Leading Scottish care charity, Quarriers will be in the Dumfries area over the next few weeks as part of a door to door fundraising campaign to help raise money for some of the most disadvantaged people in the country.
The recruiters, who will all be carrying identification, will be talking to people about Quarriers work in supporting families, homeless young people, carers and people with epilepsy.
Morag Fleming, head of individual giving at Quarriers, said: “Door to door fundraising has proven to be a successful way of informing people about the organisation as well as helping to raise money. I’d ask locals to please spare some time to listen to what our representatives have to say and help support our valuable work in Scottish communities by signing up to a monthly direct debit. This is an entirely safe way to support Quarriers and means that we are able to plan long term support for our services.”
Quarriers is a member of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA), a voluntary self-regulatory body for organisations involved in fundraising by direct debit on the street and door-to-door.
To find out more about Quarriers please visit www.quarriers.org.uk
Quarriers is Scotland’s leading and most diverse social care charity providing support to around 18,000 people through 127 projects for children, young people, adults and families who are known to be experiencing extreme difficulties or who are typically hard-to-reach. The organisation has grown and changed considerably since it was founded in 1871 by William Quarrier at Bridge of Weir, expanding to meet the needs of young homeless people, children and adults with a disability, people with epilepsy and carers from across Scotland and beyond. Staff numbers are now in excess of 1800 and the charity has an expected turnover of £38M this year.
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THIS INFORMATION AND FURTHER DETAILS FROM:
CAROL ANDERSON T: 0131 718 6022 M: 07836 546 256
JANE SMITH T:0131 718 6022 M: 07880 666136
