Congo refugee project harvest

Last year we were able to buy 5 hectares of land through a grant from Vegfam. Funds were also available for seeds and tools etc. The harvest of beans has just come in and 75 sacks were harvested. If these are hundredweight sacks which I imagine they would be as they are large sacks, that equals over 3000 kgs. Praise God for that - it also gives the refugees a real sense of their own achievement and production as well as helping them work together in community.

There are a whole lot of absolutely amazing items for auction and raffle for
"An Udder Do for a Coo!" taking place this Saturday 25th Feb Cairn O Mhor winery at Errol between Perth and Dundee. The golf alone is worth £700! If you would like to put in a bid or buy raffle tickets please email as soon as possible to Morag Bathgate on fyshes2008@btinternet.com She will let you know where your bid stands or tell you how to buy raffle tickets. All monies raised to help buy cattle for Rwandan genocide survivors.

Items for auction (so far)
*Painting of Marta (Rwandan genocide survivor)
*Slate bed pool table and balls (slightly smaller than full size)
*cupcake decorating class at Bibi’s bakery (Aberdeen)
*3 x Guitar lessons (Dundee area)
*2 x driving lessons (hour and a half each – (Dundee area)
*Artwork and jewelry from local artists
*Rwandan cow herders beaded staff
*5 x sessions with a personal trainer (David Lloyd gym)
*Secondary level science tutoring (Dundee/Arbroath area)
*Round of golf at Kingsbarns golf course for 4.
*Tax advice (from someone who knows)
*Garden shed
*An afternoon mountain biking with a trained guide/instructor (for small group)
*Family sized fresh, made to order lasagne (from someone who once had a house in Italy so should know about lasagne)
* *Be a train driver – lesson in driving Kerr’s miniature railway engine, Ivor, in Arbroath with a life size train driver and invite friends and family to be your passengers (8yrs - adult!)
*The chance to drive a tractor on a farm
*A helicopter flight over Dundee
*North 58o powerboat trip/wildlife watch at Banff
*Services of a handyman
*Handpainted half moon occasional table
*Handmade tiara with Swarovski crystals
* Car radio, cassette,10 cd multi changer
*Full car valet from Audi
*20 sessions at Factory Skate park
*Voucher for a 5 week course in Smart Baby Touch Massage
*knitted cow (very cute!!)
Items for raffle (so far!)
*3 sessions at Factory Skate Park
*Footcare voucher
*Blu Hair and Beauty voucher (wash cut and blow dry)
*Errol mobile hairdresser wash cut and blow dry
*Vouchers for various local butchers
*White Stuff clothing vouchers
*A helicopter flight over Dundee
*family ticket for Sensation (Dundee Science centre)
*family ticket for Camperdown Wildlife Park
*Next voucher
*Hamish the cow picture books (by Natalie Russell)
*hopefully another knitted cow (also very cute!!)
*car wash vouchers
*various other small prizes

*Russell Ayto - Illustrator of ‘The Cow that Laid an Egg’ and ‘Best Cow in Show’ has also agreed to donate something…but we’re not sure what yet!

"AnUdder Doo For a Coo"

Archie and Morag Bathgate are organising "AnUdder Doo for a Coo" on Sat 25th Feb at Fort Bob, cairn O'Mhor Winery, near Errol from 2-5 pm.
For details contact fyshes2008@btinternet.com or 07875652025

There will be an amazing auction and raffle with some absolutely fantastic donations including:

Painting of Marta (Rwandan genocide survivor)
*Slate bed pool table and balls (slightly smaller than full size)
*Baking session at a cupcake bakery (Aberdeen)
*3 x Guitar lessons (Dundee area)
*2 x driving lessons (hour and a half each – (Dundee area)
*Artwork from local artists
*Rwandan cow herders beaded staff
*5 x sessions with a personal trainer (David Lloyd gym)
*Secondary level science tutoring (Dundee/Arbroath area)
*Blu Hair and Beauty voucher (wash cut and blow dry)
*Errol mobile hairdresser wash cut and blow dry
*Vouchers for various local butchers
*Round of golf at Kingsbarns golf course for 4.
*Tax advice (from someone who knows)
*Garden shed
*Afternoon mountain biking (for small group)
*Family sized fresh, made to order lasagna (from someone who once had a house in Italy so should know about lasagna)
*Family day ticket (2 adults and 3 children) to Camperdown Wildlife Park
*Ceramic biscuit barrel – complete with biscuits!
*Ceramic cow storage jar complete with milk gums
*Tin of Roses
*Foot massage/footcare voucher
*Be a train driver – lesson in driving Kerr’s miniature railway engine, Ivor, in Arbroath with a life size train driver and invite friends and family to be your passengers.
More still to come!
*Russell Ayto - Illustrator of ‘The Cow that Laid an Egg’ and ‘Best Cow in Show’ has also agreed to donate something…but we’re not sure what yet!
*Possibly some nice ceiling lights and a lovely shower.
*Lots more….

Also stalls, moosic, magic show, refreshments, homebaking. All in aid of the 1000 cows project which is at a vital stage as we look very shortly to purchase land and cattle to create a breeding herd in Rwanda. So make it a day out and support this wonderful effort for the 1000 cows project

An udder doo for a coo

For the non Scots speaking readers, roughly translated this is.

“Another fundraising event in aid of the 1000 Cows Project”

Please come along and bring your family and friends to what promises to be a fun filled afternoon.  If you're coming along or want more info then please contact Morag (07875 652 025, fyshes2008@btinternet.com) or Susan (07800 776 270, susan.gillies@live.co.uk).

For more information on the 1000 Cows Projects, go here.

See ya there!!!