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| Extracts from Thank You letters following grants made |
| | | “Thank you to yourselves for contributing to the cost of my Dad’s respite. These two weeks for me each year mean so much. I live with Dad who has MS alongside my two children of 2 and 5. My daughter has a learning disability so life can become very stressful. This respite gives me time to relax and unwind as well as Dad. It also gives me time to do special things with the children……” |
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| | | “This is to say a very big thank you for the generosity you have shown.
I took possession of the mobility scooter and for the first time in many months been able to leave the house alone.”
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| | | Following a grant of £620 for house repairs. “My wife and I would like to tender our heartfelt thanks for all the aid you have offered us, past and present. We can now sleep easy in our beds, now the builders have put a steel beam through the walls and supported our bedroom and bathroom.. The relief is wonderful and it’s all down to your generosity, you are incredible people, thanks once more.” |
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| | | “I am writing to convey my sincere gratitude for your continual financial support during the past three years while I have been at University. Your generosity has helped me immensely and aided me in acquiring a 2.1 BA Honours degree…….
As I am sure you are aware, the financial support I received went a long way in helping a working-class boy become a working-class hero in the eyes of his retired guard father.”
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| | | “Thank you so much for your help and kindness and understanding. It has been a traumatic time dealing with the death but you were the only people that showed any sympathy and helped us get through a little easier. Your contribution has eased a lot of anxiety and stress. Thank you again.” |
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| | | “I would just like you to know the grant (£1,000 towards a central heating boiler)
Has been received and I appreciate it very much. This has been a wonderful grant…Hope the charity keeps going for others.”
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| | | “I took delivery of the wheelchair two weeks ago and it has already made an enormous difference to my life. I am now able to go out and about as and when it pleases me, something I have not done in seven years. I am truly most grateful to you for your kindness and generosity.” |
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| | | From a branch of Age Concern. “I wish you had been present when I gave him the cheque (£1,000) as he was absolutely thrilled and quite emotional about it. I would like to thank you personally for the very quick response and help you gave me in dealing with this.” |
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| | | “I was hoping for some help with our stairlift but for you to pay the whole amount is just about the best Christmas present ever. My wife and I are extremely grateful – it is a tremendous help to both of us.” |
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| | | “Thank you so much for the sympathetic and compassionate way in which you have dealt with my application. I simply could not believe the amount of the cheque for £750 which you sent me. I feel like a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I have been able to clear off my arrears, and I am not now frightened to answer the telephone any more. I have also been able to buy some stock for my food cupboard. At the time I applied, I was having to live on potatoes, and hand outs from my friends” |
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| | | “Thank you so much for the grant you gave me. I now have my lovely riser chair and it is so easy to get up and down. Also, a lot of pain has gone out of my back and legs because I am not struggling all the time.” |
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| | | “In this sad time of my father’s death, my mothers sadness and depression at losing her husband of 53 years marriage, has been horrible to observe, and when there are financial difficulties, it makes matters much worse.
When your cheque arrived and my mother realised she was able to pay the funeral costs, it was the first time I saw a hint of a smile on her face, as she knew that she could now do right for my dad.
Thank you all for the excellent work you carry out”
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| | | “This is to thank you for the cheque for my gas fire. I have had it fitted and it has given me so much pleasure and comfort.” |
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