Asking for donations is an inspiring way for family and friends to mark a special occasion.

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However big or small your donation or gift, it will make a real difference to our work.

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Donations from people like you mean that we will continue to enhance the daily lives of local blind and partially sighted people. There are many ways you can donate.

£  25.00 - Could run the Equipment & Advice Centre for 1 day

£  50.00 - Could help run a youth club for the younger visually impaired

£  60.00 - Can fund a day's cost of an outreach worker supporting visually impaired in the community

£120.00 - 1 day's cost of a minibus to bring 12 visually impaired to the day centre

£300.00 - Could fund the cost of running the Talking Newspaper service for a week

£1,000 - would fund the Craft instructors in the Activity Centre for a week, providing skills & enjoyment to the visually impaired. 

£2,000 -  would fund the running costs of our new offsite warehouse for 10 days, enabling us to process the bag collections to recycle clothing and raise funds for the visually impaired.

£5,000 - could cover 3 months tuition fees for the new IT Suite, providing valuable training to the visually impaired in the use of computers.

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Our charity shops sell mainly second-hand goods that have been generously donated by the public – but without goods to sell, the shops can’t make money. If you have any clothes, toys, CDs or other items that you don’t need, we’ll take them!

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Cash donations are not the only way companies and individuals can help us. Of equal importance are gifts in kind, whether it be a donated computer, professional advice or discounted services.

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Many people choose to support the Beacon Centre by giving donations in memory of someone they love. This is a way of providing a lasting memorial for a loved one.

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow"

Albert Einstein

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