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Congratulations! 2007 Appeal - TrophiesWell done to all the Companies who participated in the 2007-2008 appeal for the children Rag-Pickers of Bhandewari dumping ground, Nagpur, Northern India. The following Companies raised the highest amounts in the different categories and will be presented with trophies at the Cheque Presentation Ceremony in November.
Al-Shurooq 2006 Appeal - NewsletterThe Summer 2008 Newsletter from Al-Shurooq School can be downloaded from the Project Page.
Congratulations! 2006 Appeal - TrophiesWell done to all the Companies who participated in the 2006-2007 appeal for blind and visually-impaired children at Al-Shurooq School in Palestine. The following Companies raised the highest amounts in the different categories and were presented with trophies at the Cheque Presentation Ceremony in November 2007.
Skills Training in Bangladesh 2005 Appeal - Update15 July 2007 Warmest greetings from the Church of Bangladesh. I am writing this to say a BIG THANK YOU to you for the generous grant you have sent for us for the Mobile Training Course we organise for the Young Boys and Girls through the Christ Church Trade School, Jessore. In fact it is really quite a big sum of money for us which came at a time, when we almost decided not to go for the next Mobile Training Course due to lack of money. We are indeed grateful to you for your kind care and concern about us. We now decided to continue to go for at least 2/3 more Mobile Training Courses. In each course we bring in 30/35 young boys and girls for 6 months training in Trades like Electric, Auto-mobile, Welding etc. From our experience we found this is quite helpful for boys and girls who are drop-outs from Schools. When they get this training they become assets to their families. Thanking you once again for this. Please pass on greetings and our special thanks to the Boys Brigade members who generously have equipped their brothers and sisters here in Bangladesh. With best regards, Yours sincerely, Bishop Michael Baroi,
2006 Cheque Presentation - Ayr
Carol Finlay introduced the new project this session in support of the Al-Shurooq school for the blind in Palestine.
Congratulations! 2005 Appeal - TrophiesWell done to all the Companies who participated in the 2005-2006 appeal for the Skills Training Project in Bangladeah. The following Companies raised the highest amounts in the different categories and were presented with trophies at the Cheque Presentation Ceremony in November 2006.
2005 Cheque Presentation - Lennox & Argyle
Trophies for achievement and encouragement in fund raising were awarded to 1st Scone Company Anchor Boys, 1st Buckie Junior Section and 45th Glasgow Company Section with the highest average per boy awarded to the 2nd Stornoway Junior Section.
The Moderator attended Bearsden North Church as a boy and spoke of his membership of The Boys' Brigade and the impact that it has had on his life.
Visitors to the General Assembly - June 2004 Rev Benebo Fubara Manuel Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Nigeria and his wife, Jessie, attended the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and were thrilled to find themselves also part of BB presence and activities. In the week that followed they were to attend Queens’ Badge Presentation Ceremonies in Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as work in Banchory and culminating in a visit to Stornaway where they had a weekend full of activities including the Annual Display of the 2nd Stornaway Company.
1st Buckie raise £1,800 - 2004 Appeal How did they do it? Enthusiasm and simple direct methods – Collecting Cards; the make up model supplied in the World Mission Fund pack and filling jam jars with 1p and 2p coins. The Boys were given the choices and 95% opted for the jam jar. But a little goes a long way and it is amazing what you can collect over a few months. The only downside was that someone had to count the 1p’s and 2p’s and get them to the bank – but satisfying when so much was achieved.
2004 Cheque Presentation - DundeeDundee Battalion hosted the annual presentation Friday 12 November 2004.
Guests were entertained by combined bands outside the City Hall. A cheque for £12,000 was handed over to Dr Alison Elliot OBE, Moderator of the Church of Scotland, towards the Bibles for Nigeria Appeal. Trophies and presentations were presented on the evening.  Two members of the Boys’ Brigade in Scotland, Sandy Currie of the 1 Whithorn Company and Gordon Grant of the 205 Glasgow Company gave a lively presentation of their visit to Boys’ Brigade Ghana in July 2004.
268th Glasgow raise over £1,400 - 2003 AppealThis was again done with enthusiasm. As well as using the collecting cards, old toys were on sale, home baking and soft drink sales, plus a “fun” bag-packing stint at the local Asda store. Many supermarkets are delighted to help in such a worthy cause, particularly when boys of their own age, hopes and desires are assisted through their efforts.
Block Making Project 2003 & 2004 Appeal
Whilst the centre in Accra has an electric press to help with production, the instruction covers how to make blocks without this facility as, in the villages, there may be no electrical supply.
The warmth, Christian commitment and welcome of the Ghana people will be remembered as well as gratitude for what was made possible through the support raised by BB Companies here in Scotland.
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Ayr Battalion hosted the annual Cheque Presentation Ceremony to the Church of Scotland on Friday 17th November at Alloway Parish Church. Revd David W lacy (former Moderator), received the cheque on behalf of the current Moderator, Revd Alan McDonald. This support will go towards skills training projects in Bangladesh.
This was a warm and enjoyable evening, well supported by local Companies. An Anchor Boy choir provided lively entertainment. This was followed by a video presentation from the Junior Section of the 7th Ayr after which members of the 1st Troon Pipe Band entertained us.
This was followed by a Burns reading from members of the 1st Alloway Company.
We were also delighted to receive word from Revd Elijah Obinna from Nigeria, who told us of the support now implemented in providing Bibles to young people in Nigeria. Elijah is studying in Scotland throughout this year.
A cheque for £10,000 was presented to The Rt Rev David Lacy, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, at the Presentation Evening on 18th November in Bearsden North Parish Church, hosted by Lennox & Argyle Battalion.
The church was very well filled for the occasion with attendance from across Scotland and the congregation were entertained to lively programme items from Anchor Boys, Junior and Company Sections.
Gordon Grant of the 205th Glasgow Company and Sandy Currie from 1st Whithorn Company visited BB Ghana this summer from 24-31 July to see how progress was going on the Block Making Project which had been the focus of the World Mission Fund appeal 2001-2003. The visit was made possible through the Church of Scotland World Mission Department.
They visited the project centre in Accra, located next to the national office, where work was already well under way and students would be given instruction on the manufacture of concrete blocks. The idea is that, once trained, these young people return to their own village areas and are able to start up their own production ventures, providing much needed income to families, local villagers and even BB companies.
Gordon and Sandy also saw the tailoring project, also based at the national headquarters and set up a few years ago, where similar skills instruction was being carried out and local uniform items produced. This again provides employment and income as well as local sustainable resources for BB Ghana.
They were able to sample local cuisine – which was quite adventurous and visited several churches, schools and BB companies as well as an officer training course, travelling up the coast to Sekondi and Takoradi. They visited Almira Castle which was one of the many centres for the slave trade in past centuries and reminded all of the impact of history and some of the less welcome aspects of human existence.