Sometimes, the best way to show the impact of our work is to let it speak for itself.
Permission to publish these comments has been granted.
Hindu Cultural Society
On behalf of the Hindu Cultural Society, we would like to thank you for your kind support in organising the Grant from the High Sheriff fund which we gratefully accept.
Satish Chopra
Landau
Many thanks for joining us to present Certificates at our annual Consultation and Celebration event. It meant a great deal to all our beneficiaries to receive their Certificates and they will really appreciate the photographs taken with you.
Richard Breakell
Riding for the Disabled Association
We are most grateful for the money which has been granted to us by the Staffordshire Community Foundation. We will put the money to good use in continuing our riding lessons for children and young people with special needs.
Erica Pinfold
Endon with Stanley Action Group
Thank you so much for the cheque that was given to our youth work project from the Grassroots Grants. The youth Café will open on the 27th February, 2009 and I am sure it will be of great benefit to our young people and also to the community.
V. A .Harris
Oulton Village Hall Management Committee
On behalf of the Oulton Village Hall Management Committee I would like to thank you for your help in our successful application for a ‘Grassroots’ grant for the refurbishment programme so desperately needed in our hall. The money awarded has already been used towards the purchase of new chairs and curtains.
B. Palmer
Lakeside Baby and Toddler Group
You have made so many children happy with all the new toys and equipment we have been able to buy, with the grant you so kindly gave us. We have been able to buy indoor and outdoor resources, suitable for all ages, so everyone has been included and will be able to enjoy the new equipment.
Lakeside Baby and Toddler Group
Blurton Senior Citizens Club
On behalf of all the members of Blurton S.C.C. I would like to thank you for the award which is much appreciated and will be put to good use for the benefit of our members.
M. Martin
Stoke North Live at Home Scheme
Thank you so much for the funding which you have awarded to us, it has truly been a lifeline. We will keep you informed of how the money has been used, and will promote you in any publicity which we use.
Liz Daley
Sneyd Green Community Hall Bowling Club
A big thank you to all at the community foundation for raising us this grant which will ensure our bowling continues for the next three years.
B. Batigan
Townswomen’s Guild
May I thank you most sincerely for the grant awarded to us. This will make a wonderful difference to us for the coming year enabling us to arrange with confidence all the activities we had planned.
It will also give members of the committee such a boost as they have served this committee so well and always in a voluntary capacity and this is a wonderful way of showing how much they are appreciated.
Barbara Hurst
Unitarian Meeting House
Many thanks for your approval of our grant application for this project, it will have a significant impact on the use of our building, once completed.
T. G. Woodward
Norton Canes Watercolour Club
On behalf of Norton Canes Watercolour Club members may I send our thanks on being awarded a Grassroots Grant. This grant will enable our group to continue and hopefully grow during the two year period. We can now proceed with planned projects to provide art work for our local Health Centre and hopefully exhibit and provide work when our Library re-opens.
Christine Flood
Voluntary Transport for the Disabled
I would like to thank the Staffordshire Community Foundation for their generous donation to assist us with our fuel costs for the coming year. Each year our fuel costs become more difficult to cover and 2008 has seen the highest escalation to date. Your donation has allowed us to hold potential increases within the group and ensures that those charities who want to use our service can continue to do so without pressure of increased fuel charges.
Voluntary Transport for the Disabled have been providing a valued service within the community for 30 years and, with the help of donations from supporters such as your foundation, we will continue to do so.
Lynn Wittenberg
Clough Hall Residents Association
On behalf of myself , our committee and all members we would like to thank you and all connected with Grassroots for this kind Grant. This is an important Grant for us and will now help us to free up time from fundraising to concentrate on the many issues in our area.
Graham Sutton
Thistleberry Residents’ Association
On behalf of the Residents’ Association I would like to say how grateful and happy we are to receive the grant. I know that the residents will be very pleased.
