Mini Vinnies

Summer Term cake stall: The Mini Vinnies held another of their very popular cake sales at the end 
of half-term. (May 2023)

SVP Birthday: Our Mini Vinnies invited the Mini Vinnies from St Joseph's, Wetherby and members of our
own parish SVP into school to celebrate the birthdays of St Vincent de Paul and Blessed Frederic Ozumun.
We sang, prayed, took part in quizes and activities and of course ate lots of party food. (April 2023)

Food Bank Visit: A group of our Mini Vinnies visited the Wetherby Foodbank Warehouse. They were put to work there
and found out all about what they do and how they help. Back at school the group fed back to the rest of the Mini Vinnies.
(March 2023)

Easter Basket Tombola: The Mini Vinnies made Easter baskets, filled them with chocolates they donated
and then ran a tombola stall at our Lenten Activities, raising money for Shelter. (March 2023)

Mini Vinnie Christmas Gifts Appeal: Each year the Mini Vinnies organise, promote and model the bringing in
of gifts for local children, who otherwise wouldn't receive anything for Christmas. Here they are loading up
some of this year's gifts. (Dec 2022)

Mini Vinnie Christmas Shoe-box Appeal: Each year our Mini Vinnies organise and promote the Operation
Christmas Child Shoe-box appeal for poor children abroad. (Nov 2022)

Talk from SVP: One of our parish SVP members visited out meeting to talk about their work in the parish.
The children presented her with a cheque of money raised for them from the Mini Vinnies who took part in the SVP Walk. (Oct 2022)

Autumn Cake Stall: The Mini Vinnies organised and ran another very popular cake stall for charity! (Oct 2022)

Mini Vinnie Shopping: Some of our Mini Vinnies went shopping for the Food Bank with money the group
had raised. They thought about the different food that people would need for different meals. (Sept 22)

SVP Walk: Some of our Mini Vinnies took part in this year's SVP Walk, raising much needed funds for the Leeds
SVP Centre. (Sept 2022)

Recommissioning Mass 2022-23: The Mini Vinnies attended the mass at the cathedral with the Bishop to
be commissioned for the new school year.

Mini Vinnie Cake Stall: Our Mini Vinnies ran a cake stall in the summer term, raising money for Disasters
Emergency Committee. (July 2022)

Mini Vinnie Pajama Day: The Mini Vinnies organised a pajama day to raise money for their chosen charity. (June 2022)

Mini Vinnie Shoe-Box Appeal: Each year our Mini Vinnies organise and promote the Christmas Shoe-box appeal
for Operation Christmas Child. (Nov 2021)

 Mini Vinnie Cake Stall: The Mini Vinnies started the year with a cake stall to raise money for Martin House Hospice. (Oct 2021)