Nightingales like most charities relies on people to donate and fund raise, to be able to offer the opportunities for the beneficiaries of the charity. Without the drive and vision of David Savage we would not be where we are now, but there are a few unsung heroes who do all the groundwork, who daily are there with the young people and children we are working with, our staff and volunteers.

One of the positives about Nightingales is the staff we have, and have had, have always been dedicated to the Nightingales cause, the three paid staff we have currently working for the charity, have a combined total of 60 years working for Nightingales, this is a wealth of experience, and time spent with our young people. This allows them to offer the care these young people need. The staff we have had in the past have also shown their dedication and love for the young people, coming back to visit them, asking about them and we are sure thinking about them often.

The paid staff are not the only ones who have dedicated years of their lives for the young people here, it goes without saying David and his family have been involved with these young people for 24 years, next year it will be 25!!! In those 24 years there have been a whole host of volunteers who have given up time, jobs, holiday and money to come and spend time with these young people. Earlier this month Kerry Davies and Linda Davies came out to visit the young people, after a 13 year gap!! The young people loved seeing them both again, and we hope that there will be more volunteers who return on a more regular basis to visit these now young adults.

There are many people that Nightingales cannot run without, and often the staff and volunteers get forgotten behind those running marathons, raising money and running the charity, but the lives of our young people have been and will be changed by the dedication of the staff and volunteers that have invested so much time and love into these young people. Thank you all of you for your hard work.