Dr A Drakakis-Smith
Waterhouses Community First Responders
Thank you so much for the letter informing us of the award towards the cost of all Blue light Driving courses we have to pay for, obviously we are delighted.
Jean Young
R.A.S.C/ R.C.T Veterans Club
First of all can I say thank you very much to all concerned who granted us the full amount to purchase a standard (flag) for us to show and march behind, from the committee and all our members of the R.A.S.C/ R.C.T Veterans Club.
Michael Harding
Oak Tree Farm
Thank you so much for the donation sent in respect of the launch of our Tear Room Appeal. The Launch went really well and we are confident we can reach our target, sooner rather than later. It is a great example of how well thought of we are and is an endorsement of the aims and activities of the charity. It is generous donations such as these that make so much difference to the continued work of the charity.
David Moreton
Funtots
I am writing to thank you for accepting our Grant Application. The money will be put to good use and a lot of families will benefit from it. Its people like you who keep our faith in society and prove there are good people out there.
Carole Hudson
Meir Park Townswomen’s Guild
I would like to thank you for the wonderful grant we received. We shall be able to use the grant to pay our rent and pay for our speakers.
Mary Flannagan
Pattingham Village Hall
Thank you very much for the Grant towards the cost of a new PA system in our Village Hall in Pattingham. We really appreciate this support.
T. Colin Ringrose
Crescent Primary School
I would like to express my total gratitude for the funding of a pupil’s holiday to Blackpool, in addition to this I would also like to make a point of how efficient and friendly the staff were, who helped us every step of the way in a caring and professional manner, you just don’t know how much it meant to these two people.
M. Cotton
Girlguiding Staffordshire
I write on behalf of Beaudesert District Guides, Brownies and Rainbows to thank you for the consideration of our funding application and grant. We shall spend your grant on camping equipment. This will be a great benefit to all 5 of our units.
Avril Green
Kelly Walters
I would just like to say thank you for the holiday grant that allowed my dad to take my children on holiday. They had a brilliant time and the weather had only one bad day. They climbed down a 200ft cliff to get to the bottom where the beach was and they loved playing with new friends they made. Thank you so much for letting them have that experience.
Kelly Walters
Joanne Leonard & Dianna Bradley
Without your help we would never have been able to go on such a fab holiday, thank you all.
Joanne Leonard & Dianna Bradley
Mr A Kalafatis
We cannot seem to find the correct words to put on paper for the very wonderful and kind gift which was given in terms of the grant towards the cost of the holiday to which without this kind act would not have been possible. On behalf of Jackie and David, I would like to sincerely thank your foundation for funding part of the holiday.
A. Kalafatis
Haywood High School
Thanks for helping to sort out the holiday grants, the pupils really appreciate it
Jane Yates
Mrs Summer
I am writing to thank one and all for supplying the means for Toby to go to Belgium. He has been through a very difficult few years and this kindly gesture is appreciated. Thank you
Alison Summer
Shannon Anthony
Thank you for your donation to allow me to go to Paris, this is just a note saying thank you so much. Thank you I am really looking forward to go to Paris.
Shannon Anthony
Mrs T Mountford
Thank you so much for the funding for Danielle’s French trip with the school. It is very much appreciated and we are both very gratefull.
T. Mountford
Tea At Two Bowls Club
I am writing to say thank you on behalf of all the members of the Tea at 2 Social Club, in particular the Bowls Club, Fitness Club. Our first trip is Llandudno, we are so grateful to you. We are looking forward to purchasing our new equipment and the built in storage cupboards to store the mats and equipment will be very useful.
C. Glover
Fegg Hayes Methodist Church
The grant we received is making a big difference to lives and will continue to do so for years to come. We received delivery of our new tables and chairs two weeks ago, they are already making a great difference. We are so grateful and hope that you will pass on our Thanks to all the team your end, our pensioners club think they are in paradise.
Many thanks to you all.
