Month: February 2009
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Latest container leaves for Malawi
Iain MacPhillimy, Trustee of the Raven Trust, loads the last box into the container which was packed at Strachur on Thursday 19th February.The box was one of 1134 sent off in this consignment and included 119 boxes of bedding and household supplies, 133 of hospital equipment and supplies, 266 of educational materials, 320 of used clothing…
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Commissioning Service for Ambulance Boat
The commissioning service for the new ambulance boat will now be held on Saturday, 2nd May at 3pm. All are welcome to attend. Tourist accommodation in Macduff is limited, so if you would like to attend but would prefer to stay overnight, we suggest that you contact the Tourist Information Centre in Banff (tel. –…
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Woollies for Malawi
It may seem strange that the Raven Trust sends quantities of blankets and woollen clothes to such a hot country as Malawi. However, many of the children we work with live in the mountainous region, high above sea level where it can get very cold, especially at night. Because of the high rate of death…
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Schoolbags for Malawi
The Raven Trust is providing shipping facilities for Enable Scotland to send a large number of filled school bags for children with learning disabilities in their Malawian network. The bags have arrived at the Strachur store and will be loaded on to the next container which will packed before the end of February. For more…