Friends have been awarded a grant from Moorfields Eye Charity.

31st May, 2020

Moorfields Eye Charity is the main fundraising body for the trust and fund world-leading eye research, education and care to make a difference to the lives of people with sight loss. We are thrilled to announce that the charity has recently awarded us a 3 year grant which will make a significant contribution towards the core costs for running the volunteer programme at the trust.

Angela Smith, Friends CEO said “We are very grateful to Moorfields Eye Charity for their support; especially during this difficult time when we are experiencing a serious decline in our income. This funding helps ensure our long term sustainability and allows us to confidently move forward with expanding and developing the volunteer programme, which is so vital to the experience of patients and staff at the trust.”

Robert Dufton, CEO Moorfields Eye Charity said “Friends volunteers provide a very important service for the trust; literally guiding people through the hospital and supporting them on their journey. Therefore we are delighted to contribute towards the core costs of this service.”

A big Thank You to Moorfields Eye Charity, and to the 200+ volunteers who give up their time to support patients and staff at Moorfields.