2014 celebrating 25 years

1CCCCCEELEBBRAATINNG2225 YEAARRRRSSSCELEBRATING

25 YEARS

TUI UK & Ireland and the Family Holiday Association spreading smiles together since 1989

CorrectPlease note the blue outline around each of the logos individual elements

25Year Brochure_FV.indd 1 15/01/14 11:51 PM

2Welcome on boardOn the 25th day of 2014 we are delighted to launch our celebration of 25 years partnership between TUI UK & Ireland, TUI Travel PLC and the Family Holiday Association. As we look ahead to an exciting year, this booklet highlights some of the fantastic achievements you have made possible since 1989.

We at the Family Holiday Association are grateful to have your continued support in helping deserving children and their families enjoy what could be their first ever short break together. Over the past 25 years TUI UK & Ireland has become our most loyal and long-standing supporter, enabling many thousands of children and their struggling families to experience a much-needed, carefree few days away by the British seaside. For this, we cannot thank you enough.

The families we help are affected by long-term illness, poverty, disability, abuse or the heartache of bereavement. All are referred to us by professionals and experts in the community such as doctors, teachers, social workers, support workers and charities such as Barnardos. They, like us, believe that families in hardship deserve to experience the kind of simple short break that so many of us take for granted.

From the wonderful feedback we receive, we know how the simplest of breaks can bring a sense of hope and happiness to the children who need it most. The joy of travelling by coach or train to build a sandcastle, paddle in the sea and simply see other people smile can lift them up from their everyday cares and worries and enrich their lives for ever.

I hope you are as inspired as I am, and that youll join me in looking forward to an amazing 2014 and beyond.

Alison Rice Chair of Trustees, Family Holiday Association

2


3Inside this booklet...

1989: Our journey begins

Flying high on success

2014: New horizons

Feedback from our community partners

Feedback from our families

25 reasons to celebrate

A word from our President, Peter Long

468

10121416

3


41989 Our journey beginsTwenty-five years ago, the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, Kylie and Jason ruled the pop charts and Tim Berners-Lee drafted a proposal that would lead to the creation of the World Wide Web. It was also the year that the Family Holiday Association began working with the travel partners who would go on to be part of TUI UK & Ireland.

United in a common causeThe Family Holiday Association was set up by Joan and Pat Laurance in 1975. At the heart of the couples vision for a brighter future for people in hardship was the belief that spending time together away from everyday life improves the health and well-being of everyone in the family unit. It was this passion for making holiday experiences special for families, and especially children, through our shared values of teamwork, responsible leadership and caring for people that led to the Family Holiday Association and TUI UK & Ireland becoming natural fundraising partners in 1989.

4


Turn the page to journey through some of

the incredible things our partnership has achieved over the

past 25 years.

5


66

2003 Britain recorded

its highest ever temperature in August: a sweltering 38.5C. It was also a hot year for Air 2000, who announced that

staff had raised more than 300,000 for our

charity in seven years

1994

Twenty

years

ago, the

Channel

Tunnel of

ficially o

pened.

Meanwh

ile, above

ground

, First

Choice p

resented

a cheque

for a fant

astic 10

,000

at the Fa

mily Hol

iday

Associati

on

ball

1997 Channel 5

began

broadcasting in Marc

h, while

over on BBC1s Natio

nal Lottery

Live show, children w

ith special

needs got to fly in an

Air

2000 liner thanks to

the

efforts of TUI UK &

Ireland staff

Flying high on successWeve come a long way since 1989 and were starting 2014 on a high! Here are a few reminders of years gone by and some of the many great things we have achieved in our 25-year partnership

1999 This was a great year for all things

Italian: Leonardo da Vincis

masterpiece The Last Supper

went back on display after 22

years restoration, while

the Family Holiday

Association became

the Citalia holiday companys primary charity

2013

2012

2011

20102009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

20012000

1999

1998

1997

1996

19951994

1993

1992

1991

1989

1990

1989 In the year

that The Simpsons first appeared on TV, TUI

UK & Ireland staff completed a 150ft bungee jump at Brighton

Marina to raise dough (or as Homer might put it,

doh!) for the Family Holiday Association


72008 Lewis Ham

ilton

became the younges

t ever

Formula 1 world cha

mpion in

November. The Fami

ly Holiday

Association was in p

ole

position too when it

became the primary

charity for TUI UK

& Ireland

2003 Britain recorded

its highest ever temperature in August: a sweltering 38.5C. It was also a hot year for Air 2000, who announced that

staff had raised more than 300,000 for our

charity in seven years

7

1997 Channel 5

began

broadcasting in Marc

h, while

over on BBC1s Natio

nal Lottery

Live show, children w

ith special

needs got to fly in an

Air

2000 liner thanks to

the

efforts of TUI UK &

Ireland staff

2006 Englands footballers crashed

out of the World Cup when

they lost to Portugal on penalties

in the quarter-finals. But runners

were doing well, with

First Choice fundraisers

entering the London

Marathon for the first time

2012 Who could forget this golden year

for Team GB at the Olympics?

