S P A N
St Peter's Aid for the Needy
Supporting People Across the Nations
Supporting People Across the Nations
Next SPAN meeting - Monday Dec 9th 7.30 in Davenport Room, St Peter's Hall. All welcome.
For our November minutes Click here.
We had an update on the work of 'Young People First'
We agreed:
£ 450 Sand Dams Worldwide providing water in drylands
£ 450 World Medical Fund for children providing mobile aid in remote Malawi
£ 100 CAFOD in Darfur, Sudan
For our October minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 300 Forever Angels supporting a Baby Home in Tanzania
£ 300 Sustainable Global Gardens with agricultural and social welfare projects in Kenya
£ 300 Porridge & Pens - Ghana with feeding programme
Extra £ 1,000 to the £ 1,500 collected for House of Light and Hope in Beirut
How is the situation in Beirut, Lebanon for the people supported by House of Light and Hope? Dr Caracache has answered 6 questions. Click here for his emailed letter.
For our September minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 500 Hands Around the World, Rwanda - meals in a Catholic School
£ 500 Serendip Children's Home, Sri Lanka for vulnerable children
£ 500 Children of the Dump, Philippines
£ 300 CAFOD in Darfur, Sudan
£ 1,200 to Zoe's Place Baby Hospice from SPAN celebration evening in June
For our July minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 STAND - formerly Legs4Africa for refurbishing prosthetics to Africa
£ 400 East African Children’s Project, working to empower disadvantaged children in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
£ 200 for book packs for children who we provided Solar Lamps in Kenya.
£ 100 CAFOD for Darfur and a social worker appeal in South Leamington.
Prayer request from House of Light and Hope, Lebanon. Click here.
For our June minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 for Deki supplying a safe water programme in Togo, West Africa;
£ 400 to New Ways drilling a water borehole in the drought area of Takana in N. Kenya;
£ 400 to Medair for a water, sanitation + hygiene project in Ituri province in the DR Congo;
£ 200 to the Kiirua Mission Hospital (supported by Kindaid) and £100 CAFOD in Darfur.
A SPAN 50-year Celebration evening was held on Friday 7th June, it was a great community event and informative evening giving respect to the achievements of 50 years.
To see a pdf of the presentation Click here.
The SPAN Quiz night on Friday 9th February was very successful, raising £ 1,000 for Friends of the Holy Land and having a presentation by Chris Connors from Coco's Foundation
SPAN held its first meeting in December 1973!
Over 2024 we will celebrate our 50 years:
SPAN meetings are held on the second Monday of each month (except August)
For our November minutes Click here.
We had an update on the work of 'Young People First'
We agreed:
£ 450 Sand Dams Worldwide providing water in drylands
£ 450 World Medical Fund for children providing mobile aid in remote Malawi
£ 100 CAFOD in Darfur, Sudan
For our October minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 300 Forever Angels supporting a Baby Home in Tanzania
£ 300 Sustainable Global Gardens with agricultural and social welfare projects in Kenya
£ 300 Porridge & Pens - Ghana with feeding programme
Extra £ 1,000 to the £ 1,500 collected for House of Light and Hope in Beirut
How is the situation in Beirut, Lebanon for the people supported by House of Light and Hope? Dr Caracache has answered 6 questions. Click here for his emailed letter.
For our September minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 500 Hands Around the World, Rwanda - meals in a Catholic School
£ 500 Serendip Children's Home, Sri Lanka for vulnerable children
£ 500 Children of the Dump, Philippines
£ 300 CAFOD in Darfur, Sudan
£ 1,200 to Zoe's Place Baby Hospice from SPAN celebration evening in June
For our July minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 STAND - formerly Legs4Africa for refurbishing prosthetics to Africa
£ 400 East African Children’s Project, working to empower disadvantaged children in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
£ 200 for book packs for children who we provided Solar Lamps in Kenya.
£ 100 CAFOD for Darfur and a social worker appeal in South Leamington.
Prayer request from House of Light and Hope, Lebanon. Click here.
For our June minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 for Deki supplying a safe water programme in Togo, West Africa;
£ 400 to New Ways drilling a water borehole in the drought area of Takana in N. Kenya;
£ 400 to Medair for a water, sanitation + hygiene project in Ituri province in the DR Congo;
£ 200 to the Kiirua Mission Hospital (supported by Kindaid) and £100 CAFOD in Darfur.
A SPAN 50-year Celebration evening was held on Friday 7th June, it was a great community event and informative evening giving respect to the achievements of 50 years.
To see a pdf of the presentation Click here.
The SPAN Quiz night on Friday 9th February was very successful, raising £ 1,000 for Friends of the Holy Land and having a presentation by Chris Connors from Coco's Foundation
SPAN held its first meeting in December 1973!
Over 2024 we will celebrate our 50 years:
SPAN meetings are held on the second Monday of each month (except August)
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SPAN was founded by parishioners in December 1973 for the purpose of bringing Christian love in practical ways to those in need both locally and overseas. SPAN became a registered charity in 1994 – number 1040252. Since its foundation SPAN has administered donations from parishioners totalling over £1.25 million. In 2022 SPAN distributed over £42,000. SPAN aims to share its available funds between local or UK needs and overseas needs - click to see pie chart. |
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How to donate
Members of our parishes are invited to participate in the activities of SPAN and to donate to its work, through using church collection boxes or collection envelopes.
We achieve so much for many people, only through your support and generosity.
