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Thank You from CAFOD!
William Cruddace, CAFOD Community Participation Coordinator for Nottingham Diocese.
CAFOD is The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, and the official charity of The Bishops Conference for England and Wales. We work through the Caritas network to provide support to our brothers and sisters most in need around the world.
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In May last year I began my role as the CAFOD worker for Nottingham Diocese, and in the time since, it has been such a blessing to witness the support our Diocese gives to our global family It has been particularly special to see how our parishes, schools and volunteers bring support for CAFOD to life: whether that be in sponsored walks, community lunches, repair cafes, or many other creative ways
Some highlights of CAFOD’ s work in the last 12 months have included offering shelter, food and counselling to those displaced by the conflict in Ukraine and delivering Eco-Village training in Bangladesh. We have provided blankets to those left with no homes after the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey, and given food vouchers to those affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa. We are thankful for the opportunity to do all this and so much more, because none of it would be possible without your generous support, and I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you!
Over the last year, parishes in the Diocese of Nottingham have donated over £145,000 to support our work overseas, funding a variety of these life changing projects. Of this money £43,000 gave critical help in emergencies, allowing us to help fast. You have responded to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor worldwide with compassion and love, and we particularly appreciate your continued support given our own challenging financial times Thank you also to our volunteers, who make all this fundraising possible in their local Parishes, Schools, and our office - you are invaluable and the back bone of everything we do!
If you would like to learn more about our work or volunteering with CAFOD, please send me an email (nottingham@cafod.org.uk) or WhatsApp (077100 94455)
Many of the articles in this publication are also available to read individually at dioceseofnottingham.uk/news
