Garden Open for the Street Kids

We are going to open our garden in Cumbria to raise money for the Kasese Street Kids! We are blessed with a beautiful garden, and are working hard to get it at its best by Saturday 10th July, when we will open it to the public. That day the village has a Farmers' Market so there will be crowds of visitors around, and hopefully we can attract them to our garden.
We will sell ices, and crafts - both African and local. There will be plants for sale, and a raffle. And the Appleby Town Band will play.
And of course it will be a glorious summer day!
Come along between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is FREE - but of course we hope for donations. (Last time we did this, two years ago, visitors were very generous.)

£200 cheque for KSK in yesterday's post

We sent out letters months ago to people we were inviting to contribute to a book, "My Favourite Things", to be published (hopefully) later this year as a fund-raiser for the Kasese Street Kids.
We have had quite a number of responses - but are still waiting for many recipients to reply!
Some, however, have responded by sending a cheque, as well as or instead of their "Favourite Thing" snippet.
A distinguished person in Cumbria did this yesterday - a nice "Favourite Thing" description, but also a generous cheque for £200.
Thank you, all generous donors!

More money sent to Uganda

We have been able to send a further £800 out to Uganda to help pay for the building work. This came from a number of donations from businesses and private individuals, and a fund-raising evening in our village.
We are also awaiting a Gift Aid tax repayment of about £1,400, arising from a very generous gift of £5000 some months ago. Without such amazingly kind people we just could not possibly have achieved so much.
Here is another reminder of the youngsters we are seeking to help:

Bernard Baluku (13) shelters under cardboard boxes. These can be used as mattress, blanket, or shelter when it rains.

© Carol Allen Storey