Charitable Giving

St Mary’s and All Saints have an established Charitable Giving Committee (CGC) responsible for the selection and distribution of all charitable funds raised annually on behalf of the Parish. These UK and overseas charities are selected by the CGC and agreed by the PCC.

All charities and beneficiaries are chosen in accordance with the Charitable Giving Policy and have direct links with our Parish and congregation.

Fundraising comes from a variety of events such as dedicated collections at special services in Church but the main source of funding comes from our Church fete held in June every year. Our Charitable Giving is around £10,000 annually.

In 2024, our charities are:

• Local MS Society: https://www.mssociety.org.uk/care-and-support/local-support/local-groups/south-west-bucks-group
• Scannappeal: https://scannappeal.org.uk/
• Hospice of St Francis, https://www.stfrancis.org.uk/our-care/how-we-help
• Niche International, https://www.nicheinternational.org.uk/
• Street Kids Direct, Honduras, Steve Poulson: https://www.streetkidsdirect.org.uk/

Charities we supported in 2022 and 2023:

• The Linda Jackson Cancer Centre, Mount Vernon: https://www.ljmc.org/
• Salt of the Earth, (works in support of sustainable development in Tamil Nadu, India): https://www.sote.org.uk/
• Local MS society: https://www.mssociety.org.uk/care-and-support/local-support/local-groups/south-west-bucks-group
• Mission partner Street Kids Direct, Steve Poulson: churchmissionsociety.org/poulson and www.streetkidsdirect.org.uk
• Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal: https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
• Crisis for Christmas: https://www.crisis.org.uk/crisis-at-christmas/

Feedback from our charitable giving 2022 and 2023:

Take a look at the work being done in Guatemala and Honduras by Street Kids Direct from Duncan Dyason and Steve and Lindsay Poulson. Individual letters telling us how the money has been used by our beneficiaries are also put up in St Mary’s and All Saints.