The Stanwick Group of Churches Charities Fund
The Stanwick Group of Churches Charities Fund (SGCCF) is a separate bank account hald on behalf of the whole benefice to be used only for charitable purposes and it is kept separate so that it cannot easily be used for anything else. FundingThe fund receives money from 3 main sources.
Distribution of the SGCCFEarly in the year the Treasurers and / or Churchwardens from the parishes along with the Rector and the Reader meet to see how much is in the Fund and decide which charities should benefit from it. Donations are generally for sums of £200 or £250 and those who make the decisions try to ensure that a good spread of different causes is covered so that it is not all going to organisations with similar objectives. Usually four or five charities receive a donation and if there is still enough left then we try to respond to any specific appeals by the Disasters Emergency Committee which is a consortium of charities that work together when there is a major disaster needing an international response such as a major earthquake in a poor country. Unfortunately in recent years it has proved difficult to be able to respond to these appeals due to the lack of extra funds.
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