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A Special Report on the ‘2008 Smiles Charity Ball’, Ayr Scotland
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Ann Cowan,
Smiles Development Associate for Scotland, organised her second
consecutive annual ‘Charity Ball’ on September 27th 2008 in
Ayr.
The Ball had two main objectives:
1. to make the work of The Smiles Foundation better known in
the area and
2. to raise money to support the good work that Smiles is doing
in Romania. |
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Left to Right:
Georgi Opreanu, Gordon Cowan,
Ann Cowan, Pastor Ovidiu Butnari
& Nina Dandu
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The Ball had over 120
people attending and raised more than £5,000 / $10,000 for Romanian
projects. This money will be used for continuing the mission that
Smiles has in Romania: To Transform Lives through the Love of God.
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The Romanian guests this year were Georgi Opreanu (Deputy Director of
Operations in Romania), Ovidiu Butnaru (Pastor at Tileagd Church) and
Nina Dandu (Accountant in the Leeds Office). All took the opportunity
to say ‘thank you’ for the material and spiritual support that the
wonderful people of Scotland are giving for Romania.
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Left to Right:
Nina Dandu, Pastor Ovidiu Butnari
& Georgi Opreanu |
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They also gave an update
of the work that Smiles is doing. The Tileagd Community Complex is
finished and is now working to transform lives through
church, education and medical care. We now need your help to continue
the work that has been started and to see positive results in
everything that we are doing.
(See 400 Club to Help) |
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Somebody once said: “When
a person does a good deed that he or she didn’t have to do, God looks
down and smiles and says: “For this moment alone, it was
worth creating the world.” I strongly believe that God looked upon
Scotland that week-end and smiled a lot, when he sees people doing
good deeds without waiting for recognition or applauds.
Thank you ‘Scotland’ very much for your generosity and for putting
yourself in God's work through your time, prayers and financial
support. |
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