We offered to collect heavier or numerous items too, and built up quite a mountain in the pews of the local parish church. In October we plugged and advertised an auction event set up within the community where all of the money raised would go to charities for the refugees.
Everything to be auctioned was donated by local businesses, and ranged from afternoon tea for two, to a professional sculpture. In early November I accompanied two others from another church, in a van loaded with items to distribute to the refugees. In the lead up to this we had done some fundraising and received donations that had been listed as required by a charity in Calais. This worked really well as socks were something everyone could give and get involved in, regardless of their financial position.
After Calais I was also asked to share at the local Labour Party about the experience to help them explore what they can be doing to bring aid to these people. Our plans are to team up with the organisation designated by the Government to house these families, and to offer whatever services we as a community can provide โ ranging from dentistry and medical care, to befriending and help with accounts. If this happens we will be exploring as church what role we can play in getting alongside and helping these refugees.
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