Sikh community donates £15,000 to Walsall NHS Trust
Kind-hearted members of the Sikh community have handed over a donation of £15,000 to the NHS in Walsall.
The cheque was handed over to the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s fundraising manager Georgie Westley by Priest Giani Amar Singh at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in West Bromwich Street, Caldmore.
He explained that the donation was specifically to help the NHS combat Covid-19 in any way that was suitable.
Balbir Singh, trustee, said: “We wish to show our appreciation to the NHS which has worked so hard during this emergency and we want to also show our support for our local Walsall Manor Hospital.”
Naranjan Singh Sarai, general secretary, added that the Sikh community across Walsall had contributed to the donation as its way of recognising that NHS staff were caring for all communities during the pandemic.
He said: “We’re sure that others feel the same sense of gratitude and want to do something to show this."
Georgie Westley and David Powell, matron lead for quality for the Walsall NHS Trust, visited the temple to collect the cheque.
Georgie said: “This is such a generous donation and our staff are extremely touched by the support and appreciation that our communities in Walsall are showing to them at this challenging time.
“We will work with staff to identify the best way this donation can be used, honouring people’s wishes for it to be used to help the Covid-19 NHS effort.”