Zoo Party Fundraiser

The Zoo Party Fundraiser went really well we raised £1008.00 over the two nights.

There was an under 18's "Rave to Save - Safe Rave" with £1 entry on the friday night as part of the Zoo Party, then the official Zoo Party on the Saturday night.

The target was to raise £750 which is what the sponsored Barclays Bank will match fund up to.

Which means on top of what we have raised over the weekend Barclays will match fund the £750, so it has been a great weekend, lots of fun and a good turn out of supporters.

Zoo Party Deco, a photo by thedropinn on Flickr.

The bar has been decorated aswell for the Zoo party fundraiser. Loads of time and effort has gone into setting up this themed party. Thank you again to all who helped

Zoo Party fundraiser, a photo by thedropinn on Flickr.

Big Thank Yout to Everyone who attended and volunteered over the weekend, and a Big Thank You to Barclays Bank.

The Drop Inn is evolving

Node56 Promo Scan, a photo by thedropinn on Flickr.

The Drop Inn is expecting to give birth this May time to the next generation.

Name: Node56
Estimated weight: Heavy creativity
Gender: Mulitimedia Network / Events / Research Initiatives / Marketing

Business in The Community Breakfast

Business Breakfast, a photo by thedropinn on Flickr.

We would like to invite you to a breakfast meeting at the Drop Inn.

It's an opportunity to Network with other local businesses as well as learn about new initiatives in apprenticeships and youth placements from representatives, Derby College
Barclay's Business Team, and some promotional companies such as Graphic Results and Signs Express.

The Drop Inn would also like to show off it's refurbished premises, and also show new visitors what the organisation does for it's community.

This event will also be the Launch of a new social enterprise called Node56. This new company has evolved out of the creative work and networking The Drop Inn charity has been pushing over the last 5 years. Node56 is the marketing, research and events trading arm for The Drop Inn, it is build from all the creative nodes from the Drop Inn organisation.

Please call in from 8am Wednesday the 18th, network with other local businesses, discover what The Drop Inn does in the Community, access information about apprenticeships and business advice, find local promotional companies to boost your business, and enjoy free refreshments and breakfast.

Willington DJ Workshop 2012

Willington DJ Workshop Poster Feb 2012, a photo by thedropinn on Flickr.

Shookz is running DJ workshops around Willington for the lead up to the Willington arts festival.

On the 7th of May some of the work and progress of participants will be showcased as short mixes, which will also be burnt to CD.

Zoo Party

Zoo Project2, a photo by thedropinn on Flickr.

The ZOO party is a big fundraising event.

We are converting our space into a massive party ZOO!

It's the first event we are putting on a bar,
after building the brand new Di-Bar, it will be serving refreshments, cocktails, and mixers.

This event is also sponsored by Barclays Bank, who are matching pound for pound what we raise.

It's going to be another big event, we can't wait.

Rave2Save 'Safe Rave' Flyer

Rave2Save 'Safe Rave' Flyer, a photo by thedropinn on Flickr.

We are running our first 'Safe Rave' of 2012 as a fundraiser for the centre and future 'Safe Raves.'

This is the first charges under 18's night we have done. It will be £1 entry.

There is also an accidental ZOO theme to keep things more original fun, and worth paying the small entry fee for.

Minister hails Belper youth project as ‘fantastic’

Nick Hurd Minister of Civil Society was made welcome at The Drop Inn to see the amazing Derbyshire  Volunteer Passport scheme which is the BIG society in action.
Minister hails Belper youth project as ‘fantastic’ - Local News - Matlock Mercury

Saved By Grant

The Drop Inn had a very bad financial start to 2012 with problems that had occurred the year before resulting in the organisation unable to find sustainable funding.
The refurbishment's were part of raising the profile again in a hope to attract some potential sponsorships or new funders. It was working really well and still is, but it wasn't a quick enough turn around, so unfortunately the centre faced even more financial troubles and it was looking at some desperate and emergency fundraising events.

We had to raise 6,000 by the end of April. We knew we were in real trouble, but have got loads of things in the pipeline which once up and running will never see the organisation in the same trouble again.

Andrea approached Belper Town Council for some funding, please follow the link below to see what was said:
Drop Inn centre saved after grant - Local - Belper News

A BIG Thank You is in order to Belper Town Council for helping us out and supporting us!

Thank You from al The Drop Inn Team

New Charity Boxes

Look at our new charity boxes, there is a few general Drop Inn charity collection boxes and one 'safe rave' box. If you see them out in the community please make a kind donation. Thank You

Family Tree Blog Plans

We are re-branding and rebuilding our Family Tree blog, it's not been updated for years.
As well as updating all the volunteers, managers and people involved, we thought we would introduce some new features.

The New Drop Inn Tree blog will contain:
1. Generations - which will be a little story about how every 3-4 years the whole organisation has evolved and changed to cater for the need of each Youth generation.
2. Stories - this will be a section of the blog where you can read some of the most inspiring stories told by young people in our community.
3. Quote - this is like a memorandum section, where all the positive and some amusing negative things have been said about The Drop Inn over the years.

Click: Dropinntree