It was also a golden year for

Thomson Airways, who

reached the fantastic

total of 1m since coin collections began in 2009

1999 This was a great year for all things

Italian: Leonardo da Vincis

masterpiece The Last Supper

went back on display after 22

years restoration, while

the Family Holiday

Association became

the Citalia holiday companys primary charity

2013

2012

2011

20102009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

20012000

1999

1998

1997

1996

19951994

1993

1992

1991

1989

1990

2014 TUI UK & Ireland

and the Family Holiday

Association can now

celebrate 25 glorious years

of working together.

Turn the page for a

taster of some of

the exciting

events planned

for the

year

ahead


82014: New horizons

In February, the charity will deliver its first monthly e-newsletter, featuring case studies of families who have benefited from our work and the first video-selfies from TUI UK & Ireland staff, our community partners and the families were helping. If youd like to take part, get in touch!

Our Thomson friends in Derbyshire will be putting their best feet forward in the 10-mile Matlock Walk this March. Its just one of the many TUI UK & Ireland fundraising events happening across the country in 2014.

And remember, its amazing what we can achieve together for those who need it most.

Theres plenty to look forward to in the year ahead. Working together, we can not only continue to make a real difference to families in need of a break we can also have great fun doing it! Look out for our monthly e-mail newsletters throughout 2014 for regular updates. In the meantime, here are a few highlights from what promises to be a very rewarding 25th anniversary year

8


92014: New horizons In London on 15 May, the Family Holiday Association will host a supporters reception to coincide with the United Nations Global International Day of Families. There will be a special place for TUI UK & Ireland staff at the event.

July 1989 was when the Family Holiday Association and Falcon began working together, so 25 July 2014 has been chosen as the date for our mass-participation event for all TUI UK & Ireland staff. Keep an eye out for updates on the big day

The wheels are in motion for the annual TUI Big Bike Ride in August. This year it will take place in and around Luton in Bedfordshire.

In November, more opportunities for us to work together will come from our Holidays Matter Conference, World Travel Market and, on the 26th, the British Travel Awards. TUI Travel PLC won 22 awards last year. Lets hope its more in 2014!

Finally in December, as we prepare for more great work in 2015, awards will be presented to the teams and individuals whose efforts have done so much for the Family Holiday Association over the past 25 years.

9


10

Josie was so gratefu

l for this break. It all

owed her to be just

a mum and not a car

er too. She told me sh

e hasnt slept so

well for such a long t

ime. An unexpected b

onus.

Family doctor, Newca

stle-upon-Tyne

The family had never been on a proper holiday, and had experienced

a particularly difficult and traumatic year. Seeing the excitement on

the sons face when I told him about the holiday was invaluable.

Family support worker, Bristol

Our community partnersThe Family Holiday Association relies on referrals from professionals in the community who submit applications on behalf of families. Doing things this way means we can be sure that the money we raise goes to families who will benefit most from a short break. Many of the families we help have never left the places where they live as they are affected by problems related to disability, mental health, bereavement, domestic violence and poverty.

Feedback from our community partners shows that we really have been spreading smiles. Heres a sample

10


11

The family had never been on a proper holiday, and had experienced

a particularly difficult and traumatic year. Seeing the excitement on

the sons face when I told him about the holiday was invaluable.

Family support worker, Bristol

The family have

just returned fr

om their holida

y at the

seaside. They h

ad such a good

time and asked

me to

thank you all. T

he service you p

rovide is so imp

ortant

and really has b

rought this fam

ily closer togeth

er.

Teacher, Wrexh

am

One break did more than a whole year of weekly support

achieved. The family came back physically changed, smiling

and telling us about their plans for the future.

Health visitor, Rotherham

Thank you very much for awarding the family a

holiday. I wish you could have been present to witness

their reaction!Refuge worker, Greater London

11


12

We had an amazing time. It allowed us to relax and spend time together for just us. The children still talk about it and look at the photos. The memories have got us through difficult times since coming home.Family, GlasgowI feel like a differ

ent

person. No worries or

fears. Just being able to

do fun things with the

girls and see their faces

was magical.Mother, Abe

rgele

The benefits of our break were life-changingThanks to the efforts of all who raise money for the Family Holiday Association, the charity is able to give much-needed British seaside breaks to children and their families who really deserve it. Just a few days away from a painful illness, struggling to get by or day-to-day anxieties offers relief and hope for a better future. The families take home precious memories and a belief that they can overcome their difficult circumstances.

Here are a few words from some of the families who have benefited

12


13

Thank you so much for our days at the seaside. I cannot remember the last time we had so much fun. We did not stop smiling and we are all still smiling.Father, Birmingham

It was really good to take my

daughter on her first break.

The benefits of increased

confidence from doing this

were more life-changing than

I thought they could be.

Mother, Braintree

I am a single dad and could not have afforded a break like this without your help. It meant the world to me.Father, Sheffield

After my trip, I am

all

laughing and

happy inside.