You can also use the Gift Aid scheme or donate by a regular Bank Standing Order.
From time to time special JustGiving campaigns are set up. Cheques should be made out to SPAN and our Bank Account has Sort Code 402706 with Account Number 21324004.
Please contact our Treasurer if Gift Aid can be claimed. Contact details below.
SPAN is one of the main ways by which Catholics in Leamington make charitable donations.
Members of our parishes are invited to participate in the activities of SPAN and to donate to its work, through using church collection boxes or collection envelopes.
We achieve so much for many people, only through your support and generosity.
You can also use the Gift Aid scheme or donate by a regular Bank Standing Order.
From time to time special JustGiving campaigns are set up. Cheques should be made out to SPAN and our Bank Account has Sort Code 402706 with Account Number 21324004.
Please contact our Treasurer if Gift Aid can be claimed. Contact details below.
SPAN is one of the main ways by which Catholics in Leamington make charitable donations.
Throughout the year
SPAN has a number of ongoing commitments, principally:
For several years, our priests have agreed to SPAN coordinating speakers to give 3 appeals at Masses across Catholic Leamington during Lent, and a collection was taken for each charity.
In 2022 we were unable to host speakers (due to the pandemic) and decided to have a combined appeal for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Coventry, Kindaid's Mission Hospital in Kiirua, Kenya and for our local needy by providing food vouchers. We donated £ 1,000 to both Zoe's Place and Kiirua and distributed £ 2,500 in food vouchers via our primary schools. The same 3 way appeal was held in 2023 £ 600 was sent to Zoe's Place and Kiirua. In 2024 we had an appeal just before Lent for Friends of the Holy Land and our Lenten appeal was for House of Light and Hope in Lebanon as well as food vouchers for local needy.
Christmas food voucher appeal
SPAN coordinates the distribution of vouchers to our Catholic Primary School pupils who receive Free School Meals, our local refugee families and families suggested by the local Family Centres. Additionally, we have provided a Christmas card to our housebound parishioners, with the help of our Eucharistic Minsters and the SVP.
SPAN has a number of ongoing commitments, principally:
- CAFOD e.g. regularly sending aid to refugee camps in Darfur in Sudan
- St Francis Leprosy Hospital in Nyenga, Uganda
- Ortum Mission Hospital, Kenya
- The Warwick & Leamington Foodbank
- The Leamington Night Shelter (until 2022), now to the LWS Night Shelter as needed
- Young People First supporting young people at the Westbury Centre in Leamington
- Hope House Babies Home in Nairobi, Kenya, helping unwanted babies
- The House of Light and Hope (which is a home for street children in the Lebanon)
- To priests doing pastoral work in Zambia and Uganda
- Funding the education of three orphans and a deaf and dumb child in Uganda
- Kiirua Mission Hospital in Kenya (long supported by Kindaid)
For several years, our priests have agreed to SPAN coordinating speakers to give 3 appeals at Masses across Catholic Leamington during Lent, and a collection was taken for each charity.
In 2022 we were unable to host speakers (due to the pandemic) and decided to have a combined appeal for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Coventry, Kindaid's Mission Hospital in Kiirua, Kenya and for our local needy by providing food vouchers. We donated £ 1,000 to both Zoe's Place and Kiirua and distributed £ 2,500 in food vouchers via our primary schools. The same 3 way appeal was held in 2023 £ 600 was sent to Zoe's Place and Kiirua. In 2024 we had an appeal just before Lent for Friends of the Holy Land and our Lenten appeal was for House of Light and Hope in Lebanon as well as food vouchers for local needy.
Christmas food voucher appeal
SPAN coordinates the distribution of vouchers to our Catholic Primary School pupils who receive Free School Meals, our local refugee families and families suggested by the local Family Centres. Additionally, we have provided a Christmas card to our housebound parishioners, with the help of our Eucharistic Minsters and the SVP.
SPAN meetings
Appeals for support are received throughout the year and are discussed at the SPAN monthly meetings, held on the second Monday of all months except August.
Careful consideration is given to each appeal, and where appropriate, a donation is made.
An Annual Review is held for the previous year sometime between May and November.
All parishioners across Catholic Leamington are welcome to attend these meetings as we are all part of SPAN.
To be added to our e-mail distribution list, please contact our Secretary: [email protected]
Our December, January and February meetings may be held by Zoom. The Dec 2024 meeting will be in the Davenport Room at St Peter's on Monday 9th December at 7.30pm.
Keep in touch
In 2024 SPAN hopes to develop its Social Media presence on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SPANLeamington
or Twitter: @SPAN_Leam
Website: https//www.catholicleamington.org.uk/span
Appeals for support are received throughout the year and are discussed at the SPAN monthly meetings, held on the second Monday of all months except August.
Careful consideration is given to each appeal, and where appropriate, a donation is made.
An Annual Review is held for the previous year sometime between May and November.
All parishioners across Catholic Leamington are welcome to attend these meetings as we are all part of SPAN.
To be added to our e-mail distribution list, please contact our Secretary: [email protected]
Our December, January and February meetings may be held by Zoom. The Dec 2024 meeting will be in the Davenport Room at St Peter's on Monday 9th December at 7.30pm.
Keep in touch
In 2024 SPAN hopes to develop its Social Media presence on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SPANLeamington
or Twitter: @SPAN_Leam
Website: https//www.catholicleamington.org.uk/span