CHARITY CORNER
VEEZU LINKS UP WITH BRISTOL RESTAURANTS TO BOOST HOMELESS CHARITY’S COFFERS
Veezu has partnered with Caring in Bristol, donating to the charity on a monthly basis through a joint scheme with the city’s restaurants. The move will see the regional brand of Veezu Group partner a different Bristol restaurant each month, donating £2 from every ride to and from the chosen venue to Caring in Bristol. For August, Veezu has linked up with COR, in Bedminster, which itself will donate 50p for each order of a special dish to the charity. Caring in Bristol’s mission is to create a city empowered to solve homelessness, by finding gaps in
local provisions and working in creative ways to fill them. Donations support its proactive work to help individuals and communities take steps to prevent homelessness before it happens, breaking the link between food poverty and homelessness in the city. Luke Mitchell, co-ordinator at Caring in Bristol, said: “We’re so happy to partner with Veezu, which will not only raise much needed funds to support our day- to-day activities, but will also help the local community come together to support their own. “By taking rides with Veezu to COR
this August, the community will be supporting two local businesses and a local charity, plus all the people at risk that we help.” Regional director at Veezu South West, Jack Price, said: “We’re very proud to be able to announce our partnership with Caring in Bristol and COR for the month of August. This scheme will see significant funds donated to support the vital work Caring in Bristol does in our community, whilst also hopefully encouraging people to support local businesses wherever they can. Our motto is: when you ride, your community thrives.”
SCOTTISH HIGHLAND CABBIE’S LIFE SAVING CAMPAIGN EXTENDS TO HIS LOCAL PUB
A cabbie aiming to save lives by kitting his car out with a defibrillator has now done the same for his local pub. David Purvis, who has been trading under the name DP Taxis since 2015, serves the areas of Tain and Dornoch using his taxi and an eight seater private hire minibus. Taking inspiration from the Euros 2020, the 53-year-old has been crowdfunding to enable the pur- chase of the life-saving equipment. Mr Purvis said: “I had been pondering the idea for a while. I first had the idea when watching football the day Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field and I thought that having a defibrillator in the car would be a good idea. “I could be flagged down at any point in the case of an emergency as my vehicles are on the road
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seven days a week for 10-12 hours a day sometimes.” Originally setting out to raise a sum of £520, Mr Purvis watched in amazement as donations exceeded £630, allowing him to purchase two defibrillators – one for each of his vehicles. But having already raised the funds he needed, he was then approached by Keiran’s Legacy, an Elgin-based charity which raises money to provide defibrillators to local communities in the north.
After hearing about the project, the charity generously agreed to donate a mobile AED (automated external defibrillator) to be installed in one of Mr Purvis’ cars. Mr Purvis says the donation has now allowed him to purchase a third AED, which he plans to donate to his local pub – the Star Inn in Tain. Scott Crombie, who co-owns the Star Inn with Caroline Henderson, said: “We were delighted when David came up with the idea and we were only happy to contribute to his crowdfunding page. We were humbled to be asked to have one placed in the Star and it was an easy decision to accept. “Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have one. It will be available to the public outside the pub too, of course.”
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