THE COMMUNITY FUND FOR REIGATE AND BANSTEAD - CORONAVIRUS APPEAL
Many of you will have read in the Surrey Mirror that charities and organisations across Surrey will be benefiting from grants to help them through the Coronavirus pandemic, thanks to an emergency coronavirus fund. The Community Foundation for Surrey (CFS), launched its emergency appeal less than a week ago and by 1 April £400,000 has been raised.
I very much welcome this county-wide initiative and thank all the members of the public that have made generous donations.
However, I want to advise all residents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead that we have our own Local Fund,
The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead (https://www.cfsurrey.org.uk/fund/rbf/)
This philanthropic Fund is linked to the Community Foundation for Surrey and provides grants to local charities and good causes operating specifically in Reigate and Banstead.
As with the Surrey-wide Fund, The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead is currently receiving donations from the public and local companies to address the Coronavirus Emergency in our area.
Donations from the Fund are now being made specifically to local charities and projects that need financial support to provide their services to assist with the Coronavirus response. In this context, The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead has recently made donations totaling £17,500 as follows:
Citizens Advice Bureau - £6,736 - to enable the CAB to provide more advice to people affected by the crisis
Generation Church - £3,744 -Essential running costs for a Foodbank based in the deprived ward of Preston
Infinity - BLOOM - £2,900 -BLOOM mother and baby classes - remote support for parents in Redhill
Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead - £2,500 -Contribution towards Coronavirus emergency voluntary sector coordination activities in the borough
However, due to the need at this time, The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead is looking for more donations to support relief efforts in our local area. All donations are welcome and will make an important difference to the voluntary sector response in Reigate and Banstead.
Here is the link for donations to the Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead:
Please donate if you can to The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead if you want your donation to support the local response.
If you would rather give to the Surrey-wide Fund, please donate to help the Coronavirus response across the County.
(Please find attached CFRB Coronavirus appeal letter)