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Making the festive season brighter for the less advantaged

Westlea 6 year old helps families in Bulgaria Sending gifts to Romania
Generous and imaginative Isabel and prostitution is widespread.
Fraser celebrated her sixth birthday Supporters were asked to collect
in late November on the day small items like toiletries, gloves,
70 Christmas shoe boxes were pencils and paper and toys and
collected by the Trussell Trust from useful items such as candles and
Westlea Primary School. sewing kits suitable for recipients
Although the Salisbury based in 12 categories.
charity is well known for setting Isabel excelled herself by making
up and supporting the foodbank up 12 boxes. Westlea headteacher
network across Britain, working Rose Carberry said: “Isabel was
with the Foundation for Social so generous and showed amazing
Change and Inclusion, they also thought in putting the boxes
work to break the cycle of poverty together so that boys and girls in Marion, second from right, with volunteers who helped her pack
in Bulgaria, the EU’s poorest different age groups who open the gifts for collection to Romania
country, where child trafficking them will be delighted.”
Marion Jeffels from Abbey Meads Bacau, have hearts of gold for all
coordinated a collection of the orphan children. I have visited
Christmas gifts on behalf of the them and really feel humbled by
St Francis Of Deva Foundation in their life with all these boys and
Romania, which she has done for girls whose parents have abandoned
several years. them.
Marion funds the Christmas gifts “The gifts and clothing are picked
whilst friends across Swindon up and delivered by Crespo, a
collect nearly new clothing to brilliant Romanian company who
be distributed to children looked ensure the parcels are at St Patrick’s
after in the care home and the House.”
community of Bacau. Marion also helps supply fresh
Romanian and Hungarian people fruit to St Francis Of Deva Children
in Swindon help her overcome the in Szovata. If you would like to
language challenge. provide support to the St Francis
Marion said: “Eva and Georg Of Deva Foundation, mail: marion.
CIobotaru, the houseparents in [email protected]

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