500 together

We are pleased to be back with news of another donation.   Your nominations have been coming in thick and fast recently, which means every £1 generously sent in is immediately getting back out where it can make an important impact, which is wonderful.  Thank you all! Donation  168  has allowed us to send £500 to The Rosehip Project – a social and therapeutic horticulture project supporting refugees and people seeking asylum in Sheffield.  The project aims to turn an unused patch of ground on an allotment site in North Sheffield, into an abundant and colourful garden, growing plants that can be used for natural dye. By partnering with organisations that support refugees and people seeking asylum, as well as other community groups, they will be running workshops that focus on bringing people together to create garments and materials dyed with the plants they grow. The workshops will encompass all stages of this process, from sowing and planting all the way to harvesting and crafting. The

We are pleased to be back with news of our latest donation, which has gone to a young person being supported by HOPE SY Trauma Support ( https://www.hope-sy.org.uk/about-us/ ) , a charity that supports people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic bereavement by car collision, fire or drowning. We were asked if we could help with a £500 donation to help with costs associated with the funeral the person is having to organise. Our donation will allow them to buy a decent outfit to wear, help with the funeral costs and allow them to say goodbye without the additional financial stress. Thanks to our member for making this nomination. We send our love and sincere condolences to our recipient.

  This weekend we are back with donation   166   - another donation that has made an enormous difference.  Honestly, we are so grateful to everyone who sends us their weekly donations and to those of you who are able to make these incredible nominations that steer us in the right direction to allow us to help.  We know our donations are often just a sticking plaster where something far more substantial is needed, but more often than not, our small gift is also a reminder to the recipient that they are not alone - that people care and want to offer some love and support.  This week, we have helped a mum at her time of need. Her husband died suddenly and unexpectedly leaving her as a single mum with no family here and no income. The money from 500 Together has given her time to be able to stay in her accomodation for a month before making huge life decisions. It's taken a lot of pressure off anything having to happen immediately during a time when it's incredibly hard to think.