R J Perry
Wesley Hall Luncheon Club
On behalf of the above mentioned Elderly Luncheon Club may I offer our most grateful thanks for the grant we received recently. It brought great joy both to the volunteers and to the members. The gift that we have received will be used to purchase food items for the meals we prepare, and part of the money will help towards the cost of heating and lighting that we have used over the recent winter period, this will enable us to offer a donation to the Church whose premises we use each week.
P.G. Ellis
Hednesford Lions
I write to thank the members of the High Sheriffs Committee for granting us the funds to buy a heavy-duty gazebo. The gazebo is an essential part of our equipment providing shelter and a focal point when fund raising or supporting local events. With the grant, we have purchased a weatherproof gazebo.
Wendy Yates
Cobridge Community Multicultural Association
The members of the lunch club and CCMA would like to thank you for the grant which you gave to us, we will use it wisely. Thanks again from the members of the CCMA lunch club.
Carolyn Tham
Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (SAGE)
On behalf of the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (SAGE), I would like to take this opportunity of thanking Staffordshire Community Foundation/High Sheriff Fund & yourself for agreeing to offer us a grant of £500 to help with financial costs. This grant is very much needed and appreciated by voluntary groups such as SAGE.
Tom Simpson
Gavin Williamson – Member of Parliament For South Staffordshire
Thank you so much for sending me a copy of the Foundation’s Annual Review which I will read with great interest. I do congratulate you and your team on the splendid work that you do for the communities in Staffordshire, and elsewhere and I wish you all the best for the next twelve months.
Gavin Williamson MP
Mrs I M Hall
Thanks for my gift card, it was much appreciated.
from The Malam Fund
Mrs M Sturgen
Thanks for thinking about us with the vouchers at Christmas, please thank everyone concerned, it was greatly appreciated.
from The Malam Fund
The North Staffordshire Polish Day Care Centre
Thank you for the grant. The funding for lunch food will aid The North Staffordshire Polish Day Care Centre to provide services which make a big difference to our clients’ quality of Life.
Elizabeth Organisciak
Haywood Engineering College
Just a note to thank the foundation for all the support you have given us and for the recent donation to help 3 of our pupils to go on to various trips they would not have been able to attend otherwise. We cannot thank you enough and look forward to working with you again in the future.
Jane Yates
MHA Live at Home
I am writing to you on behalf of Stoke North Live at Home Scheme, to thank you for your very kind financial contribution to our scheme. This is very much appreciated as funding is increasingly difficult to find. Our work is extremely important to us and to each member and volunteer, who attends, you have now given us the chance to continue and develop this, we will make every penny count in the scheme and make a difference.
Liz Daley
North Staffs Carers Association
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much indeed for the very kind grant that you have donated to the Association with regards to Luncheon club provision. It is very much appreciated.
P. Day
Kinver Community Bus Ltd
On behalf of our committee and users of the Community Bus, may I thank you most sincerely for the donation. This will great aid the service we offer with our community transport which operates within the Parish of Kinver by collecting elderly people at bus stops and a door to door service, then transporting them for shopping, pensions, seeing the doctor, dentist or just to visit a friend. Some people also use it to go to the local churches for funerals as the trip to St Peter is very steep.
Margaret Rogers
Tea at 2 Social Group
Thank you for your recent fund sent to our Social Group to provide food for our members. The grant was used to provide the food for a special event that was organised by us in April for all of our members, called ‘Holiday at Home’. A total of 40 people attended, some of which are in their late 80′s, 90′s. Everyone was provided with a breakfast and/or hot buttered tea cakes with pots of jam. Entertainment was also provided. On behalf of every member and the voluntary helpers at Tea At 2 Social Group, I would like to pass on our very grateful thanks to you for giving us this grant.
Christine Glover
Rubygirl UK
Rubygirluk would like to express our gratitude for the generous donation to the work of Rubygirl. It was lovely to attend the awards ceremony and your money will make a big difference to our VIP work over the course of 2014.
