WEE BOX needs filled
People across Renfrewshire are being urged to join SCIAF’s WEE BOX, BIG CHANGE Lent appeal to raise money for some of the poorest people in the world.
This year the UK government has committed to matching – pound- forpound – all donations given to the appeal before May 8, meaning people’s donations will go twice as far.
Each year people across Renfrewshire give up a favourite treat such as coffee, chocolate, wine or crisps, put the money they save into a SCIAF WEE BOX, and then donate it at Easter to help the charity.
In 2017 almost £68,000 was raised by people in Paisley, £3,664 in Renfrew and £3,779 in Bishopton.
SCIAF’s director Alistair Dutton said: “We’re incredibly grateful to the people of Renfrewshire for supporting us over the years. Everything given to SCIAF’s WEE BOX Lent appeal means poor families can get the help they need, like good seeds, farming tools, training and small loans, so they can grow food, earn an income, and have a better future.”
The 2018 appeal was launched on Ash Wednesday, February 14, and tells the story of SCIAF’s life-changing work with poor families affected by illegal fishing and poverty in one of the poorest provinces of rural Cambodia, Stung Treng. Every donation made by the public to SCIAF’s WEE BOX appeal will once again help the campaign. Please visit www.sciaf.org.uk or call 0141 354 5555.