Unfortunately the needs of the developing world are still great, in many cases beyond our comprehension. The Fund receives many more appeals for help than it can assist.

As you will notice from the Annual Report for 2009, the total income of the Fund amounted to €479,500 down from €501,000 for the previous year. Unfortunately this decline in income, in real terms, has been a feature for some time.

The Fund has been engaged in a promotional campaign (as already reported on elsewhere on this site) with employees and pensioners over the last number of years with a view to encouraging more to become contributors to the Fund.

We are acutely aware that employees and pensioners have many other calls on their generosity which has been compounded by various cutbacks in their income and it may not be always possible for them to sign up to a further deduction at source from their salary/pension.

Accordingly, the Fund is now offering two additional methods whereby staff and pensioners may contribute to the Fund,

i.e. by way of standing order (please print and complete this form) or by way of a single donation/s to the Fund’s Bank Account, details of which you will find on our home page.

Using these methods you can decide yourself how much and how often you wish to contribute.

PLEASE GIVE WHAT YOU CAN TO THOSE IN GREAT NEED, IT WILL MEAN A LOT.

AT THE VERY LEAST, 95% OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL BE SPENT ON PROJECTS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD .