Hendrickje Windisch-Skelton

Hendrickje's fundraising for Dr Bell's Family Centre

Fundraising for Dr Bell's Family Centre
£250
raised of £200 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Edinburgh Kiltwalk 2023, on 17 September 2023
Dr Bell's Family Centre

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We support children & families in Leith to combat isolation & improve well-being

Story

While our older daughter Clara was born during COVID-19 lockdowns and only a month after we had moved to Edinburgh, the context of my maternity leave with our second daughter is delightfully different. During those six months I was off work with Clara, I felt extremely lonely and isolated. Today after three years in Leith, Edinburgh, luckily, I have been able to build a social network which has turned my current maternity leave with Audrey into a much more sociable and enjoyable experience. 

Dr Bell’s Family Centre has offered my girls and me a wonderful venue to meet other local parents and children and do fun activities together, such as bookbug sessions by the Scottish Book Trust, baby massage, fitness classes for mums and excursions. Dr Bell's is a family and community centre, based in Leith, Edinburgh's port area which used to be one of the capital's most deprived parts and still has pockets of poverty and social disadvantages. The centre aims to be a welcoming place where families with young children can get encouragement, support and advice in a relaxed environment. They provide universal and targeted provision for everyone and focus on the most disadvantaged. In my experience, the centre plays an important role in creating community cohesion because it brings together people of different cultures around a shared agenda – the welfare of children. 

In support of Dr Bell's Family Centre, I will take part in the Kiltwalk on 17th September and walk a half marathon together with other Dr Bell's supporters and eight-month old Audrey in her buggy. 

I would be most grateful if you donated a small amount to the family centre so that they can continue to provide their valuable community work. 

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Dr Bell's Family Centre

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Dr Bell’s Family Centre has been supporting families in Leith since 2006. By offering a welcoming, safe place where families with young children can get support, advice and encouragement, we help remove barriers for families who already face multiple socio-economic challenges. Dr Bell’s Family Centre serves parents and children living in an area among the highest levels of deprivation in Scotland and for whom generational poverty and disadvantage has resulted in low attainment, poor health, mental health issues, as well as feelings of stigma and isolation.

Donation summary

Total raised
£250.00
+ £32.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£250.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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