Please support us in St Cuthbert's House

We are supporting Face-Faw and ask for sponsorship. Face-Faw is really us, the students of Ampleforth, the concern of us to share in the struggles of those in need. We write to ask you to share in our concern to share.  Face-Faw has a number of aims.  We may help in any of these aims, but I mention four aims of Face-Faw, in South Africa, in Zanzibar, in Romania and in Ethiopia.

Firstly, in South Africa, we wish to help what is called the Amathuba Community near Durban. In November 2007, we in St Cuthbert's House were visited by representatives of this community - suzie Lyle (whose sons were in St Aidan's House) and a Zulu chief. They told of the hopes and the struggles of a very poor people, and asked us to help help with the education of two students in the school there. The annual fee is £24, but they need a uniform for £20, making a total of about £44 per child,  Other houses are helping with other children. So our first aim is to help Face-Faw help with this, but we may help more still. We had a very fine presentation in November 2008  

Secondly, in Zanzibar Face-Faw supports the Francis Maria Libermann School, a school of the Diocese of Zanzibar, off the East coast of Tanzania. Face-Faw sponsors 25 children, it has provided £2,000 of exercise books and £1,000 of pencils. At this moment two former members of St Aidan's House [leacvers of July 2007], Camilla du Boulay and Emily Leeming, are helping in the the Francis Maria Libermann School in Zanzibar, and have sent some enthusiastic emails in recent days. .

Thirdly, we support orphans in Romania.  The plight of orphans remains very serious in Romania, but much is being done. Two recent Amplefordians, Peter Sidgwick (C97) and Dominic McCann (O02) have been involved in creating charities to help, and we try to help them. Several leavers of 2007 helped there.

Fourthly, we support a school and the work of the nuns of the Missionary of Charity [nuns of Mother Theresa] helping the poor and dying in Ethiopia.  Over the past 9 months about 10 Amplefordians have helped here, two are there now, two more about to go there. .

Please help us.

Inorder to help, Face-Faw have planned  Honour the 600. Honour the 600 is on 21 February 2008 - the whole school will read on the theme of honour for 10 hours or 600 minutes.  Each House will read for 60 minutes. 

We ask you to sponsor us in St Cuthbert's House [Each House has a sponsorship page].  By using this site, you ensure support. It is totally secure and simple. Through Ampleforth Abbey, Face-Faw will receive this funds very fast. If you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your sponsorship at no cost to you.

Please help us in St Cuthbert's to help Face-Faw - and to help people in need in South Africa, Romania, Zanzibar and Ethiopia.

Patrick Cudmore, Toby Garland, Ralph Gilbey, Nicolas Delgado, Constantin du Boisbaudry, Gabriel Calegio Delgado, Fergus Marsden, Nicholas de Rivaz, William Irven, Angus Hudson        30 January 2008

Visit the website! ... http://www.ampleforthcollege.york.sch.uk/activities/facefaw/face-faw_honour600.htm