Staff at Dandara have raised £750 for Live at Home through a baking competition.
The event featured a bake-off and a ‘guess the weight’ competition, with Alex Corrin crowned star baker.
All the cakes look tasty, as well as quite interesting, but Alex, take a bow, that is stunning!
All money raised will go directly to Live at Home, which supports around 500 older residents across the island to live independently, tackling loneliness and isolation through various services, delivered by a dedicated team of more than 80 volunteers.
Karen Winter, Chief Executive of Live at Home, said: “Events like these help us support older people to stay connected and independent.
“We offer one-to-one befriending, telephone befriending, social outings, Northern Men in sheds and a digital inclusion project that assists with using technology safely.
“For example, it costs £150 a week to provide chair-based exercise classes, £150 per week to run our book clubs, while £400 would buy a cinema trip (tickets, transport, ice cream) for 16 people, so a big thank you to the team at Dandara as their funds will make a difference to our daily services.”
Austin McGuire, Dandara’s Managing Director, added: “Our staff really rose to the occasion and we’re thrilled to have raised funds, collected warm clothing and had a lot of fun along the way.”
Employees also donated warm winter clothing which will be put to good use by the charity as the colder weather arrives.