20th April 2022
from Rosemere Cancer Foundation
Thank you so much to the D J Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme for the grant to Rosemere Cancer Foundation's Cardiothoracic Tissue and Bio-Fluid Research Bank.
Your generous donation will help to enable more research into the better diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, improving outcomes rates for the disease across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Without your support, projects like this would certainly not be possible.
We are so grateful for your support and look forward to updating you in due course as to the difference we have been able to make.
Yours sincerely,
Rebecca Arestidou
Trusts and Grants Fundraiser
19th April 2022
from The Great North Air Ambulance Service
I am writing on behalf of The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) to thank the DJ Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme for supporting our charity with a donation.
Your donation will help people in our region such as Abi Law who was involved in a head-on collision with a van in Cambois, Northumberland. GNAAS’ critical care team was called to the scene and assessed and treated Miss Law before airlifting her to the Royal Victoria infirmary in Newcastle, Miss Law said:
“I know for a fact that I wouldn’t be here today without the support and help from the air ambulance. Even police and doctors have told us that as well. GNAAS are absolutely amazing in everything they do. Without a doubt.”
Last year we were called out 1640 times across our region. To enable us to continue to provide this service, we must raise more than £5m every year. We couldn’t be there for people like Abi without the generosity of the communities that serve and greatly appreciated grants such as yours.
Yours sincerely,
Grace Daji
Treasurer
19th April 2022
from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
On behalf of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity could I thank The D J Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme so much for the grant we have just received towards the cost of a RockinR’ Medical Gaming Cart, for the benefit of young patients at Royal Preston Hospital.
The generosity of the D J Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme is helping us to continue raising vital funds to ensure our hospitals are equipped with the very latest in technology, and help make out hospitals just that little more comfortable for children and their families.
I look forward to updating you in the next 12 months as to how the grant has made a real difference.
With heartfelt thanks,
Rebecca Arestidou
Trusts and Grants Fundraiser
19th April 2022
from Samaritans of Lancaser & District
Thank you for your recent cheque, once again supporting out work.
Without donations and grants received, we would be unable to continue supporting our many callers, which we have been fortunate to continue doing throughout the pandemic.
Donations such as yours support the upkeep of our centres, also enable us to undertake outreach work, making as many people as possible aware that Samaritans are here for them in any time of distress and despair.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs June Ellis
Treasurer
19th April 2022
from StreetLife
Thank you for the donation paid directly to Streetlifes bank account from the D J Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme in recognition of our 30th year supporting the night shelter, thank you so much for continuing to support Streetlife, it is very much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Wendy Jackson
20th January 2022
from Fylde Coast Woman's Aid
On behalf of the women and children in our refuges, I would like to thank you for your donation from the Glasdon Charitable Programme.
Without the support of organisations like yourselves, we would not be able to offer our services and comfort to the women, and their children, who have made very difficult and brave decisions.
On behalf of the woman and children who will benefit from your generosity and kindness, may I thank you once again.
Yours faithfully,
Stephanie Hargreaves
Business Administration Assistant
19th January 2022
from The Willow Garden Project
We truly can’t thank you enough for supporting the Willow Garden Project with your generous donation raised through not sending Christmas cards. Please do pass on our thanks to all those who contributed to raising these funds.
Donations like yours enable us to continue to enhance our community garden site and ensure that our therapeutic gardening sessions for people living with a disability and mental needs remain accessible to families on the Fylde Coast.
The money you have raised is very gratefully received and will help us to purchase new materials for preparing both the vegetable garden and flower beds for the 2022 Growing Season. Thank you very much for your contribution.
Most Sincerely,
Pamela Laird
Founder and Site Facilitator
11th January 2022
from Home Start
I just wanted to say thank you, on behalf of Home-Start, Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. As a result of your generous donation, we will now be able to support another family for a whole year and truly make a difference, at a time when it is needed more than ever.
Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts
Best Regards,
Dona Kirkham
Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager
On behalf of the SVP Fleetwood Food Bank I would like to thank you, your Committee and all your colleagues for your continued support of the Food Bank once again at this time of year with your very generous cheque donation.
Colin Brown, Fleetwood Food Bank Secretary
I am writing to thank you for your very kind donation and ongoing support of the Lancashire Association of Boys & Girls Clubs. It is very much appreciated.
Ruth Forsyth, Finance & Admin Officer at Lancashire Boys & Girls Club
I write on behalf of our committee to thank your committee for their extremely generous donation towards our funds. You may rest assured that these funds will be used for the benefit of the users of the Community Centre. Many thanks for your continued support to our group.
Eric Hodge, Treasurer at Teanlowe 60+ Community Centre
07th January 2022
from The Salvation Army
Thank you once again to Glasdon for your most generous donation and continued support of the work of the Salvation Army and the Christmas Appeal. I just wanted to update you on what has been happening here at the Citadel during the last weeks. We have been extremely busy with so many people going through difficult times and this year more than ever following the pandemic and job losses.
We wish you all happy Christmas and a peaceful and safe New Year.
King regards,
Tina Meredith
Corps Secretary
05th January 2022
from Parkinson’s UK
On behalf of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Branch of Parkinson’s UK, we would like to say thank you so very much again, for your continued support of our local Parkinson’s branch & for your most recent donation from the D J Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme, in December 2021.
