May 2006

Unbelievably an article has recently appeared in a Sunday national newspaper highlighting the plight of a two year old girl, locked in a wooden cage for up to 20 hours a day.

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April 2006

Five of the Explorer Scouts who travelled to Romania last year will be returning in July this year to work voluntarily with the disadvantaged children in the Casa Harului centre. Stephen Slater, Scott Parker, Gemma Beasant, Jenny Slater and Stephen Rochelle were so moved by their experiences last year that they have funded the trip themselves in order to donate so as simply as affection and attention to the children. We wish them all the best and thank them for their assistance.

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April 2006

Casino Night ? a Casino Night is being held at ?The Waters Edge', Albion Street, Blackburn on Friday 12 th May. Tickets are priced £6.00, which includes a potato pie supper and your initial supply of ?funny money'. A charity auction will then be held at the end of the evening. Tickets are available by contacting ourselves. This event raised over £1000, Thank You to all concerned

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20th March 2006

It is deep regret that I announce the recent death of one of our colleagues, Mr Tony Corless. Tony was involved with the charity for some ten years, visiting Romania many times with the aid convoys and helping at the Casa Harului centre. He was a very giving person who would drop what he was doing at a moments notice to help others. He will be sadly missed.

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June 2005

In May 2005 a group of 32 young people and adult leaders from St. Georges Scout Group and Blackburn West Explorer Unit travelled to Casa Harului for a one week stay whilst the centre was not being used by other children. There they joined a group of Scouts from Hunedoara making new and lasting friendships.

One of the focuses of this trip had been the fundraising the young people of the Scout Group had undertaken in order to support projects in Romania. Whilst there the children helped to repair a playground, and also to build a Camp fire circle / outdoor chapel for the centre.

The impact this experience of visiting Romania had on the children was such that they gave some of their spending money to help sponsor a week's camp latter in the year. They also decided on how they would like the money they had raised to be used. This has included providing games and games equipment to Casa Harului, the building of a playground at the school in Carteju De Sus, and sponsoring the wage of a teacher at the Bethlehem Centre.