By Isle of Wight Observer
PATCH trustees, Erika Arnold and Ros Barrow, were invited by Ventnor Inner Wheel president, Jane Goodlet, to tea with members at Luccombe Hall Hotel, Shanklin.
To complete a memorable afternoon, PATCH was presented with a cheque for £1,500, raised by the Inner Wheel during the past year.
Erika said: “We were quite overwhelmed and gave the Inner Wheel one of our special Heart of Ventnor awards.”
Erika started PATCH (Peoples’ Approach to Cancer Help) over a cup of tea, with her friend, Diane Landon, in 1989. The charity helps Ventnorians and other local residents with the travel costs they face after receiving a cancer diagnosis. They became a registered charity in November that year, and Ros became a trustee in 2009. The charity has no administration costs so every penny donated goes directly to help somebody with cancer.
