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Port Community Fund
Port Community Fund celebrates
“What is happening at Felixstowe is, we think, truly unique,”
said Stephen Singleton, Suffolk Foundation chief executive.
£100,000 fund-raising landmark
“The package that they are pulling together is remarkable,
particularly in tough times. Without doubt, this could be a
model for other ports – and also for all sorts of industries. It is
Strength in numbers
a fantastic success.”
should be the motto of
the Felixstowe Port
The first round of grant awards from the fund included
Community Fund,
£10,000 to St. Felix Home for the Blind
which is celebrating a
£2,000 for the Disability Advice Service.
landmark achievement
– raising more than
£2,150 for the Anchor Trust’s Oakwood House, to enable the
£100,000 in little over a
trust to buy a new minibus.
year.
£2,000 towards the Felixstowe Youth Development Group
“Safe Place to Be” project.
Derek Johnson (left),and Stephen Singleton
A dozen shipping and
The most recent awards have included
transport-related companies in Felixstowe got together last
£1,565 to Causton Junior School PTA for the purchase of a set
year (2008) to launch the fund, specifically to support causes
of turbano drums for an outdoor classroom.
in and around the town. The idea was that by pooling their
£1,980 to Riding for the Disabled, for building maintenance
fund-raising efforts, so much more could be done together.
and replacement equipment.
£1,200 to Deben High School as a contribution towards the
“We are so proud of what has been achieved so far,” said
after-school vegetable growing club.
fund chairman Derek Johnson, chief executive of Johnson
£2,000 to Felixstowe Volunteer Coast Patrol Rescue Service as
Stevens Agencies. “We have exceeded the £100,000 mark
a contribution towards the replacement of two lifeboat
and already made a real difference to a number of organi-
engines.
sations through the grants we have awarded to date.
The Felixstowe Port Community Fund partners are: Cory
The Felixstowe Port Community Fund is managed by the
Brothers, Coscon (UK) Ltd, Freightliner, Grange Shipping,
Suffolk Foundation, a charity dedicated to improving the
Harwich Haven Authority, Johnson Stevens Agencies, MCP,
quality of life for Suffolk people.
Mediterranean Shipping Company, Pentalver Transport, the
Port of Felixstowe and Wincanton.
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