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Press Release - La Crackerteria Opens

1 December 1998 / RCC:005

Rugby youngsters offer festive food for thought

Local youngsters are asking Rugby people to imagine life without education this Christmas in a bid to help third world children who are forced to go without schooling.

 The Lady Mayoress at the Crackerteria

Rugby teenagers are hoping to gain local support for newly opened La Crackerteria coffee shop in Sheep Street, which aims to raise money for third world street children this Christmas.

La Crackerteria volunteer 15 year old Lucy Wrighton said: "In the third world school is not an option for millions of children. Eight year olds are scavenging on rubbish dumps or begging in the streets just to survive. Children who cannot read, write or count are living in a world of drugs, crime and prostitution where they are often taken advantage of or abused. We are hoping to help some of them.

By buying a cup of tea and a cake in our coffee shop you can help too. All of the profits from La Crackerteria are going towards educating these children," she added.

La Crackerteria and "Cracker a la Carte" are supported by youth organisation Rugby Christmas Cracker, which encourages local youngsters to raise money to improve the lives of children less fortunate than themselves. To book your "Cracker a la Carte" table contact project co-ordinator Katie Thomas on 07771 772405 or 813064.

Rugby's very own charity radio station Cracker 106.8 FM will be broadcasting from 19 December to raise money for the same cause.

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