Operation Sunshine News

Dear supporting Churches,

We would be grateful if you could convey the following information to your churches, especially the news that we will no longer be sending food in our containers. Thank you.

1.   The next container will be packed on Tuesday 7 February 2012, going to Bryony Pichanick in Zimbabwe. Volunteers to help on the day (especially strong ones who can help with the heavy lifting of sacks etc) are always welcome, and lunch will be provided.

2.  Due to the many and varied restrictions and requirements of the different countries that we send to, the committee have decided that it is no longer sensible or practical to send food in our containers. Therefore, from now on, we cannot accept any food. Please can you let any groups, schools or churches that you are in contact with know this.  We will try to write to them ourselves but cannot be sure to notify everyone. Although it is a long way off we would like to advise that if anyone wants to collect for O.S. at Harvest then the following items would be very gratefully received.

Soap, toothbrushes & toothpaste, candles (but not matches), school stationery e.g. pens / pencils / crayons / rulers / erasers / pencil sharpeners / exercise books (plain, ruled or squared). Money to pay towards the containers is always needed.

3. Dates for your diary

· Saturday 4 February at Hawkinge Community Centre. “Euro Crisis” Quiz night at 7:30pm. £6.00 per person which includes a meal; a licensed bar is available. For tickets call Christine on 01303 891380.

· Spring Coffee Morning – hopefully on Saturday 17 March.

· Saturday 21 April “Canterbury Music Makers” Orchestral concert at Lyminge Parish Church. Tickets £6.00 to include refreshments.

· Bank Holiday Monday 7 May Hawkinge Family Fun Run with bouncy castle, barbeque and stalls.

· Friday 22 June – O.S. Annual Golf Tournament at Boughton
· Saturday 1 December – Christmas Fayre at the Folkestone United Reformed Church

Spring Coffee Morning.

This will be on Saturday 17 March 2012 from 10:00am to 12:30pm; at The Millfield Centre, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ.

This is close to the town centre so you could park at Asda or the carpark in the centre of the one way system (parking is free for 2 hours at Asda if you spend more than £7.50 in the shop!) or in the side streets. The Millfield Centre is on the corner with Victoria Grove (map attached http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=622592&y=136088&z=0&sv=ct201bz&st=2&pc=ct20+1bz&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf )

There will be homemade cakes and preserves, soup lunches, tombola, bric-a-brac, books and plants as well as tea and coffee! Come along and meet up with friends and possibly make some new ones.

New Year Lunch

I am very pleased to tell you that our New Year Lunch made a profit of £998.34. We are very grateful to Lyn for organising it and to her and her team of helpers who provided the food; and to everyone who supported it with their generous donations.

Mrs Christine Lewis, Operation Sunshine
Reg. Charity No. 1129152