Double your donation with the Big Give
Double your donation to Age UK Rotherham in the Big Give's Christmas Challenge.
This year we are taking part in the Big Give Christma
s Challenge to raise £6,666 in just one week. These funds will doubled to give an amazing £13,332 and with this funding we can deliver a program of support tailored to older people's needs to help them survive and thrive the winter, keeping them in good health and creating a sense of positive wellbeing.
Winter can be the most dreaded time of the year for older people due to adverse weather conditions leaving them isolated and unsupported. Older people feel the cold differently and often struggle to keep warm and well during the coldest weeks. Cold weather and icy conditions make it difficult to leave the house and they might not see family and friends for weeks leaving them feeling lonely and forgotten through the endless days and nights. They are less inclined to prepare nutritious meals, putting them at further risk of poor health.
Our Winter Wrapped Up project will help to change this with a program of support tailored to older people's needs to help them survive and thrive the winter. Our experienced staff and volunteers can give real help where it's needed, including essential support, community-based group activities or a hot nutritious meal. We aim to reduce loneliness and isolation, improve health outcomes and enhance overall well-being.
You can help us to achieve this by making a donation between 2 and 9 December. Your donations will be generously matched by our Big Give Champion during the campaign to make 'double the difference' to older people in Rotherham.