We always welcome a Letter to the Editor, this one from Porchfield resident, Becky Haydock. Ed
On Tuesday night I walked down our dark, quiet road in Porchfield – a place that time forgot, where you can only get a bus on a Tuesday or a Thursday, and where there are no shops, no local post office, no street lights and very little evening entertainment.
It was then I saw a John’s Club bus bringing one of our local residents home from probably an evening’s activities.
Humbled by the power of charity
As the bus reversed and past me with its lights fading in the distant I felt humbled by the power of charity and the power of people helping people.
When there is no-one else to take care of and befriend our resident, there was a local charity supporting him, going out of their way (literally, as we are miles from anywhere) and probably making it the best night of his week.
This is probably the same story for many other Islanders with learning difficulties who cherish the help and friendship of people like John Phillips and his staff and volunteers at John’s Club.
Let’s hear it for John’s Club, and all the other local charities doing their bit (and more) for our local people. It’s these same charities that struggle for funding and help. Perhaps we could all give a little more.
