Each year, the congregation at St. Andrew’s nominates charities, both local and national, who they‘d like to support over the coming twelve months, over and above their weekly giving to the Church. The congregation then votes and the top ten charities (plus the annual Bishop of London’s Lent Appeal and CofE Schools in the Diocese) are each allocated a month and details of the charity are posted in church and donations placed in the collection box.
Charity of the Month for October 2023: This month we are supporting Breast Cancer UK: 'Our mission is to prevent breast cancer through education, scientific research, collaboration, and policy change. Around 56,000 women and 390 men a year in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer. Yet at least 30% of these cases could be prevented through lifestyle changes. That means an estimated 17,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented, saving millions of lives, avoiding unnecessary suffering, and reducing the cost to the NHS by over £1.5 billion a year. It is raising awareness of these preventable factors which drive us. We believe our work can have a significant impact in helping women and men reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.'
Amounts raised to date:
2023
Sept Centerpoint
Aug SLOW £203.71
July WaterAid £207.65
June Cardiac Risk in Young £206.81
May Charitian Aid £204.41
Apr Stroke Association £478.98
Mar Diocesan Lent Appeal £293.98
Feb Diabetes UK £243.71
Jan Bp Willesden Mission £184.66
the PCC making the total £520.00
2022
Dec St Luke's Hospice £134.15
Jeel al Amal Boy's Home £300.00
Nov Help for Heroes £112.56
Oct Children with Cancer £190.65
Sept Alzheimer’s Society £239.03
August No collection
July Prostate Cancer UK £221.35
June Sightsavers £177.73
May Christian Aid £147.60
April London Air Ambulance £132.42
Mar Diocesan Lent Appel £150.12
plus from PCC Funds £150.12
DEC Collection Ukraine £295.00
plus from PCC Funds £205.00
Feb Teenage Cancer UK £157.66
Jan Bp of Willesden Misson Fd £234.81
2021
Dec Jeel al Amal, Bethany £366.42
Dec St. Luke's Hospice £235.03
Nov Grief Encounter £307.11
Oct Missing People £267.59
Oct Macmillan Coffee morning £606.46
Sept British Heart Foundation £270.53
August Centrepoint £340.88
July no collection
June Children in Need £152.91
May DEC India Appeal £348.90
(+£151.10 from PCC funds making total of £500.00)
Apr Church Schools £189.39
Mar Lent Appel £281.00
Feb Lent Appel
Jan Guide Dogs £135.00
2020
Dec Breast Cancer £185.40
Nov Brain Tumour £123.90
Oct Diabetes UK £152.50
Sept Stroke Association £232.05
Aug Christian Aid £197.00
July St Luke's Hospice £169.70
June Church closed
May Church closed
Apr Church closed
Mar Dioc. Lent Appel £114.82 (the PCC added £135.18 to make £250.00)
Feb St Luke's Hospice £172.42
Jan Church School £223.24
2019
Dec Action on Hearing Loss £168.10
Nov Help for Heroes £304.97
Oct Shelter £159.99
Sept Water Aid £216.15
Aug National Brain Appeal £183.02
July Parkinsons UK £237.16
June Bowel Cancer UK £231.64
May Christian Aid £173.76
Apr St Luke's Hospice £157.83
Mar Lent Appeal £263.01 plus same donated from PCC funds
Feb Heads Together £190.27
Jan Church Schools £181.18
2018
Dec The Salvation Army £222.05
Nov Sickle Cell Society £302.64
Oct Guide Dogs £108.07
Sept Doctors of the World £233.48
Aug Stephen Lawrence £195.73
July Kids in Crisis £169.32
June Prostate Cancer £255.82
May Christian Aid £219.40
April Diocese Appeal £289.86
Mar Centerpoint £166.17
Feb St. Luke's Hospice £184.25
Jan C of E Schools £131.79
2017
Dec Brain Tumour £208.13
Nov British Red Cross £136.21
Oct Farm Africa £209.12
Sept WaterAid £166.90
Aug Sightsavers £183.03
July Age UK £183.17
June Stroke Assoc £188.97
May Christian Aid £222.65
April Lupus UK £222.79
March Lent Appeal £468.67
Feb Brent Mind £177.29
Jan C of E Schools £227.27
2016:
Dec St Luke's Hospice £177.46
Nov Help for Heros £164.10
Oct British Heart Foundation £276.16
Sept Cancer Research UK £228.05
Aug Sickle Cell Society £218.36
July Alzheimer’s Society £265.23
June Guide Dogs £100.43
May Christian Aid £151.70
April Church Schools £102.87
Feb/Mar Diocesan Lent Appeal £179.20
Jan Medecins Sans Frontieres £181.32
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