Helping people find their lives again - RNIB
Helping people find their lives again - RNIB
Helping people find their lives again - RNIB
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You’re amazing<br />
There are so many amazing stories of generosity in 2008/09 that we only have space to celebrate<br />
a few here. Of course it doesn’t stop with the stories – your volunteering and donations mean that<br />
we can continue to offer much-needed services. Read on to <strong>find</strong> out how your contribution has<br />
made a difference.<br />
► Over one hundred pairs of<br />
tired feet pounded the streets<br />
of London for 26.2 miles<br />
► shared your skills and<br />
expertise for free<br />
► intrepid souls cycled Cuba<br />
and trekked Vietnam<br />
► marched on Westminster<br />
and changed Government<br />
policy<br />
► sold raffle tickets in the<br />
sun, rain and snow<br />
► climbed a mountain<br />
► audio-described a football<br />
match<br />
► auctioned the contents of<br />
your attic<br />
► gave someone a lift<br />
► baked dotty braille<br />
cupcakes<br />
► recorded a book for a blind<br />
child to listen to<br />
► set up a computer<br />
Learning<br />
A fantastic £200,000 donation has ensured the future of<br />
children’s services in <strong>RNIB</strong> Northern Ireland. Blind and partially<br />
sighted children will be able to get the most from school and<br />
play through our new expert Family Officers who help parents<br />
with <strong>their</strong> child’s education and offer activity programmes,<br />
family weekends and fun days. <strong>RNIB</strong> Scotland is to open a new<br />
employment and ICT training centre in Glasgow with Scotland’s<br />
first ever fully accessible internet café. This is thanks to the Big<br />
Lottery Fund which will support this invaluable training centre<br />
with a total of £425,000 of funding from lottery/statutory<br />
money. The redevelopment of Rushton School and Children’s<br />
Home was given an extra boost of £250,000 from the Garfield<br />
Weston Foundation.<br />
A world of books<br />
Rangers Football Club Foundation was so impressed with our<br />
work that they chose <strong>RNIB</strong> Scotland as <strong>their</strong> charity of the year.<br />
It means an extra £50,000 for blind and partially sighted <strong>people</strong><br />
in Scotland. We have been able to transcribe all of this year’s<br />
winners from Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books<br />
20 <strong>RNIB</strong> annual report and accounts 2008/09
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