Natalie MacGregor
Biddulph Visually Handicapped Social Club
this is a fantastic grant donation that will help the survival of our club this year. The club has been in existence for nearly 30 years and is the only organisation supporting the visually impaired in the Biddulph and Biddulph Moor area. Many thanks again to the foundation on behalf of our members and especially
myself.
Bill Woodward
Bentilee Volunteers
I am writing to thank you for your award towards our Computer Suite project. The staff, volunteers and members really appreciate your assistance and it will make a great difference to our project. Please pass on our thanks to all concerned.
Gill McGovern
Drayton Bassett Community Group
On behalf of all the members of Drayton Bassett Community Group for the over 60′s, I would like to say a big thank you for the grant awarded to us. We have used the grant to keep the monthly lunch and also a portion for a trip to Westminster palace at the invitation of Mr Christopher Pincher who in January took time out from his busy schedule to join us for lunch.
Susan Harris
Heron Cross Senior Citizens Club
On behalf of all the members, we would like to thank Staffordshire Community Foundation, for again considering and presenting us with a wonderful cheque, to help with the funding of our club. Once again thank you very much.
M. Freakley
Biddulph Visually Handicapped Social Club
Please receive our thanks to the foundation committee for the generous grant. This means a great deal to the survival of our club and all the members are very appreciative of your help. The Club has been in existence for 30 years and meets every month for a lunch and receives either a talk by various people or a musician/ singer to entertain us. We arrange transport to collect and return the members to their homes as well as hiring the room and subsidising the lunch, so you can see how much this grant means to us. For some members this might be the only time they get out and they love meeting their friends.
Bill Woodward
Meir Christmas Events Board
On behalf of our voluntary organisation, I would like to thank you for your generous donation. It requires a full year of work to obtain sufficient funding to be able to provide a real Christmas celebration for the whole community, and your help was invaluable. It was very interesting to attend the awards ceremony and be made aware of the variety of voluntary organisations you help, and we are pleased to be amongst this group receiving your support.
Janet Bellis
1st Burntwood Scout Group
On behalf of all the children and adult members of 1st. Burntwood Scout Group, thank you for your latest grant to buy four tables. The tables will have a full and varied life being used in our Headquarters, taken to camps and used at outside venues, particularly to further the work of the Scout movement and encourage others to volunteer. We wish you more power to your elbows supporting voluntary groups who support the community of Lichfield.
Lorraine A. Burns
21st Hartshill Scout Troop
2013 was an amazing year for 21st Hartshill Scouts and whilst the young people were able to take part in many exciting and interesting events it is the purchase of the flag, badges and woggles that we were able to purchase that will be the lasting reminder of the 100th anniversary of the group, we are very grateful to the High Sheriffs Fund for contributing to this.
May I take this opportunity to thank you and the Staffordshire Foundation for all the help and support that you have given to the group, we wish you continued success in the future.
Jayne Fayre
Shoebox Theatre CIC
On behalf of my fellow Directors I would like you to pass on our gratitude to the panel members of the Staffordshire Community Fund. I know the participants with whom we are creating this performance project will be delighted to have this support.
Margaret Manuell
Young at Heart Club
A great thank you for all the money you have given us at heart club. We are all very thankful for your kind donation.
Trev, Cay & Janice
St Lawrence’s Church. Biddulph
Thank you so much for contacting me to advise us that the Bishop Stamer panel had decided to award us a grant. Our PCC have asked me to pass on their delight and sincere thanks as we are now in a position to progress with this project. After so long in the planning stage we are really looking forward to bringing the re-ordering to fruition. Thank you again.
Diane Casewell
Stoke North Live at Home Scheme
I would like to say a huge thank you to the funders who provided this money as it has made great improvements to the efficient running of our scheme and provided a lot of fun to our members.
Liz Daley
Alrewas Arts Festival
On behalf of Alrewas Arts Festival, I would like to officially thank you and the SCF panel for kindly awarding us a grant towards our Graffiti Project. We are delighted. It will enable us to involve a lot of local youngsters in creating an attractive piece of art which hopefully will give a lot of pleasure to passers by for years to come.
