A SUPERMARKET in Westbury has handed over £21,500 to local domestic violence charity Splitz Support Services.
Community champion at Morrisons in Westbury, Lisa Litterick, presented the cheque to the Trowbridge charity after the grocery chain approved a grant request from the charity.
Splitz executive director Fran Lewis said, “We are thrilled to receive this wonderful donation of £21,500 towards our Buddy Scheme. This will enable us to take care of our volunteers to the same high standard as our paid employees. This funding will enable us to continue to provide training, recruitment and support to our Buddies for the next year.
“Our volunteers are a most precious resource who make a significant difference to the lives of many families in Wiltshire. During the last year over 100 families benefitted from this mentoring and befriending service, enabling them to live their lives free from fear and overcome their many challenges and difficulties.
“All our beneficiaries are people with experience of domestic abuse and this service gives them someone they can talk with confidentially on a regular basis.
“We have also learned that volunteering makes a significant difference to the lives of our volunteers because their self esteem and confidence grows through providing help and support to others. Several have recently moved on into paid employment in our community.”
Morrisons in Westbury also donated £341 to Cancer Research after staff at the store last year raised the money for one of their colleagues who had the disease.
