 Helping Sick & Disadvantaged
Children
Chairman
Wally Shepard and his wife
Kay also a commitee member present the cheque
for the Twinkle House children's
charity
A moving letter from Beryl of
Tempest
Helping sick and
disadvantaged children’ that’s what we state as part of ‘The
Merseycats’ claim to helping children’s charities. I learnt
1st hand today exactly what that means, and it was
quite a sobering experience.
Bernie and I organised a
Merseycats’ fundraiser on Friday 15th February at
the Gild Hall, Formby and a cheque for £2000 was presented to
one of the representatives of Sefton Children’s
Trust . I delivered that
cheque today and learnt exactly where that money will go.
Members of Sefton Children’s Trust is an organisation
that gives respite to children who have been victims of
abuse, who perhaps have a parent who has been murdered or
who have a parent who has a long term or terminal
illness, or whose family is disadvantaged in whatever
way, and, some of the Trust members also foster these
children short term.
They need £40k per annum to
operate and the bulk of that money, £30k, is used in taking 108
children on holiday for one week – because of security etc it
is necessary for them to have exclusive use of a holiday
camp/activity centre - activities, accommodation, food,
clothing, transport is provided. It is so easy to lose sight of
‘the end to our means’ but when you learn stories as I have
today e.g. how a 20 month old baby suffering from sexual abuse,
how sleeping bags on the holiday can only be used once as many
children are suffering with scabies, lice, hepatitis ‘c’, HIV,
it makes me personally want to do more, and it makes me
appreciate even more that thank God I am still able to have a
good time by singing and performing with an ace band and the
icing on the cake is I can still help these children in some
way.
All I would like to say is……..
THANK YOU MERSEYCATS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN HELPING THESE
CHILDREN.
Beryl
Prescott
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