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We want to say a very big thank you to Barbara Leach, who heroically jumped out of a plane this year to raise over £2500 to support the work of our volunteers Jess & Andy Lynch in Ecuador! Barbara we salute you! This death-defying feat has raised essential funds to make it possible for Jess & Andy to do the work they do, serving people with disabilities in Ecuador who would otherwise be living in poverty. Barbara is also a regular volunteer at our weekly crafts sessions for differently-able adults in the UK and is a great blessing to everyone on the team. Thank you so much for all you do !
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We're also very grateful to Resurrection Bikes, a Harrogate charity based at Kairos Church, that refurbish donated bikes and sell them to raise funds for people like us! They have supported our work since the very beginning, first in the UK and now in Peru. Their support makes it possible for Laura Baxendale to volunteer there full-time, where she makes a huge difference in the lives of the many differently-able people she serves. Pop down to see them if you're in need of a great bike! You can find out more about them on their website here:
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In January this year we were able to move in to a new office and and studio in Harrogate , thanks to a huge amount of support from local building firm G.H.Brooks who kindly provided all the materials we needed to convert an old garage into a light, bright and insulated studio, where we store all the crafts materials and equipment for our weekly crafts sessions. We love the new space and quite literally couldn't manage without it! Thank you so much for your generous support.
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Flooring for the new studio space was very generously donated by 'Smith's The Rink' in Harrogate, a local family firm supplying fabulous flooring, furniture and more ! They even came and professionally fitted it for us. It gets a lot of hard wear so we're extremely grateful to have such a beautiful floor!
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IF is a grant-making foundation, which aims to support charities and projects that are particularly focused on building community and on empowering participants to reach their potential. We're tremendously grateful to them for their generous support towards some of our core costs that we incur whilst running our UK activities. Support like this is so valuable as we can use it where it is most needed
This site is still very new and so we have lots more links to place on this page, coming soon. We're so grateful for the support of everyone who makes our work possible. Thank you !
This site is still very new and so we have lots more links to place on this page, coming soon. We're so grateful for the support of everyone who makes our work possible. Thank you !
We're very grateful to the PostCode Community Trust (aka Postcode Lottery) who have provided support for our Mosaics for Schools project. This project allows us to take some of our differently able participants into local schools to teach the children how to create mosaics for their school. In turn this allows our participants to be the centre of attention and also gives young children a great opportunity to socialise with, and ask questions of, differently able people.
Rope are a Christian charity who believe God’s plans are for transformed lives – physically, emotionally and spiritually. they partner with local organisations and churches led by local visionaries who seek to bring about transformational change in their communities. Living in their own communities, they have the vision and drive to transform lives for those in poverty but need access to resources and wider networks. We partner with them, working together to bring about change.. They provide crucial support for some of the core running costs of our Ecuador project, which provides training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities who would otherwise be living in extreme poverty.
We're very grateful to Harrogate Borough Council UCI Bike Race Fund for supporting us with a donation of £600 towards materials for a community mosaics project to celebrate the event. The differently-able adults and children who've been involved in the project have really enjoyed creating a series of mosaics to celebrate the many positive benefits of cycling
The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation kindly provided a donation towards some of our UK workshops this year. These sessions are so valuable to the adults and children with disabilities and special needs who attend them. We're extremely grateful for their support