We have another nomination in the Community Focussed Business category in the 2015 Love Barrow Awards – A Stitch Different Community Interest Company.
“Blessed are the children of the piecemakers…For they shall inherit the quilts!”
A Stitch Different are all parents & carers of Special Needs and disabled children, the community interest company makes therapy products for people with sensory disorders, with the proceeds go back into the Furness disability community. They also give disabled people work experience & meaningful activities giving higher self esteem along with learning new skills. They’ve donated many items to help raise funds for local disability group & organised many awareness events.
They’ve organised several awareness & fundraising events and donated items for the Autistic societies “Onesie Wednesday”, more recently they organised a flashmob in Barrow town centre to raise awarenes & funds for the National Autistic Society- Furness branch.
They have given work experience to young adults with autism & created employment for other parent carers all whilst looking after disabled young people themselves.
The range of products they manufacture is amazing, you can see many examples on their Facebook page
A fantatsic initiative and a great worthy nomination for Community Focussed Business of the Year.
BREAKING NEWS – congratulations on making it to the final three in this category, see you on the red carpet at the Forum in March!