Thank you, once again, to all those who submitted proposals for our Lenten projects for this year. After careful consideration of them all, the PPC has decided that this year we will concentrate our effort on supporting ROSY - RESPITE for OXFORDSHIRE'S SICK YOUNGSTERS, and AFRICAN ADVENTURES FOUNDATION.
The ROSY appeal is dedicated to delivering additional respite care to Oxfordshire's terminally ill, acute and chronically sick children, who are supported in their own homes. The charity funds activities, equipment, projects and patient-focussed support that is above and beyond the usual expenditure of the NHS budget.
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For parents and families, looking after their loved ones is a relentless 24/7 cycle of care. This is where Oxford Health Charity’s support through the ROSY appeal comes in. The appeal funds a team of caregivers (nurses, healthcare assistants, etc.) who are part of the Community Children’s Nursing Service, providing direct care to the children.
All ROSY activities enhance statutory NHS care and enable more children and their families to receive important support and respite care. Respite support is delivered in a 3-hour home visit to a family, with a staff member who the child and family are familiar with. Their staff are trained to deliver individual clinical nursing care to the child, along with meeting the child’s needs and wants during the session. ROSY enables the service to support children and their families at home, enabling the child to be safely cared for whilst giving parents some precious time for themselves.
The mission of the African Adventures Foundation is to provide more children with a quality education and better opportunities in life. It is a registered charity set up in 2013 to provide support to 29 schools in developing areas of Ghana, Kenya and Zanzibar. These schools provide education, health and food security, and social support to young people whose access to these basic services would otherwise be very limited. The African Adventures Foundation helps by funding food security programmes, the construction of important school facilities, and hygiene projects that will benefit children’s health and education.
Their four core programmes that help the schools grow their outreach and improve the quality of education they provide are:
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Food security programmes at their partner schools in Kenya, giving 1,300 children two free nutritious meals every day, who might otherwise have to go without.
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Building projects needed by their partner schools, that range from new classrooms and kitchens, to toilet blocks and utility installation, such as piped water and electricity.
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WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) projects to improve hygiene standards, including the construction of more toilet and washing facilities and educating children about menstrual health management, to help alleviate period poverty and provide equitable access to education.
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Providing essential classroom resources and kitchen equipment, to help their partner schools operate more. This can range from energy-saving cookstoves and cutlery to IT equipment and desks.
Some Fundraising Dates for Your Diaries
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ASH WEDNESDAY 5th MARCH – 7:30 pm
Simple Soup Supper - Bread and Soup in the Parish Centre after the evening Mass, with information and displays on the project.
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SATURDAY 15th MARCH – 6.30pm to 10pm in the parish centre
​St Patrick's Day Celebrations - in the parish centre. Details to follow.
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WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH - 7.30pm
​Curry Night! in the Parish Centre. We will have a selection of curries, including vegetarian, so please do come along and join us. details to follow.
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SUNDAY 30th MARCH – after 8.45am and 10.15am Mass
Big Breakfast & Home Produce sale - in the Parish Centre. We urgently need you to provide cakes, jams, etc. for sale.​​
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OTHER EVENTS - DATES TO BE CONFIRMED
...Golf Day at Drayton Park Golf Club
...Car Wash organised by our youth