We are currently supporting the following charities; The Sherborne Food Bank; Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes; the Breast care Unit being constructed at Yeovil Hospital by collecting unwanted jewellery which is auctioned and the proceeds donated to the Breast Care Unit Fund. We also support Water Aid which provides clean water and sanitation in poor, rural overseas communities. This has a huge impact on all aspects of life, particularly for women and girls.
Above left, presenting a cheque for £300 to Sherborne Food Bank
Centre: Jewellery collected to raise funds for the Yeovil Breast Care Unit and below right, presenting a cheque for £300 to Yeovil Freewheelers – Blood Bikes.
Despite the problems of Covid and Lockdown, we managed to raise funds to purchase a back-lit mirror for the new Breast Care unit at Yeovil District Hospital. Building of the unit is now underway, so watch this space!
We are also supporting Free Wheelers Blood bikes and a Food bank in Sherborne.
Our programme team are currently reviewing the United Nation’s Days that we may support. We were out in the towns of Yeovil & Sherborne on November 25th last year, the UN day for the Elimination of all forms of Violence against Women, raising awareness. There are plans to enhance our action this year.
We are reviewing a further print and distribution of our very popular ‘Loves me, Loves me not’ bookmarks and Posters, highlighting the differences between good, safe relationships and those not so good.
We have started work on gaining White Ribbon status for the town. This is a very long term project, one step at a time.
We have been very pleased to have the support of a ‘knit and natter’ group who make little bears. These ‘trauma’ bears have been distributed to the police working with abused children, to schools, to social workers and sent abroad to areas of conflict. This will continue.