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'Walk the Line' Saturday 3rd September 2005

After a very successful sponsored event last year, Aberdeen Christian Aid Committee in conjunction with Cults is again organising another

'Walk the Line'.

This will take place along the Deeside walkway on Saturday 3rd September 2005 starting from Kaimhill or Cults or Peterculter at 1.30pm.

Any ideas, stunts etc. for publicity purposes would be appreciated.

We would encourage all churches to participate, and welcome walkers, cyclists, seasoned joggers, families and youth groups. Children under ten years should be accompanied by an adult.

Starting at Kaimhill there is a round trip to Cults and back of 3 miles, or a greater challenge of 11 miles to Peterculter and back. There will be refreshments at Cults and Peterculter. There is car parking at all three venues.

Please would you put the enclosed poster up in your church. (Extra ones available) Nearer the time, do ask your minister to include our event in the intimations, and please publicise it in your church magazine.

Also enclosed is a Sponsorship form and more can be obtained by contacting Betty Jamieson tel. 875824; Jean Rutherford tel 480654; or Ann Ralph 575520

Please ask all participants to bring their completed sponsorship form with them on the day, and all money raised should be sent to: -

Dr. Ann Ralph, 56 Albury Rd. AB11 6TL by the 14th October 2005.

If you have any queries or would like further information please contact Jean Rutherford tel. 480654.

Yours sincerely


J. Rutherford
Aberdeen Christian Aid Committee.

Poster

but when your mobile phone is beyond repair or is simply redundant, what can you do with it? Christian Aid Scotland has come to an arrangement with XSTronic, an environmental communications company specialising in the recycling and reclamation of mobile phones.   They will pay between £3 and £5 for each unwanted mobile phone. Over 95% of the materials in the phone is is recycled. For example, a small amount of gold is used for contacts inside the phones, microchips can be removed and re-used in making toys and even the plastic cases can be broken down and recycled.

All you need to do is stick the mobile phone in a special envelope (available from any Christian Aid Office - telephone 01738 643982 
or 0131 220 1254).

Why don't you organise a collection in your church, or ask your employers for any mobile phones which they no longer use - or ask if your local school would be interested in publicising this; in the run-up to Christmas there will be a lot of mobile phones being bought, and therefore a lot of redundant ones.
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Does your mobile phone 
look like this? …….

If so Christian Aid can use it to 
raise funds

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