Our Stories

Our Stories are written by or about previous award recipients. We use this space to give examples of grants and how Trefoil has impacted our community.

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A Tutoring Triumph

In May 2022, Trefoil awarded M a personal development grant amounting to £420 for the purpose of English tuition.

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An Adventure to the Lake District

In September 2021, Trefoil awarded an organisational grant of £3,318 to benefit a group of students with additional support needs from the north of Glasgow.

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Drake Music Scotland

In recent years Trefoil has awarded Drake Music Scotland organisational grants used to facilitate specialist music tuition for young people with additional support needs.

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Super Samantha

Meet Samantha, a young, keen, talented, and visually impaired Athlete. In September 2021 Trefoil awarded Samantha £2,400 towards travel expenses to allow Samantha to participate in various sporting events across the country, enabling her fantastic sporting journey to continue.

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Naeema's Trike

In October 2021, Trefoil awarded Naeema a grant of £872 for the purchase of a specialised trike. Naeema is 14 years-old and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at birth

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Dale's Holiday Adventure

In January 2022, Trefoil awarded Dale a grant of £379 from the Lilias Finlay Holiday Fund. This grant enabled Dale and his family to book a holiday at Sandylands caravan site in Saltcoats.

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Families First St Andrews

In March 2021, Trefoil awarded an organisational grant of £2,500 to Families First St Andrews. The grant was used to fund four family events throughout the year.

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YDance's New Horizons Project

In March 2021, Trefoil awarded YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) a grant of £1,400. YDance is an award-winning national dance organisation for children and young people, working to make dance inclusive and accessible to all.

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Fabulous Firsthand Lothian

In September 2021, Trefoil awarded an organisational grant of £2,385 to Firsthand Lothian. The grant was used to provide 1:1 support for children with disabilities by delivering a range of activity days out.

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Teapot Trust

In September 2021, Trefoil awarded an organisational grant of £500 to Teapot Trust towards their Art Therapy Project at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.

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RDA's Brilliant Bobby

In September 2021, Trefoil awarded a grant of £2,300 to The Glasgow Group of the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), an organisation that works with disabled children to teach them horse riding.

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Alex's Adventure Holiday

In June 2021 Trefoil awarded Alex a grant of £500 from the Lilias Finlay Holiday Fund. Alex has a diagnosis of Autism, sensory modulation disorder, complex communication, and severe speech impairment.

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Meet Murray

In May 2021 Trefoil awarded Murray £3,240 to fund an additional Judo coach to provide him with the necessary help and support he needed to continue. Murray has had a passion for judo for many years and continued to improve even after he began to lose his vision

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Nathan's Holiday

In June 2021, Trefoil awarded £500 to help towards the costs of Nathan’s holiday with his family to Drayton Manor Theme Park.

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Team Jak Foundation

In September 2019 Trefoil awarded the Team Jak Foundation a grant of £5,000 towards their music therapy programme for your cancer sufferers.

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