Judy writes about being a Christian Aid Collector

It’s May and you see a pile of red bags at the back of Church. You know it’s time to get ready to be a Christian Aid Collector.

The leaflet tells us that ‘The best thing about collecting in Christian Aid Week is knowing that thousands of others are doing the same and together we are making a difference’.

Last year the fantastic sum of £12.5m was raised to support some of the poorest communities around the world. Working through 507 local organisations in 47 countries, providing urgent, practical and effective assistance. For example new tools and farming techniques are taught and it’s a new dawn for a fishing community supported by CA partner the Methodist Church of Sierra Leone.

So it’s out into my designated roads clutching my red bag and Day 1 is delivering the envelopes, no problem with that. 2 days later however I return with some trepidation to collect the envelopes. Of course, some householders say ‘No’. Still, I ring the door bells as I have done for the last 12 years and several householders give me a friendly greeting and have their envelope ready for me. One home welcomes me in for coffee, next door I am given a whisky bottle filled with small change. Brilliant! Then on the way back home I meet up with the CA collector doing my road!!

A good job, well done. Find out more at christianaid.org.uk or by calling 020 7523 2225.

Judy

Judy Dyke TEP
Partner & Head of Private Client Team
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