FOLD Cumbria Club This year has seen the amalgamation of the Foundation’s individual and family membership scheme with the membership of the Cumbria Club. The two schemes were set up for supporters in the county and for those who live across the country. Our one membership scheme is now known as the Cumbria Club, regardless of where you live. A series of successful events! As part of our Cumbria Club membership package, we host an extensive series of social events bringing our members together to discuss all things Cumbria and highlight how anyone can get involved in our work. It has been great to see so many members at a number of very successful events this year including an evening cruise on board the MV Swift on Windermere courtesy of our fundholders Windermere Lake Cruises, a reception at Rathbones HQ in London with Lord Melvyn Bragg, and a drinks reception and private tour at the Houses of Parliament. Membership update Membership of the Cumbria Club starts from just £50 per year. As well as invites to our events, members get to vote at our AGM and receive a monthly newsletter with updates on our work. If you would like to become a Cumbria Club or Corporate member, host an event for the Foundation or you want to introduce some of your friends to the work that we do, please get in touch with our Relationships Officer caroline@cumbriafoundation.org for more information. Day Cummins architects and surveyors is a Cumbrian-based company that has been with us from the beginning. The firm is firmly rooted in Cumbria. It sources products and services locally for its construction projects to support local jobs, the wider community and the infrastructure of the area. As well as being corporate members they have supported the Foundation by producing drawings and schemes for some of the groups who have applied for our grants. Jane Clingan, Director and Practice Manager at Day Cummins said: We have supported the amazing work of Cumbria Community Foundation from its inception so that local people can meet the challenges they face and achieve their potential. Corporate membership packages start from just £200 a year and we currently have close to 120 corporate members. Being able to count on the consistent source of income that comes from membership fees means we can plan and do our research, producing reports such as Cumbria Revealed to help highlight where the needs are in our county. And it’s not just companies with Cumbrian roots, but also national and international companies who work in our county who become corporate members. Global sportswear brand New Balance, with its factory and outlet store in Flimby celebrate their 10th anniversary as corporate members of the Foundation this year. During the Covid-19 pandemic, when we knew that the financial circumstances of many of our members would be uncertain, the Foundation offered a payment holiday to our corporate membership which many members took up. It was humbling and heartening to see that all bar one survived the financial impact of Covid-19 and restarted their membership once the pandemic’s immediate impact had passed. Thank you. Happy anniversary to our longstanding corporate members Our corporate membership scheme was set up soon after the Foundation was founded and has been running for 20 years. Congratulations and a big thank you to our longest serving members! From L-R: Andy West, Nathan Courtier, Jen Metcalf, Tim Gleed, Michael Dawson, Michael Podmore, Peter Bromiley, Linsey Waite, James Craig Just a few of our other longstanding corporate members Growing Local Philanthropy 18 19
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