During the period affected by Coronavirus, span will continue to support all its beneficiaries
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SPAN has a number of ongoing commitments, principally CAFOD, St Francis Hospital in Nyenga, (Uganda), and Ortum Mission Hospital, (Kenya).
Regular support is also given to the Warwick & Leamington Foodbank, the Leamington Night Shelter, 3H Housing Health Hospitality a charity supporting formerly trafficked women based in Kenilworth, The House of Light and Hope which is a home for street children in the Lebanon and Martin de Porres a refugee camp in South Africa. SPAN helps fund the education of three orphans and a deaf and dumb child in Uganda.
During Lent SPAN has invited speakers from particular charities to speak at Masses across Catholic Leamington about their work and a collection is taken for the charity. In 2018 the Lenten Alms appeals were for the mental health charity Springfield MIND, Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Coventry and the House of Light and Hope in Lebanon. In 2019 one appeal was held to support the work of Friends of the Holy Land. In 2020, we planned to have speakers from Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre appealing for their Destitution Fund.
Appeals for support are received throughout the year and are discussed at the SPAN monthly meetings. Careful consideration is given to each appeal and, where appropriate, a donation is made.
SPAN open meetings are held in the parish centre at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month (except August) and the Annual General Meeting is held in May. All parishioners are welcome to attend these meetings. During the pandemic our meetings have been virtual. to join our meetings or to be added to our e-mail distribution list, please contact our Secretary using: paulhayden@ntlworld.com
In 2020 SPAN hopes to develop its Social Media presence on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SPANLeamington
or Twitter: @SPAN_Leam
Regular support is also given to the Warwick & Leamington Foodbank, the Leamington Night Shelter, 3H Housing Health Hospitality a charity supporting formerly trafficked women based in Kenilworth, The House of Light and Hope which is a home for street children in the Lebanon and Martin de Porres a refugee camp in South Africa. SPAN helps fund the education of three orphans and a deaf and dumb child in Uganda.
During Lent SPAN has invited speakers from particular charities to speak at Masses across Catholic Leamington about their work and a collection is taken for the charity. In 2018 the Lenten Alms appeals were for the mental health charity Springfield MIND, Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Coventry and the House of Light and Hope in Lebanon. In 2019 one appeal was held to support the work of Friends of the Holy Land. In 2020, we planned to have speakers from Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre appealing for their Destitution Fund.
Appeals for support are received throughout the year and are discussed at the SPAN monthly meetings. Careful consideration is given to each appeal and, where appropriate, a donation is made.
SPAN open meetings are held in the parish centre at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month (except August) and the Annual General Meeting is held in May. All parishioners are welcome to attend these meetings. During the pandemic our meetings have been virtual. to join our meetings or to be added to our e-mail distribution list, please contact our Secretary using: paulhayden@ntlworld.com
In 2020 SPAN hopes to develop its Social Media presence on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SPANLeamington
or Twitter: @SPAN_Leam
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