VIP Newsletter Spring/Summer 2014 | Page 7

These are just a small proportion of companies in the local area that help support us and we would like to send out a big thank you to them all. Since April, we have so-far collected a massive £769.99 from our collection boxes. Do you know of a local company that may like to support us by placing a collecting box in their premises? You can help us by letting us know or asking them direct and we will do the rest. Donation of Fish Tanks We would like to say a big thank you to Pets at Home in Birstall who kindly donated us 2 fish tanks to brighten up the Centre. One of these fish tanks will soon be set-up in the reception area replacing the one we have, and the other will be used as a Christmas Raffle Prize. Society Benches We have been busy sanding down the benches at the Society and protecting them with preservative with thanks to Betty Garside who kindly purchased it. Without this special preservative, the benches would have rotted away and new benches would have needed to be purchased at a much greater cost. Social Media The Society has re-launched itself on Facebook and is posting upcoming events that you are all welcome to attend. You can find our page at www.facebook.com/soc4blind