OPAL is a small registered charity whose funding is increasingly from sources other than the local Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) or Health, whose available resources have reduced over the years. Currently the Council provides funding via contracts with OPAL for the provision of our carer support services and services normally delivered via the OPAL Clubs. In order to successfully run the range of services we in OPAL offers we are constantly seeking out other sources of funding.
2020 has been a very challenging year and we have been deeply grateful to benefit from significant grants awarded by INEOS for the recruitment, development and coordination of our volunteers; the Marshes Community Benefit Fund to maintain our OPAL Branching Out service in the Helsby and Frodsham area and also the Big Lottery Community Fund which has made a significant contribution to the cost of running OPAL GoOnLine in 2020.
Other supporters have contributed in equally valuable ways and we are deeply grateful to them all. Their contributions have enabled us to adapt amid the pandemic and continue to support our older people at a time when they need our support the most.
Our Funders in 2020:
Anne Duchess of Westminster Charity. £4,000 for OPAL Reach
Awards For All Lottery Fund. For our OPAL GoOnLine service
Cheshire West and Chester Covid response Fund. A total of £16,140 spread over two funding rounds and spent on OPAL Reach newsletters and OPAL Activity Packs and on our upgraded IT system.
Co-op. £2,200 for OPAL Reach and Activity Packs
Farralls. For ongoing support in printing the weekly OPAL Reach newsletter
INEOS. £10,000 for the recruitment , development and coordination of our volunteers
Marjorie Boddy Fund. £1,000 for OPAL Reach newsletter
The Marshes Community Fund. £10,000 for OPAL Branching Out in Helsby and Frodsham
McCarthy and Stone. £700 sponsorship of OPAL Calendars
Vivo Community Fund. £1,350 for the Book of You.