Donations like yours enable us to continue to enhance our community garden site and ensure that our therapeutic gardening sessions for people living with a disability and mental needs remain accessible to families on the Fylde Coast.
The money you have raised is very gratefully received and will help us to purchase new materials for preparing both the vegetable garden and flower beds for the 2022 Growing Season. Thank you very much for your contribution
Yours sincerely,
Emma Whyham
Treasurer
1st Jan 2022
from Mind Lancashire
I am writing to thank you for your very generous donation, in lieu of sending out Christmas cards to staff, customers and suppliers. Your support is much valued and appreciated by the team and all those who access our support and services.
Best wishes,
Emma Bateson
Fundraising Lead
22nd December 2021
from N-Vision
Thank you so much for your wonderful donation received today – we are so grateful for your fantastic support, as always.
The monies received are vital for our work and have a value which is priceless for those we care for and this year, more than ever before, will assist in supporting our residents and clients in maintaining their quality of life.
May we wish you all a Happy Christmas and prosperous 2022
Thank you once again, take care and keep safe during this challenging time.
Yours sincerely
Mike Greer
Finance & Administration Manager
21st December 2021
from Aiming Higher Charity
I am writing to you on behalf of the team at Aiming Higher to acknowledge receipt of the donation from the D J Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme. Your donation will contribute to the young people and children we support at Aiming Higher.
As you are well aware, we support families with disabled children, many of whom are at increased risk from the coronavirus and/or have needs which made self-isolation and the resulting re-opening of society more difficult for their families. Aiming Higher provides these families with the opportunity to get out and make friends after a long time in lockdown.
Thank you for your incredibly generous donation. We wish you and all associated with the D J Sidebottom/Glasdon Charitable Programme well and hope that you all remain safe and in good health.
Best Wishes,
Latoya Sykes
Direct Services Manager
15th December 2021
from Together We Can Do
The trustees would like to thank you for the donation which was received in late October 2021; it will be used to support social activities for our members. As a result of the COVID restrictions our social activities have been limited to date, but a Christmas Party on 15ᵗʰ December had been arranged. Unfortunately, owing to the recent significant increase in COVID cases, the trustees have today decided that this should be postponed until 2022.
Whilst the scope of our social activities has been limited, the charity has been successful in running regular sports and exercise activities. We now have 76 disabled members and regular events operating within the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre areas. We hold ten pin bowling sessions at YMCA Thornton each Monday, whilst multi-sports activities take place on Thursday mornings at the Blackpool Sports Centre which are followed by dance sessions in the afternoon.
Thank you once again for your donation Regards
Regards
Howard Robinson
Chair of Trustees
29th June 2021
from Claremont First Steps Community Centre
What a lovely surprise to receive your donation on coming into work this morning. We would like to take this opportunity to thank your Charitable Giving Committee for once again thinking of us.
Like all Charities and indeed businesses we have certainly suffered over the last eighteen months, but we are really looking forward to coming out of all the restrictions and trying to get back to normal in the next few months.
We have a lot of ideas in the pipeline to welcome our members old and new to start getting back to some kind of normality and your donation will help us to bring those ideas to fruition and get some parties started.
Once again a big thank you from us all here at Claremont First Steps for your very generous donation.
Yours sincerely,
Cathy Adams
24th June 2021
from Aiming Higher Charity
I am writing to you on behalf of all the team at Aiming Higher to thank you for your generous grant. This will support us in providing trips for children with disabilities and their families to help counter the feelings of isolation that many of them experience.
As you are well aware, we support families with disabled children, many of whom are at increased risk from the Coronavirus and/or have needs which have made self-isolation more difficult for their families. Many are also facing increased financial hardship, and resulting anxiety especially over the lockdown period, and indeed as lockdown eases. As the world starts to reopen and we are available to take families out again this funding will no doubt bring a smile to many faces.
Thank you once again for your incredibly generous donation. We wish you, your family and all associated with the Glasdon Charitable Giving Committee well.
Best Wishes,
Hayley Kay
Charity Manager
31st March 2021
from Trinity Hospice
Thank you so much for supporting the patients at Trinity and their families with your kind donation.
The last 12 months have been like no other – we saw how Covid-19 took hold of the whole world, and we saw how our community reacted, doing what they could to support our local hospice during such an uncertain time.
We have had to change some of our processes, but we have not changed how we care for all those who need us, and will always support patients and their families.
We are looking to the future with much more positivity, and hope that we are able to put some of our fundraising events and activities on that you are so used to seeing from us.
Again, thank you for all you do for us. Your continued kindness means so much to so many.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Atkins
Corporate Partnership Manager
27th March 2021
from New Comfort Zone Blackpool
We would like to thank you for another generous donation from Glasdon.
We currently welcome around 62 people each Tuesday: some of them homeless and all of them struggling in these difficult times.
They all receive a hot brunch and drinks, a large bag of food to take away and a choice from a large selection of tinned food. Anyone who is homeless also gets help with emergency items such as sleeping bags.
It will be so much easier when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted sufficiently to allow us to bring our community indoors and be able to sit with them and listen.
Yours sincerely,
Gwen Cross
Secretary
