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p a ge 8 T H E C H R O N I C L E | T H E L A S T F E W M O N T H S | Parish Newsletter
Frankfurt, December 2010 – January 2011
Reading is a real
h e l p !
Submitted by Annie Bock
This autumn, the children of
the Christ the King Sunday
School were introduced to
Heifer Project International.
The project is a unique charity
that helps children and
families around the world
receive training and animal
gifts that help them become
self-reliant. As our contribution,
the children r e a d b o o k s
a n d parishioners pledged money
for all completed books.
We don’t have an exact figure
yet, but well over € 9 0 0
were raised!
We read true stories about
families who received animals
a n d a b o u t h o w t h e i r l i v e s
changed for the better. We
considered the pros and cons
of the animals which are most
productive in different areas
of the world. We read many,
many books, and finally we
made a list of the animals we
wanted to donate.
This list was:
A heifer ($500)
A pig ($120)
A llama ($150)
A hive of bees ($30)
A pair of rabbits ($60)
Adding these up came to
$890. At first, we thought
we didn’t yet have that much
m o n e y, but we were sure that
the CtK grown-ups would be
happy to help us get there.
And we were right. After our
presentation in church on
S u n d a y, 7 November, people
came forward with 140 euros
worth of further donations,
bringing our grand total up
to over € 900! Taking the
dollar exchange rate into account,
we will probably be
able to support the purchase
of even more animals.
We would like to thank
everyone who read, sponsored
or helped in any way. We plan
to support Heifer Project
again next autumn.
Shama Wuji with a pig in Daxing Village, Xide County, China,
one example of how a family can be helped with an animal gift.
First ever
» Ti m e & Ta l e n t
Auction« is a
resounding
s u c c e s s
Submitted by Katy Strange
Who knew that our Under -
croft's appearance could be
improved so much by turn -
ing off all the lights?!
For one night only, our
Undercroft was transformed
into a candle-lit club in honor
of the Time and Talent A u ction.
We raised over € 3 , 0 0 0
in live and silent auctions
towards remodeling our Undercroft!
Everyone enjoyed
Vestry cooked chili, A i m e e
Schmidt and David Brown
graced us with their musical
talents, and the very funny
Ted Wheeler was our auctioneer
for the evening. In the
end, everyone probably drank
a bit too much and spent a
little too much money, but it
was all for a good cause and
a good time. Special thanks to
all the volunteers and donors
for their help with this event!
In case you missed out
on the action, there are still
some volunteering positions
open. Carol Hunter is looking
for 3 more gardening
volunteers, Millicent Addo
is seeking 2 painters, and
Christine Wohlleber is looking
for window washers.
These ladies will donate money
to the church if volunteers
will come forward to help
them out. Please cont a c t
Katy Strange if you are inter
e s t e d :
s t r a n g e k a t y @ g m a i l . c o m
When the lights went back on, the Undercroft was still in need of
repairs, but over ?3,000 closer to being restored to new glory!