East Kilbride Community Trust is continuing to help local groups through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Barbara McAuley, Lanarkshire Carers Centre’s CEO and their EK Project Worker, Kimberly Sherry, highlighted a gap in support for the large number of carers across the town during this health crisis, specifically having access to hand sanitiser.
So, after being alerted to the plight of local carers, EKCT sourced a donation of bottles of hand sanitiser from a kind and anonymous local businessman who recognised that despite the expense, this was desperately needed by carers across the town.
Jane McArdle, K-Woodlands Project Delivery Officer at EKCT, said: “A second kind unsolicited gift of hand sanitiser was donated by Stephen Murdoch from Tyre Mania which was gratefully received and much needed by staff and volunteers.
“As well as the stocks provided for use at K-Woodlands, RAER distillery delighted EKCT by presenting the charity with another generous donation of hand sanitiser which has enabled the onwards donation to many worthy causes within the community and to those vulnerable members of the community across East Kilbride that EKCT already work with.”
Following on from the hand sanitiser handover, Barbara from Lanarkshire carers’ invited EKCT’s CEO, Monique McAdams, to help represent East Kilbride by joining Lanarkshire’s Third Sector Chief Officers Group (TSCOG).
Onoing support is also been shown for the Food Growing Programme at K-Woodlands.
EKCT have worked with a number of organisations throughout the pandemic including donating organic fresh fruit and vegetable from its Food Growing Programme, to voluntary organisations, including Share Alike to be distributed to these most in need.
Jane added: “EKCT supports vulnerable individuals across East Kilbride in a variety of ways.
“In order to continue the work to deliver on projects like the Food Growing Programme at K-Woodlands and working alongside volunteers, EKCT are really appreciative of other members of the community such as Gordon McCulloch from GSS Contracts who, while dropping off recycling to use as planters, gave us vast quantities of hand sanitiser for volunteer and staff use.”
