How our independent living tenants have been supporting charities

Our independent living tenants and colleagues have shown their support for charities over the past few months by organising various fundraising activities.

• Independent Living Coordinator Jessica  organised an afternoon tea at Amounderness Court in Kirkham, raising £200 for Breast Cancer Now. This amount was match funded by Progress Housing Group to £400. Jessica also contacted Fox’s Biscuits, who kindly donated several boxes of chocolate biscuits for the event.
  Jessica shared: “I am new to the housing sector and wanted to do something as a welcome and thank you for all the tenants in the three schemes I manage. It was a lovely afternoon attended by people who live at Amounderness Court and Ancenis Court. I was really pleased that we raised £200 and that Progress would match the amount. I look forward to providing more opportunities for the tenants to enjoy.”

• Edna at Ancenis Court organised a Macmillan Coffee Morning in Kirkham, which included a raffle, a bottle and hamper auction, raising a massive £855. This was match funded to £1,710.

• Members of the Breakfast Club at Orchard Grange organised a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support, raising £320.  Additionally, they raised £700 for Derian House by organising table-top sales and selling items on Facebook and Vinted, which was matched by the Charity Fund to £1,400.

• Sandra, supported by the Lowerhouse community, raised £250 for Help the Heroes, organised a barbecue at Jubilee Court raising £110 for Alzheimer’s Society, a coffee and cake event at Lowerhouse raising £165 for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) charity, and a lunch and auction raising £310 for the Poppy Appeal at Lowerhouse. She has applied to the Charity Fund to match fund all these efforts.

• Linda raised £260 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation by holding a Christmas craft fair at Bolton Croft. She will apply for the Charity Fund.

• Members of the Mill Pond Gardeners organised for the Salvation Army band to play at the Old Mill Court scheme, raising £271 for the Salvation Army. The tenants also organised a Christmas fair, which included cakes, gifts, a raffle and tombola, raising £250 for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). The group will apply to the Charity Fund for their fundraising.

If you are a tenant or colleague, you can apply to the Group’s Charity Fund to have your charity fundraising efforts matched. Visit Funding for community groups and projects or email community@progressgroup.org.uk to find out more