Today the two Principals from the Minster Dental Centre, Andrew Towlerton and Thomas Carr presented a cheque to Mrs Madeline Oliver who is a trustee for the charity Reach Learning Disability.
The total amount of £470 was raised from the sale of hand crafted occasion cards, made by our Chiropodist Julie Ingram.
Reach started life as Southwell Care Project in 1999, set up by parents of children with learning disabilities in Southwell. They were worried about the lack of locally available support and services for their children as they reached adulthood.
Activities run Monday to Friday from centres in Mansfield, Newark and Southwell, and at Flower Pod, their horticultural social enterprise based just outside Southwell. They also run a domiciliary care service (Reach Care) which provides one-to-one, truly personalised care in the community and people’s own homes.
As a charity Reach need to raise at least £200,000 every year to continue. Income from personal budgets only covers a fraction of their costs. If you want to learn more about Reach and their current volunteering and fundraising opportunities please visit www.reachuk.org
