Donations to the GLFB can make these happen and help to improve the lives of many blind people.
The two projects I've got in mind for you to help us with are:
Cooking lessons – give a blind person the chance to maintain their independence by learning how to cook at home.
Tandem Cycling – the chance to have regular exercise and companionship can really improve quality of life.
You can find some specific information on both projects and a shopping list of what your donation can help pay for below.·
Donations are so important to the many small charities we support.· It allows them to keep other important welfare services across areas of special need for visually impaired people.
By donating you will be doing something wonderful. If you would like any further information on any of the projects then do get in touch...
Cooking Lessons
Cooking lessons"Learning to cook simple tasty meals has boosted my confidence and helped me to be independent" ·
Fred, who has macular degeneration.
Fred attended a previous cookery course funded by donations to the GLFB.
On the course he was taught how to use special equipment, such as a talking microwave to allow him to prepare food at home.
This means he doesn't have to rely on someone to come round to his house to cook his dinner.· He can be self-reliant and eat at a time that suits him.
Your donation will help fund further cookery classes for blind and partially sighted people.· It will pay for a professional teacher to run the classes, audio or Braille recipe cards and specialist equipment that has been adapted for use by blind and partially sighted people.
Total Project Cost: £6,100
- £7.64 will buy a selection of dishes that can be used in an adapted talking microwave.
- £35.00 pays for a cooking lesson for a blind person
- £75.00 will cover the cost of a selection of specially adapted kitchen equipment.
Tandem Cycling
Cycling together "It's the friendships I form and the challenge of riding that really excites me."
Robert, 74 and an avid tandem cycler!
Tandem cycling offers blind people the chance to exercise and to make new friendships.
As well as the health benefits of regular exercise, it is the companionship that makes tandem cycling increasingly popular.
It also shows that losing your sight doesn't have to put your life on hold. As one tandem cycler explained:
"Cycling is a fantastic form of low impact exercise so why can't visually impaired people take part? Well of course we can if we have a pair of eyes on the front.· Not only is it a good form of exercise but riding tandems is also a very social form of exercise."
By helping to fund a new tandem cycling club, we hope that many other visually impaired people will be able to enjoy the excitement and fun of this activity.
Total Project Cost: £4,750
£15.18 could cover the daily maintenance, upkeep and storage of a tandem bike.
12 people kindly giving £50 would pay for a brand new tandem bike.
It costs £150 to pay for the necessary safety equipment, such as lights, a high-visibility vest and a helmet for one blind rider.
