There is a great deal going on in the background with GCT which we will share and update you all on shortly, some of it mundane and very necessary and some of it extremely valuable and rewarding!

The immediate news we can share at this time is that:

1. We will draw our GCT raffle on Saturday 6th February. We still have some tickets available. They’re only £5 each and so with the chance to win some incredible prizes, so we strongly recommend that you click the enclosed link to have a look at the prizes and buy as many as you are able …

http://www.globalchildrenstrust.org/indian-summer-ball-raffle.htm

We cannot guarantee that you’ll win a prize, but we can guarantee that 100% of these funds will go towards the projects that we are supporting which currently include:

     • Capital projects connected with Happy Home orphanage in India

     • Feeding starving children in Zululand through the ‘Banana Appeal’s Food in School’s Programme’

2. We will be launching a new GCT website in the coming months (details and dates to be confirmed)

3. We will be hosting a fundraising ball in the late summer again (theme and venue to be confirmed, but likely to be The Cotswolds again following the success of last year’s inaugural ‘Indian-themed ball’)

4. We learned the other week that the charities commission will be issuing our charity number in the coming months which will means that we will be able to claim gift aid on donations made, thus further increasing our capability to make a difference.

5. We will shortly be hosting regular fundraising auctions and raffles online with some incredible items to bid upon, including:

     a. An eco-designer dress, designed by Jeff Garner of Prophetic and painted by elephants!

     b. Sports memorabilia

     c. Concert, sports and celebrity dinner tickets

     d. Other donated products and services

     e. Crystal

     f. Hotel accommodation

6. Kevin Allen (Banana Man) left on Tuesday afternoon of this week for Zululand in Africa to spend time on the ground supporting his ‘Food in Schools Programme’ which takes starving, deprived children off the streets and provides them with lunch and education. We’re proud to have been supporting Kevin for a number of years now, long before the actual formation of The Global Children’s Trust.

Kevin’s a remarkable guy and for less than £15 you read about his incredible story and work. Proceeds from each copy purchased feeds a child for a month!

You can buy a copy of his book here – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Banana-Man-Inspirational-Accidental-Thousands/dp/1905823738

 

We look forward to catching you up on more news as it happens, but in the meantime, please buy some raffle tickets now. Thank you!

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