Long Whatton and Diseworth
Mike Elliott 0115 937 6506 elliottnews@btconnect.com
CHARITY STATUS FOR FRIENDS. Friends of Diseworth School (FODS) is now a Registered Charity which will allow them to maximise fund-raising by allowing them to take advantage of additional contributions from local business, as well as claiming Gift Aid on contributions. .
In the last year the group has raised in the region of £5,000 and have asked the school to draw up a list of events, projects and expenses which they would like FODS to support.
SERIES OF COFFEE MORNINGS. Long Whatton based True Vine Trust for Tanzania have confirmed dates for a series of Coffee Mornings in the Friendship Centre near to the parish church and starting on Saturday this weekend, April 22,
The next ones will be on May 20 and June 17.
There will be bric a brac, cakes, jams and an update on the Trust from the organiser, local resident Nadine Hawkins who can be reached on 01509 646957
Nadine, the Trust Founder, says everyone is very welcome to join them to support their cause, with the money raised going to funds for the Mgutwa Secondary School in the Maasai Steppe in Tanzania.
The Trust helps the indigent people in the areas of Arusha and the Maasai Steppe of Tanzania. The village based charity is a small local one supporting the poor in healthcare, education, vocational needs and mission.
Says Nadine: “The running costs and construction of Mgutwa Secondary School is supported by the Trust. Many of these students would be too poor to enter a secondary school, giving them a chance to a future.”
Mrs Hawkins says that several of the 300 students are orphaned or are suffering illness. “They perform so well in their exams, and appreciate -- as we do - the dedicated staff at the school. Sponsors would be an ideal way to support the students.”
The money raised will be helping to raise funds towards much needed bunk beds and mattresses for the school.
Currently several students have to share beds or even have to sleep on the floor. “Funding for a teachers house and completing construction of the dining hall, will be where the much appreciated funds will be used,” says Nadine.