Dear Members of Gateway
Wishing everyone a peaceful and safe holiday period. There are six meet ups taking place while Gateway is closed for the break (from 24th December Christmas eve to 4th January). All of these with the exception of tomorrow's meet up at 1 o'clock in Starbucks Rathmines on Christmas eve will take place outdoors and will be weather dependent but will include a free tea/coffee. A text reminder will be sent out from the Gateway mobile on the morning of each meet up to confirm arrangements. Please remember to wear a face mask and maintain social distancing to help the meet up be as safe as possible for everyone. Not all meet up hosts have petty cash from Gateway to pay for hot drinks this year *see the starred meet ups below* so for meet ups taking place on Monday 28th December, Thursday 31st December (new year's eve) and Saturday 2nd January anyone joining will need to pay for a tea/coffee themselves but if you keep your receipt and drop this in to Gateway in early January we can reimburse people then. Thank you to all of our hosts this year - we really appreciate your time.
We know this has been a challenging year for everyone. We hope that people stay connected as much as they need to while the project is closed and look forward to seeing everyone in the new year. Gateway reopens from the 4th January and will take the first week back to plan courses and activities with members for 2021 through small groups before resuming usual activities on the 11th January.
Please remember the Gateway mobile phone line will be closed from 24th December to 4th January. For anyone in need of support please contact The Samaritans freephone on 116123 (24 hour phone support service 365 days a year), they also have a useful self help app available to download here: selfhelp.samaritans.org APP. A free 24hr text service is available on 50808, providing everything from a calming chat to immediate support for people going through a mental health or emotional crisis - big or small. Text HELLO to 50808 to start a conversation, any time - day or night. Please contact 999 for emergency help during this time if you need to.
Wishing everyone a peaceful and safe holiday.
The Gateway Team
