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SMILE FOR A CHILD FUNDRAISING APPEAL 2010       

Smile for a Child is our summer campaign to raise funds for a specific project.  Set up in 2007 funds raised to date have been utilised for the development of the Children's Resource Centre in Bulgaria and a village school in Hamilton, Sierra Leone.

‘Building blocks...together we can help build a brighter future’       

Real Aid are raising funds to build a rice store in Sierra Leone to help feed children from the local community for years to come …

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School Information Sheet & Fundraising Wall

Fundraising Wall for individuals, groups and businesses

The local community of Bumpe Chiefdom have donated a piece of land to Real Aid.  Real Aid is providing the resources to enable the locals to build a rice store themselves, they will even make their own bricks – providing much needed training and employment opportunities.

 The store will be large enough to provide food security for the whole community for the foreseeable future.

FOOTWEAR APPEAL 2010                 

We support agricultural projects in the Bumpe Chiefdom, Sierra Leone.  This enables the local community to grow rice to feed their families.  We aim to help the community by reducing the spread of parasitic disease which spreads through the soil to the field workers.  We wish to thank everyone who donated

WELLINGTON BOOTS

We will continue to accept donations of wellington boots and other footwear throughout the year.  These can be taken to any one of our shops or directly to our Head Office at Tickton.  School and group collections can be arranged by telephoning 01482 880660

HARVEST FESTIVAL 2010

During Harvest Festival various groups and schools collect and donate aid for our annual appeal.  Real Aid welcomes donations of food, hygiene and educational products to send to children and their families in some of the poorest countries in the world.

We are appealing for

FOOD - RICE, PASTA & TINNED FISH

EDUCATION - CRAYONS & EXERCISE BOOKS

HYGIENE - SOAP & TOOTHBRUSHES/TOOTHPASTE

Donations can be taken to our shops in Beverley, Quay Road and High Street, Bridlington, Hornsea, Driffield, Hessle, Newland Avenue and our head office at Tickton. 

Please telephone 01482 880660 for further details.

CHILDREN IN SIERRA LEONE RECEIVE GIFT BOXES DONATED TO OUR 2009 CHRISTMAS APPEAL  ... THANKS TO YOU

An abandoned girl in Bumpe Chiefdom receives Hull City gift box and pre-school children in Hamilton celebrate receiving their gift boxes     

         Joseph Kobba, Country Director for Real Aid - Sierra Leone hands out gift boxes to boys and girls at the Sembehum Primary School.  Joseph is also pictured with the schools Head Teacher who  received much needed educational supplies.

 Gift boxes for the poor children in Southern Sierra Leone

        THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN!!

 Quote from Phil Brown, former Manager of Hull City AFC “People who have children, myself included, will tell you that when the kids are suffering, you suffer as well. Obviously, the children across Africa suffer a lot and if we are fortunate enough to be in a position where we can make a difference to their lives at Christmas time then why not do it? Myself, the players and everybody connected with Hull City supported Real Aid last year and will be doing so again this Christmas because it’s a very worthy cause. I’ve seen pictures of the kids receiving their gift boxes last year and that brings home how much it means to them.”  Oct 2009

 Phil Brown, former Manager of Hull City AFC - Dec 2009

DONATIONS

Real Aid is continually looking for quality clothing, shoes, bric-a-brac and other general household goods.  Items can be taken to the Aid Supply Centre or any of our shops for sorting as either aid or to be sold.

VOLUNTEERS

Real Aid also welcome applications from anybody who would like to join our team of volunteers.  We are looking for the following individuals with a little time to spare to:- 

         •   help at the Aid Supply Centre in Beverley

          •  drive the vans

           • help in the shops

Anybody interested in finding out more, please click here to contact Real Aid.