Campaign launched to help poor village
CHURCHES in Claytonle-Moors are uniting to raise funds for an impoverished village in Greece.
The Observer reported last month how Anne Lincoln, a minister at Clayton Baptist Church, visited the village of Moria on the Greek island of Lesvos and was shocked at the squalid conditions and poor medical facilities.
Anne held a public meeting at the Arthur Wilson Centre last week where it was agreed that funds would be raised to boost the community.
She said: “We want to send a team over there to have a look at the surgery.
“My husband Andrew is in the building trade and he is going to see what work needs doing. Then we are going to try and raise the funds.”
Anne said they had been heartened with people from churches across the town wanting to get involved.
She added: “We need to take the money over there so they can buy the supplies they need.
“The doctor over there doesn’t have a computer because it’s so mouldy. However, somebody here has already donated the money to buy a new computer, which is wonderful news.
“We are looking to raise between £5,000 and £7,000. Once the building is repaired then we want to start sending over more equipment and medication to the doctor that she doesn’t have.”
Anne said the team will carry out the repairs with the help of local tradesmen – including the village president who is a carpenter. Fundraising events will be organised over the new few months.