Launchpad Reading

Ericsson spin bike challenge outside their new home Thames Tower today.
Pop by to say hello hello, offer support (it's chilly out there!) and make a donation!

Happy 90th Birthday Margaret!
Thank you for supporting Launchpad and asking for donations instead of presents for your milestone birthday and raising £622.50!

It's Trustees' Week this week and also World Kindness Day today. Thank you to our 10 wonderful and kind trustees, this week and every week.
Here's a few of them 'in action'!
www.launchpadreading.org.uk/about-us/peop le/trustees

Thank you Sonning Flowers for supporting us again (three years running) with your beautiful event: Christmas Inspiration Open Day. More details below if you'd like to join in, the event is free with a raffle in support of Launchpad.

“I didn’t feel you let go of me once” and how to help this winter.
And more in Launchpad November News.

Wow Lily is always welcome at Launchpad! Thank you for all of your support.

Thank you to one of our supporters who scrapped her car and donated more than £700 to Launchpad, it's a first!

'as midnight approached, everything became darker, colder, and a lot less fun...'

What a day and what a memory! 5 years ago today Launchpad won the Pride of Reading Awards Charity of the Year.
Good luck to all the charities at tomorrows Pride of Reading Awards

What a fantastic production and a fantastic amount raised for three charities in the town!
Thank you Reading Between the Lines

The extremely talented Launchpad Artists have achieved so much this year. See some of their wonderful artwork at the Holybrook Gallery in Reading Library on now until the end of October.

Chuffed to be Green Park Royal Berkshire 10K - Reading charity of the year again in May 2019 our 40th anniversary year, get in touch if you'd like to run and support Launchpad fundraising@launchpadreading.org.uk< br>

James held a darts party for his 9th birthday recently and popped in to see us last week with his family!
He raised over £100. Thanks James!
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ja mescp9

Help us to help the people we support with complex needs, to avoid and manage debt and sustain a tenancy.
Vote for Launchpad... Note we're in the South West region for this vote!

Improv Comedy Horror... in support of Launchpad! We never thought that would be a post we'd be putting on social media!

Good Luck Harry and Co Microsoft sleeping out for one night tonight, getting sponsored and raising awareness of what it's like to sleep rough, just for one night.

Launchpad’s annual carol service. Thursday 6 December 2018, 6pm Reading Minster.
A festive way to start the Christmas season. Join staff, clients, volunteers and patrons in the beautiful surroundings of Reading Minster. There will be special guest readers, music from Reading Bach Choir, the winners of the Launchpad School Choir Competition and Launchpad Patron, Danyl Johnson, last year their collaboration was the highlight of the service.
All proceeds go directly to Launchpad..., allowing us to continue our crucial work to prevent homelessness in Reading, over the festive season and all year round.
Date: Thursday 6 December 2018
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Reading Minster
Tickets £10 for adults and children free.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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The staff at this place are amazing, friendly, proffesional nothing is too much trouble.



Thank god for places and people like this .

Launchpad is a fantastic organisation with teams of amazing people making a future for those who have lost their way. You cannot put a price on happiness and LaunchPad is a credit to Reading and the Homeless they help. You guys Rock!

Incredible team, amazing people, they have changed our futures for the better, forever, thank you will never be enough

Fantastic organisation

I really enjoyed my all too short time at Launchpad . I saw some excellent practise from highly skilled colleagues.

The staff at this place are amazing, friendly, proffesional nothing is too much trouble.



Thank god for places and people like this .

Launchpad is a fantastic organisation with teams of amazing people making a future for those who have lost their way. You cannot put a price on happiness and LaunchPad is a credit to Reading and the Homeless they help. You guys Rock!

Incredible team, amazing people, they have changed our futures for the better, forever, thank you will never be enough

Fantastic organisation

I really enjoyed my all too short time at Launchpad . I saw some excellent practise from highly skilled colleagues.