UCM News Aug 09

So many people all in great spirit, took awhile to find one another after, thank goodness for Nelson’s Column and mobile phones!

Thank you so much for your support and words of encouragement, you really kept us going in the last kilometre.

When all sponsorship money is collected we will have raised over £1330 for the Apostleship of the Sea – a great result – thanks to you!

In a very weak moment, UCM members Geraldine Potter and Anne Monaghan agreed to pound the streets of London on 12th July as ‘Team Southampton’ to raise funds in support of the Apostleship of the Sea – a charity we should all support if we want to keep items such as bananas on the shop shelves!

The London 10K is known as the most prestigious city centre race in the taking in many of the great sights of London. We start at Piccadilly and pass by famous landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey and finish at Whitehall.

We, the Southampton Team will, with your help, raise as much as we possibly can for the charity.

AoS is the frontline service for the care of seafarers visiting British shores. They provide practical and pastoral care to all seafarers. Their port chaplains and volunteer ship visitors welcome seafarers, offer welfare services and advice, practical help, care and friendship.

90% of the world trade is transported by ship. However the life of modern seafarer can be dangerous and lonely.They may spend up to a year at a time away from home, separated from their family and loved ones and often working in harsh conditions.Apostleship of the Sea is on hand to support them through this.

Apostleship of the Sea relies wholly on voluntary contributions. they are only able to contine their work through the generous donations of supporters and so we appeal to you to be as generous as you can!

To contribute, make a donation at www.justgiving.com/annemonaghan