The Butterfly Tree would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas.

The words ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ echo in my ears every time I here the music playing. If only there were more people like Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure the world would be a better place and the wealth would be more evenly distributed.

Christmas, for me brings feelings of mixed emotions, I look forward to the time spent with family and friends. However Christmas shopping has never been the same since I founded the charity almost two years ago. I find it hard to cope with the ‘glut’ and the ‘greed’ of the western world during this festive season, everyone in state of frenzy; shops laden with merchandise; panic buying; people giving unwanted gifts; women stressed with the work load; couples arguing; children complaining that Santa didn’t bring the latest technical gadget. Is it all necessary?

So do they know it’s Christmas?

When I asked one of the teachers at Mukuni Village School what the community do at Christmas, she simply replied ‘they go to church’. When I asked her if they had a special meal she replied ‘a chicken for the ones who can afford it, otherwise just the usual diet of maize and vegetables’.

Christmas is a time for giving and for many people it is a time to bring families together, to relax and have fun. Perhaps this Christmas you would like to include giving an education to an orphan, building a home for a widow with children, funding a bore hole for a village relying on polluted river water, a small donation to provide healthcare for people suffering from HIV/AIDS or malaria or simply buy one of our charity calendars.

You can make a difference…

Our charity calendar’s are £5 inc postage and 100% of all donations go to the charity:

The calendar has been sponsored by 12 companies supporting the charity, see example pages of the calender below:

To find out more contact:

Jane Kaye-Bailey -  curlieu@hotmail.com | 01926 843 699 and to order online, (£5 per calendar inc delivery), click here.