LOCAL charity, Active and In Touch, was given a helping hand this month by Coventry Building Society, to share news about their work in the community and how people can help.
The charity reports, “During Mental Health Awareness Week, Dougie Brown (director of services for Active and In Touch), and Gwen Corbet and Di Roberts (co-ordinators) were at the Coventry Building Society, cementing the friendship with and support from the staff there.
“On three separate occasions, when customers entered the society, having completed their financial business, they would also have the opportunity to talk to Dougie, Gwen or Di to find out more about the work undertaken by Active and In Touch in Frome and the surrounding villages.
“Thus, people were able to take away leaflets containing information on how to become a volunteer, the training they could undertake and the support available for them in this role. There was also information relating to regular giving to the charity as an alternative method of supporting the ongoing aim to combat loneliness and isolation, which sadly has become even more important since the advent of the pandemic.
“Many thanks from Active and In Touch to Coventry Building Society, not only for their support in Mental Health Awareness Week, but also for their annual Christmas raffles, where all the proceeds are generously donated to Active and In Touch, thus further helping ongoing support in the important area of combatting loneliness and isolation within the community.”
Picture: Active and In Touch’s Gwen Corbet with Coventry Building Society staff, Keeley, Georgia and Megan.
