The Big Give Christmas Challenge
🌟🌟🌟We are truly excited to have been selected to take part in this year’s Christmas Challenge. We aim to raise £6000 to set up and run Duffield Helping Hands. We have already secured £3000 in pledges and support from Big Give Champion the Reed Foundation which means that the first £3000 donated between midday on 29th November and noon on 6th December will be doubled. One donation, twice the impact. 🌟🌟
How you can help
- Save the date! Donations open at midday on Giving Tuesday, 29th November and remain open until noon Tuesday 6th December.
- Donate If you would like to support this project, we highly recommend doing so during the Christmas Challenge, when your donation will be doubled and make even more of a difference. You can donate to us on our campaign page by clicking on the link below:
Helping Hands for Duffield (thebiggive.org.uk)
If the link doesn’t work for you, type the following into your browser:
We recognise times are hard. If you can’t donate you can still help. Please:
3. Pass on this message to anyone you think might be interested in supporting us and having their donation doubled.
4. Volunteer. We will be recruiting volunteers in the new year for Duffield Helping Hands. For details, contact emma.admin@westoncentre.org.uk
For more information contact Sarah on 01332 840349 or sarah.sdm@westoncentre.org.uk
How we will use the money
We will offer a three day a week service in the first instance which will be run and administered from the Weston Centre. We will use the funds to:
- recruit, check, train and support new personnel
- set up and run a booking and administration system
- run, monitor and evaluate the service
- liaise with other bodies as appropriate.
Evidence of need All names have been changed.
Gerry is in his late 80s. He called into the Weston Centre for help paying a parking fine. He had waited for and caught the bus into Derby, walked to where he hoped to pay only to be told no-one could help and he would have to pay on-line (he had no facility to do so) or by using the keypad on his phone (he doesn’t have a mobile). He tried, but couldn’t work out how. We guided Gerry through the process and provided reassurance and support. He now calls on us if he needs advice and reassurance with IT matters.
Deborah lives alone and is largely housebound. She had a GP appointment, but couldn’t manage the short walk to the practice. She had no-one to help so The Weston Centre was contacted. One of our volunteers gave Deborah a lift to the surgery, secured a wheelchair, accompanied her whilst she waited for her prescription, returned her home and had a social cup of tea afterwards. Deborah was very relieved.
David, in his 90s, also lives alone. His watch battery had run out and he was lost without it. He came to the Weston Centre for help as he can’t get to a shop or access the internet. We installed a new battery for him the same day and made him a cup of tea and chatted with him while he waited.
Dorothy lives by herself with no telephone or internet connection. She is eligible for support, but services can’t contact her. We were asked to help and now act as a contact point. Dorothy comes to the Weston Centre when she needs to make a call or pick up messages and can enjoy a chat and company at the same time.
Please help if you can
Donate at Helping Hands for Duffield (thebiggive.org.uk) or call into the Weston Centre between 29th November and 6th December where we will have Donation Stations and ways to help you make your donation if you can’t give online.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at sarah.sdm@westoncentre.org.uk
Please forward this message to anyone you think might be interested in supporting us and having their donation doubled.
Thank you so much for your attention and participation.
#ChristmasChallenge22
