Charities
Charities“For Charity.” (the last words of Bishop Richard Challoner).
We have a number of groups that enable our community to put faith into action. Our Charities Team, led by Mrs O’Kelly, supports a number of charities every year. Many of these charities have benefited from our fundraising for decades, for example, CAFOD, Naomi House and Jacksplace, our sister school, St Bede’s in Bamenda, the Andover Foodbank.
We have been running the Faith in Action Award for the past three years and students have undertaken their bronze, silver and gold awards. These sessions, run by the Religious Studies department, are a wonderful space to grown in both reflective and active aspects of discipleship. Friendships are formed, gifts are developed, comfort zones challenged and faith is strengthened.
Nominated Charities
| CAFOD
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development Faith in action – sharing our goods. Helping people to help themselves regardless of, nationality or religious beliefs. Helps with development, education, health projects, responds to crises & campaigns for fairer distribution or wealth. |
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| NAOMI HOUSE CHILDREN’S HOSPICE
Naomi House provides palliative care, respite, terminal and bereavement care and support to children and their families from central and Southern England, in a home from home environment. |
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| ANDOVER FOOD BANK SHOE BOX, CHRISTMAS APPEAL
This annual project enables individuals or groups to fill ordinary shoeboxes with small toys, school supplies, hats, scarves and other gifts for vulnerable children in need locally this includes young carers. |
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| ANDOVER/BASINGSTOKE FOOD BANK
Is a Local Charity within our pastoral area. It supports families and individuals in short term crisis who are without the means even to buy food. They liaise closely with other local charities and social organisations to provide support. |
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| THE BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL
Last year, The Royal British Legion asked the nation to Rethink Remembrance by recognising the sacrifices made not just by the Armed Forces of the past, but by today’s generation too. For many people, Remembrance is associated with the fallen of the First and Second World Wars. While we will always remember them, the Legion wants to raise awareness of a new generation of veterans and Service personnel that need our support |
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| St Bede’s School, Bamenda.
St Bede’s College is a co-educational secondary college of 900 students in Ashing-Kom, in the North-West Province of Cameroon in West Africa. |
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