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Julie (right) presents the cheque for £527 to Maria.  Julie's brother-in-law Brian lives at Mourne Grange and was the inspiration behind her fundraising.

Congratulations to Catherine and Stephen (pictured above 5th & 6th from the left) who recently celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary.  Catherine's brother, Christopher (pictured on far right) lives at Mourne Grange and, instead of receiving presents, the couple kindly asked family and friends to consider making donations towards our Finlieve Appeal and ended up raising a grand total of £220!

On behalf of everyone at Mourne Grange we want to say a huge thank you to Catherine and Stephen and all their family and friends for their kindness, generosity and support.

If you walk into Finlieve on any weekday you will find a hive of activity.  Michael greasing the tins in the bakery, Ned kneading the dough and Pauline keeping everyone's spirits up with her radiant smile.  In the laundry you will see Hilary proudly ironing, Ian pressing the sheets and Caroline sorting the clothes into tidy piles.  Upstairs there's a Toddler Group and classrooms for the Village School; downstairs there is a workshop devoted to 'Tools for Solidarity' - here Conor and James repair tools and send them to communities in Africa.  So the influence of Finlieve is not just felt locally but across the world too!

We need your help to continue this wonderful work.  It brings joy and purpose in life to so many but, unfortunately, Finlieve itself was not designed for this purpose.  If it is to continue serving the Community it must be brought up to the standards required today.  It needs an expanded lobby and communal space, new doors and windows, indoor toilets, a ramp for wheelchairs, more storage and a school extension (quite a list!).

Our Community has been working hard, alongside our Fundraising Officer Maria, and our Friends to raise the money needed and so far we have raised £161,000.  This is wonderful but we still have some way to go to raise the £230,000 needed.

If you would like to support this vital project by making a donation or by helping us to fundraise, we would be so grateful for your kindness and support.

If you would like to make a donation/find out more about how you can help please contact our Fundraising Officer, Maria Kinney, on 028 9076 8741 / E: maria@cctni.co.uk .  Thank you.

Some 260 guests, including representatives from our four NI Communities, parents, corporate supporters and friends enjoyed a Drinks Reception and welcome music by 'Banter', five course meal and dancing to live band 'Sugartown Road'.

Auction lots, including a painting by leading Ulster Artist Tom Kerr, went under the hammer of Auctioneer, Kieran Harris, raising £3,725 whilst the ballot raised £1,395.

The event has raised just over £12,600 - a big 'thank you' to everyone who helped make this possible.

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A grant of £1,000 from NIE Staff & Pensioners Fund has funded the production of a new leaflet and information banner stands for CCTNI.  Pictured at the launch of the new materials which took place in Camphill Holywood Coffee Shop in December are:

Standing: Alexis Totten (Secretary, NIE Staff & Pensioners Fund), (L-R) Maria Kinney (FR Officer CCTNI), Jacqueline Mitchell (NIE) and Roger (Camphill Holywood Cafe).

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Andrew Byrne (Brother of Paul from Clanabogan Community) has been raising funds for Camphill Clanabogan this Summer by taking part in the Chicago Triathlon!  Andrew completed the Olympic distance event on 29th August raising £1,900.  Thanks to Andrew for his fantastic efforts.

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Pictured above: The Down to Dingle Team present the cheque to Vincent and Liam at Glencraig on 25th August.

A huge thank you to Peter Rafferty, Dervla and Patrick McGrann, Shane O'Neill, Brian Thompson, Conor McDonagh, Tony & Therese Rafferty and John & Rosemary McGrann for their wonderful support.  Thank you also to everyone who sponsored and supported the cyclists.

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Camphill Community Mourne Grange are delighted to announce the launch of the New Community DVD

The Premiere of the DVD is to be held on Tuesday 11th May 2010 From 11.00am - 12.30pm

A tour of the community and lunch will also be provided.

If you are interested in attending please contact Irene  - Tel. 02841760128

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