Funday 2010 – Thorpe Park
In September 2010 families gathered together at Thorpe Park for the ISG Funday.
Are you a parent with an infant with ichthyosis and have loads of why, how and what questions? Are you an adult with ichthyosis and still have loads of questions about the condition? How many other people do you actually know with ichthyosis? Have you even ever met anyone else with the condition?
At Thorpe Park in September 2010, the ISG Funday brought together 33 ichthyosis families to have a brilliant day out in one of England’s best known theme parks. We hired the park’s private marquee ensuring we had our own area to mix together and ask all these questions of each other. Do you wish you had come along?
The day was a fairly informal affair. Families were able to spend the day enjoying what the park had to offer, whether it was big scary rides or family friendly rides, the wet and wild rides or the more sedate rides for younger visitors.
Members returned to the marquee for a delicious lunch followed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the ISG.
The AGM meetings are important because it is an opportunity for us to actually talk to you, our members, about important news or developments, and for you to ask us questions about the ISG. Children were entertained by a magician and learned circus tricks whilst the grown ups held their meeting. During the AGM the Fundraiser of the Year award for 2009 was announced. The winner for 2009-2010 was the ISG’s Calvey family, following the Robbie Fowler Golf Day. The Kenny family from Ireland were the proud recipients of the Irish Fundraiser of the Year award. Congratulations to both families and a huge thank you from the ISG for your generous support.
It was lovely to see old friends, and meet new families attending for the first time. Here are some snapshots of the event.
Please remember that we do have at least one gettogether each year, so next time we hope to see you too!