{"id":2140,"date":"2017-01-02T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catholicenfield.paj.org.uk\/?post_type=th_galleries&p=2140"},"modified":"2023-08-18T17:30:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:30:42","slug":"twin-third-world-in-need","status":"publish","type":"th_galleries","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicenfield.org\/directory\/twin-third-world-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"TWIN (Third World in Need)"},"content":{"rendered":"
TWIN<\/span><\/strong> was founded in 1975 under the inspiration of the then curate, Fr Brian Reynolds, to raise funds through self-denial for the Third World. Its first target was to raise \u00a3150 – not so modest in 1975 – for hospital beds in Georgetown, Guyana. Happily that target was comfortably exceeded. Since then TWIN has provided over \u00a3170,000, assisted for a period by parish funds, to some 30 countries in Africa, Asia and South America. Today TWIN is a Small Charity in its own right with its annual income of about \u00a33500, obtained purely from Voluntary Contributions. As well as financial support, our aim is to give moral support to those working in arduous circumstances through personal correspondence and occasional direct contact.<\/p>\n Following the AGM there are changes in the officers of TWIN.\u00a0 Sheilagh Walsh has taken over from Ian Berry as Chair<\/em>, and Sybil Lee is the new Secretary.<\/em>\u00a0 Tony Murphy continues in his job as Treasurer<\/em>.\u00a0 Tony Murphy reported that the pandemic had inevitably affected income \u2013 especially from the church boxes – although we were still able to provide some aid to the more needy contacts in Africa, India and the Philippines.\u00a0 Happily, with the easing of restrictions things have now recovered somewhat.\u00a0 Our thanks to our loyal supporters who have continued to contribute despite all the difficulties.<\/p>\n Currently our funding consists exclusively of voluntary contributions and amounts to about \u00a33500pa – details are given in our Annual Accounts. We receive regular contributions from SUPPORTERS, and in most cases are able to obtain refund of tax through Gift Aid. To obtain this, we applied for and were granted Small Charity status in 2010 (Charitable Company XT 26571). To qualify for Gift Aid, contributions are normally made by Standing Order, although small donations \u2013 up to \u00a320 \u2013 in our Church Boxes also qualify.<\/p>\n Any offers of voluntary fund-raising will be most welcome!<\/p>\n Annual Accounts for year ending 31st December 2023 are available to view.<\/p>\nUpdate February 2022<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Finance<\/h2>\n