THE director of the Whitechapel Mission, Tony Miller has been made an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours. Now in his 30th year at Whitechapel, Mr Miller said the award was a “fantastic honour” and he was looking forward to a really special experience at Buckingham Palace. “I am grateful to all those who work, volunteer, support and serve the Whitechapel Mission, as they are the true deservers of this recognition,” he said.
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Christmas
Volunteering
A very special thank you to all those who gave their time to volunteer over Christmas and the New Year.
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The Season of Hunger and
Cold
As winter approaches, we are keeping an anxious eye on the
Mission's pantry to ensure we can feed those in desperate need of help. We have
not had the best Harvest Season this year.
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Our Needs
Most
needed items - Our wish list. Please support our Severe Weather Emergency
Provision
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On Friday 16th July the Ladies of the
Whitechapel Ladies Day had a marvellous day out in Southend on Sea.
18
of our regular ladies along with 10 volunteers from Lloyds of London and the
Bank of New York Mellon took a coach (very generously funded by Lloyds of
London) which left Whitechapel at 9am on a beautiful sunny morning.
The
ladies had been paying 50p a week for twelve weeks to help "pay their way". On
the coach we were able to give everyone a goodie bag filled with water, snacks,
piece of fruit, wet wipes, sun hat and sun cream. Also, because of the
generosity of our funders, we were able to give back all the 50p's (£6
per person) to the ladies to give them a little spending money.
At
midday, we all enjoyed a fish n chip lunch on the sea front with bread and
butter washed down with a hot cup of tea.
We then split up into smaller
groups, each pair of volunteers to 2 ladies, to go off and enjoy the day. Each
group had a whale of a time! Playing bingo, walking along the longest pier in
Europe, (1 mile long); even pensioners on the roller coaster!
At 3pm we
re-boarded the coach and were welcomed at Leigh on Sea Methodist Church by the
kind ladies of the church who provided all with a scrumptious afternoon tea
with homemade cakes.
The week before the Whitechapel ladies had made an
artificial flower arrangement in a basket along with a card that was signed by
each lady to present as a way of thank you. The stewards were moved to tears on
presentation of the gift and were invited to return next year.
A very
tired group of ladies got back to Whitechapel at 6pm, enjoyed by all, staff and
volunteers included. A very humbling experience, a simple day made extra
special by the kindness of all involved. |
 
 
 
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Since 1876, The Whitechapel
Mission has been called to serve the men and women caught in the cycles of
poverty,
hopelessness and dependencies of many kinds, and to see their lives
transformed to hope, joy and lasting productivity. |
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