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CRY Jersey is a branch of CRY UK, that has been in operation for over 12 years. We have 2 charity shops at 42 and 38B  New Street (now renamed "nearly new Street!" as this is fast becoming THE place for Jersey's charity shops) in St Helier. We work very closely with CRY UK, visiting some of the projects with CRY UK teams from time to time, and all our funds raised from both charity shops and from the fundraising events go directly to CRY UK projects.
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
CRY Jersey Western Walkathon

We are hosting our 2nd annual sponsored walk on Saturday 5th May starting from Victoria Avenue. The first one last year was a great success and we're looking forward to a bigger and better one this year!

There are two walks to choose from:

  • 6 miles - suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs, well-behaved dogs allowed
  • 21 miles - CRY Jersey Western Walk, please allow approx 7 - 9 hours to complete

REGISTER for the CRY Jersey Walk online today to start raising money for CRY!!!

LATEST NEWS
 
CHRISTMAS EVENT
We had a lot of fun on Saturday 10th December, as Santa joined us for the day. We served lots of tea, coffee and mince pies and we drew the raffle at the end of the afternoon - we sold all 2000 tickets so we hope to have made about £1,400 profit on the raffle. 
 
JCG VOLUNTEERS
After visiting Jersey College for Girls we have had several volunteers come to help in the CRY shops on a Saturday, and more are keen to join them. We also had three volunteers helping to run a charity Christmas stall for us on Saturday 19th November, where we raised over £100 and sold over £240 worth of our raflle tickets - well done girls you are top sales people!

CLIMB MOUNT KILIMANJARO
From the 29th August to the 4th September (when they reached the top) - 2 brave girls Eleanor (20) and Sarah (18) climbed  Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of CRY Jersey. It was tough going - Eleanor said it was the hardest thing she has ever done, and some of the group had to give up because of altitude sickness. They reached the top and held up the Jersey flag amid cheers from their group. Eleanor has several black toe nails but is delighted to have undertook the challenge. Between them the girls have raised nearly £1,500 for CRY's projects in Africa.
 
CRY JERSEY CHARITY SHOPS
We have two charity shops in St Helier at 42 and 38B New Street. We are always looking for more donations and would be delighted to receive any of the following items, in good clean condition:
  • Ladies, mens and childrens clothing
  • Bedding, curtains and cushions
  • Toys and games
  • Books, DVDs, CDs (sorry no videos) 
  • Ornaments, pictures and collectables
  • Jewellery
  • Kitchenware and electrical goods
  • All types of furniture (tables, chairs, sofas, beds, chest of drawers etc) 
  • White goods including fridges, freezers, washing machines and TVs
There is a convenient layby outside to drop off goods, and we offer a free collection service for larger items or large quantites. Please contact us on 01534 618497 or 01534 618417 (furniture).
Last year CRY Jersey's main fundraising events included:
  • A Flag day shaking tins on the streets of St Helier in July, when we were assisted by 2 opera singers;
  • Taking part in a sponsored walk;
  • Summer fete in July at Reg's Garden, Badgers Holt, St Brelade. We had bands to entertain us, teas and cakes, BBQ, raffle, silent auction, plant and bric-a-brac stalls, tombola, bottle stall and games.
  • We also went to talk at the Jersey College for Girls School and at various church groups.
  • Recently (8th October 2010) we had our annual Auction of Promises at the Town Hall with nearly 100 items and promises to bid for, generously donated by shops, businesses and individuals - we raised £4,700!
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
We are always keen to recruit more volunteers, both to help in the shops and to help with our fundraising events. If you have a great fundraising idea, for example... a wish to swim the channel, skate around the island or just hold a coffee morning to raise funds for CRY Jersey, please get in touch with us, we would love to help and support you in fundraising for us.
 

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