Gala Dinner to Help Poor

By REBECCA TORR

COMPANIES and individuals are! urged to back a charity dinner and dance in support of the poor and needy in Bahrain.

The Ecumenical Conference of Charity's Annual Fundraiser will be held on October 26 at the Dilmun Club, Saar.

It will feature music from the Dilmun Dixielanders and there will be performances by singer Lisa Morgan, accompanied on piano by Lis Holman.

There will also be a prize draw for air tickets, paintings, MP3 players and other items.

Service to the needy and marginalised segments of society in Bahrain is the driving force behind the activities of the charity.

Founded in 1996, its activities include visits to the sick in hospital and medical aid assistance as needed; as! sistance with education costs for families in time of dire financial need; monthly donations of foodstuff to families; and financial assistance to repatriate destitute migrant workers.

"We have a lot of a charity projects, such as hospital visits and cases of runaways and many times we have to support them financially," said volunteer Mariam George, who is also the dinner dance programme co-ordinator.

"We have meals on wheels where we support needy families for a month of so if they are in job transition, for example.

"We may also help wi! th school fees, mainly Asian schools, if for example, the head of the family is out of work for a while.

"There are also individual cases. Recently we helped a woman who needed money for breast cancer treatment and we have repatriation cases, where we provide a ticket.

"We take each situation on a case-by-case basis and we work in co-ordination with the Migrant Worker's Protection Society."

Ms George said money raised at the dinner dance would be directed to the poor and needy.

Those who would like to sponsor the charity event can contact:
Ms George on +973 3 987 0815.

The main sponsor for the event is DHL and co-sponsor is Boskalis, AXA Insurance, Coca Cola and BMMI.

Tickets are priced at BD15 per person and will be available at venues to be announced soon.

For more details on the dinner dance:
! Contact Avril Taylor on 39668828 or
Claude Fernandez on 39863792.

Meanwhile, the charity group is earnestly seeking more volunteers for its various programmes.

The charity meetings are held at 6.30pm on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the fellowship hall at St Christopher's Cathedral, Manama.

People who would like to dedicate their time and service are requested to contact Joe Isaacs on 17811621.
becky@gdn.com.bh

Source: Gulf Daily News