NEWS & EVENTS | Jan-Jun 2008

The tennis was followed by a lunch at the Academy in Princedale Road where the staff pulled out all the stops to ensure a great afternoon was had by all. A raffle was held, top prizes being a ‘top of the range’ racket contributed by Rodney Rapson and a meal for two at Gaucho in Piccadilly Circus contributed by Gaucho Restaurants. Much wine was drunk by all and Monday morning unsurprisingly saw a few hazy heads. Thanks to all the tennis crew for their continuing support of ICT.

Children from one of ICT's partner projects, the Wema Centre in Kenya, have recorded two CD albums of music over the past few years.

Their first CD was titled "Maisha Mema" and was sold throughout Kenya, where it sold exceptionally well. After this the children were encouraged to refine their talents and have since performed at leading local and national events.

A new CD, "Make a Change", has been been recorded and both CDs are available from the Wema Centre Trust website.

Click on the links below to download or to listen to the title tracks from each album:

Maisha Mema

Make a Change

Channel 4 news anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has raised money for International Childcare Trust by appearing on Gordon Ramsay's F Word on Channel 4.

Krishnan, his brother Ravi, wife Lisa and his mother - Mrs Guru-Murthy - had to prepare a three course meal for 50 diners, any money paid by the diners going to the charity nominated by Krishnan and his family, The International Childcare Trust! In all, £1036 was raised for ICT, so many thanks to Krishnan and his family.

For more details, visit the Channel 4 website.

	Winning team, "Veni, Vidi, Fitchi", from Fitch Ratings, pictured with ICT Executive Director, Maggie O' Grady

Every year several teams from the Financial Sector battle it out to raise funds for ICT. This year's quiz was sponsored, for the second year in a row, by the IGS Group. Participants from many leading investment banks, law and accounting firms, rating agencies, media etc including White & Case, Kroll, HSBC, Allen & Overy, Deutsche Bank, Winton Capital and many more, gathered at the Abacus Bar in the City of London to take part in this fun and highly competitive event. In all 29 teams of four were involved, around £10,000 was raised - we will report back on the exact figure when we have it!

The prizes kindly donated this year were:

1st Prize - Dinner for 4 at Mela.
2nd Prize - Golf simulator experience for 4 at City Golf Club.
3rd Prize - Case of wine (donated by Legwork Wine Services).

Auction Prizes:
Signed memorabilia from Arsenal FC.
Cricket bat autographed by Marcus Trescothick (donated by Dan Hamilton, Head of Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, White & Case)
A 2 x 3-hour fitness session with personal trainer at Aegis Training.
2 tickets for "Have I Got News For You" show.
4 VIP tickets for Ministry of Sound and bottle of vintage vodka
Private ante-natal classes (donated by Sofie Jacobs Ltd).
4 Tickets to Big Brother Launch Night (donated by Applause Store).
Diane von Furstenberg dress.
Two tickets for "Beau Jest" at the Hackney Empire.

Raffle Prizes:
Restaurant and bar voucher to the value of £100 for Sumosan.
Lunch for 2 at Tamarind.
Lunch for 2 at Imli.
Lunch for 2 at The Worship.
Dinner for 2 at The Worship.
Pair of tickets to "The Lion King".
Cricket Bat, signed by the players of Surrey County Cricket Club.
A pair of day club passes for the Harbour Club.
A pair of complementary tickets to see the Seckou Keita Quartet at the Jazz Cafe.
Selection of DVD's: Complete Collection Blackadder/ The Complete Series Planet Earth/ The Complete Fawlty Towers/ The Mighty Boosh, Series 1 and 2 (donated by Hat Trick Productions).
Digital camcorder
Trio of wines (donated by The Worship).
May voucher offer and goodie bag (donated by Beauty Essence).
Shirt, tie and cufflink voucher (donated by TM Lewin).
Two pairs of day tickets for the Mark Rothko exhibition at the Tate Modern.
Selection of CDs (donated by Snapper Music).
3 pairs of cinema tickets for the Riverside Studios.
Tickets for any production at The Comedy Store.
12 packs of 8 passes for Delta Force.
GAME vouchers.
2 signed CDs by Ruthie Culver.
Box of luxury chocolates (donated by Hotel Chocolat).
Fresh handmade cosmetic goodies (donated by Lush).
Bottles of wine.

Business Card Draw:
Bottle of champagne (donated by Vinum).

A big thank you to Alistair Preston, Matt Pointon, Charmaine Etienne, Alun Leighton and John Godden who braved the hail and rain to complete this year's Flora London Marathon. So far they have managed to raise over £10,000 with money still coming in. A fantastic achievement!

Over £30,000 was raised for International Childcare Trust (ICT) at an art auction held at Christie's on 12th March and attended by many from the alternative investment industry, through the auctioning of 18 works of contemporary art.

The auction and sale was organised by The Art Movement and by ICT's Trustee, Simon Hill, Chief Executive of Letterstone plc with the of 4 other corporate sponsors; Baronsmead, IGS Group, Kroll and Albemarle. Christie's kindly hosted the event, with auctioneer James Bruce-Gardyne encouraging generous bids from participants.

The success of the auction has prompted hopes that it will become an annual event, and the amount raised is hugely significant to a charity of ICT's size.

Richard Fallowfield, Chairman of International Childcare Trust, commented: "The ICT believes that every child should have the opportunity to enjoy their childhood, and fulfill their potential. The funds raised by the Art Movement Auction and Sale will further enable some of the world's most vulnerable children to achieve this. We are extremely grateful to the artists who donated their work to the auction and to the companies who have sponsored this event. Their support means that the ICT can give every penny raised from the auction directly to charity."

International Childcare Trust would like to extend a big thanks for donations provided by attendees of The Future of Leadership and Management Innovation, a Benchmark Management conference held at the QEII Conference Centre, London, on 7th February 2008. In all, some £315.10 was donated to help ICT's work with some of the world's most vulnerable children in Africa and Asia. The generosity of all who donated is much appreciated!