The team at Aldgate Veterinary Practice are delighted to announce that our charity of the year for 2022 will be The Cinnamon Trust.
The Cinnamon Trust is the only specialist national charity which works to preserve the treasured relationship between elderly and terminally ill people and their pets.
Its national network of over 18,000 community service volunteers provides practical help when day to day care poses a problem, walking a dog for their housebound owner, for example.
The charity also has a national fostering service for pets whose owners face a spell in hospital, with volunteers taking pets into their own homes and offering love and care until owner and pet can be reunited.
The decision of the Aldgate Vets team was reached after a poll of the 40-plus members of staff who were given a shortlist of four to choose from.
The Cinnamon Trust will now benefit from the proceeds of a number of events they have planned for 2022, including the Get Caked five-mile muddy run at Sledmere House in March.
Lucy Butler (pictured above, right), vet and director at Aldgate Vets, said: “Working with animals and their owners every day, we see how special that relationship is and how much anxiety and upset can be caused when people are unable to look after their cherished pet.
“We were delighted when our team voted for The Cinnamon Trust as our charity of the year as their work does so much to prevent people having to give up their pet and also helps to ensure the pet stays in their loving home for as long as possible.
“We’re looking forward to raising as much money as we can for this great cause during 2022.”
The Cinnamon Trust was founded in 1985 by Averil Jarvis. Mrs Jarvis, the charity’s CEO, said: “We are delighted that Aldgate Vets has chosen The Cinnamon Trust as their charity of the year.
“Any donations received will support more than 1,000 pets in long-term foster homes across the UK and our two home-from-home sanctuaries in Devon and Cornwall.
“In addition to the financial support, we are also grateful in the raising of awareness of The Trust that this will bring, too.
“The Trust is always seeking volunteers to help with dog walking or offering short-term foster care for pets. The more volunteers we have, the more people and pets we can help.”
To find out more about The Cinnamon Trust, visit the charity’s website.
To donate towards Aldgate Vets fundraising drive, please visit our Golden Giving page.
