25 Nov Helping The Elderly of Heston
As our yoga classes have become more well-known in the local area, I’ve had elderly people contact me seeking free classes to help them improve their health and make friends.
They are often in physical pain, struggling financially and socially isolated, often their partner has passed away and their only real social contact is through infrequent visits from family members.
Many of our older generation in Heston made huge sacrifices coming to the UK and worked hard to overcome many barriers to establish themselves in a culture and environment very different from the one they grew up in, all the while knowing that the ones who would ultimately benefit would be their children and grandchildren.
As many of you know, I am a carer to my elderly parents who are struggling with a variety of difficult physical and cognitive challenges. My parents are very fortunate to have people caring for them.
Other old people are much less fortunate and I want to do something to help them too.
Ideally, I would give them free sessions in the park to create a social environment for them, give them back their mobility, and make them as pain-free as possible.
However many of them are too frail to be out in all weather and require chairs to exercise or rest on. That means I need to hire a hall and raise funds to pay the hall fees.
The halls being offered in Heston during the day charge around £30 an hour. So for every £30 I raise I can give a free class of 1 hour to those who need it the most.
I am also working on obtaining charitable donations and grants from various organizations. To obtain a grant I need to show I can organize events to raise funds, handle and spend the money responsibly, and deliver good results.
I’m hoping to raise £300 which will give me 10 solid hours to improve their mobility, reduce their pain, give them the freedom to move around again, build their social life, and improve their emotional well-being.
Every £5 voluntary donation will go a long way to helping many of the most vulnerable in our community.
If you’re feeling especially generous, feel free to make a bigger donation!
25/11/24 UPDATE
As promised, I have tallied up all the money we have raised so far to help out vulnerable elderly people in our community.
The original goal was to raise £300. We did a lot better than that. We raised £1734!!!
I can’t thank you all enough! You’re an unbelievably kind and generous lot and I’m both proud and privileged to have you all as friends and students.
If you still wish to donate it’s not too late.
Please contact me or make your donation to my non-profit account:
For payment see below.
Business account
Sefali’s Yoga
Sort code 09-01-28
Account no. 78420677
Please quote for reference “YOURNAME/CHARITY
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