.
Where your money goes
Whether you raise £2, £20 or £200, every penny will make a real difference to the lives of the 1 million children in the UK who struggle with their communication.
Izzy attends I CAN’s Meath School. Izzy’s mum says:
“When you first have a baby you look forward to the life ahead, the first word, the chats you'll have on the walk home from school. When that doesn't happen it is so hard to understand and get your head round. But now Izzy tells me all about her day and what she enjoyed best - although she always conveniently leaves out the bits where she was naughty! She is already starting to read, which something her last school said she'd never achieve. We are all so proud of her and more importantly she is so proud of herself.
I CAN has given my daughter the chance to be all that she can be, to make friends, to learn and to enjoy her childhood.”
Openreach
Openreach maintain and work to improve the network that connects tens of millions of homes and businesses to telephone exchanges across the UK. They do so on behalf of Communication Provider customers, who sell communication-based services to customers and businesses. They are also leading BT’s drive to make Super-fast Fibre Access available to customers across the UK. This means that up to two-thirds of homes should be able to enjoy super-fast broadband services by 2015.
With communication at the heart of its business, Openreach is passionate about I CAN’s work, and recognises how critical good communication skills are to every young child as they embark on life’s journey.
Learn more about Openreach Ollie at www.openreachollie.co.uk
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