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Fashion Show Spring 2010

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:00:42 +0000

Spring 2o1o

Fashion Show at Tweedmill, St. Asaph

Tickets (including refreshments, wine, tea / coffee) £5 available from Clive Southerton 01745 853176 or direct from Tweedmill

Proceeds for UMEED/Open every Door Project & The Local Talking Newspaper for the visually imparied

Umeed AGM – new Committee members

John Perkins — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:11:03 +0000

Three new members have been elected to the Umeed Executive Committee, viz: Stuart Elliott (Website Manager), Ann Horobin (Mayor of Prestatyn) and Geraldine Sanders (Assistant Treasurer).

Minutes of the AGM and subsequent Committee meeting will be posted shortly.

Porthmadog Prifio week

John Perkins — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:19:07 +0000

During a week in Porthmadog in March 2009 in which Bishops Richard Holloway and John Spong exercised the minds of participants on religious belief in the modern world in the Prifio events. John Perkins sought support for the Umeed project with the agreement of the organising committee. Donations totalling £1148 were received – a magnificent result. Many thanks to all, and especially Katharine Dobson and Nick Golding for their very practical support.

Grant award

John Perkins — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:18:15 +0000

The Outreach Committee of St Andrew’s Church, Bedford has very generously awarded a grant of £1000 to the Umeed Project It is hoped to apply this grant to improve the facilities at the new Umeed Middle School in Minority Community DB 58, near Bahawalpur.

Literacy Seminars

John Perkins — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:55:31 +0000

Riffat Rizvi from Bangor UK (and Umeed Partnership Treasurer) conducted a three-day series of literacy seminars in Zanas House, Johor Town, Lahore on 14, 15 & 16 April 2009. These were aimed at teachers and supervisors associated with the Umeed Project in Pakistan. Further details from Yousuf Jalal, Project Co-ordinator (gillyousuf@hotmail.com)

Salma and Roxanna

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:16:05 +0000

Following support from Umeed, Salma and Roxanna from Bahawalpur are now earning Rs 10,000 (£85) each month by selling their work locally. “Umeed has helped us stand on our own feet since the death of our mother” said Roxanna.

New School

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:08:37 +0000

A new Umeed multi-faith school has opened amid great celebrations in a minority community near Bahawalpur.

Prestatyn Swimming Club

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:03:30 +0000

Prestatyn Swimming Club raised £500 for Umeed during a sponsored swim in December. A cheque was presented to Clive on 8 March.

Porthmadog Prifio

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:01:59 +0000

Umeed has been chosen as the beneficiary for donations made at the Porthmadog Prifio week at the end of March. John Perkins gave a short presentation (just prior to Bishop Richard Holloway’s address!) on 25 March, St. John’s Church Porthmadog

Contact Aled Jones Williams (aled@aledwilliams5.orangehome.co.uk) for information about Porthmadog Prifio