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Thanks to our Methodist supporters
September 2018
Dear friends,
We are delighted to send you another newsletter packed New CEO Julie
with interesting news and fundraising ideas, especially Bentley joins
for Christmas. Action for Children
It has been a wonderful year for Action for Children. We are
We are excited to tell you that our new Chief Executive, delighted
Julie Bentley, is now in post. Please remember her in your to welcome
prayers as she settles into her role. our new
Next year, we celebrate our 150th birthday! There is excitement Chief
in the air as we prepare to mark it with our staff and Executive, Julie Bentley,
supporters. Over the next couple of months, we will share our who joined Action for
celebration plans. Nevertheless, hundreds of churches marked Children on 1 August.
Action for Children Sunday this year with joyful gladness and Julie has been CEO of a
immense generosity. Thank you so much. few charities, for the past
Even though your churches have raised so much money six years at Girlguiding, the
throughout the year, we know that many are planning to largest charity for girls and
hold a special service to raise even more to support our work. young women in the UK.
We are truly grateful for your untiring commitment. Prior to that she was CEO
for five years at FPA (Family
So, with help from ROOTS for Churches, we have produced Planning Association) and
the enclosed worship booklet. We hope it helps churches was also CEO at The Suzy
plan a Christmas service that all ages will thoroughly enjoy. Lamplugh Trust.
Also, we hope that the reflections on the Christmas story will
give you insight into the lives of some of the children and Prior to becoming a
families that you help us support. CEO, Julie was a director
working for organisations
Remember that your local community fundraiser is at hand supporting people with
to support you with advice and provide anything you may drugs and alcohol addiction
need. Their information is on the attached contact sheet and and started her career as
on our website here: actionforchildren.org.uk/media/10310/ a youth worker, training in
fundraisers-contact-list.pdf. Essex where she ran a range
We wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas, of youth provision, before
and a wonderful New Year. taking up a post in London,
setting up and running a
Thanks and God bless you.
young people’s drugs project
in south east London in the
early 90s. Julie also spent
six years as a trustee of the
housing and homelessness
Karis Kolawole Jessica Taylor charity Shelter.
Head of Faith Head of Community continues on next page
Partnerships Fundraising & Retail
Is writing your Will continues from next page
still on your ‘to do’ list? Julie says ‘I am
Did you know that you can passionate about children
have your Will written free and young people
of charge? reaching their potential
and young people have
At Action for Children, we know always featured heavily
how important it is to provide in my career. That is
your loved ones with the safety why I wanted to work
and security they deserve. with Action for Children,
That’s why we are offering a which I have long admired
You may not have sat down free online Will writing service for the fantastic work
and considered writing your through our partners, Farewill they do supporting those
Will. However, having a Will is and The Goodwill Partnership. children and families
a chance for you: This can take place in the who most need it. It is
comfort of your own home, clear that Action for
—— to protect your friends
in the evening or on the Children makes a real and
and family
weekend – whenever suits meaningful difference to
—— to make your wishes known you best. Or, if you prefer, the lives of those they
—— to support the causes you can have your Will support and that as a
closest to your heart written online. You don’t result their life chances,
A gift in your Will not only creates have to leave a gift in your quality of life and
an incredible lasting legacy, it Will to Action for Children to wellbeing are improved.
also has financial benefits: the use our offer. However, if you I wanted to be part of a
value of whatever you leave is choose to do so, it will be charity that does that.’
deducted from your estate before immensely appreciated.
Inheritance Tax is worked out.
For more information on how to access this offer, please
visit actionforchildren.org.uk/freewilloffers. Alternatively,
call 0300 123 2112 or email legacies@actionforchildren.org.uk
Christmas
Cards
available We were very proud to
open our first pop‑up shop
now! in Castle Mall, Norwich on
9th August called 1869 after
Some of you may have
the year we were founded.
already seen our Christmas card brochure—it’s been available
The shop is stocked entirely
since July! We have enclosed a copy in this mailing. There
with new clothing donated
are a wonderful selection of cards available.
by high street retailers and
Cards from the brochure can be can be ordered online, is the first in a series of pop-
by phone or by post. Full details are in the brochure. ups currently being planned.
Additional contemporary designs are available from
Another way we are working
www.actionforchildren.org.uk/how-to-help/shop/
with clothing to generate
Last year our Giant Christmas Card proved to be very popular. income is via our new
It’s the perfect alternative to writing lots of Christmas cards and Clothes Aid collection bags.
giving them out in church. This way you can make a donation to Look out for one of our new
Action for Children and put your message inside the card which bags coming through your
is displayed in church. Available from your local Fundraiser. door very soon!
