‘Slum’ experience raises £1,000
Newmarket Journal - September 2011 burwell baptist church cheque presentation to zoe hayes youth relationship manager from charity soul action.
YOUNGSTERS in Burwell were given a taste of slum life to help raise more than £1,000 for charity.
A group of 21 young people from Burwell Baptist Church, RE:NEW and St Mary’s Church took part in the Slum Survivor challenge in April.
The weekend event gave young people a chance to build and live in their own slum houses, which were built from basic, discarded materials.
During the event they had a limited diet and faced restrictions on the clothing and personal items they could bring.
They also competed in challenges that simulated aspects of slum life.
The group raised a total of £1,006.02 for Soul Action, a charity that works to help people who have been affected by injustice and poverty.
Youngsters presented a cheque to Zoe Hayes, youth relationship officer at Soul Action, at Trinity Church in High Street, Burwell, on Tuesday, September 13.
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