Kew Fete 2018

‘Thank you for your generous donation – it was a wonderful surprise! It will go towards the training of our volunteers so they can provide invaluable support to our service users in recovery, and their families and carers.’

‘Thank you so very much for the wonderful cheque to assist in funding outings for elderly carers, children and young carers. On behalf of our staff and all the carers and cared-for we support – a very big thank-you for thinking of us!’

‘Thank you so much for the donation which will help us to update our fixed- line telephone system which means all beneficiaries will be able to contact us – this will make a huge difference.’

‘Your generous donation will enable us to run a week of creative bushcraft sessions to allow disabled children to have a chance to play outside, discovering nature and having fun! Our family sessions include siblings too and parents tell us how wonderful it is to find activities that meet the needs of all their children together. Thank you for helping us create happy memories for these families.’

‘Girls are well integrated into the Kew Scout Group, taking part with the boys in all manner of activities. Now, thanks to the Kew Fete donation, we’ve been able to buy five tents and LED lighting for camping trips so the girls are provided with comfortable separate sleeping accommodation.’

‘Thank you so much for your donation which means that we can continue offering valuable support and help to those affected by cancer, when they need it most. To give you an idea how we use money donated: £15 helps us run a counselling support group so that people are able to talk to others going through the same journey; and £50 helps towards providing one to one counselling sessions for someone undergoing chemotherapy.’

‘A massive thank you to everyone involved in this year’s fete for the very kind donation to help establish our new TAG Radio station which will support disabled children and young people with their communication skills and help build confidence as they engage in an exciting new project.’’

‘When you or your family unexpectedly find you have no food to eat, it’s very, very hard. That’s why, at the Richmond Foodbank, we are really grateful for the donation. It means that, as well as the food parcels we give to those in crisis, we can offer a complimentary meal at our cafe and, where it will help, free Oyster Cards to enable them to get to appointments at the Job Centre, or other places they need to get to. Thank you, Kew Fete Committee, for supporting us again this year!’

‘We want to thank Kew Fete for the donation towards our social and leisure programme for adult carers. Providing group events, including a Christmas lunch for carers, means that carers are able to meet and support each other in a social setting and have a short break from their caring responsibilities.’

‘We are absolutely delighted the Kew Fete Committee is supporting React’s work with life-limited children. The award will provide essential equipment to terminally ill children living in financially disadvantaged households in Surrey, and will ensure life-limited children receive the comfort, dignity and quality of life they deserve.’

‘With grant support from Kew Fete Committee, the Orange Tree will create a thrilling production of Romeo and Juliet for secondary school students in 2018. The project, ‘Shakespeare Up Close’, helps to develop students’ understanding of Shakespeare as well as promote live theatrical experiences. This production will be seen by around 3,000 students from Richmond and surrounding boroughs, and so we are delighted to receive crucial support from our local community through Kew Fete.’

‘Thank you for the generous donation towards our gym replacement equipment project… It will certainly be widely appreciated by the many people who visit the Centre gym and who participate in its various rehabilitation programmes.’

‘Many thanks for the cheque from the Kew Fete Committee for the training of our volunteers. We are so grateful for your support.

‘Thank you so much for the donation – an unexpected suprise. Please thank everyone involved in making the day such a success… The Kew Fete donation will go towards buying IT equipment to help people with complex needed to develop their communication skills. Your generosity will really help make people’s lives more comfortable, rewarding and enjoyable.’

‘On behalf of everyone here at Breast Cancer Haven thank you so much for your kind donation which will go towards helping our visitors with support, therapy and advice.’

‘Thank you all for your generous donation. As promised, this kind gift will go towards our summer outing for supported families to Kew Gardens. We are hoping for good weather and are looking forward to the parents and children having a very rare treat…’

‘Thank you for making us a generous donation to help us fund our Transport and Carer Day Service for the oldest and frailest members of our Avenue Club… In doing this we hope to keep these members in touch with their local community rather than be isolated at home. Many thanks for all your support over the past years.’

‘I am delighted to say KNA’s Summer Party was a great success last week. The magician was a real hit… Thank you so much to all of the Kew Fete committee for creating such an enjoyable local community-orientated annual event. Your gift of donating proceeds back into the local community is so much appreciated.’

‘Many families who have grown with Me too & Co now have children at an age where they really want to access youth club provision…With the help of Kew Fete’s donation, we’ve been able to set up as a joint venture with TAG a youth club for our young people every Friday night throughout the year, even through the holidays! Kew Fete’s support means a great deal to us and all our young people. Thank you very much!’

‘Thank you very much for the extremely generous donation towards our counselling service. With young people’s mental health reported to be worsening, Off The Record’s services are now needed more than ever so support such as this is very much appreciated, ensuring that we can continue to help young people in crisis across the borough.’

‘This donation will be so greatly appreciated by all that attend the Carers in Mind monthly lunches and will help us to future-proof the service while we look for alternative premises. The lunches provide an invaluable service to people caring for loved ones with mental health problems: carers call the lunches “very beneficial” and say they offer an opportunity to be the one to “feel cared for” for once. Thank you once again for your kind donation.’

‘Thank you very much for the donation which will go towards funding physiotherapy input in one of our weekly sessions for the next academic year. As you know, Small Steps supports babies and young children with physical disabilities and their families and relies totally on fundraising, events and grants, such as yours, to continue to operate. We are extremely grateful for your support.’

‘We were overwhelmed to receive this donation…which will be put to use where it is most needed… Through support such as yours, SPEAR is able to continue to provide the essential tools that help clients make lasting changes to their lives and prevent the recurrence of homelessness.’