When customers line up at the door of Cramond Kirk on 11 March 2017 for the jumble sale, they will know that they are going to help not only children in Kenya but also the Pilton-based charity Fresh Start which their minister helped set up.
Fresh Start helps people who have been homeless to get established in their new homes, providing practical and social support such as starter packs, decorating and painting, cooking classes, a cooker.
The jumble sale in the Kirk Halls from 11am to 1pm will have the usual range of clothes, toys and CDs, but also home-baking with teas and coffees.
Edith Butler of Cramond Kirk, who is coordinating arrangements for this year’s Jumble Sale, said: “We always have a superb range of high quality goods on all the stalls. So please come along on 11 March and grab yourself a bargain, while boosting worthwhile charities at home and abroad.”
In his capacity as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Cramond Kirk’s Minister Russell Barr is to visit the Turi project in March.
The Turi community project supports children affected by the aftermath of HIV AIDS or displaced by political events in Kenya. It is now working to build a centre where children can obtain food or school uniforms, enjoy games and recreation, get help with school work, advice and counselling.
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