Thank you Philofaxy...

.. and all those readers who have helped Chimwemwe.

I did an update on the work at Chimwemwe for the wonderful folk at Philofaxy, which you can read here. The response to the piece has been tremendous and I am overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity the Philofaxy community has shown.

Thank you!!

The Kindness of Strangers

I have to thank Steve and all the guys over at Philofaxy for giving me the chance to raise awareness on Chimwemwe and the work we do. Steve kindly allowed me to post about Chimwemwe on the Philofaxy blog. You can read the post here.
I have never met Steve, or any of the other fantastically kind supporters of Chimwemwe who have learned about our work through Philofaxy - they are all strangers, though I think of them as friends. Their kindness though has helped to change the lives of some of the poorest children in the world and for that, I cannot thank them enough.

Big thanks!

A big thanks to Giovani di Gesu and Gerard McCabe for their extremely generous donations of £100 each. The money will make a huge difference to the kids and we can't thank you enough.

Many thanks to Philofaxy!

Many thanks to the good folks at Philofaxy, who have asked people who are advertising on their site to give a donation to Chimwemwe in lieu of payment for the advert. This enormous generosity has raised well over £250 in the last few months, with especial thanks going to Giovani di Gesu and Gerard McCabe.
Many thanks for your support!

Grant from Kitchen Table Charities Trust

We are delighted to report that the Kitchen Table Charities Trust's Grants Committee has approved a grant of £6,500 towards the cost of building a rehabilitation and training centre for orphans and other vulnerable children at Manasseh Township,  Blantyre.

In a letter to Mac Nkhutabasa, Brian Donaldson (the Chairman of the KTCT Grants Committee) said," John Humphrys founded the Kitchen Table Charities Trust to help small charities like yours that succeed in transforming people's lives with very little money.  It gives us at KTCT pride and satisfaction to be able to support the work of the Chimwemwe Children's Centre,  and we wish you and your colleagues every possible success with this project and all your future activities."

The grant will enable Chimwemwe Children's Centre to commence building before the Malawian wet season.

Rotary boat trip raises £380

Many, many thanks to Dennis and the Howe of Fife Rotary Club for another very generous donation!

Dennis Beattie organised a boat trip from his house, up the Tay to Perth and back, followed by drinks and a buffet meal. He would not accept any contributions towards the day, but there was a bucket put out for donations. Dennis very kindly asked for the donations to be given to Chimwemwe and Amanda Fleet accepted the money on Tuesday from the club.

The support that the Rotary of the Howe of Fife give is enormous and we can never thank you enough.

Army Cadets Raise £250

The Royal Signals (Kinross) Detachment of the Black Watch Army Cadet Force has raised the magnificent sum of £250 for Chimwemwe. Pictured below are some of the detachment presenting a cheque to Amanda on Thursday 10th February, 2011.

We are all enormously grateful for the continued support that the cadets are giving. A big thankyou from all of us at Chimwemwe!