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Elizabeth Finn Trust

barbara.tillack@elizabethfinn.org.uk

Many of you out there are not used to charity.
Many of you were born and bred to self reliance,
as I was, and never considered being in the position
of being destitute and without even a penny to your name.

I was also in this position, and asking for charity does not
come easily, as there is always the fear of rejection,
and further hurt and lack of dignity in an already
disastrous situation, by being instructed to go away.

You, however, had little choice but to sign on the
dole when work ceased, likewise you have little
other to turn around to but charities like Finns, when
all other avenues of income have dried up.

They will give you practical things like washing
machines, microwaves, curtains and bedding,
but most of all what they give you is hope after
all hope seemed some dim and distant possibility.

So what do you have to lose by applying.

Dignity went out of the window some while ago,
and if you are like me you probably have an
addiction or two to remedy before you have any chance
of sorting it all out and trying to get back to
normal, on an even keel again.

No one said life was fair, it isnt.

In order to get back on your feet now you will need
a helping hand to start with, and Elizabeth Finns
are in the better position than most to do so.

I am here writing to you because of myself, because
I fought very hard to get back to what I was before.

No one else can do that for you now.

If you dont soon it will probably be too late,
but in my case it helped immensely practically, and
sure made it easier to reassert myself, knowing I
had Finns backing, and that also there was someone
to actually talk to now and then, Christmas,
birthday cards, and hamper at Christmas.

This all raises your worth in your own eyes,
and you feel as if you matter and count for
something in someones elses eyes again.

It makes you feel wanted and needed.

Believe me, no one is more proud
and stubborn than me, but there are times
when you simply have to be practical.



There are times when you simply have to survive.





Malcolm Pugh October 25th 2005.

Over 100 years ago Elizabeth Finn founded the DGAA.
Renamed in 2000 to do her honour, the Elizabeth Finn
Trust assists some 1,900 people each year who can no
longer earn a living due to physical or mental problems,
loss of work and family breakdown or those struggling
on low income retirement.

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