Every penny counts One of the many things that impressed me when I first become involved in The Pendsey Trust, was the fact that every penny reaches the charity as they are run by devoted volunteers who dedicate their precious time as they are passionate about the cause. Often, these volunteers do this around theirRead More
We have a new blog to celebrate Mothers Day. Long time supporter of both The Pendsey Trust and The Dream Trust, Mary Hayes, reflects upon her own experiences with Type 1 and her visits to our partner clinic The Dream Trust in Nagpur and how these have differered over the years. Mary states that theRead More
In August 2017, our trustee Jo Fox and her 10 year old son Oliver visited our partner clinic in Nagpur. The purpose of their visit was to meet Ruchita, the now 13 year old girl they have been sponsoring with The Pendsey Trust for 3 or 4 years. Another reason for their visit was toRead More
We started sponsoring Ruchita around World Diabetes Day 2014, after learning that children with diabetes in the developing world do not have affordable and sustainable access to insulin. Our reasons for deciding to become a sponsor are here. Sponsoring Ruchita has without doubt been a positive experience; we send her birthday gifts, exchange photographs andRead More
On December 6th, 2013 at 4pm, my son Oliver was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 6. On that day, our lives changed forever. A little bit of his childhood was taken away and from then on he had to live with responsibilities no 6 year old should have. I will notRead More
Jo and her son, Oliver, appeared on a local TV news programme yesterday. Oliver, aged only 10, had the morning off school to travel to York for the filming and for an hour, he felt like a film star after having a quick tour of the production company’s studio and then been the main star ofRead More
The Pendsey Trust has some amazing supporters, amongst them are an army of young people who make a huge difference to the lives of young people living with diabetes in the developing world. In this blog we want to tell you about Amy, an inspirational young lady who has not let type 1 stop her!Read More
Welcome to our first blog of 2017! Our supporter of the month feature is back! January’s supporter of the month is the amazing Dominic Will from North London. Dom is a Judoka, which to you and me is a person who practices Judo. Usually, between Christmas and New Year, Dom sits around with nothing toRead More
Dilan Shah has been sponsoring a child, Gaurav, through The Pendsey Trust for the last two years. As part of his fundraising, he took the brave step of climbing to Everest Base Camp! This November, he had the opportunity to visit our local partner in India, DREAM Trust, to meet Gaurav. The DREAM Trust isRead More
“Think of gift giving not as a duty, but as a privilege” John D. Rockafeller At this time of year, there is a lot of focus upon giving gifts. It is often said that it is better to give than to receive as the giver often receives greater psychological benefits than the taker. Giving aRead More
It was the last week of August, just after a Bank Holiday in the UK. Oliver was still off school for summer, the sun was out and I started to realise there are few of these days left before the nights draw in dark and the weather turns Autumnal. So, off we went camping inRead More
Each month, we feature one of our many star supporters in a blog post. All our supporters are stars and they motivate us to continue working towards a world in which everyone who needs it has sustainable access to insulin, no matter where they are in the world. This month, we are featuring NCC HomeRead More
The Pendsey Trust is proud that as a small charity, we have no overheads and are run entirely by volunteers who share a vision of a world in which everyone with type 1 diabetes has access to the medical facilities and education that they need. Recently, we have recruited some new trustees, all of whomRead More
This months sponsor of the month is the Bradley family who have recently sponsored Karan in India. We recently had a chat to them about why they chose to sponsor a child. How did you hear about the Pendsey Trust? Our son, Remy, is 7 years old and was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes inRead More
A team from Carrick Read solicitors ran the Leeds 10K last week, in the process raising £116 for The Pendsey Trust. Matthew, Josh, Jack and Peter decided to use the opportunity to raise vital funds for Pendsey after hearing about our work in India. The funds they raised will support our dream of creating aRead More
