LittleStars-Luxor

Jul 26, 2008 at 08:54 o\clock

Another Red Letter Day

by: littlestarsluxor   Keywords: little, stars, Luxor, clinic, West, bank, children, disabled, injured, sick, charity, River, Nile

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ANOTHER RED LETTER DAY
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It has been another Red Letter Day for Little Stars.  A lease has been signed on premises for the new clinic on the West Bank of the River Nile.
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The premises consist of two ground floor flats on the main "Sugar Cane Road" close the Gurna Hospital.  It is an ideal position and fulfils all our needs as it gives us five treatment/consulting rooms and further space for the storage of food parcels.  Work on converting the flats has already started.
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Unfortunately, our Lottery Bid for funding of the running costs for this new clinic was not successful but we had sufficient funds already for the project to start.  Opening the new clinic will double our monthly expenditure and we will need your support more than ever.  As the new clinic will be able to treat children who are chronically sick as well as those who are disabled and is in a more central position than the clinic at Suel, Little Stars will withdraw funding from the Suel Clinic when the new clinic is finished.
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This new clinic was in our initial list of aims for Little Stars but we could not have imagined that we would be able to make this provision after only being in operation for one year.  It is you who have made this possible.
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With you we can do so much.

Jul 19, 2008 at 10:29 o\clock

Little Stars Scholarships

by: littlestarsluxor   Keywords: little, stars, Luxor, Education, scholarships, orphans, Jane, Nsh

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Little Stars Scholarships
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At the last Trustees' Meeting Jane Nash made a proposal that Little Stars offers scholarship grants to orphaned and disadvantaged children who without support would not be able to continue their education beyond the basics of primary schooling.  The proposal was accepted and to start the scheme £1,000 was transferred to a deposit account which will be used specifically for this purpose.  Jane will co-ordinate fund raising for this project.
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Planning for the scheme will start immediately and we hope that it will be implemented in September 2009.  Grants will be means tested and will be by application only.  All the headmasters of schools in the Luxor area will be contacted and given details of the scheme.  Initially, for financial reasons, places will be  very limited and applicants will have to prove both their ability and their regular attendance at school.
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The payment of school fees at lower levels will continue but this will be through the general hardship fund.  The way in which these fees are paid will change.  Last year block payments were made at several schools and fees were paid for approximately 200 children.  This has meant that some children, who were perhaps more deserving but were not in schools covered, may have missed the opportunity to continue their basic education.  In the coming year, fees will only be paid for children who have shown enthusiasm for education and all of Luxor's schools will be incorporated into the scheme.  Ability is not a requirement at this level, but a willingness to learn is vital.  Recommendations will come from headmasters and all Headmasters will be contacted regarding the scheme.  Again this will be means tested to ensure the need for assistance.
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This is a very exciting development for Little Stars, and the scheme will be implemented by Jane Nash who is now Little Stars' Honorary Secretary.  Jane has extensive experience in education and is a trained counsellor and therapist who is at present working towards her PhD.
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With you we can do so much. 
Without you we can do nothing.

Jul 9, 2008 at 12:06 o\clock

New Financial Year

by: littlestarsluxor   Keywords: Luxor, children, centre, clinic, West, bank, blankets, donations, charity

 

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Five weeks have passed since the end of our financial year and we are delighted that over those weeks we have received £6,796 in donations, which brings our total donations since we started to £42,103.  This is an amazing level of support for any charity and we cannot thank you enough.

 

Each pound we receive not only supports our present programme but brings the new children's clinic on the West Bank that bit closer to reality.  Next week we shall be inspecting properties so that we can begin.  Initially we shall rent property so that the clinic can be up and running as soon as possible.  Everything we buy will be movable so that when we have sufficient funds to buy land and make a purpose built centre, we can just move everything into it as soon as it is finished.

 

The East Bank Distribution Centre is proving very useful and soon we shall buy our stock of blankets ready for the start of the cold weather.  It is wonderful to have somewhere to put them all.

 

Thank you.  With you we can do so much.