As much as we want to celebrate tonight, we also want to look outside of ourselves and be aware that Christmas is difficult time for many, especially those without homes, or who are far away from home. We’re raising money tonight for the homeless charity Emmaus Cambridge as well as a charity working with refugees in Greece called Better Days. We’re hoping to raise eight hundred pounds for charity this evening.

Emmaus UK supports more than 800 formerly homeless people. We provide them with support, a home for as long as they need it and meaningful work and training in our social enterprises. Emmaus works to overcome homelessness and social exclusion while using our voice to achieve social change.

Better Days is a Swiss-Greek non-profit grassroots organisation united by a fierce determination to bring humanity and compassion into the delivery of humanitarian aid. Better Days creates projects that address the ever-changing circumstances and needs of refugees and asylum seekers. Some of our most successful projects to date include: The Olive Grove, Medical & Legal Intervention, Elpida Refugee Centre & TAPUAT Child & Family Hub and of course our flagship Gekko Kids. We look for areas of intervention where our organisational strengths can contribute: creativity, innovation, humanity and collaboration. Whether we are doing emergency response or providing informal education, we continue to emphasise the importance of 'space', participatory practices and individual flourishing. - https://www.betterdays.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Better-Days-in-a-nutshell-2020.pdf