Thanks
We are deeply indebted to Stagecoach and The Souter Foundation for their continued support, donating this (and the previous) bus to Salt and Light and for helping us to maintain it. In addition, we have been truly blessed by their generous financial support over this past year.
We would also like to thank the following agencies who have helped with donations and support in kind to Salt and Light:
- Grateful thanks to Veira Weisfield who generously gave us a donation which we used to purchase a luton van. This will enable us to deliver furniture donations and to help with house removals.
- Mike Williams, Stagecoach and his teams from, Kirkcaldy and Methil in Fife, and Stagecoach, Perth for the help in January 2010, for replacing free of charge the many windows on the bus that were smashed by vandals.
- First Bus, Larkfield Garage, Govanhill, Glasgow. For the many times they have given us emergency assistance over the years.
- Jim Wilson of JRW Property Services, Glasgow. For designing and refurbishing the interior of the bus into a café style layout with kitchen facilities at a heavily discounted price.
- The Foam Shop, Argyle Street, Glasgow. For kindly undertaking to supply all necessary materials and to re-upholster and fit free of charge the vinyl on all the seats of the bus.
- Veitchi Flooring, Bouverie Street, Rutherglen for supplying and fitting free of charge the Industrial flooring to the bus.
- Totally Dynamic, Cumbernald who fitted the all over wrap on the bus at a discounted price.
- Speedy, Glasgow for repairing and servicing our generators free of charge.
- Colin and Robert Wilson of Domino’s Pizza, Rutherglen, Glasgow for their ongoing kindness and commitment to the free supply of freshly prepared pizzas every week.
- Newlands Bakery, Busby Road, Clarkston for their continued generosity in the free supply of rolls, bread, cakes and buns every week.
- Greens Pharmacy, Cadder, Glasgow for their recent large donation of toiletries.
- The Pupils from Airdrie Academy, Airdrie, Lanarkshire a grateful thanks for their kind donation of cash, hot dogs and mars bars.
- Lodging House Mission, East Campbell Street, Glasgow for their supply of Christmas boxes to us and their supply of tins of food throughout the year.
- Glasgow City Mission for their donations of food tins and tea bags.
- Scott Crone, Micrositez, Glasgow for previous website.
- Mark Wilson of Sona Design, Glasgow for design and creation of new website.
- Glasgow City Council for recently awarding a grant to Salt and Light for the purchase of various kitchen equipment, heating equipment and essential office supplies.
- Glasgow Elim Church for donation of rent for office and storage premises. (Premises obtained in Butterbiggins Road, Glasgow. Will be ready and open in near future… check website for details)
- Neptune Fabrications, Govan, thank you to Jim Whitelaw for the donation of supplying and fitting lovely new stainless steel worktops for our bus, and thank you to his team for all their hard work.
A heartfelt thank you to all the ministry team volunteers past and present who week after week, year after year, rain hail or snow, give their time and love to the hurting people of Glasgow.
A special thank you to the volunteer drivers of the bus, Donny, Robin, Tom and Marion.
And extremely grateful thanks to the many individuals who have made cash donations to the ministry over the years. Your input has been invaluable.
And most of all, a thank you to God without whom none of this would take place.
