Special support from Sharp Glass
In 2022, we shared Sarah’s story, who received support from the Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust after her injury, including support in finding a home.
This week, we were thrilled to see a piece of community support for Sarah that truly warmed our hearts.
For the past three years, Sarah unfortunately found herself in a situation that led to many rough nights of sleep. Sarah has two cats, Steve and Puss, but no cat door for them to come and go. Because of this, Sarah has left her bedroom sliding door slightly open, as there are no windows suitable for the cats to climb into, and to save up for a cat door to be installed would take a huge effort.
“It was going to be way too expensive for me; there would be no way I could afford it. I would be saving for two years and living off food parcels,” says Sarah.
Because of her open door, Sarah’s bedroom has been too cold and unsecure to sleep in. So, she has slept in the lounge for three years. During this time, she had multiple break in attempts, leaving her feeling very unsafe in her own home.
Debbie Carter, Senior Registered Social Worker at Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust put the call out to glass companies around Christchurch, to see if there was anyone who may provide support.
“Sharp Glass got back to me and said, ‘perfect timing, we want to start giving back to the community and this is the best place to start,’” says Debbie. “They came out to have a look and made a plan to put a cat door in the lounge, free of charge. It is going to give Sarah that safety and security that she can lock up her home, she will no longer have to worry about someone entering her home.”
“Having this door installed is giving Sarah her home back. Sharp glass doing this is just absolutely amazing, and we can’t thank them enough for doing this. Our guys with TBI, or anyone in social housing, just can’t afford that sort of security.”
“Sharp Glass has always been a business with “old school” values, so I am always looking at ways to do better in business. With our team, with our customers and our community,” Says Daniel Moore, owner of Sharp Glass.
“Sharp Glass committed to doing 1% of material sales to charity a few years ago and then two years ago I increased it to 1% of all sales. I feel like we have an obligation to do that as part of our role in the community. This latest initiative is a way for us to help real people, in a real way and it was perfect timing that LFBIT reached out as I was getting it off the ground.”
“I can’t wait to sleep in my own bed tonight,” said Sarah, beaming as Sharp Glass came to install the door.
A huge thank you to Sharp Glass for your life changing support, we are thrilled to hear of the work you are doing in the community.
