2nd Charity Gala Ball - Friday 7th March 2008

Friday 7th March 2008 saw us jointly hosting our second charity ball. The event proved again to be a really enjoyable evening for all who attended; good food, service, venue and an excellent band who managed to cater for lovers of many musical genres! Many thanks to all who attended and bought raffle tickets, bid on the auction prizes etc, etc. The sum raised for each charity from the event was just over £2500! A fantastic amount to support our work.

Progress continues in Chilubula

Things continue to progress in Chilubula; the kitchen was finished just before the new year (still waiting for pictures I'm afraid), the Manager is making real inroads into all the paperwork that is required now that we have more people on the payroll and have been certified by the Government (following an inspection) as a charitable organisation offering community service. The feeding and education programme for the nursery school age children continues to flourish, and the older children are enjoying the benefits of receiving food as well. Many families are benefitting from the food, education or employment opportunities arising from the Centre.

The Committee here in the UK have decided that our next fundraising efforts should be put towards the building of a dining room that will be adjacent to the dining room, so that the children can have somewhere dry and clean to eat their meals, particularly when the rains start.