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I take them out,
I sit and talk with them - they join me in my life.
But the moment anyone appears, they all rush back to the suitcase, the very suitcase people think must be so very light
and almost empty.
When I make my will
I will ask for my suitcase to be buried with me. No doubt they will say: ‘She was mad
and her Will is madness. What sort of Will is that? Who needs a suitcase in the world to come?’
Let them say whatever they like, After all,
who knows the secret
of the Conjuror of Love?
Is it not true that love is God’s astrolabe of mysteries?
Shahnaz A’lami (1921-2003)
Philanthropy
We received an encouraging stream of donations to our General Fund and Projects during 2018.
Scholarship giving is popular, the Learning Centre fund grows steadily and we celebrate ongoing loyalty to the Refugee project.
Thanks to Gene Keys community donations, we’ve been able to send financial aid throughout the year to the Mobile Info Team in Greece.
This team of volunteers, led by the indefatigable
Michael Kientzle, gives vital guidance and advice through a maze of complex bureaucratic procedures, as well as essential psycho-social support, to refu- gees seeking asylum and reunification with families from whom many have been separated for years.
The generosity of our community mirrors our Gene Keys values and principles.
It is an honour and a pleasure for us to administer contributions and distribute them among people and projects which need support.
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