august-2014

Forgotten Village gets HELP
La Puebla is one of the “forgotten” villages
in the Murcia region which struggles to
make ends meet. Recently HELP MMM donated
a cheque for 2,000€ to Caritas in the
village of La Puebla, near Torre Pacheco.
President Bernard Ash and Janneke Chambers
met with Chari, the President of Caritas
and Pepa, the Vice President. Also
present were other ladies from Caritas together
with the local Priest. When Bernard
presented the cheque, all present were
really grateful and extremely surprised by
the amount donated to them.
No work, No benefits and No food
In September 2013 Caritas started their
work in La Puebla with a food bank. From
a population of 800 people, there are currently
54 families without any means of
income; ie no work and no benefits. They
are all officially registered and proven by
social services. As the village is small, they
simply cannot afford to have big quantities
of extra food or other donations to offer
people.
Caritas is entitled to a one-year financial
donation from the European Fund, but in
real terms they have not been given aid for
a full year. Once a month, they are also
entitled to receive food from the central
food bank in Cartagena, but they end up
with the leftovers eg 6 mars bars, or 3 bottles
of coca cola and 6 packs of biscuits.
Sometimes the milk is out of date. This is
hardly sufficient to feed 54 families!
HELP MMM thought it very important to
donate to this good cause and it was greatly
appreciated. After the presentation Bernard
and Janneke were treated to a drink
plus cakes from the local bakery.
Peraleja Golfers Present Cheque to
Caritas
Recently the golfers of Peraleja raised the
magnificent sum of 4,025€ in a sponsored
golf tournament. Chris Hardwidge organised
the event at the Restaurante La Vista,
now fully owned by “Exclusively Peraleja
SL” and presented the cheque to the Director
General of Caritas in Murcia, Antonio
Sanchez Martinez. The local Priest, Rev Fr
Joaquin and members of Caritas, Sucina
were invited to attend, but unfortunately
were unable to do so. Chris said that we
have asked for the monies to be used locally
in Sucina.
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