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Keith Lakes is raising money for Vulture Club
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Great North Run 2023 · 10 September 2023 ·

The Vulture Club was founded in 2012 and we became a registered charity in 2014 following successful funding from statutory commissioned services in the local area to support people affected by drug and alcohol abuse. We currently operate in the heart of Whitehaven town centre where we offer a 5-day week program of activities, delivered by our team of 2 members of staff, 1 paid facilitator,11 volunteers which includes a further 5 facilitators and our Trustees. 85% of staff, volunteers and Trustees have lived experience. Our team are from West Cumbria and through our own working experience and participation within the drug and alcohol recovery field in Cumbria, we felt and understood that there was a real need to provide contextual support to people who were trying to recover from their substance addiction in our community, and that’s when we formed the Vulture Club.

Story

Vulture Club are very close to my heart and are a great charity and who I personally owe a lot to for the help and support they've given me to help me manage my anxiety and depression. Attending their various therapeutic and creative groups which run 5 days a week, has had such a positive impact on my life, especially in helping me build my confidence and find my love for songwriting and making music again. So much so that I'm currently the assistant music facilitator, and I sometimes take the music sessions by myself. And there's no way I'd of ever had the confidence to do something like that before I was lucky enough to find Vulture Club. They currently give valuable help and support to about 60 members which is rising all the time, and are very much reliant on funding so I would be so grateful of anything anyone could afford to donate. Thank you. 

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