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Red Letter Day
Donations Reach Six Figures
Donations to Little Stars have now reached six figures at £104,478. That is an incredible sum.
On behalf of the children of Luxor we would like to thank everyone. Please continue with your support for our projects. The children need you.
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End of year Accounts
The accounts for the financial year to the 29th May 2009 have been completed and sent for approval. Donations totalled £60,744. That is fantastic. It has been an exciting year. With the grace of all that is, next year will be even better.
Little Stars has now been operating for two years and the combined total of donations is over £95,000. Had it not been for the drastic fall in the value of sterling we would now have collected around 1,000,000 le. Two years ago we would never have thought this possible.
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Little Stars has a group on Facebook
We have now been given a Charity Commission opinion on our website and have been told that it is "excellent" as it is kept up-to-date and gives complete transparency of Little Stars activites.
We have now started a Facebook Group for Little Stars and invite you as a supporter to join in discussions there and give your advice and opinions on the best way to tackle child poverty and health problems in Luxor, Egypt. All discussions will be kept positive as the children need your help and have enough negativity in their lives already.
The group name is - Little Stars Luxor
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=94512927330&ref=ts
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Unwanted Egyptian Currency
Do you have any unwanted Egyptian currency notes lying around in a drawer in your home? You may have some notes that you did not spend at the airport when you left Egypt. We can put them to good use on your behalf. No matter how small the notes just pop them in an envelope and send them to us. We will send you a receipt if you require one.
The money will be used to help Luxor's disadvantaged and disabled children. We are not a huge organisation with hundreds of sponsors and access to large grants, we are a simple organisation that already has more than 140 children in its care. The children are still with their mothers but it is Little Stars that is keeping them from destitution.
Those old notes add up and really will make a difference.
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Thank You Hod Hod Balloons
You may wonder what happens to those odd coins that you hand over when you are in Luxor. Well I can tell you what has happened to a whole bag of pound coins that were given to Hod Hod balloons over a period of time; they have been donated to Little Stars for use in their projects.
These particular coins are going to be used to help a little girl who has a terrible skin infection that has eaten away a lot of the flesh on her feet, badly scarred her back and has spread to her face. She is now receiving proper care through Little Stars and is being collected and taken regularly to the hospital to see a specialist. She is also being provided with medicines. So that her recovery is not hindered, she is being monitored to ensure that she receives the regular bathing that is vital for her recovery. As there is no water in her home she will use the bathroom facilities at the clinic. A simple bag of coins means that there will be no disruption in her treatment due to lack of funds.
Thank you Hod Hod. Without help like this we can do little but with your help and that of all our other supporters we can do a great deal.
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End of Year
Little Stars has now come to the end of a very successful second year in Luxor and wishes to thank everyone who supported us throughout 2008 - 2009 and who sent their best wishes on our second birthday last week.
The latest newsletter showing what has been happening with Little Stars' projects in the clinic, the new school and in the villages has now been uploaded to the main site.
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Portsmouth Brownies
We would like to thank the 80th Portsmouth Brownies, of St Mary's Church, Portsmouth for the wonderful gesture of decorating and filling pencil cases for the children in Luxor. The Brownies who are ages 8 - 10 years have decorated plain pencil cases with their own designs and then put pens and pencils inside them.
The idea came from Lynne Weyman one of our supporters and we are grateful to her for her time and effort. The pencil cases will be taken to Luxor at the end of May and will be distributed to disadvantaged children. Photos of the pencil cases will be put in our next newsletter.
With you we can do so much
Without you we can do nothing
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April Newsletter
Our latest newsletter has been uloaded onto the main site. There is a lot of information in it and many photos. Please have a look. Little Stars is now one of Luxor's premier charities and Luxor's children need your support.
http://www.littlestars-luxor.org/luxor_news.html
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Legacies
Little Stars began with a small bequest from the estate of a lost relative of the founders. Without that money the Trust Fund would not have come into being. In the two years of its existence it has grown enormously in its scope and in the number of people that it has been able to help.
We have been approached by supporters on several occasions recently asking for details of how they can make a bequest to Little Stars in a Will. The main way of identifying Little Stars is by its unique Charity Commission Registration Number - 1120536. All other details of the charity including its official address are given on the main website. We would like to offer our sincere thanks to everyone who remembers the children of Egypt in this way.
If you once had a holiday in Egypt and were overwhelmed by the splendours of its past then please consider making a donation towards making life easier for Egypt's disadvantaged children when you make out your Will.
Alternatively, if you have been left a legacy then perhaps you would like to make a donation in memory of your own benefactor. We are hoping to build a whole new medical and educational centre in Luxor and what better memorial could you wish for than to have a room in the centre named after them.
With you we can do so much
Without you we can do nothing.
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Thank You Josie
We would like to say thank you to one of our supporters Mrs Josie Skelton from Wales. Josie is a very proficient knitter and has made several jumpers and beautiful shawls not only for the children of families she sponsors but for other families too.
We have taken some photos of the shawls and shall add them to our next newsletter. The items will be taken to Luxor later this month and delivered to the families for whom they were intended.
Our list of sponsors is growing rapidly but we still have families that need sponsorship. Please help if you can.
Thank you Josie.
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4th April Update
Problem now fixed
Mailbox Problems
We regret that we are having problems with our contact@LittleStars-Luxor.org mailbox. The problem has been reported to the hosting company who is trying to fix it. All other mailbox adrdresses are working as normal. A new mailbox has been opened so that you can still reach use easily.
We apologise to our supporters for returned emails and delayed responses.
Project Updates
Updates have been added to all our projects on the main website. Please have a look at them to see what Little Stars is achieving on your behalf.
http://www.littlestars-luxor.org/luxor_egypt_children.html
Community Help
We are delighted to tell you that Little Stars is becoming increasingly involved in community programmes in the United Kingdom as well as in Egypt. We have now stablished connections with a University whose students will be coming to Luxor to further their education in children's healthcare and we are also establishing links with schools whose pupils wish to sponsor education in developing countries and want to know more about how children in other countries live.
These are very worthwhile innovations and help to develop a community spirit in children by learning of others who are not so fortunate as themselves.
