News from Tumaini Home of Hope

Andy Day - TV Cbeebies presenter has agreed to be Patron of our charity.

Andy visited the home in 2009 and was so impressed he decided to hold an event with the support of his colleagues at the BBC studios. www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies

The event also supported Cbeebies presenter Sid's charity called Georges fund,

www.georges-fund.com.

Sarah our Administrator and UK Trustee Steve Turner, went to London to give support on the night. (see picture below)

Sarah writes:

We arrived at the BBC at 3.30 and Andy signed us into the building. Within five minutes we had seen Boy George! but that is as far as star spotting went. We helped the Karaoke man take all his equipment up to the bar and helped Andy's fellow presenter Katy Ashworth wrap the raffle prizes. Balloons were blown up and attached to each table with curling ribbon and two of the cbeebies office staff organised the seating arrangement. It was all very professional!!!
At 7.30 things kicked off with a super group of ladies from FASBAT a musical theatre group doing a musical theatre quiz. They sang songs which we had to guess the musical, they read from scripts which we had to guess the next line, etc, etc. It was great fun and really got the crowd going. Next the Karaoke was introduced by Andy and Sid. They both mentioned their chosen charities and thanked everyone for coming. The night continued with gusto and laughter. Cbeebies Fundraise

Platters of canapes were brought round to each table and everyone started singing their hearts out. It was very, very funny and not at all like the normal karaoke nights. As most of those attending worked at the BBC or were performers or friends and family of performers and presenters they were very keen to show off their skills. Even those who couldn't sing had us in fits of laughter with their singing/comedy routine. Then the raffle took place, which instead of the usual raffle tickets being sold, Andy asked everyone to write their names on a note, the larger the note i.e. �5., �10, & �20. the better the chance of winning. The notes were then collected in a box and drawn out. It didn't matter in the end if it was a fiver or a tenner, the note that was drawn won a prize! they ranged from bottles of wine to theatre tickets to see Jersey Boys

We spent nearly all afternoon and evening with Katy Ashworth. She is the presenter who teaches young children to cook. She is going to tell friends that we are looking for a Project Manager and wishes she could take it on herself. She spent some time in Africa a while back (in the sticks) and can't wait to get back. She wants to learn African drums and wants to teach western music styles in return.

We also met Lynne, the grandmother of George Hayhoe, who sadly lost his battle against Neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer, on 21st January 2004 aged just 8 years old. They set up a charity called Georges Fund, that Sid was Patron and raising funds for.
Andy plans another fundraising evening in the new year and of course the 3 peaks climb in June. Andy told us that after expenses the total raised was just over �1500.00 which means �750.00 for Tumaini and the same amount for Georges Fund. http://www.justgiving.com/andy-day