Alison Stocks, manager and coordinator of Dartmouth Caring and Dee Nutt, chairman of the charity accept a cheque for £2,000 from Devon County Councillor Jonathan Hawkins
Dartmouth Caring has received a huge boost thanks to the kind donation of £2,000 by Devon County Councillor Jonathan Hawkins from his special county community fund.
Cllr Hawkins donated the funds, he said because he believes so strongly in the good work that Dartmouth Caring does around the area.
‘There are many worthy charities,’ he said. ‘But I am always pleased to be able to support Dartmouth Caring because it does so much amazing work with people right here in the Dartmouth community, day in, day out.’
Jonathan was donating money from a fund each county councillor is given to aid community projects in their area. Dartmouth Caring does huge amounts around the Dartmouth and district area for the elderly and vulnerable adults.
The charity runs a special transport service, weekly social lunch club, a memory café for those with short term memory loss, a Parkinson’s café for those suffering the effects of Parkinson’s Disease, a special book club for the visually impaired, a befriending service and co-funds two posts with the local NHS to signpost those in need of health or social services – and prevent them from developing more serious complaints.
Charity coordinator and manager Alison Stocks said: ‘This is an incredibly generous contribution from Jonathan which will go towards all the good work we do in the community. ‘We would like to thank Jonathan for his continued and immensely valuable support over the years. As a charity which is almost totally supported by fund raising, every single donation makes a big difference and helps us help the elderly and vulnerable adults every day.’
Jonathan said: ‘I try and make sure every pound I give from this fund makes a positive difference in the community I represent – I am sure this is the case with Dartmouth Caring.’
Phil Scoble 