The Driving Force takes anyone who has cancer and is registered with a GP in Bonnybridge, Denny or Banknock to hospital appointments for FREE.
News and Events
Co-op fund
12 Oct 2016If you have/get a co-op card-which costs £1-you earn 5% and the charities chosen by the store get 1% of the value of Co-op branded products you buy. Denny has chosen 3 charities and we are one of them.
If you shop at the Co-op please consider getting a card to help us, or other charities if you shop in other Co-op stores.
If you are in the Denny store please chat to the staff about the Driving Force so they can spread the word about us and more people will know we are there to help them.
half marathon fundraiser
9 Oct 2016Many thanks to Nic Scott and to all her friends and relations who sponsored her. Nic ran the Glasgow half marathon in aid of Driving Force. She did it in the amazing time of 2 hours and 10 minutes and raised the even more amazing total of £1215.52.
Event: Bingo Night
We are having a Bingo Night on Friday 21st October at St Joseph's Church Hall, Bonnybridge at 7pm. Tickets £1 adults 50p children. Please tell anyone you know who enjoys a good night out. Tickets are available from 01324 826213/811430/819312 There will be a raflle and sandwiches.
Amazing data
13 Sep 2016Here are some amazing figures: since we started we have driven 694 people on 8981 journeys with a total mileage of 427937 miles. In the last year we drove 123 people on 1466 journeys, total mileage 67818. Many thanks to all our drivers and coordinators.
Fishing day donation
10 Sep 2016Many thanks to the masons of Stirlingshire who had an angling day and donated the fantastic total of £1,500! The person presenting the cheque from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire is Alistair T Marshall (Provincial Grand Master). To the right of Dr McCalister is Ross Hardie (Master of local Lodge Dolphin No. 911).
Golfing doll's birthday fundraiser
6 Aug 2016Many thanks to Annie Philpot and her friends who knitted an amazing golfer doll. Guessing his birthday raised the fantastic total of £313.65 which is being split between us and Strathcarron hospice. Especial thanks to Caitlin and Erin who sold many tickets. The photo shows Bridget and Caitlin.
Coffee morning
2 May 2016Many thanks to all those who helped with and attended the coffee morning on Saturday. We made the amazing total of £642.71. Thanks also to St Helen's for once again letting us use their hall and all their facilities, not to mention their fantastic team of bakers, tea-makers and washer uppers.
Event: coffee morning
We are having a coffee morning at St Helen's Church Hall Bonnybridge on 30th April from 10-12. The home baking is superb, so please come and join us and tell your friends on facebook and in the village.
Burns night 2016
14 Feb 2016Our Burns night was a great success. The Jolly Beggars gave a fantastic evening of entertainment with very lively renditions of 'The twa Dogs' and 'Tam O'Shanter'.
We made the amazing total of £678.80.
Many thanks to Bonnybridge Golf Club who gave us the venue free, The Jolly Beggars and everyone who helped and attended.
Running for The Driving Force
25 Jan 2016Many thanks to Vanessa and Peter have decided to run 10k a day for the whole month of February to raise funds for The Driving Force
they just want to do something to help, and you can do your bit to help them by digging deep and donating to their just giving page.
They say February is going to be one seriously tough month.
https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/vanessa-flynn
Are you living with cancer?
Anybody with cancer who is registered at either Bonnybridge, Banknock, Denny Cross, or Carronbank Health Centre can use our drivers to take them to and from hospital appointments and treatment sessions for cancer
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