Child aged 7, L

ondon

13


14


3 We spread smiles to families facing daily hardship made worse by the likes of illness, bereavement and disability

4 The charitys aim is to help 2,500 families get a break this year. Lets try to make the figure even higher!

5 Our research shows that 70 per cent of families felt more optimistic about their future after their trip

6 Fundraising is a great way to get to know your colleagues better and strengthen working relationships

7 Fundraising is great fun8 We share a belief that short breaks are necessities not luxuries

9 84 per cent of families told us that their break improved their quality of life

As we applaud a remarkable 25 years of partnership, here are 25 reasons why the work we do together is so life-enhancing not just for children and their families, but for everybody involved in the process.

1 TUI UK & Ireland and the Family Holiday Association share a passionate belief that its amazing what a holiday can do

2 Our families are nominated by professionals and charities such as Barnardos and the NSPCC, meaning funds are spent on the families who need it most

14


14 15


3 We spread smiles to families facing daily hardship made worse by the likes of illness, bereavement and disability

4 The charitys aim is to help 2,500 families get a break this year. Lets try to make the figure even higher!

5 Our research shows that 70 per cent of families felt more optimistic about their future after their trip

6 Fundraising is a great way to get to know your colleagues better and strengthen working relationships

7 Fundraising is great fun8 We share a belief that short breaks are necessities not luxuries

9 84 per cent of families told us that their break improved their quality of life

10 The Family Holiday Association is the only charity in the UK that specialises in providing holidays for families and children in need

11 Together we help some of the 2 million children who live in families that cannot afford a simple day trip to the seaside

12 74 per cent of families told us that they had a more positive outlook on life after their break

13 We act on research that shows a lack of holidays has an adverse effect on health and well-being, causing feelings of depression, isolation and alienation

14 Our work continues to increase awareness of the scale and scope of the problems associated with a lack of access to holidays

15 Whatever money is raised, no matter how big or small an amount, it makes a difference

16 Fundraising can be very rewarding for those who take part

17 80 per cent of families said time spent with loved ones was more enjoyable after their trip

18 Children deserve to see the seaside, and this is at the heart of everything we do

19 It is important that we continue to increase the number of families that gain access to holidays

20 77 per cent of families said they feel happier after their break

21 We believe it is vital that we continue to research and promote the value of holidays for families experiencing disadvantage

22 84 per cent of families reported improvements in family relationships after their holiday

23 Fundraising that involves physical activity is a super way to get and stay fit

24 As the charitys largest corporate supporter, TUI UK & Ireland does more than any other organisation to help the work of the Family Holiday Association

25 With your help, we can make the next 25 years even more worthwhile!

As we applaud a remarkable 25 years of partnership, here are 25 reasons why the work we do together is so life-enhancing not just for children and their families, but for everybody involved in the process.

1 TUI UK & Ireland and the Family Holiday Association share a passionate belief that its amazing what a holiday can do

2 Our families are nominated by professionals and charities such as Barnardos and the NSPCC, meaning funds are spent on the families who need it most

14

CCCCCEELEBBRAATINNG2225 YEAARRRRSSSCELEBRATING

25 YEARS

15

16

Heres to another 25 years and beyondI am delighted that TUI Travel PLC has now been working with the Family Holiday Association for 25 years. Our two organisations share the values of teamwork, responsible leadership and caring for people especially children and this makes us natural fundraising partners.

In Britain today, there are 2 million families who cannot even afford a day trip. Given that we are the worlds seventh largest economy, this is an appalling indictment on our society and explains why the work we do together to provide simple seaside breaks for disadvantaged children and their families is vital. Holidays help to make stronger, healthier, happier families which in turn contributes to a stronger, healthy, happier society that benefits everyone.

By doing all we can to raise money for the Family Holiday Association in 2014, we can ensure our 25th anniversary year is our best yet and continue to make a difference for another 25 years and beyond.

Peter Long Chief Executive of TUI Travel PLC and President of the Family Holiday Association

For events enquiries, call Michelle Barnes on 020 3117 0663, or email [email protected]

For general partnership enquiries, call Angie Watson on 020 3117 0662, or email [email protected]

CCCCCEELEBBRAATINNG2225 YEAARRRRSSSCELEBRATING

25 YEARS

Clare Dyson, Group Internal CommunicationsTelephone: 01293 645913Email: [email protected]

CorrectPlease note the blue outline around each of the logos individual elements

Kay Supra, Charity ManagerTelephone: 01582 645686Email: [email protected]

16

FamilyHolidayAssociation.org.ukFamily Holiday Association 3 Gainsford Street London SE1 2NE reg charity number 800262

@famholidayassoc facebook.com/famholidayassoc


INP64183 OML FHA_FOLD1_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD2_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD3_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD4_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD5_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD6_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD7_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD8_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD9_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD10_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD11_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD12_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD13_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD14_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD15_FRONTINP64183 OML FHA_FOLD16_FRONT

2014 celebrating 25 years

Documents

years tui uk ireland

family unit

tui uk ireland becomi

yearstui uk ireland

struggling families

holiday experiences

tui travel plc

thousands of children