The team across Spellman Care is celebrating the wonderful conclusion of its latest community drive, after collecting an estimated 300+ pairs of used spectacles for the Keighley Lions Group Recycle for Sight appeal. Throughout October, all four of the group’s residential and nursing homes rallied together, inviting residents, relatives, staff, and local neighbours to drop off unwanted glasses in reception areas to be restored and sent overseas to improve vision in developing communities.
The collection is part of Spellman Care’s ongoing support for local charities and community causes. It follows numerous appeals held this year and in previous years, including an Easter Appeal for Airedale Hospital, a collection for The Clothing Bank and a handbag appeal for people affected by domestic abuse. Together, these initiatives reflect the group’s commitment to giving back to the community, bringing residents, relatives and staff together to make a difference.
The massive haul of donations was officially handed over this afternoon to Keighley Lions Club Secretary Julie Walters. Marking the occasion at Craven Nursing Home, (pictured left to right), Suzy Musgrave, Deputy Manager at Craven Nursing Home, joined Julie Walters and Stephanie Bowers, Home Manager at Craven Nursing Home, for a special photo capturing the impressive collection. A table was covered with approximately seventy distinct cases and pairs of glasses, accompanied by a bag packed completely full of spectacles, bringing the grand estimated total to well over three hundred pairs collected across the group.
Reflecting on the success of the appeal, Stephanie Bowers said: “It has been truly heart-warming to see our residents, relatives, and the wider local community come together in support of the Keighley Lions Group appeal. Watching the collection grow day by day in our reception area has sparked genuine excitement, and it is wonderful to hand over such a fantastic number of glasses on behalf of all four Spellman Care homes, knowing they will go on to make a real difference to people’s lives.”
With the glasses appeal drawing to a close, Spellman Care is already looking ahead to its next major community endeavour. The group has already announced its Annual Christmas Appeal, expanding its festive giving to support two fantastic local causes simultaneously.
This year, donations are being gathered for both the Christmas Yay! initiative by Missing Peace Wellbeing + Support, which provides a festive dinner and gift for isolated adults, and the Airedale Hospital & Community Charity Appeal, with a special focus on collecting gifts for elderly patients spending Christmas Day on hospital wards.
Members of the public are warmly invited to drop off new, unwrapped gifts at any of the four Spellman Care homes before the deadline on the 10th of December.
