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Status
Received: 89 days late
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Income
£11.9K
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Spending
£9.8K
Public benefits
The direct benefits for our members from our purposes are that: 1. Members enjoy social interaction with other members of their community each week 2. Members enjoy a hot meal 3. members participate and enjoy a range of activities after their meal each week 4. the club is run in a local community centre that this fully accessible, with transport
provided 5. We promote good physical and mental health among our members as we organise services and activities for our members, often providing their only social outlet 6. We promote the welfare of our members within the wider community 7. Serve as an information centre, share and disseminate relevant information with local older people 8. Participate in research, consultations, exhibitions, lectures and training courses with members and volunteers benefiting 9. Enable local community and voluntary organisations to share information on services relevant to our members and provide information sessions to inform members of services available. Benefits above can be demonstrated by our weekly attendance of 30 members, volunteer roles within the club. Weekly meal and range of activities for older people to participate in from September to June every year. Older people in the Bessbrook area feel more connected to their community, they attend regularly, they benefit from information shared, their uptake of local services is increased and they are staying active through regular exercise sessions. No harm. Beneficiaries of the Starlet Luncheon club are; 1. Men and women aged between 50 and 95 2. those living in Bessbrook and its surrounding areas 3. volunteers that wish to participate in helping the group 4. People living in residential care homes that wish to connect with the community No Private benefit
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Starlet Luncheon Club is run by a voluntary committee of older people from the Bessbrook area, we have 3 active volunteers and we run a weekly luncheon club for men and women aged between 50 and 93+ in our local community centre. We have 15 members currently and we supply a hot meal and an activity e.g. exercise, arts, crafts, floral art,
demonstrations and information sessions every Wednesday.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Older people
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Community development
- Rural development
