Tandridge Community Fund made their biggest donation to date when Chairman Mike Moss MBE presented a cheque for £1,000 to Dawn Lewin, Team Leader of the Caterham District Community First Responders on Thursday 9th May.

The First Responders are all local volunteers who help the public by attending 999 medical emergency calls in their locality. Because they live locally they can often get to a medical emergency before the paramedics, especially if the ambulance has been delayed by traffic or other circumstances. Until recently Caterham had just one part-time volunteer Responder, Dawn Lewin but she has now been joined by Jill Greaves who can provide further hours of voluntary cover for the Caterham area.

On presenting the cheque Mike Moss said: "I am very pleased to present this £1,000 to the Responders who I think are vital to the community. This is the largest aid that Tandridge Community Fund has been able to make since its formation in October 2008, and it is due to the fact that the Fund has now reached some £130,000 in capital so we should be able to help more local groups."

Dawn replied: "Caterham District Community Responders was set up in 2009 and we need more volunteers and equipment to do this vital work. We are very grateful to the Tandridge Community Fund, with the help of the Community Foundation for Surrey, for this very generous donation of £1,000 which will enable us to purchase another defibrillator (AED) and medical kit. This will mean that our second Community First Responder, Jill Greaves, will be fully equipped to help with our life saving emergency response work in the Caterham area."

For more information about the Tandridge Community Fund call Mike Moss on 01883 713322.