Update on new house, RAKE

Have received some pictures from Linda of the new kitchen.  HAH paid for the kitchen, so it's great to see the completed room.  I hope to be able to give the news that the youngsters have moved in very soon.

Friends of Humanity at Heart

Don't forget about our Friends of Humanity at Heart Tea Party this Saturday 19th May, 2-4pm at our garden (weather permitting!) at 28 Keymer Road, Hassocks.
Come for a cup of tea, piece of cake, and find out how you can be involved in helping HAH's work in Romania.
Don't forget your wellies and umbrella!

Working with RAKE to help youngsters with Special Needs

We are excited about supporting a UK registered charity, RAKE, who are working with youngsters with special needs. For some years HaH contributed towards the running costs of Casa Linda, opened in 1996 and home to 17 children with special needs.
Working together with the Romanian authorities, the project was a great success until 2010 when RAKE handed it over to the Romanian authorities. Sadly and unbelievably they closed the home and returned the youngsters back to the institution.
Despite the passing of time and Romania joining the EU, RAKE were horrified to find that the quality of life for residents in the institution remained unchanged. They are largely confined to their dormitories, have no personal belongings and no activities. Sedation is widely used and beatings are common.
RAKE is now in the process of trying to rescue some of the young people who lived in Casa Linda. They have bought a house and hope to move 4 of the youngsters (now adults) into their new home within a couple of weeks. The aim is to teach the youngsters to live as independently as possible within a supported and happy environment.

Humanity at Heart has provided funding to furnish the house, and make it ready for the youngsters to move in, as well as committing to pay part of the salary of a support worker. We will keep you posted on the progress of this excellent project.

Friends of Humanity at Heart

Would you like to find out more about what we do in Romania, and ways in which you can be involved?

We are holding a Tea Party for Friends of Humanity at Heart, at our shop in Hassocks on 19th May between 2-4pm.

As a Friend of Humanity at Heart you might like to help at or attend local fundraising events, join our friendly volunteer team in the shop, give a regular monthly donation, donate to the shop, or even just receive regular information about our work. Please come along, have a cup of tea and a chat with our Trustees, volunteers and Shop manager. See photos from our projects in Romania, and talk to people who really know how the money raised here in Hassocks is helping people in a long term, meaningful way. We look forward to seeing you at 28 Keymer Road, Hassocks, West Sussex on 19th May.

Elderly Community Care

This year we are running a Christmas Appeal for the Elderly Community Care project. We are asking that you donate £10 that will provide a food parcel for one of the elderly people in our program. With prices rising and the meagre pension barely able to cover necessities the elderly people near our centre are delighted to receive any help. Last year we were able to ensure that each one had a parcel of basic items of food. They also received items of clothing and a shoe box gift thanks to Link Romania.
Please show them you care this Christmas and donate £10.

Elderly Community Care
House renovation project.

During the last three weeks of September one of the volunteers who is part of the Elderly Community Care project, organised a team of young people to decorate Mrs Ana Buruiana’s home.

This activity was done as part of the project “ Elderly Community Care” which is funded by Humanity at Heart and run from The Hope for the Colony Community Centre in Petrosani, Romania. The project aims to enable local people to become involved in activities to help the elderly poor in their area.

The project started in November 2010 and four volunteers take care of 20 elderly people (5 each). They visit them regularly, spend time socialising and discuss how else they can help. With support from the centre the elderly can then take part in programmes which includes free glasses, cultural & social events and receive material help such as clothing, food parcels (when funds allow) and a shoe box at Christmas.

The young people with the key volunteer raised the funds to buy the paint and other items. They thoroughly scrubbed and prepared the walls and then painted them.

Mrs Buruiana now has a lovely clean home thanks to all their hard work! What a great team effort.

St.Lawrence Fair 2nd July2011

Michelle and one of our brilliant volunteers, Calli, did the St.Lawrence Fair in Hurspierpoint on Saturday. They did a tombola which raised around £100. A Huge thanks to Calli, and to everyone who donated prizes for the Tombola.