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THE 2000 TIN!
VISIBILITY, one of Glasgow’s oldest charities, marked its 150th birthday this year. Seven years ago, the charity launched a patient support service within the eye department at Gartnavel Hospital. It
offers emotional support and practical advice to people struggling to come to terms with the news that they were losing their sight.
The service has supported thousands of people and regularly takes more than 80 referrals each month.
Café Deco, a coffee shop owned by Tony Winton, pictured, has been supporting the charity for the past four years by displaying a Visibility collecting tin on his counter. This one small tin has now raised the magnificent sum of £2,000, thanks to the generosity of Café Deco’s customers.
Visibility chief executive Fiona Sandford, also pictured, congratulated Tony on the amount raised. “We are extremely grateful to Tony and his staff, and all the Café Deco customers, for their support. It really is quite amazing how much money has been raised from just one collecting tin. It is such a simple but effective way to help.”
