Croydon charity, Age UK, is having bobble day on the 8th of February.Read the letter (below) to know how you can get involved! Please feel free to share this information with anyone you know!
Thank you.
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Dear Friend
wear your favourite jumper for Bobble Day on 8th February 2013 & donate min £2.00
On Friday the 8 February 2013, offices, schools, churches and community groups all over the country will be looking smug and cosy, modelling their favourite winter wear.
What is Bobble Day
It is an opportunity for you to wear a favourite jumper, buy a “Bobble” and donate a minimum of £2 to Age UK Croydon. Your support will benefit older people in this borough and all monies raised will enable us to raise awareness, provide advice and information (advocacy) services and offer free events.
Why get involved
Bobble Day is a platform to raise awareness of older people and their many issues; isolation, loneliness, health aliments (dementia), needs to stay active, help to remain independent and ways to stay safe and not fall.
Did you know that over half a million older people in the UK spent last Christmas alone? Our recent survey at Age UK Croydon showed that 85% of those using our service lived alone and had no family in this country. Others only saw family/relatives yearly.
Last year Age UK Croydon helped 15,000 older people and put £700,000 in what would have been unclaimed claimed benefits back into their pockets. With your donation whatever the amount, this coming year these figures can increase.
Winter can be such a sad and lonely time for older people. The days are short. Older people are scared to turn on their heating and they sit at home alone, not able to get out or scared to, especially when we have weather like snow and the consequences that follow on from these. Age UK Croydon aims to change that by empowering Older People with information, offering them free activities and events, so their days are meaningful.
What can you do
You can help by putting on an event on our behalf; forfeit a meal and donate the money saved. However creative you can be, staff at Age UK Croydon will be willing to support your event. It does not have to be held on the 8 February, so let us know your plans.
Pull on that jumper and donate!
Contact us on 0208 680 5450 or visit our website www.ageuk.org.uk/croydon to find out more. Together, we can raise awareness, give advice and support to older people, and their issues within the borough of Croydon.