Fundraiser Sarah writes:
One of the nicest things about my job is reading
the letters and cards that come with the donation cheques. On many days our postbag contains some very
heartwarming messages, thanking us for our help and describing to us how our
work has made a difference to the sender and their family.
DAST get a lot of these cards and letters because we
offer such a personal service. As soon as
someone makes contact with us asking for help we arrange to go and visit them
within a matter of days. We take our service
into their own front room, no matter where they live. Even though we are based in Chesterfield, we
have pledged to personally visit anyone in the East Midlands area that needs
our help. That often means Natalie or
Paul being out for a full day visiting people as far afield as
Northamptonshire. On occasion, we have
even been asked to go to Norfolk or Cambridgeshire. And as soon as they return, they attack the
paperwork in order to get claims processed as soon as possible. They are available to advise and reassure
throughout this claim process. As
someone once said on one of our questionnaires:
“The people at DAST were a lifeline...they became
friends.”
The cost of delivering such a personal service is
high, which is why we are so grateful for the donations that people send to
us. We have received a lot of requests
for home visits in Lincolnshire in recent times. Each visit to Scunthorpe costs us in the
region of £135, while each visit to the Louth area costs us around £160. This
includes transport costs, worker time and administration.
So thank you to anyone who has ever donated to DAST
– it is you that keeps this service running and allowing us to throw out that
lifeline to people affected by asbestos.
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