Minibus donation set to slash Alzheimer Scotland’s costs
ByNews reporter
DOUGIE NICOLSON, COURIER, 19/05/11, NEWS.
DATE - Thursday 11th May 2011.
LOCATION - Invercarse Hotel, Dundee.
EVENT - Presentation of minibus to Alzheimers from Rotary Club of Dundee.
INFO - L/R, Tim Hally -A.M. Phillip (who supplied the bus), Tom Pate (Euan's father) who is 90 years old and was made an Honorary Member as today is the 90th birthday of the Rotary Club of Dundee, Robert Burns - Pres. Rotary Club of Dundee, Mary Gibson - Assistant Service Manager Alzheimers Scotland, Dementia Resource Centre in Dundee, and Gordon Small.
STORY BY - Reporters.
Dundee Rotary Club made one of its largest donations, when a 12-seater minibus was handed over to Alzheimer Scotland.
The charity has been spending around £1500 a month on taxis to transport people between their homes and day care.
The donation took place in the Invercarse Hotel, where the club was having a lunch to celebrate its 90th birthday.
President Robert Burns said, “Given the increasing age of the community and prevalence of Alzheimer’s this was considered a very worthy cause, but one which seemed well beyond our reach.
“However we are delighted that with the generous help of others we have been able to donate this much-needed minibus to Alzheimer Scotland to help them with their transport problems.”
The club set aside £10,000 for the minibus and the sum was matched by an anonymous benefactor, which was still short of the normal £28,000 cost of the minibus.
Tax was wiped off the total due to the charity’s VAT exempt status and the vehicle supplier also gave a discount.
The savings on taxi fares are expected to cover all the running costs.
Minibus donation set to slash Alzheimer Scotland’s costs
