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Newsletter No, 8 in pdf format available here

:  Emily's Story  :

Emily Catchpool from Bath was 12 years old when she first heard about Amigos, over the last 6 years she has raised a staggering £5,400 for Kira Farm Training Centre!

Emily has worked tirelessly raising funds through various activities, especially via her Hand Crafted Greeting Cards.

Now 18, Emily has finished her A Levels and plans to go to Liverpool University to study Primary School/Early Learning and gain a teaching degree.

Emily was chosen as ‘Mayor's Young Citizen' for the city of Bath in 2009 and she says that one of the highlight was meeting Nicholas Cage when he switched on Bath's Christmas Lights.  At the Mayor's ‘Call to Prayer', she was also able to promote Kira Farm in a talk she gave on ‘Her Vision for the Future'.

Emily visited Kira Farm when she was 16 and has since worked hard to raise its profile in her local church, St Philip and St James. She has given several presentations and plans to strengthen the links now established between Act 4 Africa and Victoria's Glenburnie School venture that is nearby. St Philip and St James Church (Bath) recognizes the effort that Emily has put in and is committed to praying and supporting both her and the project.

She is looking forward to return to Uganda and Kira Farm in 2011 as she enjoys a gap year. She will work closely with Kira staff and students, helping and inspiring them with her many skills and enthusiasm, to further the work that she passionately believes has made such a difference to so many lives.

Amigos would like to thank Emily, her family and friends at St Philip and St James Church for the massive support they have been to Kira Farm Training Centre.

Emily – ‘you have been an inspiration and an example to us all, tirelessly and quietly putting your energies into helping others less fortunate gain a better future'. Thank you!

You can order a selection of Emily's Greeting Cards here.

:  Calling all Jewellery Makers :

We have been given a number of beads from Westcountry's Uneeka shops to remodel into jewellery items to sell for Kira Farm Training Centre. 

Anyone who is creative and skilled in this area and interested getting involved, please contact Phil Tel 0796782464

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