What a swell party that was!

I have attended some great parties in my time with Somerset Care but few will stay in my mind, for all the right reasons, as strongly as the "Farewell", and I think "Hen", Party for Helen Rex that took place on Friday evening. I think "Hen" because this was a first for me and probably also for Mike Date, the only other gentleman present. It had all the characteristics I have been told about relating to such parties - feminine humour of the risqué variety! My sides were aching from laughing so much thanks to the wonderful contribution of a certain Cynthia, who had no intention of sparing the blushes of the menfolk present.



Helen plus farewell cake!

Helen is manager of Somerset Care at Home Taunton Base. She is off to Phoenix, Arizona shortly to get married and start her new life. She will be carrying some interesting luggage in the form of the gifts given by her colleagues to send her off in style. We will miss her as she has become one of our best managers and has led her team with great success in recent years.

She loves travelling and back in 2007 she was selected as the winner of the Somerset Care Travel Bursary. That award took her to Australia where she spent time studying care services in Adelaide as the guest of our friends at Helping Hand Aged Care. You can read about our exchange programme on the IAHSA website by following this link:

http://www.iahsa.net/internalpage.aspx?id=7634

It is our intention to offer further international travel bursaries in the future when resources allow, so watch this space.

Good luck for your new life Helen, and sincere thanks for all you have contributed to Somerset Care. You are a Somerset Care star! Let us know when you are ready to set up the Phoenix Branch! Travel safely!

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