‘Outstanding’ Mitzvah Day award for Rachel
Rachel Ucko, winner of an award for Outstanding Individual on Mitzvah Day, is “an unsung hero – the invisible glue that holds our community together,” said Richard Franklin, Kisharon Langdon Chief Executive. He was speaking after the awards event at South Hampstead Synagogue, when Kisharon Langdon also picked up a Beneficiary Charity Award which is […]
Members pack Pesach treats for the Army
As many as 100 soldiers, pilots, sailors, reservists and other Jewish servicemen and women serving in the British Armed Forces opened boxes of Pesach goods packed by Kisharon Langdon. Inside the boxes were grape juice, matzo serviettes, snacks and other gifts for the festival. Pesach-themed toys and cupcake kits were packed for families with children. […]
Help us to reach our £2m campaign target
People we support, their families and staff are becoming Champions to help us achieve our ambitious £2m target in this year’s Matched Funding Campaign. It actually costs £18m to run our services and for £4m of that, we’re relying on the generosity of our community. We’re depending on our Champions to raise £2million from this […]
Work on the horizon with new employment workshops
Employment workshops are to start at Kisharon Langdon to help people with learning disabilities to find work. The first will focus on job searching and completing job applications, CVs and writing cover letters, while the second will focus on customer service skills, the expectations of employers and work etiquette. One of the workshops will run every […]
Bursting with pride as Kisharon Langdon stages production of Annie
Annie was the hottest ticket in town earlier this month as Kisharon Langdon members acted and sang their hearts out in a performance of the foot-tapping musical. The star of the show was Zoe May who played Annie – and cast members Gabs, Faith, Benjamin, Danni, Ophir and Billie all deserved a standing ovation. Their hard […]
JVN award for the team behind the merger
Winners, the merger team, worked tirelessly to bring together two organisations with a different cultural and religious ethos and geographic footprints. Left: Kisharon Langdon Trustees and members of the merger team: Nigel Henry, Philip Goldberg, Claire Lemer and Andrew Loftus. Right: Nicola Toyer, Head of Charities, Wealth and Investment UK at Investec, who presented the […]
Chanukah giving
A consignment of 200 paint-your-own dreidel packs have been assembled by the enterprise team of people with learning disabilities, and more supplies are on standby if stock runs out. The idea came from the enterprise team themselves who routinely put together a product to sell at the Kisharon Langdon Gift and Homeware Store for the […]
