Starbucks Dumfries High Street

I've spoken to over 49,000 children & young adults in the first year of my campaign. I wanted to Inspire children so they can Believe in themselves, to Succeed in being positive Role Models. I also wanted to talk about the affects Stigma , Bullying and Hate Crime has on it's victims as I have also been a victim. As a former GB athlete I also wanted to inspire children to get outside and get active. Child obesity has risen dramatically these passed few years at an alarming rate so to promote Health & Well Being & To Go The Extra Mile for sports and healthy eating I started a hand cycle challenge wear I would hand cycle around Great Britain and the Isle of Man. To date I have hand cycled over 3,500 miles, completed a marathon a day since the campaign started in 2014 and hand cycled the TT circuit on the Isle of Man. In 2008, i suffered a near fatal Brain Haemorrhage due to a Four Inch Inoperable Brain Tumour which Drs said I had only a week to live, I battled to survive, having to re-learn to Read, Write & to speak again at 34yrs of age. Due to the brain haemorrhage, I contracted Chemical Meningitis which has left me a wheelchair user. My life had changed forever, to go to bed perfectly fit & healthy one evening, but to wake up in hospital three days later was to forever change my life. In six years I've managed to become an Ambassador for Eight charities, have coached over 6,000 children, young adults & adults, have competed at top elite level winning Gold & Silver medals, but becoming the Ambassador for Stigma, Bullying and hate Crime for the united Kingdom has become my greatest achievement. I want to continue visiting Schools, Colleges, Universities, Groups & After School Programs to continue spreading my campaign motto and ethos #InspireBelieveSucceed

Food Train was created for older people by older people and we are very proud that 22 years on we are supporting more older people in our local communities than we ever have. In Dumfries and Galloway we offer four services to our customers:- a grocery shopping delivery service, a home support service where we help with small household jobs that our customers now find they struggle with, Meal Makers is our food share service where our Cooks provide a regular home cooked meal for a neighbour and we also offer a very successful befriending service. We support over 700 older people across the region and we can only do this because of the fantastic support we get from over 375 Food Train volunteers. Our volunteers are passionate, compassionate, hard working and very generous with their time. So far, we have 5 offices across Dumfries and Galloway, these are in Annan, Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Newton Stewart and Stranraer. Food Train is a Scottish Charity and a not for profit organisation so we must raise funds to cover all of our volunteer costs and funding for replacement delivery vans & equipment . Our volunteers support us in this area and regularly carry out exciting fundraising events which include coffee mornings, bag packing, sponsored walks and pub quizzes. We're looking for support from companies and local people to help us to continue to provide our vital services, vans and equipment. We are only able to provide these vital services because of the support of our 130 volunteers in the Dumfries area . Volunteers do give up their time freely but there are increasing costs attached to supporting volunteers. These increasing costs include travel expenses to get to and from their activity , volunteer training, ID badges and support in the form of regular team meetings giving vital support and guidance to the volunteers. The increase has had a huge impact on our outgoings but necessary in order to attract people who would like to volunteer With your help we can cover the cost of our amazing volunteers' expenses, empowering older people to stay independent and feel included and cared for within their communities.