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Pub Quiz Night in Dorking, Surrey!

Fancy yet another fun night out in a nice pub? Good Company – Good Food – Good Beers …. and more! Please join Kids for Kids On Thursday 5th March at The Prince of Wales in Dorking for a fantastic pub quiz! This is a great opportunity to get a group of friends together, head on down to the pub for a couple of drinks, and support your favourite charity at the same time!  At just £2 a head to enter the quiz, it is the perfect and affordable night out with all funds raised going to our sustainable projects helping children in Darfur, Sudan. Teams can be six people max., but bring all your friends and have multiple teams adding a little competition to the fun! We will also be hosting a raffle on the night so do bring some extra change as their will be some fantastic prizes organised by our Surrey Committee that you definitely don’t want to miss out on trying to win. The quiz starts at 8pm but come early of course to grab some dinner Read more…

By Claire, ago

Pub Quiz Night in Dorking, Surrey!

Fancy yet another fun night out in a nice pub? Good Company – Good Food – Good Beers …. and more! Please join Kids for Kids On Thursday 5th March at The Prince of Wales in Dorking for a fantastic pub quiz! This is a great opportunity to get a group of friends together, head on down to the pub for a couple of drinks, and support your favourite charity at the same time!  At just £2 a head to enter the quiz, it is the perfect and affordable night out with all funds raised going to our sustainable projects helping children in Darfur, Sudan. Teams can be six people max., but bring all your friends and have multiple teams adding a little competition to the fun! We will also be hosting a raffle on the night so do bring some extra change as their will be some fantastic prizes organised by our Surrey Committee that you definitely don’t want to miss out on trying to win. The quiz starts at 8pm but come early of course to grab some dinner Read more…

By Claire, ago

Candlelit Christmas Concert runaway success!

Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Timothy West and Lord Cope helped raise an astonishing £25,000 at our Annual Candlelit Christmas Concert.   ‘We were bursting at the seams in the beautiful St Peter’s Eaton Square, thanks to the support of these sensational celebrities” said Patricia Parker, Founder of Kids for Kids, “and the result has raised enough for us to adopt an entire village in Darfur.  Just think of that!” The concert had been a sell out for weeks and people were being begged for returns right up to the last minute.  “Not surprising” said Patricia “the choirs of Queen’s Gate School who perform for us are exceptional and the children sang their hearts out.   Unforgettable too was the beautiful voice of the gorgeous Natalie Rushdie who sang the much loved Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen with the girls of the senior school.” We are so grateful to all the amazing people who support the concert, from the volunteers behind the scenes to the master mind of the concert, our new Musical Director, Ian Webb-Taylor.  “It is difficult to explain what it Read more…

By Claire, ago

The Ambassadors’ Ball 2020

Please Note: Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, this year The Ambassadors’ Ball which was scheduled to take place on Saturday 6th June 2020 has been cancelled. We are very sad to share this news with you but due to the increasing number of cases we cannot hold a large event at this time.   Future Support Your support means that we are able to make a huge difference to literally hundreds of children’s lives in Darfur.     Raffle and Auction Prizes We are on the look out for fantastic prizes for our Charity Auction and Gala Raffle!  Everything is welcome – prizes in 2019 included rare vintage champagne, jewelry from Peru, a Holiday in Thailand, Bermuda and Sandbanks, a wonderful hamper of goat’s cheese from Delamere Dairy, a speedboat day, and a quieter day on a canal, and tea at the Ritz – of course!   Please get in touch at  contact@kidsforkids.org.uk if you would like to support our Ball with a prize donation.  Your will help us raise even more money to change the lives of children in Darfur. Sponsorship and Read more…

By Claire, ago

This Year’s Ambassadors’ Ball

We are delighted to invite you to join us at The Ambassadors’ Ball this year – Saturday 6th June at 7 p.m (until 7.45 p.m) BST / UK time.  Sadly this year we cannot meet at the Champagne Reception, or even on the dance floor! Instead, please join the Kids for Kids Founder and Trustees for a special “Ambassadors’ Non-Ball” via Zoom. “Do bring a bottle and let’s have some fun, toast all that Kids for Kids has been able to do over the past year, and we will tell you about our visit to Darfur.  Yes, we were able to go at last, after 9 long years: how we met my ‘little’ 9 year old, Ibrahim, who inspired me to set up Kids for Kids – not so little any more, and what we learnt about the amazing opportunities under the new government in Sudan, and all the challenges. I need your help and advice on what we are doing to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our remote villages in Darfur. Of course this is a chance to dress up!  Please put on your Read more…

