Christian Aid in Harrogate
Christian Aid has been supported by the churches in Harrogate for many yeasr, with occasional representation on the CTH Exec. This page includes local events and national press releases with weblinks.
Christian Aid is a major relief and development agency of the Churches of the UK & Ireland. It stands with the world's poorest people to bring poverty and injustice to an end regardless of faith and ethnicity. The Christian community in Harrogate is part of the grassroots movement around the world that is committed to seeing a just world now and not just in the future. To use Christian Aid's mission statement: "We believe in life before death"
Quiz Aid 2008
Q. What gives you two hours of pleasure, leaves you with a warm feeling inside, and only costs £2?
A. Quizaid - the new annual Christian Aid week FUNdraising event.
This year during Christian Aid Week (11-17 May 2008) thousands of people across the country will be taking part in Quizaid on Friday 16 May in their homes, workplaces and local pubs and clubs to help raise thousands of pounds for Christian Aid's vital overseas development projects.
The concept is simple. Christian Aid is calling for Quizmasters across the UK to apply for a Quizaid pack. The pack will contain quiz questions and materials needed to publicise your event. You gather your friends, work colleagues or relatives together at a venue of your choosing. Everyone pays £2 to enter. Battle commences and all monies raised will help people in the developing world build a better life for themselves.
Quizaid is being backed by actor Shaun Williamson (Extras, Eastenders) ‘As a dedicated quizzer, I'd like to add my support to Quizaid. It sounds like a great idea – having fun, answering questions and in the process helping support Christian Aid's work in some of the world's poorest countries.
‘I'd encourage everyone to get stuck in to your local Quizaid, or even organise your own, during Christian Aid week. Anyone who fancies their chances should get involved – I certainly plan to.'
If you fancy yourself as a Quizmaster simply order your Quizaid pack by calling 08080 005 005 or download.
Christmas 2007: Need a gift? Give a duck!
Got a Christmas crisis? Run out of ideas for presents? Can't bear the thought of endless wrapping? Can't stand the thought of all those unwanted gifts but not sure what to ask for? Then you're in need of Present Aid….
Present Aid is a great way to give gifts with real meaning this Christmas. After all, just £24 could purchase 16 ducks. But to whom would you say: ‘I saw this and thought of you!' about a duck?
You could say it to Sunita Ranidash from Bangladesh . She wants to breed them, eat their eggs and barter them at market.
Since 1998, Christian Aid partner Friends in Village Development Bangladesh has helped people start to rebuild their lives after devastating floods by giving them ducks. Duck farming gives people like Sunita self-sufficiency, allowing them to work toward a more secure future.
Whether you choose ducks, trees, worms or bees, buying Christmas presents from Christian Aid's virtual gift catalogue means that you're giving more than the present. You're giving the future. And you're giving it to those who most need hope and generosity this Christmas. Your friend receives a gift card showing the impact their present will have when it's given again, to a poor community.
Present Aid helps us celebrate the real meaning of Christmas by moving away from commercialism and expressing love to others. And you can make even more of a difference by letting more people know about the catalogue. We have posters and specially written Present Aid carols available to help you get the message out to schools, businesses and shopping centres. And there's a special kit for making an eye-catching display on a stall.
Alex Jones, Initiatives Coordinator for Christian Aid in Yorkshire, said ‘Present Aid began here in Yorkshire and we've had great support for the scheme from Harrogate over the last four years. We're hoping churches will continue to play with the idea and get the message out to the wider community'.
Get a catalogue from your church, or call 08080 005 005 to order as many copies as you'd like for friends, schools and local shops.
Find out more about promoting Present Aid to your community:
Visit the Christian Aid website: www.christianaid.org.uk/love
Call the Yorkshire office on 0113 244 4764 to get hold of a Present Aid kit and more ideas. More info:
Alex Jones 0113 244 4764 or 07816 749307 ajones@christian-aid.org
Christian Aid is an international development agency working worldwide to fight poverty and injustice. It works with some of the poorest communities of the world, helping people irrespective of race, religion, culture or background
2002: Dr Alistair Sawers has been the Chairman of the committee which organises the annual house to house collection for Christian Aid Week in May
More info and contacts:
Christian Aid UK:
35 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RL. Company No. 5171525. UK registered charity No. 1105851
Christian Aid Yorkshire: 0113 244 4764, email;
Oxford Place Methodist Church,
Oxford Place,
Leeds, LS1 3AX; open
Monday to Friday, 9am-1:30pm
Christian Aid Trading Limited: 35 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RL. Company No. 1001742
Surefish: Christian Aid's own ISP; dial up and broadband supporting Christian Aid's ministries
Christian Aid is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Churches Together in Harrogate 'Local Groups' page
This webpage is provided by Churches Together in Harrogate. Loving God and Neighbour - together
www.ctharrogate.org.uk