Pennywell-based charity Hope 4 Kidz have spent £55,000 on improving the lives of local children in just under two years since their launch, they revealed this week.
Speaking at this month’s Sunderland East Area Forum public meeting, Chief Executive Vivien Watts told how over 1,200 gifts had been donated to the charity since their establishment in May 2007.
But, she said, the future work of Hope 4 Kidz largely depends on the generosity of such donations.
Watts also emphasised that if anyone knows of an under-18-year-old (or under-25 in ‘extreme circumstances’) that might benefit from the work of Hope 4 Kidz to get in touch and fill out a beneficiary application form, which can be downloaded here.
Details of how to contact the tireless charity can be found on their website contact page.
SR2 Blog contributor Garry Q did a great job of broadcasting highlights of the meeting on his Twitter account – you can see his Tweets below:
Although the time and place of the next Sunderland East Area Forum is as yet unconfirmed, Project Worker Audrey Thompson confirmed that Vivienne Metcalf from Sunderland City Council will be presenting.
For those that seek to represent their neighbourhoods at the Sunderland East Area Forum, there are positions open for the Hendon, Millfield and St. Michaels areas. Interested? Contact Audrey Thompson on 0191 565 1566 or email sunderlandeastareaforum@yahoo.co.uk or visit their website at http://sunderlandeastareaforum.org.uk/
