During the time WBro Dale Gilbert was in the chair of Wentworth’s Lodge, funds were raised specifically for this charity. In January 2020, Dale’s wife’s sister, Mandy, was diagnosed with this dreadful condition, and rapidly deteriorated, passing away in the summer of 2020.
The lodge itself raised over £1,500 and PGC enhanced this to £3,000. Dale and his wife Ruth recently presented the cheque to Jan Warren, the Association’s leader in Northampton. Jan was really pleased with the donation providing the following examples of what the funds might be used for:
* £10 provides an information pack for someone with MND
* £35 could fund a memory box for a child affected by MND
* £85 could buy software to enable someone to bank their own voice
* £150 could pay for a session of osteopathy and two sessions of toe nail cutting to improve QoL for someone living with MND
* £200 could fund a specialist wheelchair taxi to take someone living with MND to their assessment
* £615 could fund the installation and six month rental of a stairlift
* £945 could fund a riser recliner chair to assist with independent mobility