Hi,

As part of a team of volunteers from the University of Bath I will be going out to Comenesti in Romania for two weeks in June to volunteer at 2 orphanages:

-       Casa Lumina - an orphanage for disabled children funded by the charity "Cry in the Dark"

-        A state run orphanage

The trip will involve us providing the orphans with attention, playing with them, and providing them with the human contact, which they are greatly lacking. Before the trip we need to raise as much money as possible in order to buy materials including clothes and toys for the children and therefore I would be really grateful for any spare change you have knocking around.

To give you some background on Casa Lumina:

“Casa Lumina is a residential care home and family for 22 young people with special needs. We give them care, stimulation, spiritual support and love to help re-build their lives and reach their full potential.

In 1998, Steve Cooper and three friends heard about children living in dire circumstances at Dofteana orphanage in Bacau, northeast Romania and went to see how they could help. They found 26 children in appalling conditions, suffering from malnutrition and neglect. Most had serious illnesses or disabilities. Their plight moved Steve’s compassion into action and Cry in the Dark was born.

Romanian local authorities re-located the children to a hospital. But conditions there were worse. So Cry in the Dark worked hard to urgently raise funds, build a home and find staff. Two years later 24 children moved to Casa Lumina (House of Light) – their new home-for-life.

 

Our Vision

Our vision is to put Christian love and compassion into action by reaching out to children and young people of any race, creed or faith who are marginalised by poverty, sickness or disability.”

For more information:

http://www.cryinthedark.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=28

 

It really is a worthy cause and one which is close to my heart, thank you in advance and I really do appreciate any money at all, nothing is too small!

 

Thanks,

 

Louise xxx