A reliable contributor to the The Examiner’s Winter Relief Appeal has chipped in once again for 2018.
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The W.D Booth Charitable Trust donated $12,000 to the appeal for the 18th consecutive time on Thursday.
The organisation, set-up after the death of Winifred Daphne Booth, has donated to the cause every year since it was founded in late 2000.
“Mrs Booth wanted to leave her estate to help the people of Launceston,” organisation trustee Amber Cohen said.
“We think The Examiner’s Winter Relief Appeal is a well run program, a worthy cause and a good fit for the trust.
“It’s quite inspiring to see the things that people are doing in Launceston for charitable reasons of all different kinds.”
The organisation chooses charity initiatives to help fund every year.
W.D Booth Charitable Trust trustee Jill Dearing said the organisation had donated about $400,000 in the past year and more than $6 million since it was founded.
It has contributed to the Winter Relief Appeal, and The Examiner’s Empty Stocking Appeal, every year it has been in operation.
Ms Cohen has been on the board of trustees since July 2016.
“I thought it was an honour to be asked to act as somebody’s trustee and carry out their wishes as best as we can,” she said.
“I feel like Mrs Booth would be really proud of the work that is being done with the resources of her estate.
“I feel really privileged to do it.”
Ms Cohen said the organisation had seen a noticeable increase in requests for support in 2018.
“There’s a lot of applications that come in for different programs that are being run to help people,” she said.
“I don’t know if there’s more people needing help or whether there’s more awareness of different issues affecting people now.”
Mrs Booth’s estate was was worth $6 million, according to biographer Julian Burgess.
It is maintained through returns from investments.