SUUBI NEWS Edition 20 February 2012
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London Marathon 2012
Our New Arrival
This is Bernard Cassidy, the site manager at Hermann holding Baby Hellen on the day she arrived in Suubi in January. Holy Family RC Primary, Rochdale. Hellen had been abandoned at the roadside in a suburb of Kampala.
Bernard is a keen runner and has a place in the 2012 London Marathon. He has kindly offered to raise money in sponsorship for Suubi.
Many of you have already been collecting sponsors - if Hellen is a healthy two month old girl who it is you have not yet made a hard to understand should be abandoned. pledge go into Holy Family School or contact Helen on 01706 632376.
Dictionary Presentations
Bernard is runner number 29597 and this year the London Marathon will be held on Sunday When the children have learnt to read and start P3 we give them with a personal dictionary that 22nd April, so watch out for him on the day! has their name please give Bernard your support in it. Here is Bernard with the ambassadors from Holy Family school after running to St Gabriel’s, with the Salford Diocese Torch of Prayer
Hermann presented four children with dictionaries on his visit to in January. Simon receiving his dictionary In February 2012 Assumpta and Juliet moved up to Secondary School.
Appeal for Swim wear Suubi has been offered free use of a swimming pool within walking distance. We would like any donation of swim wear, arm bands and small inflatables such as rings and floats. Here are the children at a commercial pool.
THANK YOU There have been many very generous donors since the last Suubi News. Special thanks to: Corpus Christi Parish Wokingham Rudolph Gutman u Sohn - Austria St Gabriels and St Johns Parish Rochdale & all who gave to our Christmas Appeal. Thank you for the donation of boys summer clothes aged 7 years to 11 years & to all who keep the Suubi children in their prayers
Standing orders The cost of transport and entry for all the children per visit is £150.
Visitors to Suubi Patricia Kerton, Helen’s sister who is a headteacher of a Primary School in Wokingham, Berkshire, will visit Suubi this Easter. Patricia wants to see the developments at Suubi since her last visit in 2007 and to report back to her Parish of Corpus Christi who are generous supporters of Suubi.
Volunteers Would you like to be a volunteer at Suubi this year? We would particularly be interested in a swim instructor to go out to teach the children to swim. Or perhaps there is a skill you would like to learn and can share that learning with the children such as traditional dancing, wood carving, banana fibre weaving. The children appreciate a visit from any one who will share in playing sports & games.
Think what skills you may have and what you could offer
It is particularly helpful of those of you who donate by standing order. This gives a secure regular income to meet the routine needs. Here are Suubi’s bank details if anyone feels able to set up a regular donation to us: CAF Bank: sort code 40 52 40 account number 00019300
Slide Presentations Hermann and Helen give slide presentations that illustrate the work of Suubi Children’s Home and Life in Uganda. Follow the progress of a secondary school child as Hollingworth High are doing. Janice, who visited Suubi in May 2011, has made a dvd which was shown at our ‘Meet the Director’ evening in November. This is a fine example of a contribution our visitors can make. Janice’s dvd is available for showing at presentations. Contact Hermann or Helen Jungmayr on 01706 632376 or 07966 527133
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