Double your donations this December

Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, has an incredible opportunity to raise tens of thousands through the Big Give, but needs the public’s help to release this and realise the charity’s vision of funding a full year of speech and language therapy at Langside School.

The Big Give Christmas Challenge runs from midday on Tuesday 2 December to midday Tuesday 9 December with all donations made via the Big Give website being doubled for this week only. Therefore, a £10 donation will become £20 or a £50 donation will become £100, plus gift aid can be added if applicable.

The match funding is made up from a pledge from an individual who has supported the charity for a number of years, plus a pledge from The Reed Educational Trust Limited, which was achieved through the charity successfully applying for the Big Give Christmas Challenge.

Helen Mortimer, Head of Fundraising at Diverse Abilities commented: “We are really excited to have teamed up with the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge for the second-year running, and to have the opportunity to double the donations given during this special week. The money raised will ensure we continue to deliver speech and language therapy to all the pupils at Langside School.”

Over 7 days, Diverse Abilities aim to reach a total target of £79,711 to fund a full year of speech and language therapy, plus the tools and training needed to make it work, including:

·         Eyegaze technology

·         Touchscreen devices

·         Personalised communication books

·         Specialist software

·         Expert training for families and staff

 This transformative speech and language therapy can improve wellbeing for the whole family by giving the children who attend Langside School opportunities to make choices and express themselves, feel calm and understood and alert others to pain or discomfort.

Find out more and make your donation between 2 December and 9 December at diverseabilities.org.uk/biggive.