Pat
Fitzgerald and Marie Scott also raised £28,500.00 from the Sellafield
Charities Committee to help the hospital purchase a special scanner.
Pat Fitzgerald, Marie Scott and Angela Byrne prepared a lottery application
requesting funds for a Home Support Scheme. However Angela Byrne resigned
from her position as Secretary (she was moving away from the area)
before the grant was awarded. Gillian Brennan was appointed as the
new Secretary/Information Officer.
OTHER ORGANISATIONS
The Society was building strong relationships with other organisations
and agencies such as Age Concern and The Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
This helped West Cumbria Society for the Blind obtain relevant information
regarding financial benefits for the blind and partially sighted.
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