Community Fundraising Events November 2018 to March 2019
REGION DATE EVENT FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT
Bath 17th March 2019 Bath Half Marathon Shelagh Hillier 07930 341503
Shelagh.hillier@actionforchildren.org.ok
Berkshire February 2019 Wokingham Half Lily Haig 07803 583300
(exact dates Marathon lily.haig@actionforchildren.org.uk
TBC)
Bristol 1st December Carols & Steam Avon Clive & Joan Sutton Tel 0117 932 3978
2018 Valley Railway, Bitton,
BS30 6HD 6.45pm
Cambridgeshire March 2019 Saucony Cambridge Holly Canham 07738502120
(exact date TCB) Half Marathon holly.canham@actionforchildren.org.uk
Coventry November 18th Coventry 10K Charity Hannah Leek 07889603816
2018 Fun Run hannah.leek@actionforchildren.org.uk
Coventry February 17th The Starley Sportive Hannah Leek 07889603816
2019 Road cycling - 28.6 hannah.leek@actionforchildren.org.uk
miles, 63.2 miles or
85.5 miles
East Midlands 24th December Carols on the Toni Hudson 07843344625
Square: Earls Barton, toni.hudson@actionforchildren.org.uk
Northampton,
NN6 0NA
Guernsey 2019 Date TBC Captured Event Megan Dudziak 07702442843
megan.dudziak@actionforchildren.org.uk
Hampshire 27th January Farnborough Half Lily Haig 07803 583300
2019 Marathon lily.haig@actionforchildren.org.uk
Hampshire February 2019 New Forest Lily Haig 07803 583300
(exact dates Challenge- lily.haig@actionforchildren.org.uk
TBC) 26 or 18 mile walk
Hampshire March 2019 Spinnaker Lily Haig 07803 583300
(exact date TCB) Tower Abseil lily.haig@actionforchildren.org.uk
Hertfordshire November 18th Hertfordshire Kelly Sapwell 07921 491550
2018 Half Marathon Kelly.Sapwell@actionforchildren.org.uk
Kent April 7th & 8th Spartan Super Laura Hanratta 07525 731316
2019 (12km) & Sprint (5km) Laura.Hanratta@actionforchildren.org.uk
taking place in St
Clere, Sevenoakes
(sign up deadline
is March 22nd)
London December 6th Santa in the City David Springer 07889 604165
2018 David.Springer@actionforchildren.org.uk
London December 8th London Santa Run David Springer 07889 604165
2018 David.Springer@actionforchildren.org.uk
Newport, Wales 3rd March 2019 Admiral City of Nina Rice 02920 347060 / 0788 988 7053
Newwport Half nina.rice@actionforchildren.org.uk
Marathon
continues on next page
North West Thursday 6th Liverpool Cathedral Helen Noble 07872 675863
December Christmas Concert helen.noble@actionforchildren.org.uk
7.00pm Liverpool Cathedral,
St James’ Mount,
Liverpool L1 7AZ
North West Saturday 3rd Nigel Ogden Organ Helen Noble 07872 675863
November Concert, The Drive helen.noble@actionforchildren.org.uk
(afternoon) Methodist Church,
Lytham St Annes
FY8 1LH
Scotland Sunday 4th Yes Chef 2018: Hilton Kirsty Martin-Steele: 0141 550 9023
November 2018 - Hotel, 1 William Street, kirsty.martin-steele@actionforchildren.org.uk
6:30pm Glasgow, G3 8HT
Shropshire November 25th Weston park - KickAss Hannah Leek 07889603816
2018 Endurance hannah.leek@actionforchildren.org.uk
10k flat / trail run
around the historic
ground of Weston Park.
South East February 2019 Epsom Book Fair Megan Dudziak 07702442843
(exact dates TBC) - Held at Epsom megan.dudziak@actionforchildren.org.uk
Methodist Church,
Surrey
South East 14th October Mud Monsters: East Susan Dove: 07525 734104
Grinstead. 5km, 10km susan.dove@actionforchildren.org.uk
and 20km muddy run
South West Saturday 8th Santa Slide at Jamie Lee
December 2018 The Eden Project Tel: (01752) 560 206
Dress up as Santa and jamie.lee@actionforchildren.org.uk
zip over the world-
famous biodomes at
The Eden Project.
Stourbridge December 22nd Wollaston Bright Hannah Leek 07889603816
2018 Carol Singing hannah.leek@actionforchildren.org.uk
Surrey February 25th Thorpe Park Half Megan Dudziak 07702442843
2019 Marathon megan.dudziak@actionforchildren.org.uk
Surrey March 18th 2019 Hampton Court Megan Dudziak 07702442843
Palace Half megan.dudziak@actionforchildren.org.uk
Yorkshire Saturday 17th Baildon Christmas Cat Schroeter 07525 731909
November - Fair: Baildon Methodist catherine.schroeter@actionforchildren.org.uk
10:00am Church, Newton
Way, Baildon, Shipley
BD17 5NR
Yorkshire 21st December Northallerton Sing Cat Schroeter 07525 731909
Carols: Northallerton catherine.schroeter@actionforchildren.org.uk
Methodist Church,
73 High St,
Northallerton DL7 8EG
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