LOCAL GROUPS
FOCC Black Country - Charity 1097318
Area: The Black Country is situated in the industrial heartlands of the West Midlands conurbation
approximately 8 miles from Birmingham. Our central position in the country gives us access to a wide range of
amenities, most of which the children in our groups have sampled.
Group Coordinator: Howard Barber - tel: 01384 - 457420 - email
General background: FOCC Black Country was set up in late 2001, with our first visit of 12 children
taking place in June 2002.
2009 marks the 3rd visit for our second group of children from Mogilev. The visit took place during June / July
and a great time was had by all concerned.
We are always glad to hear from anyone who may wish to become involved as a Host family, Helper, Fundraiser or
Sponsor. We are currently seeking 3 new Host families for our 2010 visit, so if you are at all
interested, please contact us through the Group Co-ordinator.
A photo of the children from the Great School Run at Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton, in
July 2009. The children had great fun taking part with hundreds of other children from local schools &
seeing Colin Jackson (CBE) fly in by helicopter to boot!

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