Paint & Picnic Day with Karen Pearson
Paint & Picnic Day with Karen Pearson – Saturday 1st July – £15 (minimum don.) (more…)
Magical Candlelit Christmas Concert 2017 – SOLD OUT!
Candlelit Christmas Concert – Thursday 30th November 2017 This event is now SOLD OUT! Please do join JULIE ETCHINGHAM, Patron of Kids for Kids who is host for our magical Candlelit Christmas Concert at St Peter’s, Eaton Square, London. Celebrity Readers include the wonderful JOANNA LUMLEY and LORD COPE, who are also Patrons of Kids for Kids, plus our beloved TIMOTHY WEST who is a very special friend and the amazing MIRIAM MARGOLYES! It is the perfect start to the Christmas season – Christmas as we all love it. We have had to book it early this year because Queen’s Gate School breaks up the following week so please put the date in your diary now. It is the voices of those lovely children that make the evening so memorable. We are delighted that the Thames Fanfare Brass will once again be raising the roof. What would Christmas Carols be without a Trumpet Fanfare? There will, of course, be plenty of favourite Christmas Carols too. Concert 7.00pm followed by Mulled Wine & Mince Pies (included in your ticket) Adults Read more
Fishing for Goats! Executive Fly Fishing Day 2017
Executive Fly Fishing Day – Saturday 7th October 2017 – minimum donation for Half day £55. Full day now SOLD OUT.
We are delighted to announce that our Annual Kids for Kids Executive Fly Fishing Day will take place at Vale End Lake, Albury Estate Fisheries, Albury. Places for the AM and All Day sessions are now SOLD OUT, but you can still join us for the PM session. All sessions enjoy tuition (if needed), fishing, and delicious refreshments.
Bridge Lunch in Westcott – 10 May 2017
Bridge Lunch – Wednesday 10th May 2017 – £80 per table (£20 per player) minimum donation – great fun!
Join us for Bridge and a 2-course lunch with a glass of wine in Westcott, Surrey. 10 am for a 10.30 am start. Afternoon session ends 3 pm.
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The Ambassadors’ Ball 2017 (Kids for Kids)
We are delighted to announce that this year The Ambassadors’ Ball for Kids for Kids will take place on Saturday 20th May 2017 and will once again take place at The Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill. Join our Trustees and the Ambassadors for a very special evening including: – Champagne Reception from 6 pm sponsored by Moët and Chandon – Gourmet Dinner – Fine wines – Charity Auction and Major Raffle, with TV Celebrity Auctioneer John Bly – Dancing to live band Funktonite until the early hours – Medals will be worn. Dress black tie/ball gowns. Please do join us, it is a very special evening. *Before booking your tickets, please get in touch with Caroline@kidsforkids.org.uk to ensure that tickets are still available* Bid for auction prizes! If you would like to bid on some of the auction prizes, please click this link to find out more. Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorship of The Ambassadors’ Ball is extremely important to us as it allows us to pay for those extra touches without taking valuable funds from our projects. If you would Read more
Have you an hour to spare?
Please can you help us on Friday 23rd June – and help us give children goat’s milk so that lack of protein does not damage their health irrevocably. This year we are again holding our annual street collection in Dorking. Every year, the local community is hugely supportive of Kids for Kids but we need help – just one hour of your time would make such a difference! Every hour donated, every penny raised, provides much needed funds for Darfur. All you need is enthusiasm and a big smile. Volunteering slots are available all day, so any time that suits you would suit us. Why not bring a friend or family member to make a fun day of it? The more the merrier – and the more raised for Kids for Kids! Sign up now by emailing our Surrey Committee If you have so much fun and want to do it again, or if you can’t get to Dorking on 23rd June, why not organise another collection? Please get in touch.
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Softstar Shoes transforms off-cuts into cat toys
Softstar are amazing shoe-makers that make handmade shoes for happy, healthy feet. Not only this, but they are committed to walking lightly on the earth – a beautiful concept – conserving raw materials by thoughtful use. This is where the cat toys come in! The toys are made from off-cuts of fabric and leather from their shoes. Inspired by Cassidy when she was just 6 years old Softstar Shoes have been supporting Kids for Kids for over 10 years. Softstar Shoe company are supporting us by donating 100% of the proceeds from their catnip filled cat toys to Kids for Kids. Buy some now, and some new shoes too – not only can you support Kids for Kids, but you are proving that we can easily minimize our environmental footprint by reducing waste, reusing and recycling.
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The Holy Cross Ladies Fellowship support Kids for Kids at the Festival of Lights
For several years now Holy Cross Church in Uckfield, E.Sussex has held a Festival of Christmas Trees. In 2016 over 80 trees were decorated by various local organisations, individuals, businesses etc. 5,600+ people attended the Festival this time which has grown in publicity year-on-year. Folk come from far and wide to marvel at the range and beauty of the decorated trees which fill the side pews, the chancel, the side chapels and the gallery. The festival spans three days from Friday – Sunday each year coinciding with Uckfield’s Late Night Shopping event on Friday evening. Entry is by donation and a raffle is also run to raise funds for the day-to-day running costs of the church and for charity. The festival culminates with a service of thanksgiving on a Sunday afternoon. Hot meals, snacks, mulled wine and beverages are provided throughout the opening hours of the festival, in the adjacent Belmont Centre run by a band of willing volunteers from the church. The trees are delivered on Monday, then erected in situ and the electric wiring installed by a further Read more
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News from America – Children at International School of Brooklyn Go that Extra Mile
Children at the International School of Brooklyn set us all a good example when they held their sixth Walk for Water. They were determined to do something to help families in Darfur, inspired by a 6 year old American boy called Owen and between them they have raised thousands of dollars to provide clean water in the villages of Darfur. “A handpump does not only provide clean water” said Patricia Parker during her visit to the school,”but water close at hand means that children can go to school. Education is the way out of poverty and in Darfur not having to walk miles across the sand means women and children are no longer at risk of attack. ” Since they went those extra miles round and round the block where their school is situated, funds have been pouring in. To date they have raised a staggering $13,623 – the best yet! ISB is a school that is going places. In six years it has moved from a small six room building to a spacious centre in Brooklyn where there is Read more