Rotary Shelterbus for the Homeless in Birmingham

Hello Rotary Shelterbus Supporters!

It's the Shelterbus Team here reporting very positive news. We can now confirm on 24 February in Wolverhampton we will officially handover our first Shelterbus to the Good Shepherd Ministries and Enterprise Home Group team. 

It's been a long time coming, after diligently working to get the bus up and fitted for November--just in time to show off at our Birmingham Breakfast Charter Brunch. The teams at Good Shepherd Minisitries and Enterprise Home Group have already been enjoying the use of the bus, as they put their final preparations in place for their new bricks and mortar shelter, of which the Shelterbus was vital to them receiving planning permission as it provides accessible accommodation to their offering. 

It's important that as we celebrate this tremendous milestone, we take a moment to reflect and thank everyone who has been with us on this journey along the way. We can remember a time where all we had was a concept to pitch, and that first donations and all that followed were the boost of hope we needed to remind ourselves that this project is about making an impact that is so much bigger than all of the work needed to drive it through. Whether you make a recurring donation, a single personal donation, or you've gathered your colleagues together to make one large donation, you're a huge part of story and a part of the fabric that our service users experience day in and out. 

We'd like to take a moment to thank the following people for their extraordinary contributions:

• Angelo Buratti for sourcing the tradesman and overseeing the fit out of the bus--in addition to his many contributions
• Luca Buratti for his continuous time overseeing the logistics of the partnership and raising awareness of the project
• National Express for kindly granting the bus
• The Good Shepherd Ministries and Enterprise Home Group team for their belief in our idea and countless work bringing it to life
• Jewsons for their £4,000 Building Communities Grant that helped fund the materials in the fit out of the bus
• Socks and Chocs for helping introduce us to the partner that would make it all happen!

Of course there are many more, but we'll blame it on this poor reporter's brain capacity getting this out in time to all of you! :)

For information on the launch, follow us on our usual social media channels or reach out to us at info@rotaryshelterbus.co.uk. We hope to see you there, and if not we'll be live reporting so you can catch us from where you are!