Killymurris festive fair will raise funds for African Leprosy mission in Tanzania

KILLYMURRIS Church Hall will be hosting a Christmas Craft Fair from 1-3pm on Saturday, December 3, when ‘all’ funds raised will go to the Leprosy Mission to help build houses for people affected by leprosy in Tanzania.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Dec 2011, 09:46 BST

The hall will be packed with a huge variety of stalls selling everything from homemade cakes, sweets, chocolates and preserves to wooden Christmas gifts and crafts and festive swags and wreaths.

Santa will be there too and the kids will have the chance to meet him and have a photograph taken. Admission is just £3 for adults, which includes tea or coffee plus mince pie and shortbread, and kids of primary school age are admitted free.

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The event is the brainchild of Killymurris Presbyterian Church member Jean Calderwood who back in May came up with the idea of raising funds for the Leprosy Mission and was quickly supported by others in the congregation.

One of that number, Tracy Paul said: “Leprosy Mission is hoping to build around 48 houses in Tanzania and have about 16 at the moment. It costs around £4,000 to build one house .

“Our aim is to try to raise as much as possible - it would be great if we could help to build one house!”