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3 August 2001Farmers weekly wants to say a big thank-you to everyone whos donated money and given help and support to those in need following the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
Money contributed to the emergency funds is throwing a lifeline to many families. Every penny really does make a difference. People have also rallied round to support farmers, with acts of
kindness offers of support and resources.
The Falkland Islands Government has donated £5000 to the Arthur Rank Centre Addington Fund. Its intended, says the FIG, as a replacement for the contribution it usually makes to the UK
agricultural community by attending summer agricultural shows. "As a farming community, Falkland islanders have enormous sympathy at this time. We are therefore very pleased to hear that the
ARC-Addington Fund is making such a difference," says the FIGs UK representative Sukey Cameron.
The Blonde Cattle Society raised £350 for the ARC Addington Fund by joining forces with the Warwickshire-based Angus Sadler School of Dance. The dance evening was the brainchild of Carol
Barker, who works at the Society and had been moved by the suffering farmers affected by foot-and-mouth. "The people suffering are my friends. I thought: I cant just sit here and watch this
happen."
Brinsbury College, Sussex, raised £540 for the Royal Agricultural Bene-volent Institution by holding a collection at its recent Open Day. The event attracted about 1500 people. The Colleges
marketing officer Paul Woodman says: "People of all ages came – and there was a lot of interest in land-based careers."
Have you or someone you know put your hand in your pocket or acted in response to the current crisis? If so, let us know.
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