Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

My name is Surjait Singh and I am the Vice-Chair of Age UK Norfolk, an independent charity which is combating issues related to poverty, loneliness and dementia in later life in Norfolk, UK.

My Trek

On 4th September, I am travelling to India where  I will trek up a mountain in the Chamoli district of Uttarkhand State, India. This mountain is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas and houses a holy Sikh shrine situated at an altitude of 4633 meters. The site also hosts several valley of the flowers where horticulturists from all over the world come to visit.  

It will be exhausting and quite the challenge, but very exciting!

Supporting Age UK Norfolk

In my time as Vice Chair, I have been able to appreciate first hand the difference that the support we provide for the older people in our county has made. 

Between April 2017 and September 2018, we were able to help boost the income of older people in Norfolk by over £6 million by assisting them with benefit checks and applications; we provided over 4,300 hours of telephone befriending to lonely older people and we created The Umbrella, our dementia friendly digital newsletter along with a downloadable toolkit on  how to set up your own dementia friendly cafe / activity.

But our work in Norfolk is not done! In a recent survey we undertook, 52% of respondents said that improved availability of information and advice about what support older people are entitled to would help a lot, along with 56% who said improved understanding amongst local people of older people’s issues in their community would also  help a lot. 

Our charity needs your support to continue delivering vital services and help make Norfolk a truly great place to grow older. Please consider sponsoring my trek in India; local causes suh as ours can often be over-looked in favour of bigger, national charities. When you support Age UK Norfolk, your fundraising efforts benefit older people right here in Norfolk – that could be your own parents, grandparents or even your next door neighbour!

Thank you for taking the time to read my story and  for joining with us to help make Norfolk a great place to grow older.

Surjait Singh

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