News from The Valdete Trust

Hello from a warm and sunny Albania. It’s been a busy time as always but much progress has been made with the plans for our day care centre.

At last, we know we have the building we’ve been waiting for since May. It will be available to us from January 1st 2012. It’s a great place, just three years old and unlike many buildings in Albania, it has no steps. We’re not sure when it will open as we have to apply for a licence and be registered with the government as a charitable foundation. This is just a formality but everything happens slowly here. Thankfully, we have lots of help from Albanians we can trust and of course an Albanian lawyer to help smooth things out for us.

Before leaving for Albania, we made contact with an organisation that can help us with our physiotherapy equipment, computers and even furniture for the centre. They have links with another organisation that can provide us with a wheelchair accessible vehicle which is vital before we can begin our work fully.

Janice Christison asked me to tell her many supporters that the sum raised for her sponsored silence, was in fact £1200.This was absolutely amazing and we thank Janice for a good idea and thank her generous supporters.

Please come and join us at our next fundraising event which is a ceilidh with buffet supper on Saturday, November 12th in Corrie hall. This will begin at 7.30 pm and tickets are available from the book and card shop in Brodick.

With your help our work will continue to progress as quickly as we can make it happen. Watch this space!!