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| ====== Charities We Support ====== | ====== Charities We Support ====== | ||
| - | Christadelphians support various charities worldwide and in addition have set up organisations to cover the care of our elderly, families in distress, and missionary work. For more details of the missionary work carried out by the Christadelphians worldwide visit: [[http:\\www.cbm.org.uk | www.cbm.org.uk]] | + | Christadelphians support various charities worldwide and in addition have set up organisations to cover the care of our elderly, families in distress, and missionary work. For more details of the missionary work carried out by the Christadelphians worldwide visit: [[http://www.cbm.org.uk | www.cbm.org.uk]] |
| At Chesterfield we also hold regular coffee mornings to raise funds for: | At Chesterfield we also hold regular coffee mornings to raise funds for: | ||
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| * Pathways Homeless Shelter | * Pathways Homeless Shelter | ||
| * Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice | * Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice | ||
| + | * Chesterfield Foodbank | ||
| + | * Make a Wish Foundation | ||
| + | * Street Kids | ||
| + | * Water Aid | ||
| - | ===== Latest Fundraising Event ===== | ||
| - | A very successful Craft Fair was held on the afternoon of Saturday, November 16th at the Christadelphian Church. Many visitors took the opportunity to buy Christmas gifts and all sorts of homemade cakes and buns. | ||
| - | Thanks to everyone’s generosity £585 was raised for Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity. | ||
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| - | Sarah Cross is seen here receiving the cheque for Weston Park from Gene Brothwell and Peter Salmon. | ||
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| ===== Christadelphian Samaritan Fund ===== | ===== Christadelphian Samaritan Fund ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Africrafts ===== | ||
| - | Africrafts is an organisation which contributes toward the livelihood of members in the third world by importing and selling artefacts made by them. | ||
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| - | For more information on Africrafts see their web site [[http://www.africrafts.co.uk/|www.africrafts.co.uk]] | ||
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| ===== Shunem Residential Home ===== | ===== Shunem Residential Home ===== | ||
| - | Shunem Residential Home in Hyderabad, India, provides for elderly members and friends, together with children with special needs, particularly children of leprosy patients. There are currently 53 children and 20 elderly residents, some handicapped, all of whom would otherwise be homeless. It is completely financed by Christadelphians. | + | Shunem Residential Home in Hyderabad, India, provides for elderly members and friends, together with children with special needs, particularly children of leprosy patients. There are currently 74 children and 11 elderly residents, some handicapped, all of whom would otherwise be homeless. It is completely financed by Christadelphians. |
| - | For more information on Shunem Home see their web site [[http://www.theshunemhome.com|www.theshunemhome.com]] | + | For more information on Shunem Home see their web site [[http://www.theshunemhome.org|www.theshunemhome.org]] |
