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| Our school, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in Boscombe has been closely linked for some time now with a desperately poor community called Kabanana in Lusaka, Zambia. In October 2006 one of our teachers, Marion Harrison, visited the orphans who live there as part of her work as a Trustee of the Bournemouth-based charity, Kabanana Care (Zambia) Trust. The school has been involved in several fund-raising activities, every penny of which is sent directly to the Project to keep the 140 orphans alive. In November 2007, the 436 pupils at Corpus Christi were challenged to live out the biblical ‘Parable of the Talents’. Each child was given a £1 coin with hints on how this could be used to raise money for Kabanana and asked to return the £1 coin and any other monies 4 weeks later. Well, much to our astonishment, these primary aged school children raised £2,200 after allowing for the initial outlay.
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On Thursday November 1st 2007, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Boscombe, Bournemouth, celebrated a special Thanksgiving Mass at Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe, on behalf of the African charity they are supporting, 'Kabanana Care (Zambia) Trust'. This special mass was to celebrate the first anniversary of the school link with the Care Centre in Kabanana, a desperately poor community on the outskirts of Lusaka in Zambia. The Mass was offered by Father Dennis Blackledge and children from the school prepared the bidding prayers. One year ago, Marion Harrison, a teacher from Corpus Christi School travelled out to Zambia to carry out a pastoral survey on the plight of the 140 HIV/AIDs orphans whose lives have been saved by the work of the Kabanana Care Centre. A special feature of this Mass was that at the very same time, a Mass was being offered by the Kabanana Care Centre at the Church of St John's in Kabanana. Father Dominique Ndagijimana, the Managing Agent for the Kabanana Centre, offered their Mass in thanksgiving for the great support given by Corpus Christi School and supporters. All 140 orphans and staff from the Kabanana Centre were present. The Photos below shows Father Dennis Blackledge with children from Corpus Christi School (Click picture for full sized image)
For our first Newsletter, we can do no better than to share with you the letter just received from Monica Lumoso, Home Based Care Centre – Kabanana dated 13.2.07 Dear Tony Greetings from Kabanana. How are you with busy and great job for Kabanana. Back to me and all the team, we are ok, only busy with the work. First of all I want to thank you for continued support orphans of Kabanana and your kindness to us. All things moving well, you make children of Kabanana happy. They are having balanced diet now. They are happy with food they have just started eating. Also happy to be in new school. We have finished rebuilding the classes. I thank you very much, you are great. I have sent the reports for building and photos. I don't know if you have received. Correct me wherever I go wrong. I have increased allowances to 3 staffs and add 2 more staffs on allowances. At the moment we have 5 staffs. I increase money to food for orphans to K2,300 per monthly, and transport K600 per monthly and K1,500 allowances for staffs. The Staffs are appreciative for what you have done for them. I have a new Nurse …… Mrs Christine Montha, she is working full time. Beatrice has gone back to Government Clinic, she will be helping us only on Thursdays. I have asked Co-ordinating Office … Sister Mary to help me to put New Nurse on allowance. She has not answered me yet. This year we have taken 17 children to Government School. We have also taken 3 of those who were left by the office of Sister Mary. Some of them, they have lost the place at their School. We are trying to find places in other Schools. I will report on that. Food Programme for Orphans for everyday Menu:
Every Monday at breakfast we give them one egg each child. Special thanks to you. I thank you, the Almighty God for giving us to you, its great, please continue uplift the children of Kabanana, the sick, old people, staff, all the needs’ encounters. May God take care of you, I can’t say much thank you very much, more now. Many thanks God Bless Monica
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