CARL SARGEANT AM BACKS HELP THE AGED CAMPAIGN
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside is throwing his support behind Help the Aged’s new campaign to tackle loneliness and isolation among older people this winter.
Mr Sargeant said: “New research from Help the Aged has revealed that 1.4 million older people in the UK feel socially isolated and nearly 300,000 have gone a full month in the last year without speaking to any family or neighbours. This added to the fact that more than 1.25 million older people are often or always lonely paints a bleak picture of what life is like for many pensioners today.”
In an effort to tackle these issues head-on, Help the Aged is launching a new fundraising campaign called ‘1 is the saddest number’ which aims to help end isolation and loneliness among older people.
Mr Sargeant said: “Feelings of loneliness can be even more acute during traditional holiday times such as Christmas. Help the Aged is aiming to reach out to 25,000 older people across the UK by providing them each with a Christmas meal to enjoy with friends at their local day centre over the festive period. A donation of just £4 will enable Help the Aged to supply such a meal for an older person and the Charity is hoping the public will get behind the campaign to help it raise £100,000 for this cause before the end of the year. I am urging constituents in Alyn and Deeside to help really make a difference this Christmas.”
To donate to the Help the Aged ‘1 is the saddest number’ appeal please call 0207 239 1983 or visit http://www.saddestnumber.org.uk/ where you can find out more information about how your donation will help.
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside is throwing his support behind Help the Aged’s new campaign to tackle loneliness and isolation among older people this winter.
Mr Sargeant said: “New research from Help the Aged has revealed that 1.4 million older people in the UK feel socially isolated and nearly 300,000 have gone a full month in the last year without speaking to any family or neighbours. This added to the fact that more than 1.25 million older people are often or always lonely paints a bleak picture of what life is like for many pensioners today.”
In an effort to tackle these issues head-on, Help the Aged is launching a new fundraising campaign called ‘1 is the saddest number’ which aims to help end isolation and loneliness among older people.
Mr Sargeant said: “Feelings of loneliness can be even more acute during traditional holiday times such as Christmas. Help the Aged is aiming to reach out to 25,000 older people across the UK by providing them each with a Christmas meal to enjoy with friends at their local day centre over the festive period. A donation of just £4 will enable Help the Aged to supply such a meal for an older person and the Charity is hoping the public will get behind the campaign to help it raise £100,000 for this cause before the end of the year. I am urging constituents in Alyn and Deeside to help really make a difference this Christmas.”
To donate to the Help the Aged ‘1 is the saddest number’ appeal please call 0207 239 1983 or visit http://www.saddestnumber.org.uk/ where you can find out more information about how your donation will help.
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