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Letter from Jan Hugill, Admin Secretary, ACWW - November 2007
On behalf of ACWW I am delighted to acknowledge the further donation totalling £1,710.99 from members in the Federation of Essex Women's Institutes.
AROUNDThis additional contribution to our funds is so very much appreciated and we are most grateful for your generosity and strong support for our work.  Please convey our thanks to all you members.

ACWW update July 2006

The latest grant to be made from ACWW's Tsunami Disaster Fund is £3,200, awarded to the Nutrition Network Tamil Nadu Trust, India. The money will go towards the training in tailoring of 50 girls and buying cows for 10 tsunami widows. The Trust says 'Our trainees will look after their age parents, widows and their children'. Hundreds of people will benefit directly or indirectly from the project.  Milk from the cows will be an economic resource for the widows, who would otherwise be destitute.  Both groups had been fishsellers before the tsunami struck but were afraid to go back to work beside the sea.

This is the sort of work that your contributions to the Essex Federation Appeal will be going to, a very important part of the work of ACWW. Please keep adding your money to the Koins for Korea Appeal as this will go to aid similarly destitute people.

We collect foreign coins,so please save them and pass to any of the WI advisers.

Faith, Hope and Charity Coach trip 20th October The day starts by meeting our guide at the new Salvation Army International HQ close to the Millennium Bridge. A short walk in the lanes and yards between the river and St Pauls recalls the history of the great monastic houses and the philanthropic history of the guilds and livery companies. This is followed by a coach trip to hear the great charitable works of the many Victorian philanthropists, including Elizabeth Fry and Clara Grant.  For lunch there are many cafes and pubs in Bloomsbury. The highlight of the day is the visit to the Foundling Hospital established in 1730 by Capt. Thomas Coram who was horrified by the sight of dead and dying babies abandoned on the streets. Many famous artists and musicians of the day supported the work of their hospital and pitiful tokens left by mothers are displayed here.  We stay for tea and leave for home at 4.45pm. Walking is kept to a comfortable minimum.

 

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY A Celebration of Women with unusual jobs!

Maroni Club, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford on Wednesday 25th November 10.00am for 10.30am (doors open from 9.30am)

Heather Newton, after taking a Fine Arts Degree, decided to become a stonemason and is now Head of Stonemasonry at Canterbury Cathedral in charge of the current renovation. From the Royal College of Surgeons we have Professor Averil Mansfield giving us an insight into the way progress in the medical profession has changed for women since the difficulties the early women experienced. Our third speaker is a lady bailiff.  Mercifully most of us have a view limited to Christmas pantomimes of her profession, but we know that she is a knowledgeable and entertaining speaker. Tickets £8.50.  Coffee and refreshments can be purchased at the Marconi club or bring a packed lunch. If purchasing lunch it is best to order at least two days before the event with the Marconi Club.

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WEEE DIRECTIVE  (WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT)

If you are purchasing electrical equipment from a retailer, the retailer is obliged to offer free take-back or an alternative free service. (This includes internet sellers.) In addition, you have the option to return old unwanted electrical equipment on a like for like basis to your retailer. "Like for like" is understood to mean equipment that is of equivalent type or fulfils the same function. This means you will be able to take back an old personal compact disc player when buying a new one. It also implies that an old cassette player could be returned when a compact disc player is being purchased, because both are used for the function of playing recorded music and sound. You have the option of disposing of your equipment at designated collection facilities within local authorities and it will be the responsibility of the manufacturer of that equipment to finance its disposal.

 

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You will find details of produce in the 'Fairtrade' scheme and where to buy it at:    www.fairtrade.org.uk     

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