William Lang reported on the door-to-door collection for 2005 in Elstead that:

This year the door-to-door collections made £1,702, to which we should add £304.56 from the Lent Lunches - both slightly up on last year, which means that this year we have been able to send a total of £2006.56, to Christian Aid from Elstead. This represents £2.00 for every household in Elstead.

With nearly half of the door to door collection Gift Aided**, there should be an additional £222+ from the tax man, making something like £2228, altogether, which looks like a new record for Elstead !

Not only that, but the total is up despite the Tsunami Appeal earlier in the year, and the usual need to find extra people for those 'un-popular areas' (always difficult).

So, a big vote of thanks to all the collectors from the Committee.

Yours sincerely.
William Lang [Chairman & Treasurer]

Our Link Mission Partners, Colin and Anita Smith will be visiting us in July.

There is a proposal to send two young people to Nairobi next year for six weeks to see Colin and Anita at work and to experience Kenyan Life.

Anyone wishing to be considered for this project is invited to come along to Thursley Church at 10.00 am on Sunday 10^th July to meet Colin and Anita.

For more information contact William Lang.

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