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ACE
has made great progress with classroom building during the past
few years. Because the need for buildings is so great, it is often
necessary to start on the next project before the previous one is
properly furnished.
The
picture on the right shows the lack of desks in a new classroom
we have built at Bukazi school.
So,
we are appealing to you to donate desks for our classrooms. A double
desk like these, made by our local carpenter costs just £23
on average. (The price varies a little for different schools
because some are remoter than others, so transport costs are higher.)
How
about giving someone a desk in one of our schools as a present?
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Please help us to fill this classroom with desks
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You can click
on the DONATE NOW button and make your gift.
Then send an
e-mail by clicking here
to tell us who you are and whose name you would like on the plaque.
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Since
we began this appeal in 2007 we have received the following donations
of desks -
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Donor
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Name
on Plaque
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Number
of desks
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Receiving
School
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Madron
School
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Madron
School
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8
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Penzance
Lions Club
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Penzance
Lions Club
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19
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Nathan
Kirkham
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Tylah
Kirkham
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Merlee
Bell
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Kynan
Bell
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Tallon
Bell
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1
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Hannah
Westren
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Hannah
Westren
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1
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Bryan
and Enola Cole
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Hope
Biddlecombe
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1
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Wessex
Magical Association
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Wessex
Magical Association
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1
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Society
of Dorchester Scorcerers
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Society
of Dorchester Scorcerers
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1
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Philip
Budden
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Philip
Budden
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1
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Melissa
Hardie-Budden
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Melissa
Hardie-Budden
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1
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Lynne
Mayers
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Lynne
Mayers
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1
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Roger
Drew
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Bette
Drew
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1
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Bette
Drew
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Roger
Drew
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1
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Brenda
Camm
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Brenda
Camm
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1
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Briony
Bates
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Matthew
King
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1
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Jeremy
& Jill Bishop
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Jeremy
& Jill Bishop
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1
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Mounts
Bay School
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Mounts
Bay School
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7
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L.
Whitefoot
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Georgia
Whitefoot
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2
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Mrs
E J Mitchell
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Bernard
Hubert Jervis
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5
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Pendeen
School
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Pendeen
School
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9
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Phil
and Melissa Budden
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Sylvia
Joerke
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1
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Helen
Gibson
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Helen
Gibson
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1
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Anonymous
donor
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Ruby
Elizabeth Floyd
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1
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Anonymous
donor
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Winifred
Elizabeth Jervis
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1
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Anonymous
donor
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Ida
Hazel Barker
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1
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Nick
& Rachel Coulter
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Nick
Coulter
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1
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Nick
& Rachel Coulter
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Rachel
Coulter
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1
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Christine
O'Loughlin
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Howard
Budden
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1
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Amanda
& Chloe Tucker
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Amanda
& Chloe Tucker
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1
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Mounts
Bay Rotary Club
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Mounts
Bay Rotary Club
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20
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Matthew
Drew
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Matthew
Drew
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1
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The
Calleva Foundation
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The
Calleva Foundation
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20
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Mr
and Mrs N. G. Nicholls
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Mr
and Mrs N. G. Nicholls
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1
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Mrs
Betty Bell
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Jonny
Bell
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2
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The
Bower Trust
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The
Bower Trust
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43
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Stephanie
Pearman
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Bert
Reeves
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1
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Stephanie
Pearman
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Hazel
& Tony Goater
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1
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Aonghus
Sutherland
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Aonghus
Sutherland
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1
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Andrew
& Amanda Tucker
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Maggie
& Grant Tucker
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1
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Andrew
& Amanda Tucker
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Alan
Fowles
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1
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Andrew
& Amanda Tucker
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Sarah
& Treve Laity
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1
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Andrew
& Amanda Tucker
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Catherine
& Kevin Sherris
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1
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Andrew
& Amanda Tucker
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Lisa
& Sam Williams
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1
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Peter
Wright
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Nick
Hopkinson
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1
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Minami
High School, Karatsu, Japan
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Minami
High School, Karatsu, Japan
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12
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Joy
Kell
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Annette
Morley
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1
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Betty
Bell
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Jonny
Bell
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1
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Toni
Pereira
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Toni
Pereira
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Nathan
Kirkham
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Tylah
Kirkham
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Merlee
Bell
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Kynan
Bell
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1
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Tallon
Bell
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1
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Athena
Kara
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Athena
Kara
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1
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John
& Skye Church
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John
Church
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1
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John
& Skye Church
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Skye
Church
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1
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Lynne
Picknett
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Joanne
Crow
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1
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Jan
Coles
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Rob
Tom
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1
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Betty
Osborne
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Betty
Osborne
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1
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any
school
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Mary
Ann Ellis
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Rose
Poole
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1
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any
school
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Mary
Ann Ellis
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Harrison
Poole
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1
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any
school
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Jane
Thurnell-Read
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John
Payne
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2
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any
school
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Betty
Bell
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Jonny
Bell
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1
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any
school
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Toni
Pereira
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1
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any
school
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Nathan
Kirkham
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1
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any
school
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Tylah
Kirkham
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1
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any
school
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Merlee
Bell
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1
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any
school
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Kynan
Bell
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1
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any
school
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Graham
& Kerry Bell
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Tallon
Bell
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1
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any
school
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This picture
shows desks, funded by ACE, ready for delivery to one of our schools.
They are built for us at a workshop in Kisoro.
70 were delivered
to the schools in April 2008.
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Since we began
this appeal for funding for desks we have received enough donations
for nearly 200.
Thank you
to everyone who has contributed.
This classroom
at Rurembwe has now received
20 more desks.
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This
is what we want all our classrooms to look like.
This
classroom full of desks is at Mukibugu
Primary School.
Children
can't study properly if they have to sit on the floor.
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At the end of September,
David Epidu sent us this report and these pictures of a desk delivery
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"On 24th
September 2008, 20 desks were delivered to St.
Joseph (Mwangi) from Entebbe using hired transport by the ACE
representative in Uganda, David Epidu." This picture shows
the desks being loaded.
"The desks
where purchased at a total of Uganda shillings 1,500,000/= (one
million and five hundred thousand shillings only) including transport
to the school." This is approximately £500. They were
funded with the gift from The Calleva Foundation.
These desks
cost £25 each because wood is scarcer, and therefore more
expensive, in northern Uganda than in the south.
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"The journey
took almost the whole day as it had rained and the roads where very
bad. We had to struggle the whole day, but fortunately managed to
reach the school without any problem.
"When we
reached school we were welcomed by a large group of parents who
had collected at school for a parents' meeting.
"They helped
to unload the desks and carry them into the new classrooms."
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Following
more generous donations during the Christmas period 2008, we will
be delivering another load of 20 desks to St.
Joseph (Mwangi) in early 2009.
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Plaques
for the desks
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We
tried, for some time, to think of a cheap and easy way to mark desks
with the donors' names. We wanted something that would last, but
we were reluctant to divert any funds from the charity for this,
as it doesn't directly benefit the schoolchildren.
Our
trustee, Roger Drew, has now made these simple plaques and he completed
the first batch in time for them to be taken to Uganda by Angela
and Vic Peake when they visited the schools in February 2008. They
have been screwed to the desks.
Roger
has subsequently made more and they have been taken to Uganda. Another
batch will be sent to Uganda soon.
Here
are some examples -
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We
hope that you like this way of marking your gift without taking
any funds from your donations.
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