## **THE POIRIER FOUNDATION** ## **Registered Charity No 1160090** ## **ANNUAL REPORT 1/4/2020 to 31/3/2021** The past year has been eventful and notably lacking in events, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Nicki Mumby has been working very hard pulling people together and making sure that the members of the Poirier Foundation were safe and secure, and, most importantly, fed, despite the fact that she was also confined to barracks! By 16th March 2020 she had arranged with the Coop for grocery orders to be picked as deliveries arrive and our taximan, would collect and deliver orders to individual members. At the same time the Winter Support Scheme was turned into Coronavirus Support Scheme and we published our own Emergency Plan. Winterton is divided into 4 zones and as soon as lockdown came into effect on the 23rd March, we could deploy our volunteers on providing same support as during snowfalls: calling all the people registered with us to establish their immediate needs, finding out who needed shopping and prescriptions delivery, who would welcome a regular chat. We have over 120 households on our lists and we would like to thank Kathy, Nicky, Stuart and Kerrie for keeping in touch with all concerned. Also early in March, Cllr Paul McCartan offered donated items for distribution. He worked tirelessly to put together a list of services available, and kept it updated on his Facebook page. Working with Nicki, this meant that a lot of people who might not have been reached otherwise were helped. Lisa, the Town Clerk and other volunteers Carole, Mike, Liz and Estelle ran errands and kept the show on the road. Donations flooded in: hundreds of pounds from individuals and Winterton Improvement Network, donations from shoppers at the Co-op placed in the Poirier collection bins, from Barnes Cash & Carry and The Blakemore Foundation, and other items from Tesco Express store were redirected by Cllr McCartan. Winterton Town Council chipped in with another £500 to help us assist Winterton residents. Lunch & Linger had to stop due to the lockdown, so it was difficult to hold our AGM, but using a different method meant that members were able to have their say by post; they were also invited to use this service as a way to report any new needs and problems. Many complimentary comments came back as a result. An application to the Charities Aid Foundation Emergency Fund resulted in an award of £3000 being made. Another application to Tesco Bags of Help brought in £500. These awards have enabled us to provide a weekly meal to all Lunch & Linger members from the Butchers Arms, and later the Shopping Village Café. Matt Hammond from Winterton Running Club set up a Facebook page for the Winterton Show 10 mile virtual race, which raised £200. An application to the Neighbourly Community Fund resulted in an award of £400. We have also registered The Poirier Foundation on Give as you Live. For people who do shopping online it is easy to support us at the same time. Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, helped us to deliver our WINTER COVID-19 SUPPORT. We were awarded £7200 to ensure that Lunch & Linger members could carry on receiving weekly meals, and that Coop deliveries and other essential transport needs were covered during the Winter months. £1767.54 came from the Co-op Community Fund as our supporters named us as their Good Cause. We have been selected again in 2021, so please keep us as your Good Cause! Asda Green Token Giving also selected us as one of their Good Causes, and donated £300 for Lunch & Linger activities. Donations, large and small, continue to roll in through a variety of sources. We are most grateful, and every penny goes towards helping vulnerable Winterton people. Hugo was able to resume his Footcare clinics by taking telephone bookings – a great relief to many! And even the snow clearing team was wheeled into action for a few days in February - Stuart, Mike, Martin & Roger kept our members accessible, and thanks to NLC Highways for keeping the grit topped up. We were very sorry to hear that Mr Dudley Stansbury, a much-valued sponsor, has passed away. Dudley had supported the Care Campaign since 2013 and transferred his support to The Poirier Foundation when the services merged in December 2019. Dudley was such a perfect gentleman who strongly believed in our cause and the services we provide in the community. **Thank you** to ALL our volunteers for their continued commitment to our taximan, who has gone beyond the call of duty to sort out complicated situations and to all the Coop staff for their assistance in preparing our orders. Lots of other necessary tasks have been assisted by Nicki and the volunteers: arranging transport for Covid vaccinations, liaising with the GP surgery and the CCG to get vaccinations offered in the village, and also simply making contact as that became increasingly difficult for members; people were also helped to complete forms such as the Census. We still haven’t been able to restart Lunch & Linger, but when we do, we will be in a new location: the Methodist Church Lunch club has ceased to operate, so we will move into the Methodist Church and of course their members will also be welcome to Lunch & Linger. We look forward to meeting old friends and new as soon as possible in this new, more central location. Sadly we lost 5 members. May they rest in peace. Covid-19 restrictions have prevented us saying goodbye in the way we would have liked. Another 3 members have now gone into care homes permanently. We always need volunteers, and after such a long break we will be very pleased to hear from anyone interested in joining us. We need able-bodied people to move furniture, clear snow and help to deliver heavy items, catering staff to prepare and serve food (and clear up afterwards!), and we can provide tasks for lots of other kinds of helpers – we need fundraisers, managers, committee members, administrators – the list goes on. We want to share the work out so that we have someone able to help at any time, so the more, the merrier! Carol Thornton Chair, 2020-21 The Poirier Foundation The Poirier 8, Klng St. Yfinterton. 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CAFEmerwicyFuThl IK)tteryCovid-19} 4267.10 4267.10 2600.00 Tralls￿rt lundLe5 (Inttery) knRStedtransport.' ( wrc. WIN, Cougar. IA&ttery, Neighbourty, Jaeknn. Oxbom)w) 6240.00 6240.00 3200.00 Equipment 0.00 699.30 18858.82 19558.12 J5821.30 THE POIRIER FOUNDATION Siatemen¢ of adlvliles for the year ended 31st March 2021 EXPENDITURE U￿restrI¢led FvDds Rutrfcted Funds Totsl Funds Prev. y￿r Funds For year Resources expended Coit of 8ener*tSag funds: Fundraising Ch*rlt*bie eIpeTrdl￿ye Cost of ¥tivitLCS'. LuncheslCoDCert 7655.48 7655A8 2769.77 Transport (Lunches) 657.50 Winter Supportlcovid 19 381.97 381.97 202.97 Mana8cment & Administration TraininglEquipment Transport $ervic¢ 203.91 169.92 373.83 753.48 753.4 36.(M) 0.00 5618.41 5618AI 4426.19 Total resources expended Net income for the ye•r 203.91 14579.26 14783.17 8315.07 495.39 4279.56 4774.95 7486.23 Total funds at 11412019 1351337 Total funds at 11412020 390&14 17091.46 2091x1.60 Totsl funds at 311312021 4403.53 21371.02 25774J5 Statement of amets and Il*blMtles for the yur ended 31$t Mareh 2021 Monetary assets: £ 25774J5 Totsl C¢nernl Tr*m5POrt Lunch TrniDiDE Winter Support Covid 19 Fund Cash B*nk IlJ822.63 282954 35(1.￿) 460027 596S2 6575.59 Ll*bUltles: WDC £28. V(tyl exp £25.09.