Below is just a handful of some of the support we have been fortunate enough to get involved with:
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Within this Trust is the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme. Andrew volunteers his spare time surveying habitats and wildlife in the precious chalk stream landscape around the Rivers Itchen and Test. This involves detective work looking for signs of Water Voles along the river banks and for Trout and Salmon by looking for their REDDS (the gravel nests in the stream).
TourAid
TrueSwift has proudly supported children’s charity TourAid since 2013.
By offering time and resources to key TourAid initiatives and projects, positive changes have affected disadvantaged children, many of whom are orphans, in places such as Kenya, Tanzania and Swaziland through the sport of rugby.
Our founder Kris was honoured to be recently invited to take a position on the TourAid Board of Trustees.
TrueSwift looks forward to supporting future TourAid initiatives including a planned project in 2021 aimed at underprivileged girls around the world.
SERV (Support by Emergency Response Volunteers)
Our founder Andrew has been involved with SERV initially in Herts and Beds and then Wessex since 2007. SERV volunteers provide completely free out-of-hours transport for blood, blood products and patient samples with recent years adding frozen breast milk to the rota.
The transportation is between the blood bank and regional hospitals with volunteers using their own transport (typically a motorbike) without any payment for fuel or time. The service has saved the NHS thousands of pounds enabling the hospitals to divert their scant resources where it is needed most.
CSO (Charity Symphony Orchestra)
As a trumpet player, Andrew also gives up his weekends to perform with the Charity Symphony Orchestra who donate their ticket sales to a variety of charities. The CSO has donated over £20,000 to local and national charities since 2010!
British Heart Foundation
TrueSwift employees have participated on a number of occasions in the 54 mile London to Brighton cycle ride managing the infamous Ditchling Beacon! All the employees have raised at least £500 each for their efforts.
Wessex Cancer Support
We all probably know someone that has or is suffering from cancer, and in fact Andrew has had cancer twice, so TrueSwift is pleased to support Wessex Cancer Support. Wessex Cancer Support provides free, emotional support to anyone affected by cancer in Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. It offers drop-in support, complementary therapies, counselling, community groups and more either through its centres or on-line. The charity relies on donations to provide this vital support to local people. To find out more about its support services, or to see how you can help, please visit wessexcancer.org.uk.
