School Assemblies, and £1,000

In November Mary and I were invited over to Barrow-in-Furness (where we used to live) to speak about the Kasese Street Kids in Assemblies in two schools.

First we went to Newbarns Primary School, where Mary used to work as a Special Needs Assistant; we spoke to the younger children first and then the older ones, on each occasion using a PowerPoint presentation with lots of pictures.

A few days later we went to St. Paul's Junior School, where I used to be Chair of Governors (and led many Assemblies) and told them about the street kids.

At both schools the children asked questions like "Are they safe?" (Answer - no, they are not; they risk bad health, injuries on the rubbish dumps, being arrested), and "Why don't they wear shoes?" (Answer - because they have no money to buy them).

At Newbarns a reporter and photographer from the North West Evening Mail came and interviewed us and photographed us talking to some of the children; the article (a two-page spread) was published on Saturday 27th November.

One result of that was a local reader (an old friend) sent us not only the article but a cheque for £1,000.00!

Thank you, good friend! And thank you, Evening Mail!

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On the right is one of the pictures the late Mimi Burbank sent us: some of the street boys arriving at the site to do some ground clearance. Mimi is seen behind her elderly car.

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You can contribute online with www.justgiving.com/kasesestreetkids !