Christian Aid
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I The Public Street collection raised £428, up over £100 from 2 years previously. A big thank you to all those who stood in Epsom shaking the tin, I think it was a very worthwhile exercise. In addition to the public street collection the eight churches in Epsom have donated £10,331. The good news is that this is up 10% on the figures for 2009. Most of the churches had a small percentage increase on the previous year, with just 3 churches having a slight reduction. Most of this money is raised from house-to-house collections and donations, whilst some of the churches hold fund raising events, which you would have heard about. In addition to this, there will be extra added for gift aid donations, but I am afraid I don’t keep a record of the exact amount that is gift aided. So this is all good news, and I would like to say a huge thank you to all the church organisers for all the effort they put into organising their event in their own church, and to the whole Christian community across Epsom who make this all possible. As yet there is no official figure for the amount raised across the UK, but last year it was in the region of £15 million pounds. Put the date in your diary for next year - Christian Aid Week 2011 15-21 May. |
thought I would give you a few more facts and figures now that I have nearly completed my accounts for Christian Aid for this year.