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Closed 07/12/2016
Weʼve raised £160 to to help fund our inter- generational program to support service men and women, their families, veterans and young people.
- Thanet District, United Kingdom
- Funded on Wednesday, 7th December 2016
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The Lighthouse Project Kent has been supporting the community for 5 years. We understand how segregation within the community can cause isolation, loneliness and misunderstanding between communities and people.
We have been supporting young people and families and while doing so have identified that young people are often deprived of opportunities to learn from other generations. We believe that inter-generational work will break barriers within the community and forge important relationships between elderly persons within the community and young people.
Our focus will be ex-service men and women, their families and veterans. We will be facilitating sessions that bring together these people and give them an opportunity to share stories, struggles, issues and an understanding of society and the changes that have affected them.
We will deliver weekly meetings, follow up work and events.
We believe it will help develop a mutual respect in the community, provide opportunities to engage with different groups in the community and reduce isolation and misunderstanding between generations. Character development is important and bringing these groups of people together, social skills will increase and respect and responsibility will be fostered.
It is currently an area greatly overlooked and we believe that the older generation has the ability to share great knowledge, insight and change perceptions within the community. We also strongly feel that young people have the ability to shape their futures based on insight and understanding.
We already have groups awaiting access but with central funding not readily available for our focus we are striving to push forward. It has been a year of hard work and we have secured a large part of the total cost for the project but are £5400 away now from being able to begin. Your donation will help greatly with our work and enable us to start. your support is hugely appreciated!!
Thank you kindly!
Claudette
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Claudette Cairns
8 years agoThank you Peggy, greatly appreciate your kind donation xx
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Claudette Cairns
8 years agoThank you for your kind donationJeff! Much appreciated xx
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Claudette Cairns
8 years agoBig thanks Zoe! Appreciate your support with the project! Xx
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Supporters
7
Alexandra Langridge
Nov 25, 2016
£10.00
Erica Sosna
Nov 23, 2016
Peggy Miller
Nov 10, 2016
Well done good luck mark and peg x
£10.00
Jefferson Brown
Nov 10, 2016
Brilliant idea!
£30.00
Zoe Mitchell
Nov 7, 2016
£20.00
KAREN BERRY
Nov 7, 2016
Great idea guys, there's a lot to be learned from the older generation and their life experiences xx
£10.00
Gemma Bishop
Nov 7, 2016
You are doing some amazing work. Hope you reach your target.Lots of love xxxxx
£20.00
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Claudette Cairns
Thanet District, United Kingdom
I am a businesswomen, entrepreneur and co-founder of The Lighthouse Project Kent. I am passionate about supporting my local community and providing opportunities for those who need it most.