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Manchester Sleepout 2016 - Sponsor the Cathedral team!
Fundraising for Booth Centre
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Members of the Cathedral staff have formed a team and are participating in the Manchester Sleepout on Friday 4 November. We are hoping to raise funds for the Booth Centre so please give what you can!
This is the fourth year that the Cathedral team has participated, last year we raised over £2,700, it would be great to beat this target and with your help we will!
The team members taking part are:
Canon Philip Barratt
Canon David Holgate
Canon Marcia Wall
Jo Hooper
Kerry Garner
Tony Maunder
John Emsley
When summer remembers itself and the sun adheres to its job description, and we find ourselves hot and sticky and thinking how nice it would be to sleep outside, we are privileged to have the option. Because for a good number of people in the city – more than is morally justifiable – there is no option. For them, sleeping out in the sun, the rain, the heat, the cold has
This is the fourth year that the Cathedral team has participated, last year we raised over £2,700, it would be great to beat this target and with your help we will!
The team members taking part are:
Canon Philip Barratt
Canon David Holgate
Canon Marcia Wall
Jo Hooper
Kerry Garner
Tony Maunder
John Emsley
When summer remembers itself and the sun adheres to its job description, and we find ourselves hot and sticky and thinking how nice it would be to sleep outside, we are privileged to have the option. Because for a good number of people in the city – more than is morally justifiable – there is no option. For them, sleeping out in the sun, the rain, the heat, the cold has
become the norm. And it’s often down to places like the Booth Centre and its faithful, enthusiastic staff to try and help people who find themselves in this position to make the necessary changes and choices that will lead to a life off the streets.
The Booth Centre has helped numerous men and women to get back on their feet and it provides an invaluable service in a city where such resources are at a minimum.Thank you,
The Cathedral TeamTo find out more about the Booth Centre please go to the following link:
http://www.boothcentre.org.uk/index.html