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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