Sunday
8th June saw 20 intrepid (or should that be crazy) volunteers
abseiling from one of the region's iconic symbols - The
Tyne Bridge. Blue skies and no wind made it a pleasant
morning to do such a stunt and everyone had a great time
and raised a lot of money for Children North East. Tyne
Bridge Abseil - June 2008 click here to see a selection
of the pictures from the day.
Thursday
15th May 2008 saw 18 teams tee off at the annual Golf Tournament.
The weather stayed fine as golfers from some of the region's
leading companies enjoyed the wonderful surroundings of
Close House Country Club. The competition this year has
raised around £3500 for Children North East and we
are grateful to all those who took part and all those involved
in making the day such a success. Special thanks to
Tyneside Audi who supported our Hole in One Competition
and although no-one won the dream of winning an Audi A3
was always there.
Children
North East has recently been involved in making a promotional
film about its history, present and future. Thanks
to an award from The Media Trust we have been working with
Volunteer Films on a promotional DVD and thanks to the hard
work of FNA Films in Gateshead we now have a tool which
can be used to promote our work in many different ways and
to a variety of audiences. Thank you to all involved
from the filmakers and producers to the staff, children
and families who agreed to take part.
Sailing
Down The River
Partygoers recently
enjoyed a Tyne River Party Cruise in aid of Children North
East. Our guests enjoyed a 3 hour river trip with
Northumbrian buffett, the highlight of which was the opening
of the Millennium Bridge to allow us to sail under.
Also on the night guests were entertained by the wonderful
Natalie Dean who did a repertoire of classic and modern
songs to dance the night away. A good time was had
by all and thank you so much to River Escapes for their
generosity and also to Hays Travel for sponsoring the
roll a dice game to win a cruise.
Think
Pink
Leading architects
practice, _Space Architecture & Management held their
2nd Charity Ball in aid of Children North East at St James'
Park in April. The Think Pink Ball attracted 150
guests and will have raised many thousands of pounds for
the charity. Thank you so much to all at _Space
for their continued support and generosity - a great night
was had by all.
Bright
New Look for Out of School Club
Children who
attend the Out of School Club at temporary homeless accommodation
in Newcastle now have a bright new club to look forward
to. Thanks to local companies _Space Architecture
& Management and GB Building Solutions what was once
a dull and cramped place is now a soothing, creative space
with custom built storage facilities. The teams
from both companies worked hard on designing and remodelling
the club. They fundraised and called in favours
from contacts to make the dream a reality and they have
made the club, which a haven for the children away from
the pressures of living in homeless accommodation, a great
place to be and enjoy having fun.
Music
and Fashion - 2 Ways to Help Children North East
Pupils from
two of Newcastle's leading schools have been working hard
in different ways to help Children North East.
The girls from
Central High Junior School in Jesmond were so enthralled
by the story of the history of Children North East that
they decided to create a musical version which they performed
at their end of year concert to families and friends.
The girls, helped by their teachers, wrote all the music
and lyrics and choreographed the show which was very moving
and brought tears to a few eyes in the audience.
So successful was the show that a DVD recording of it
will be used by charity staff in presentations.
Fashion was
the way that students from Royal Grammar School chose
to help Children North East and for the second year in
a row they put on a spectacular fashion show to raise
money. The show was held in the school's performing
arts theatre and they students were supported in their
efforts by some of the city's leading independent fashion
stores who provided outfits and accessories for the evening.
Well done to
both schools and thank you all for your continued support.
Barclays
Premier League Creating Chances
Children
North East were delighted to be chosen as one of the charities
to benefit from the Premier League's Creating Chances Campaign.
On Friday 5th October Newcastle United Stars Charles N'Zogbia
and Habib Beye paid a visit to the Out of School Club at
Hill Court temporary accommodation. The club, which
is run by our Newcastle Supporting Families project is just
about to be given a makeover so when the players came along
they not only met the children and staff from the Club they
also met the architect responsible for the designs of the
new club. Charles and Habib saw the club, played games
with the children and happily posed for lots of photos and
autographs.
Then
it was off across the road to St James' Park (just a stones
throw away) where the players, assisted by the club's chefs,
made pizzas and fruit salad and served it up to the children
in the Gallowgate Suite. The children and their parents
were then taken on a tour of the stadium and were then presented
with a cheque for £2000 which will be used to help
buy equipment for the new look Out of School Club.
