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(22 June 2008)
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The crowds stream in to the marquee on the Moor.
Sunday Morning around 300 people packed into the marquee on the Moor for a joint service of all the Cookham churches to celebrate the successful completion of the Kedida project.
The choir of children from the 3 primary schools led some spirited singing!
Matthew Reed of Oxfam spoke about the effect of Cookham's ability to raise £25,000. "With the EU matching Cookham's commitment, it meant that £25,000 was turned into £100,000 to bring clean water, sanitation and a chance for 60,000 people - the equivalent of the population of Maidenhad and much of the borough, to take control of their own destiny in East Africa. Cookham's fund raising also meant nearly half a million trees have been planted and with the effect of a global squeeze on food supplies, this fund raising meant that these people have a chance - the children to go to school and the adults to become self sufficient in their own crop growing instead of spending much of each day trudging with heavy containers of water. Cookham be proud of your achievements and remember that small efforts here can have huge impact on the lives of others...."
Outside while their parents joined in the service some kids played a spiritual game of football!
It was really special to see so many Cookham families come together like this.
Never seen so many cars on the moor!
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