MAY I through your newspaper thank the people of York and elsewhere for their support last year in raising more than £7,000 for various projects through our book sales in St Helen’s Church.

There were also a number of anonymous Charities Aid Foundation donations, for which we are very grateful.

The money is used to encourage and develop education and healthcare of the poor and needy in the poor areas of the world. This is of particular value for women in Africa, where they are often the only breadwinner in the family.

Unfortunately we are unable to use St Helen’s Church in the future and are looking to be using various places this year to see how things work.

We have our first sale next week, May 7 to May 10, in the Spurriergate Centre; our thanks to them. We are also planning sales at St Edward the Confessor Church in Dringhouses.

May I thank everyone for their generosity, including those who donate the books; your support in invaluable.

David Laud (chairman), York Feed the Minds, Grassholme, Woodthorpe, York.