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Local charities and support
All of the proceeds from the Festival will be donated to local charities. As all of the beer and cider is sponsored, every penny you spend on drinks on the day will go directly to the charities, so sup-up! Most of the bands are playing for free, and the event is organised by a committee of volunteers. We've not yet finalised which charities to support for 2007 - if you know if a deserving cause, do let us know. The charities listed below have been supported in previous years and may again in 2007.
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Easingwold District Community Care Association
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EDCCA is a registered charity which seeks to improve the quality of life in the local community. The EDCCA objectives are to promote any charitable purpose in the Easingwold district and in particular help those in need.
Volunteers are always needed - tel 01347 822875
Services offered include:
- a volunteer bureau
- information on local services
- a voluntary car scheme
- a voluntary visiting scheme
- Kurt's club day centre for adults with mental health problems
- Paradise day centre for older people
- Easingwold and District Stroke club
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The Wilberforce Trust
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The purpose of the York-based Trust (formerly called The Wilberforce Home for the Blind is:
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| - Comfortable and accessible housing with domiciliary care and support |
| - Training and rehabilitation services to maximise capabilities and skills |
| - Access, with appropriate support, to educational and leisure activities in the community |
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St Monica’s Hospital, Easingwold
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St Monica's Hospital has a special place in the hearts of many people living in and around the Easingwold area - both as a local provider of emergency services, and as a hospice, where many friends and relations have spent their last days being comforted by the loving and dedicated staff.
The hospital was founded in 1893 by Mrs Katherine Love, a member of a family of generous local benefactors living on the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold. At first it was known as Easingwold Cottage Hospital but later renamed St Monica's after the remarkable 4th century mother of the great St Augustus.
Taken over by the state in 1948, the hospital is now designated a Community Hospital. It is administered by the York Health Services NHS Trust, providing nursing and medical care for the acutely ill, chronically ill and convalescent as well as respite care, day care, minor casualty treatment, physiotherapy and, since 1993, occupational therapy.
The 2005 festival raised more than £2000 for St Monica's, funding the purchase of a special orthopaedic bed for the hospital's new wing, and subsequent Festivals have resulted in substantial additional donations to the Friends of St Monica's. We're hoping to raise up to £2500 or more in 2010 for the new palliative suite - if we sell all the tickets and lots of beer and cider.
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Sutton Playing Fields Association
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Sutton on the Forest Playing Field Association (SPFA) is responsible for the development of facilities and activities on the Sutton Playing Field. Over the last two years we have replaced the play equipment and goal posts, run two fun days, organised the Sutton 7 run and started the restoration of the orchard area as a community resource. The SPFA is a voluntary group dependant on donations and fund raising activities.
Possible uses for funds raised through the Galtres Festival might include:
- Replacement of climbing frame structure
- Provision of small hard-court and basketball hoop
- Provision of sport equipment and 'tool safe'
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Yorkshire Air Ambulance
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It costs about £1 million each year to keep the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in the air, but they get no NHS funding - so we hope a few of your pints at the Festival will help. The helicopter has flown literally hundreds of life saving missions and has attended several serious road traffic accidents and major incidents, including the Selby rail crash. The Air Ambulance can often access areas that are difficult or impossible for road ambulances to reach quickly and smoothly, such as coastal, rural or mountainous areas.
The Air Ambulance can also deliver a fast inter-hospital transfer of seriously ill or injured patients and a high level of patient comfort, especially to patients with relevant head, neck, back and spinal injuries.
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