Support Us

There are so many ways that you can support Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind to ensure that it delivers services that make a difference to the lives of blind and visually impaired people.

How you can support us

There is a wide range of areas you can help support us, please read below to find out how you can get involved.

We are urgently looking for Volunteer Car Drivers to transport our members to various events, social and support groups across
County Durham.

If you are interested in helping us to make a difference to people with sight loss, through supporting them with transport requirements please get in touch.

Julie Anderson – 0191 5673939
julie.anderson@sundrsb.org.uk

Reimbursement for mileage incurred is currently paid at 45 pence per mile.
All Volunteer Drivers will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Help us with fundraising

Fundraising

As a Charity, Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind relies heavily on donations, grants, sponsorship and legacies to ensure the continuation of our services. All funds raised by the Society stay within Sunderland and County Durham. Each contribution makes a real difference to our work on behalf of blind and visually impaired.

For further information on our fundraising please contact Richard Wood on 0191 567 3939 or please use the contact us page to send us a message or you can donate using PayPal by clicking the link or scanning our QR code.

Fundraising Link Here or scan the QR code to Donate via PayPal to the Society

The exciting news is that we have reached our target of £14,900 to pay for a training kitchen to be installed here at Pallion for use by our Rehab Workers to teach kitchen skills. It will also be used for healthy cooking demonstrations, etc.
This was the first time we have used “Crowdfunding” which is a way of attracting project funding via the internet.
The pledges include £9,000 from Sunderland City Council and £5,000 from the Integrated Care Partnership. The remainder is from individual supporters.

Thank you to all those who made a pledge and please continue to donate to the Society so that we can continue to serve the residents of Sunderland and County Durham.

We wish to provide a specially designed training kitchen suitable for people who are visually impaired. This will include adjustable height work tops for wheel chair users and those who cannot stand for long periods, an oven at eye level, a separate hob, a sink with mixer taps to avoid scolding, a talking microwave and strategically placed lighting. Bumpons will be fitted to the electrical equipment enabling those with sight loss to locate the controls safely. Work tops and units will be colour coordinated to enable those who are visually impaired to find their way around more easily. The Society’s Rehabilitation Workers will utilise the facilities in order to teach daily living skills to people who are visually impaired, improve confidence and lead to the regaining of independence in their own home.

What we’ll deliver:

Purchase a specialist training kitchen and equipment
Installation of kitchen
Professional training provided by Vision Rehabilitation Workers
Installation of safe flooring

Why it’s a great idea:

The ability to demonstrate safe working within a kitchen environment for those with a vision impairment will increase confidence and enable then to continue to live an independent safe life in their own home.

Why not volunteer with us

Volunteer

The Society relies a great deal on volunteers to help us provide suppport and services to our many members. We are always very pleased to hear from anyone who may be interested in volunteering and we have a wide range of vacancies to fill. If you are interested and have some time to offer, please contact the office on 0191 567 3939. Currently, we are particularly looking for volunteers for the following roles:

Fund Raising

Computer Mentoring

Volunteer Car Drivers

Telephone Befriending

Help Managing our Social Media

Distribution of collecting tins to shops, pubs etc.

Come and join the fun

Become a member

Membership of Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind is open to anybody registered blind or partially sighted with the local authority.

Membership of the Society entitles you to attend our monthly coffee morning, membership of our audio library and participation in outings organised by the Society, specialist groups and clubs and a regular newsletter. To become a member, you can either telephone us on 0191 5673939, or please fill in the following form and we will contact you to confirm your membership. All fields are required unless stated otherwise.

Become a member

Membership of Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind is open to anybody registered blind or partially sighted with the local authority.

Our Services

Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind works hard to ensure that it delivers services that make a difference to the lives of blind and visually impaired people.

There are so many ways that you can support our work.