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We took part in #GivingTuesday this week and what a great day it was.
Giving Tuesday is a global campaign that raises awareness and hopefully funds for charities taking part all over the world. We had great fun doing it last year, so we decided to take part again this year.
We posted throughout the day on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and had lots of likes, comments and shares – which is great to raise awareness for Careline to let people know what we do and how important our service is for people.
Our amazing community also donated to our #GivingTuesday appeal and we have raised £255 so far, which will help us continue to reach the most vulnerable and lonely people in society, especially over the Christmas period.
If you haven’t donated yet you can do so here. Every pound we raise makes a huge difference to those we support. It doesn’t matter how big or small, every pound matters.
❤️ Thank you for all your support – we appreciate it so much ❤️
Thank you to all involved in the Dovedale Dash, for their generous donation of £300 to Careline.
The Dovedale Dash which began in 1953, is a cross country race of 4 3/4 mile, run by 1200 to 1400 people of all abilities. The venue is the picturesque area around the village of Thorpe near Ashbourne and Dovedale in the south of the Derbyshire Peak District.
The course is mainly along field paths and open ground in the valleys of the river Dove and Manifold. One of the excitements is the crossing of the rivers Dove at the well known Stepping Stones.
THE NEXT DASH IS ON SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2019
for more information see: http://www.dovedaledash.co.uk/
Thank you to everyone who helped to keep Careline going by making a donation during 2018, including:
Design By Ego,
Derbyshire Dales CVS
Derbyshire County Council
Sainsbury’s Ashbourne
Ros Hunt
Val Benns
Ashbourne Santa Float
Mary Millward
Dovedale Dash
Marion Smart
Gillian Prince
Gladys Ellis
Tesco Superstore, Uttoxeter
Christina Hole
Uttoxeter Knights
Virgin Care East Staffordshire
Tissington Well Dressing Committee
Mark the Butcher, Ashbourne
Foundation Derbyshire
The Prince’s Trust
Ashbourne Methodist Church
Anne Robson
Ashbourne Rotary Club
Betty’s Sewing Box
Ryan Quince
Cornerstone Cafe, Ashbourne
Yvonne Sheard
St Michael’s Church, Kirk Langley
Bernard Learoyd
Last year was a particularly difficult one financially for the charity, but because we had such fantastic help from the community we have been able to keep our telephone befriending service running and to support those needing us. But as we start 2019 we do so in a much more secure situation, having just secured 2 years of funding from the Big Lottery which will enable us to continue to develop our service and meet the growing demand! In the meantime we will continue to fund raise, to ensure that we have enough resources to keep Careline going once that funding comes to an end in 2021.
Thank you to all the staff and customers of Sainsbury’s in Ashbourne who last year supported Careline whilst we were charity bag packing at the store. All together we were able to raise a whopping £1515.78!
Many thanks to Foundation Derbyshire which has generously awarded £2,000 to Careline.
Careline’s first new monthly Coffee & Chatter morning, held at St Oswald’s Hospital in Ashbourne, was a great success! Many of our members and volunteers attended as well as people from the local community. Our next Coffee & Chatter morning will be Friday 9th March, 10am-12pm. So if you fancy a free cup of tea or coffee, and a slice of homemade cake, please add it to your diaries as we’d love to see you there!
Photo: Sue Brown
Photo: Sue Brown
Photo: Sue Brown
Photo: Makeup Artist EstherMarie
We would like to say a huge thank you to the community for continuing to support us.
So many individuals, volunteers, local societies, organisations and businesses have stepped forward to help and we appreciate it so much.
We would particularly like to thank:
- Virgin Care
- Toyota Charitable Trust
- Derbyshire County Council
- Sainsbury’s
- Caroline Cooper
- Ashbourne & District Probus Club
- Woodroffe Benton Foundation
- Uttoxeter Lions
- Ashbourne Singers
- Linda Wheeldon
- Marston Montgomery Relief
- The Freemasons Charity
- Shrovetide Dance Committee
- Uttoxeter Knights
- Inner Wheel Club of Uttoxeter
- Ramathon
- Grand Provincial Charity (Masons)
- Ashbourne Mayors Charity
to name but a few.
We would also like to thank our volunteers and all those who have given us their time, donations or help with our fundraising events. You have contributed enormously to ensuring that we are able to maintain our free telephone befriending service to the elderly and most vulnerable members of our society.
We are still searching for that elusive large scale funding, but thanks to all our supporters we are able to continue running the service for the foreseeable future.
We wish you the very best for 2018
Jane, Jo & Carolyn and Trustees
We had such fun at the ‘Antiques on the Street’ event and Artisan Market in Ashbourne on Sunday 10th September, where we held our first ever street collection. Thank you to all of those who volunteered, or donated or who just came to chat to us about Careline – we really appreciate your support in helping us to raise £134!
BBC Auctioneer Charles Hanson with Careline staff Carolyn & Jo
We are extremely honoured to have been presented with a Community Award, plus an incredible £2,000 by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire Freemasons recently. It means a great deal to everyone at Careline to have our hard work recognised in this way. Thank you to Trustees Annette Eley and for attending the evening on behalf of the charity.