Susanne Williams
Wesley Hall Luncheon Club
On behalf of Wesley Hall Elderly Luncheon Club, may I offer our most grateful thanks for the cheque we received. It brought great joy both to the volunteers and to the members. The Luncheon club meets every Tuesday and we have an average attendance of 45 each week, all of the members are from the local community and are aged between 70 and 90, and it gives them the opportunity to meet with their fellow peers to share conversation and of course a meal together.
Mr P.G. Ellis
Holiday at Home
Thank you for your very generous donation towards our ‘Holiday at Home’ event. A total of 66 elderly and household people (including 6 in wheelchairs), plus carers and volunteers, attended the day, and we all had a wonderful time. It is thanks to your generous donation that we were able to plan this day, which was entirely free for all who attended, and the people came from all over Lichfield. Thank you for making this day possible.
Judith Henshaw
UHNS Charity
We are extremely grateful for your support. This donation will be used wisely and in the best interests of our young patients cared for in our Cheethams Children’s Centre. Many thanks, once again, your support is really greatly appreciated.
Steve Rushton
Tunstall Special Needs Club
On behalf of Tunstall Special Needs Club, I would like to thank Staffordshire Community Foundation for their kind donation. The money will go towards the cost of the coach for the club holiday. I’m sure you can imagine just how much our club members look forward to this event and appreciate your contribution.
Barbara Higgins
Burntwood Methodist Church
On behalf of Burntwood Methodist Church, I write to give you our sincere thanks for the donation towards the cost of our kitchen. This is a very generous grant and we are absolutely delighted with the award.
John Hoddinott
Mr & Mrs Wilcox
Thank you for a lovely holiday with our grant
from The Malam Fund
The Dance Yourself Fit Club
Thank you very much for the grant from the Staffordshire Community Foundation via the Coventry Building Society and bringing it all together through what has been a difficult time for The Dance Yourself Fit Dance Club.
John & Barbara Wheatley
MHA Live at Home
I am writing on behalf of Stoke North Live at Home Scheme, to thank you for your very kind financial contribution to our scheme from the Surviving Winter Grant. This is very much appreciated as funding is increasingly difficult to find. Our work is extremely important to us and each member and volunteer, who attends, you have now given us the chance to continue and develop this, and we will make every penny count in the scheme and make a difference. Once again thank you very much on behalf of the Stoke North Live at Home Scheme.
Liz Daley
Lichfield Live At Home
On behalf of the Lichfield Live at Home Scheme I would like to thank the Staffordshire Community Foundation for awarding a grant. The received grant will help enable the Live at Home Scheme to assist older residents living independently and lead independent, active and fulfilled lives.
Caroline Bruno
Blurton Senior Citizens
On behalf of Blurton Senior Citizens Club, I wish to say Thank you for the wonderful donation we received.
Mary Martin
The Grocott Centre
I would like to thank you on behalf of all the service users and staff at the Centre for your very generous donation. The donation will be of great benefit to our charity and the people we support. Once again our sincerest thanks for your kindness, generosity and support.
Debbie Campbell – CEO
Peter Pan Nursery
I’m writing on behalf of all the children and families at The Peter Pan Nursery for Children with Special Needs to thank you for awarding us with a grant through the Sentinel Community Cash Giveaway. This grant will fund the costs of 70 sessions; a portion of heating, electricity, food and staff costs, as well as training and insurance. Your kind donation helps us to continue our life enhancing work and makes a real difference to the lives of the children and families who use our nursery.
Helen Bickley – Fundraiser
Red Street Community Centre
I would like to Thank you both for all your help concerning our application to the Staffordshire Charitable Trust. Due to successful application local community and users will be able to use materials etc. to increase safety and eradicate avoidable injury. This is fantastic news to all and will give everyone a huge lift.
David Grocott