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Completed Community Wishes

Discover the projects that have been successfully delivered by our business partners. These stories showcase the positive impact of community and business collaboration.

Type of Wish	Location	Requestee/Business	Request	Evidence of Completion
Other	Maryfield	Lead Scotland	We seek funding to cover the cost of a small portable projector. This would allow us to deliver our project aims to a wider sector of the community, in spaces that do not have access to this technology. Through this we would hope to increase peoples digital confidence, their awareness of cyber security and how to stay safe online, and their ability to better manage their own health and wellbeing through use of digital platforms.	The Lead Scotland Dundee Learning Project works with adults over 16, resident in Dundee, who identify as disabled or are a carer, and supports them to learn new skills such… as literacy, numeracy, digital skills, volunteering and more. They also offer tailored learning sessions to small groups at local accessible community venues. Our services are free, person centered and confidential. They were seeking a small portable projector to allow them to deliver their programme in spaces which don't have access to technology. This programme is intended to increase people's digital confidence, stay safe online and help them to better manage their own health and wellbeing through using digital platforms. Amy O’Reilly, Learning Services Manager, Lead Scotland, noted the impact this had had on their group: "Having the projector has had a huge positive impact on our ability to reach more people in the community to help them achieve their learning goals. Before we were limited to using venues or only attending groups who had their own projector in place, or we had to use alternatives like printed handouts which was a huge barrier and not accessible or inclusive. Now our answer is always yes! Thanks again to Legrand Electrical for the kind gift and thank you to the Community Wishes Team Contractor Evidence of Completion Legrand Electrical, contractor for the Repair and Maintenance of Warden Call System is a part of a large global group. They noted that the creation of the Community Wishes system has helped them enormously with choosing a local charity which aligned with their values and reminded them the importance of supporting grass roots charities. They have indicated that they would look to use the wishes system again.	View
Other	The Ferry	Dundee Bairns	We would like to obtain forklift truck driver training for two members of staff to allow us to be able to move pallets of goods around our warehouse in order to serve our Bairns at Home project more efficiently.	I look after our Bairns at Home multibank here at Dundee Bairns. We provide bedding, toiletries, kitchen items, shoes, nappies, and a multitude of other things to help families survive… and thrive at home. Referrals often need to be delivered at short notice. Previously, when no one else was on shift, I couldn’t access some of our inventory as I was not able to drive our forklift truck. McLaughlin & Harvey stepped in to provide funding and arranged a forklift training course for me with J&J Training Services in Forfar. Now we are in a much better position to quickly fill referrals and continue to expand our operations. Thank you for supporting us! Contractor Evidence of Completion Mclaughlin &Harvey delivered this wish as part of their Green Transport Hub Contract. Wish was to fund Dundee charity Dundee Bairns to put additional staff through Forklift training. The wish allowed McLaughlin & Harvey to make a meaningful, measurable contribution to the local community in a way that directly aligns with their social value goals and company values	View
Other	Lochee	Street Soccer Group	We are looking to gain in-kind support in terms of for our upcoming doof music studio development. The purpose of the studio is to provide a creative outlet for young people and adults from areas of deprivation. We feel this won’t only have a direct impact on our players and the wider community but provide Dundee with an incredible resource. Promoting transformational growth, positive experiences and empowering creativity.		View