Keeping
TRIP Open
As
a Registered Charity, keeping TRIP working and providing
services to older people, the disabled and rurally
isolated is an ongoing financial struggle.
With
cuts in local, district and county council budgets,
funding is becoming ever more difficult. As well as
receiving some grants, TRIP carries out numerous paid
contracts for Devon County Council and other bodies
to ensure our services can continue to operate.
We
would also like to thank GP Valeting of Heathpark
Honiton for keeping all our minibuses and accesible
vehicles in such a clean condition (when we have time
to take them there).
Currently
our work includes:
All
the TRIP services including Ring & Ride, accessible
transport and voluntary car services plus: a school
run to the Honiton special needs Millwater school-
serving the area around Seaton. We also provide transport
for children to Honiton Primary School.
Administration
of the F5 & F18 Fare Car service around the Honiton
area.
Providing
a single point of contact for transport information
and advice for people of East Devon & Exeter to
obtain transport to medical appointments at district
hospitals.
TRIP
is paid by various councils for providing these services,
BUT, each year there is still a shortfall.
How
can YOU help?
There
are many ways that you, as an individual, can help.
Make
a donation towards our general costs or for a specific
project. Remember that every donation, however small,
helps to make sure TRIP keeps on serving our local
communities. If you are a tax payer then please gift
aid your donation so TRIP can claim back the tax-
it gives TRIP an extra 20% on top of your donation.
Please call into the office for the necessary form.
Do
you have the odd spare hour or two? If so how about
helping to put on fundraising events- TRIP is always
looking out for more people to help to organise events
or to help at them. Do you think you could organise
an annual garden fete, evening fundraising event,
open day or similar? If so please contact the office
on 01404 46529 to offer your help.
On
a more sober note, have you considered legacy giving?
If you name TRIP as a beneficiary in a will, not only
does this reduce any inheritance tax liability it
also enables TRIP to benefit from other tax advantages
making any gift even more worthwhile.
Please
let us have your help to make sure our valuable local
services continue.
For
more information on legacy giving please click here
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