SERVING OVERSEAS
We are pleased that we are able to help communities overseas in a variety of ways. It is often most convenient to male financial donations.
POKOLA BASIC SCHOOL, ZAMBIA
Netherlee Primary School is partnered with a large primary school school in Zambia called Pokola Basic School. Through this connection we have links to Pokola School. We have supported the school with financial donations and also donations of basic equipment for the pupils such including pencils, pencil cases, items of clothing, etc. The Head Teacher Mr Richard Shikwesha and one of his colleagues has visited our church.
A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS
Some of you may wonder why we collect old spectacles. You might think that your particular prescription is unique, that no one else could have the same eyesight loss as you do. You might think that your frames which were the last word in designer fashion some ten years ago would hardly now be in demand. But how wrong this is.
About 200 million people suffer from simple short-sightedness or simple long-sightedness and can't affoard to do anything about it. We take forgranted free eyesight checks. We take forgranted the fact that we can buy simple, basic, reading glasses for about £1.00. We take forgranted that we can get cheap glasses to transform short-sight to normal sight.
Our old glasses can be used to give the poorest people new sight. To give them new vision. With proper sight and proper vision people who couldn't leave home, couldn't work and couldn't interact with others can now live proper, fulfilling lives.
Our old glasses are checked and the prescriptions of the lenses determined. The lenses which can be easily used are kept. Some frames are kept, some are recycled. Some frames are used to provide a source of valuable metals such as gold, silver and tungsten and the money gained from the sale of the precious metals is used to support the work.
So, when you get a new pair of specs don't throw tham away in your waste bin bring them to the church and they can be used to transform the lives of some of the poorest people in the world.
Last year Connell Cranston took over 100 pairs of spectacles to our local collection agent.
SHOEBOX APPEAL / BACKPACK APPEAL
For a good number of years we have supported the Blythswood Care shoebox appeal filling shoe-boxes with a mixture of practical and fun gifts for orphaned and disadvantaged children. More recently we have seen more emphasis on supporting MARY'S MEALS Backpack Appeal.
MILLENIUM PROJECT
To celebrate the Millenium we chose to sponsor a project being run by Concern Worldwide in North Kalu, Ethiopia. Between 1998 and 2002 we raised £4,150 to support the work.
OTHER SUPPORT
After each of our main Communion Services and at our Harvest Thanksgiving Service we provide members with an opportunity to make an offering to a “good cause”. We try to make sure that we alternate our donations between giving to overseas charities and home charities. Over recent years we have made donations to the following organisations providing services and support on a worldwide basis.
2018 Water Aid £140
Medecins sans Frontiers £ 99
2016 WaterAid £205
Build a House, Nepal Project £600
2015 WaterAid £289
Nepal Earthquake Appeal £200
Build a House (Nepal) £953
2014 Mary's Meals £ 94
Ebola Appeal £202
WaterAid £215
2013 WaterAid £232
2012 Pokola School, Zambia £100
WaterAid £346
2011 Nazareth Hospital
Water Aid £200
Mary's Meals £ 90
2010 Christian Aid £939
Water Aid £296
Glasgow Caring City £228
2009 Water Aid £472
2008 Mary's Meals £121
Water Aid £309
Christian Aid £240
2006 Water Aid £233
2005 Tsunami Disaster Appeal £835
2004 Sudan Appeal £243
2003 Save the Children £427