Rainey Day Fund

Wellbeing of people and place

Safe, legal, deliverable within time and budget
Open to age 8 and above
Open to anyone who lives, learns, works and volunteers in Coleraine and five mile radius
Bids to be made by groups or at least two individuals together
One bid per bidder
Support for those who didn’t quite get enough votes

In the up to £500 Category:
Family day for Causeway Autism NI Support Group members and their families.
Luna Wellbeing – 4-week course on wellbeing. Self-care, meditation, and other healing approaches.
Bee Heard – A day trip to an open prison to learn about mental health issues and support services.

In the up to £3,000 Category:
To set up a Youth Forum for the Zachary Geddis Break the Silence Trust.
To organise two Chatty Carriage train journeys before Christmas to address loneliness and isolation.
To sustain and grow East End Youth Football Club & reduce barriers to membership through ‘Football for All.’
Encourage more participation in Causeway Giants Wheelchair
Basketball through a 16-week programme and two game days.
Breast Friends Causeway Christmas event for members.
To allow Community & Voluntary Groups to access the Level 2,
Awareness of Loneliness course through NRC.
To enhance and normalise the importance and recognition of Breast
Feeding whilst supporting local mothers practically.
To refurbish the outdoor children and family area at Harpur’s Hill Children and Family Centre.
To run a programme of activities and outings for the young people of the Mount Street Mews Simon Community Project.

In the up to £5,000 Category:
Age Concern Causeway dementia safeguarding scheme
To facilitate a project at Portrush Youth Centre to support attendance of young people with complex needs.
To run taster days, maintain chairs & purchase a container to store
power chairs for the Causeway Crushers Powerchair FC.
To train staff in Coleraine Grammar School in the Solihull emotional health & wellbeing approach & offer workshops in the school.