By Claire, ago

This Year’s Ambassadors’ Ball

We are delighted to invite you to join us at The Ambassadors’ Ball this year – Saturday 6th June at 7 p.m (until 7.45 p.m) BST / UK time.  Sadly this year we cannot meet at the Champagne Reception, or even on the dance floor! Instead, please join the Kids for Kids Founder and Trustees for a special “Ambassadors’ Non-Ball” via Zoom. “Do bring a bottle and let’s have some fun, toast all that Kids for Kids has been able to do over the past year, and we will tell you about our visit to Darfur.  Yes, we were able to go at last, after 9 long years: how we met my ‘little’ 9 year old, Ibrahim, who inspired me to set up Kids for Kids – not so little any more, and what we learnt about the amazing opportunities under the new government in Sudan, and all the challenges. I need your help and advice on what we are doing to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our remote villages in Darfur. Of course this is a chance to dress up!  Please put on your Read more…

By Claire, ago

Kids for Kids Founder invited to 11 Downing Street for The Times / Sternberg Active Life Award Ceremony

“For some people turning 70 represents time to slow down, scale back on their activities and start putting themselves first. Other exceptional people, however, do the opposite and continue with or even step up their involvement in the communities or causes that matter to them.” Patricia Parker MBE, 71-year-old CEO and Founder of Kids for Kids, had the honour of being named Runner Up in The Times/Sternberg Active Life Award, recognising the achievements of those over the age of 70.  Patricia and colleagues were welcomed by The Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation together with The Times Newspaper to 11 Downing Street, by kind permission of the Rt. Hon. The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Winner of this year’s Award was Denis Rutovitz (90), who started Edinburgh Direct Aid in 1992 and has made many trips providing urgently needed aid all over the world – from Kosovo during the Croatian War of Independence to Kenya to help AIDS orphans to Sri Lanka post Tsunami. Patricia said, “I am hugely honoured to be named Runner Up to such an outstanding man. It was such Read more…

By Claire, ago

Butler House, Worth School

We are delighted to announce that Butler House, Worth School are supporting us again this year!  Thank you so much Andrew and everyone at Butler. In May, Butler House will be running 5km every Tuesday evening at 8pm to raise money for Kids for Kids.   What a wonderful initiative. Years 9, 10 and 12 will be taking part in the weekly run and will be cheered on by Years 11 and 13 who, in the midst of their exams and revision, will be able to enjoy a well-deserved evening off in the fresh air! In addition to the fabulous efforts of the students, an elite group of volunteers will take on a second 5km run every week (on Saturdays at 7am – we do mean, before breakfast!) with the aim of completing a cumulative marathon distance over the next four weeks! How brilliant is that! Butler House are aiming to raise an amazing £2,000! If you would like to sponsor them, please click here to visit their fundraising page.

By Claire, ago

Fishing for Goats! Executive Fly Fishing Day 2019 – NOW SOLD OUT

Executive Fly Fishing Day – Saturday 12th October 2019 – Now sold out!

This year’s Annual Kids for Kids Executive Fly Fishing Day will take place at Park Lake, Albury, and we are delighted that Eddie and Daniella Lawson are this year’s sponsors.   This means that every penny from ticket donations will go to Darfur to help children.   We really are fishing for goats – goats that will give their valuable milk for children who are hungry.  Park Lake is utterly beautiful, and ours for the day.    The secluded lake will be stocked with rainbow trout and if you have never tasted trout straight from the water to your plate than you have no idea how delicious it is!   Of course, you will have to catch it first!

Places for the Full Day and Half-day (AM or PM) sessions are no longer available.   We apologise that we cannot fit any more in – but we like to ensure everyone has sufficient space on the banks to enjoy themselves.  Do book early next year please. We don’t like disappointing anyone.   Our next event is our magical Candlelit Christmas Concert with Joanna Lumley on 5th December.    It is of course different, but wonderful!

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By Claire, ago

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