Local schoolgirl fundraises for older people
News from our partners Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin
An 11 year old girl from Shrewsbury held a cake sale on August Bank Holiday Monday (27 August 2018) to raise funds for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin.
Lucy Newell, charity fundraiser from Shrewsbury
The local schoolgirl baked a variety of cakes and encouraged family and friends to do the same for the charity fundraising event at her home in Shrewsbury. Lucy Newell invited all her neighbours and passing dog walkers to pop in for a slice of cake and raised £353 for the local charity.
Lucy Newell handing the cheque over to Kevin Moore, Director of Operations at Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin
Lucy wanted to raise money for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin because it’s a cause very close to her heart.
Lucy said:
‘The reason I decided I would raise money for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is because my grandma has dementia and I thought I could do my part to help. My grandma loved baking so that’s why I did a cake sale.”
Heather Osborne, Chief Executive of Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin, said:
“We want to thank Lucy for her enormous achievement raising £353 just from one cake sale. What I find so heart-warming is the personal experience of Lucy’s grandmother that resonated so much, to the extent that Lucy wanted to fundraise to support local older people.”
The local charity runs 10 dementia support groups and 39 day centres across the county to support local older people. For further information about fundraising for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin call 01743 233123 or visit www.ageukshropshireandtelford.org.uk
Further information
Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is a local charity which has been working tirelessly for over 67 years to make life better for older people across the whole of Shropshire.
Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin offers a range of services for older people in the county. These include: Information and Advice, Day Centres, dementia support, the Help at Home Service, volunteer befriending visitors, Home from Hospital services, Lunch Clubs, Living Well activities, Benefits Advice, and Advocacy on behalf of older people.
Last year over 100,000 volunteer hours were given to support older people, ranging from helping people to fill in benefits forms, supporting people in our 40 Day Centres, visiting isolated older people at home, to acting as receptionists in our Shrewsbury office.
As part of our ‘No one should have No one’ campaign, we are raising money and recruiting volunteers to increase services such as befriending and social activities that reduce isolation and loneliness among older people in Shropshire.
Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is based in Shrewsbury and in Telford. The Shrewsbury office is open from 10am – 4pm Monday to Friday, 01743 233123. Our office at Meeting Point House in Telford is open every morning, 01952 216018. Further information about our local services is available on our website www.ageukshropshireandtelford.org.uk
