Donation from CKDCF funds support worker for Blind Society

West Cumbria Society for the Blind has received a £3,000 donation from the CKDCF to help fund a support worker for children and young people with visual impairments.    The annual donation was presented to Marie Scott, the Society’s chairperson.  We are proud to make this recurring donation and thank all of…

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Fundraising Success: October Fundraising Weekend 2019

The CKDCF would like to give an enormous thank-you to everyone who came to the 18th annual October Fundraising Weekend, as well as all of those who sponsored our fundraisers! This year, we celebrated 17th anniversary of the inception of the CKDCF. The CKDCF fundraising weekend began on Friday evening with a night of…

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CKDCF funds support worker for partially-blind youngsters

The CKDCF has donated £3,000 to West Cumbria Society for the Blind, which will go towards funding a support worker for visually-impaired children and young people across Cumbria. The annual donation, presented to Marie Scott, the organisation’s chairperson, is one the CKDCF is proud to make. The impact made by the…

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Fundraising Success: October Fundraising Weekend 2018

The CKDCF would like to give an enormous thank-you to everyone who came to the 17th annual October Fundraising Weekend, as well as all of those who sponsored our fundraisers – you all helped to make it an unforgettable event! Photos courtesy of Richard Hallworth and Fay Dunnery This year, we celebrated…

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Blind Society receives CKDCF funding for support worker

The CKDCF are proud to have presented the West Cumbria Society for the Blind with a cheque to fund a support worker for children and young adults. The annual £3,000 donation funds a support worker for visually-impaired children and young people across Cumbria. The CKDCF are proud to make this regular donation, as we recognise the importance…

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CKDCF funds worker for visually-impaired children

The CKDCF have presented the West Cumbria Society for the Blind with money to fund a support worker for children and young adults. The annual £3,000 donation is used to fund a support worker for visually-impaired children and young people across Cumbria. The CKDCF are proud to make this regular donation, as we recognise the importance of…

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Rocker Francis dishes out the cash

By Andrew Clarke TWO local good causes have benefited from donations from an Egremont musician’s charity. The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF) – set up by former It Bites star Francis Dunnery in memory of his parents – donated £1,000 to both West Cumbria Society for the Blind…

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CKDCF makes contribution to Lily’s eye-gaze machine

The CKDCF have donated £1,000, through the West Cumbria Society for the Blind, to the campaign to purchase an ‘eye-gaze’ machine for Lily Tyson. Eight-year-old Lily suffers from Rett syndrome which affects her ability to communicate.  Her family are running an ongoing campaign to raise a total of £12,000 for…

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Blind Society receives a boost from CKDCF for support worker

The CKDCF have made a charitable donation to the West Cumbria Society for the Blind to fund a support worker for children and young adults. The West Cumbria Society for the Blind will use the CKDCF’s donation of £3,000 to fund a support worker for children and young people in…

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CKDCF Helps Fund Jaydon’s Motorised Wheelchair

The CKDCF have donated £1,000 towards the purchase of a motorised wheelchair for Jaydon Weldon, who suffers from cerebral palsy and poor vision. Jaydon Weldon needs £10,000 for a new motorised wheelchair; his family have already raised the first £6,000. The £1,000 donation from the CKDCF was made through the…

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