Pictured above right: Pamela Reddy (age 23), from the Shettleston area, Glasgow, who receives support at Mavisbank, will benefit from over £7,200 kindly donated from local charitable trusts and raised through staff fundraising.
Quarriers Mavisbank, providing respite care for adults with disabilities in Glasgow, has raised over £7200 to replace all its sensory equipment.
The service, based in Kinningpark, Glasgow, provides a vital lifeline to around 90 families in the area who are caring for a relative with complex learning and physical disabilities, by providing a regular respite service. With thanks to the generosity of local charitable trusts and the dedication of staff, a room at Mavisbank has been fully kitted out with new sensory equipment. The room has been transformed into a sensory haven where residents can go to relax, chill out and enjoy the therapeutic benefits that sensory stimulation brings.
Grants were kindly received from Miss D M Dawson’s Trust, The Bethesda Trust, The Kennyhill Bequest Fund with additional money raised from Michelle Simpson, a member of staff who undertook a gruelling fundraising trek through Peru.
Rose Cusick, project manager at Mavisbank, said: “We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed to our appeal. We have transformed a room into a sensory haven which provides a stimulating and supportive environment for the people we support and meets their needs in the best possible way.”
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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