Christian Relief Uganda

Congratulations and Farewell to Barbara Koffman

Lynne W — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:42:12 +0000

Congratulations and Farewell to Barbara Koffman as she moves the expanding CRU Dental Project over to DENTAID www.dentaid.org
All CRU Trustees are very proud of the pioneering work Barbara has done over many years in organising relief clinics and integrating UK volunteer dental workers with Ugandan professionals.

Click here for more details DENTAID 18.4.12

CRU AGM

Lynne W — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:28:09 +0000

The CRU AGM will be held on at 6.30pm on Friday May 18^th 2012

at the Hope Centre, 16-18 Park Green, Macclesfield, SK11 7NA

The Hope Centre

CNU meeting

Lynne W — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:35:54 +0000

The next Christian Network Uganda meeting is on March 24th from 10am till 4pm at Tytherington Family Worship Church, Macclesfield, SK10 2UZ.

A Musical Soirée on 17th March 2012

Lynne W — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:34:10 +0000

Come and enjoy a Musical Soirée by Manchester Ladies’ Choir
Conductor: Delia Maunder
Accompanist: Sheila Seal

When: Saturday March 17th 2012 at 7.30pm
Where:Tytherington Family Worship Church, Sandwich Dr, Macclesfield, SK10 2UZ

For more information contact 01625 618319
Free Admission with a collection taken during the interval

Click here for the Poster – Musical Soiree 17Mar12

Excellent Exam Results For Maria’s Care Primary School Leavers

Lynne W — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:36:20 +0000

Passing the Primary School Leavers’ exam is very important for all pupils in Uganda. This takes place at the end of the school year in November and ensures they can move on to secondary or vocational education.
Results come through in January before the start of the new academic year, and are graded in Divisions 1 to 4. It was with great pride that Maria’s Care manager Jackie Oba, reported that the top four pupils at Maria’s Care were sponsored who had all achieved Division 1. In Division 2, 19 pupils passed of whom four were children sponsored by CRU. Standards continue to rise at the school, particularly in Maths, thanks to the professional and hard working staff for whom CRU has funded In Service training over the past four years. Pupils will go on either to Secondary School to ‘O’ level, or to Vocational Training colleges.

Congratulations to Maria’s Care from the Speaker of Ugandan Parliament

Lynne W — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:36:28 +0000

Maria’s Care Manager, Jackie Oba was invited to a New Year Party organized at Kamuli Town Council by Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, MP, and Speaker of Parliament.
Jackie writes,” It was a colourful day for Maria’s Care as the Honorable Kadaga in her speech thanked the Manager on behalf of the community of Kamuli for a good job well done in lifting the standards of the school academically and in the entire district.”

Christmas Quiz Results

Lynne W — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:10:44 +0000

Well done to the winners of the Christmas Quiz:

in first place – Rosemary Longhurst, Exmouth

in joint second place – there are 3 people with the same score:

Keith Brown           Matlock
Mary Cox                Sandbach
Chris Hewetson   Stoke-on-Trent

in third place – The Chadwick Family, St Albans

Thank you to all who participated in this years Christmas quiz.

There were a few questions which produced some controversy, so the opinion of an independent adjudicator were sought, leading to the final decision.
The answers as per the quiz which was taken from a recognised internet site are now on our web site.

christmas quiz and answers 2011

CRU Christmas Quiz

Lynne W — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:48:25 +0000

Hi, all you quiz fans. CRU’s latest quiz questions are here again to keep you up at night. Proceeds will go to support the dental projects.
christmas quiz 2011 – pdf version

christmas quiz 2011 – Word version

Download the quiz, print out and post with your entry fee or fill it in on your computer, donate via Just Giving and email to Barbara Koffman. Full details are given in the quiz document. Enjoy!!

Alternative Christmas Gifts

Lynne W — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:30:32 +0000

What to buy for that relative that has everything??
Please take a look at our list of alternative Christmas presents.
All items will be bought and distributed to our projects in Uganda. More details on the website “Get Involved” page

Gift Ideas Poster Dec 2011

CRU thanks Cowbridge Male Voice Choir for a great concert in St. Albans to raise funds

Lynne W — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:04:01 +0000

Over 400 people filled the Main Hall of St. Columba’s College, St. Alban’s on October 8th 2011 for a concert given by the Cowbridge Welsh Male Voice Choir. This well supported, successful event raised funds for Christian Relief Uganda’s work for the destitute children supported through Maria’s Care, Kamuli.

For the full report click here: Cowbridge press report Oct 2011