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Our famous pig has now been retired following a nasty accident. However, we have a smaller more refined newcomer but none the less the perfect receptacle which sits on the bar collecting customers change. Our Opening Day collection and spider raised over £160 .
Middleton Cup Trials - no charge was made for tea or coffees' but customers were asked to make a donation to 'The Clubs Charity'.
AND NOW !......................................
Offer you the chance to beat them in a 21 end game of rink bowls in aid of the Club’s Charity ‘The Children’s Hospice South West’
Simple Rules
The Losing Team puts £10 in ‘The Pig’ for our Charity
Date and time to be agreed
PLEASE ENTER YOUR TEAM - see noticeboard
2009
Our infamous Pig has sat on the bar gathering funds for our main club charity for many years. Sadly he has suffered a broken back but continues to raise funds for this worthy cause.A total of £612.77 was donated during 2009 .
Children's
Hospice South West - Charlton Farm
Charlton Farm is nestled in the
hillside of Wraxall and provides a secluded and beautiful setting in which our
families can take some time out and just enjoy spending time as a
family.
Children's Hospice
South West accepts children and families from the South West, from South
Gloucester, Bristol, Somerset, Devon
and Cornwall.
All the children who use the Hospice will
have Life Limiting, or Life Threatening Conditions, which mean that they are not
expected to live into adulthood. Some families may use the hospice for many
years, from the time the child is first diagnosed, they may come for planned
respite, or for emergency care, depending on their needs and the support that
the family request
For more information contact CHSW on 01275 866 600 or email enquiries@chsw.org.uk or visit the website at www.chsw.org.uk
Meeting in Burham on Wednesday 5th May 2010
John,Lew and Ken together with our ladies attended a meeting in Burnham when we met about 30 people who are all supporting the charity. We were also very pleased to meet Maureen (the founder) and her daughter Vyonne together with Sue who runs the Burnham branch. After a short presentation there were lots of questions and information about how the schools are getting on.
You may not be aware but there are 3 schools. The Kindergarten (ages 3 to 7),Primary (ages 7 to 13 or so) and the secondary school. All children have to pass an exam inorder to attend the secondary school.All the schools operate to a very high standard as we all saw when we visited in February. The staff are dedicated and the children very happy.The charity is now looking at setting up a 'skill centre' were non academic children can learn a skill which will set them up for life. The charity also runs an orphanage and all this is centred on Utange , a village on the outskirts of Mombasa.
Places at the Kindergarten are highly valued . One of the hardest jobs is selecting the children who will be offered a place at the school. To be as fair as possible a check list of priorities has been worked out and this is aimed at ensuring the poorest families are given priority. Every prospective new entrant is visited at the family home inorder to assess whether they merit a place. You may recall the schools feed the children aswell as educating them.The lady who did this last time told us of the expression of sheer joy on the kids faces as the new intake entered the school for the first time and were kitted out with school uniform,shoes and books. A great reward for all the miles she had walked visiting the families.
Maureen and Vyonne are very 'hands on' and have clearly given their lives over to running this charity. They take no fee and they are meticulous in ensuring every penny donated is used in running the schools and orphanage. They are doing a fantastic job. As you will appreciate an operation this size is not without it's day to day problems .
We found out for instance .....that about 80 children have lost their sponsors due to various reasons. ie some sponsors may have died or fallen ill or upon hard times. Some sponsors may have moved and not renewed their sponsorship details. However, these children are still being supported by the charity........you would expect nothing less ............ but this is a burden on the charity as the £money has to come from somewhere else.
Perhaps YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SPONSOR A CHILD.........it will cost you just £6 per month ....... Your child's smile will be your reward. It does not have to be a lifelong commitment but you could give a child a start in life.
If you feel you can spare £6 a month then please contact John Baker johnBakerA@aol.com ; or Yvonne at the charity Yvonne@educatethekids.com .
You can find out more here http://www.educatethekids.com/Sponsorship.html
Asante (thanks)
February 2010
John and Carol Baker with members of their family together with Lew,Janet,Ken and Lorna visited the school between 12th February and 24th February 2010. All sponsored children were seen and given food parcels,new shoes and uniforms. Lew Collier formerly presented the chairs which had been paid for by the members (see Captain's Day below)
We all had a wonderful time with the children who ,despite their poverty, were all so remarkably Happy . A lesson to us all. The school is clearly well run and the children receive excellent education from 7.00am - 12.00pm and 2.00 - 3.00pm each day.
A remarkable experience and our thanks to John and Carol for organising it so well. What a fantastic guide John was !!!
Lots of photos were taken and this video now appearing on Youtube
Asante
Ken.Lorna,Lew,Janet
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2009 Captains Day at Winscombe. The season ended with a match between teams representing Captain Lewis Collier and President Colin Westlake, the Captain’s side winning by 14 shots. After the game the players were joined by their ladies in the pavilion for an excellent supper provided by Lewis and Janet. Thanks to the generosity of the member’s £321 was collected on the day in aid of the Samson Chivatsi African Childrens Appeal .
It has now been decided that this money will be spent on providing school chairs made by a disabled group in Mombasa. John Baker and a small party from WBC will visit in February and present the chairs.
John and Carol Baker have supported this charity in
Kenya for some time. Last year they invited their choir to sing for us
one evening in the club. Members were overwhelmed by the happy smiling
kids and really enjoyed their music. Several members decided to sponsor
children and The Club decided they they too would sponsor a child
What great kids. You can find out all about this charity on their website
The little girl that WBC sponsors is Fatuma Hassan :
