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- St Joseph's R C Primary School – donations from Y5/6 Christmas Play
- Riffathon 2003 – 14 year old Tommy Hubbard is the Riffathon champion, winning a 1958 re-issue Gibson Les Paul standard guitar, donated by Gibson Guitars
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| november-december 2004 |
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101 donations
Over the next two years the ABC Trust wishes to raise £50,500 to finance new projects and support as many street children & those at risk as we possibly can.
This is why we are launching the ABC 101 DONATIONS and hope to recruit 101 new supporters each donating £500 to raise £50,500 for this appeal.
We know that £500 is a lot to ask from anyone, however as a UK taxpayer the cost of becoming one of the ABC 101 supporters is reduced to £391 (the remainder is made up with Gift Aid claimed by the ABC Trust from the Inland Revenue).
Furthermore, paying this in monthly installments over two years means a contribution of just £16.30 (or £20.84 if you're not a UK taxpayer) per month. If you aren't able to donate this much, even a few pounds a month will make a difference to a child's life.
The response to this appeal has so far been very encouraging. With more than 50 people now making regular monthly donations to the Trust as part of the '101 Donations' appeal, we are over halfway towards reaching our target figure.
If you'd like to donate to ABC, please click here.
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Edu scores for ABC Trust
Arsenal midfielder Edu has displayed more than fancy footwork by agreeing to be a leading Patron of the Action for Brazil's Children (ABC) Trust, alongside Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Queen's Brian May.
The Gunners' Brazilian signing will be working with the Trust to raise awareness and funds for disadvantaged children and adolescents in Brazil by kicking off the ABC One Hundred Appeal to raise £50,000 and set up two new homes for street children.
Most excitingly, he has also committed to help organise a five-a-side charity football tournament next year with other star Brazilian football players. He is hoping to challenge other Premiership sides to take on a UK resident Brazilian team.
Edu, who has newly become a new father himself, says: "Many young kids and adolescents in Brazil live in terrible conditions, with minimal education, and zero training or opportunity. The ABC Trust fights these disadvantages by catering to basic needs, and running community based projects that give young people the chance to learn everything from IT to circus skills. I think their work is fantastic, and I'm delighted that I can lend my support."
To find out more about ABC patrons, please click here.
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| september-october 2004 |
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ABC Justgiving goes live
ABC Trust has teamed up with justgiving.com so that all participants of our sponsored events can raise money easily and quickly to help the charity through a personalised webpage of their own.
Both friends and family as well as anonymous donors can donate online with a credit or debit card. This saves the hassle of running around with sponsorship forms, or cashing cheques after your event.
To set up your own personalised page today, visit:
www.justgiving.com/abctrust/raisemoney
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Grand Summer Draw
The results of the GRAND SUMMER DRAW are as follows:
Two return flights to Rio de Janeiro - Chris Rolls
ESP Guitar signed by KISS - "Tosh"
VIP membership plus dinner for two at the Embassy Club, London - D. Ling, Newmarket
Led Zeppelin DVD signed by Jimmy Page - Pete Richards, London
Edu signed Arsenal football shirt - Bethany Wallace, Newmarket
CD set signed by Brian May - Ben Smallwood, Chelmsford
City of God DVD signed by the Director Fernando Meirelles - Eddy Leviton, London
2 T-shirts signed by Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto - Mrs Brown, Newmarket
Promotional material signed by The Darkness - Rangel Picchi, London
Two nights at the Shamwari Game Reserve - Tad Berther
Two nights at Lake Pleasant Hotel & Spa - Pat Morley
Two nights at Steenberg Hotel in Constantia - Sid Jones, Kent
ABC T-shirts made by children at Projeto Renascer - "Robin"
CD signed by Sam Fox - Will Garland
Jewellery made by children at Projeto Renascer - Ben Smallwood
ABC Goodie bag - Ian Parker
ABC Goodie bag - J Roberts, Bury St Edmunds
Bottles of wine - Ian Purkiss, Cambridge
Toy tidy - Mark Ball, Newmarket
Toy tidy - Cathy Wallace, Newmarket
We'd like to thank everybody who donated prizes and of course, everybody who bought tickets!
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Claudia climbs Mount Snowdon
Claudia Roberts is just 15 and lives in Buckinghamshire.
We received a letter from her in early September along with a donation of £61.69 which she raised by climbing Mount Snowdon, getting her friends and family to sponsor her.
Claudia, thank you!
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| july-august 2004 |
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Streets of Brazil
7th July 2004 saw the launch of ABC's educational CD-ROM "Streets of Brazil", sponsored by Barclays.
The CD-ROM was launched at a reception at the Embassy Club, London where an auction was also held to raise funds for ABC Trust. Celebrity guests included Jimmy Page, David Coulthard, Roger Daltry, Leo Sayer, Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Julian Lloyd Webber.
The evening was a huge success with almost £25,000 being raised for the children of Brazil. Auction items included a doodle self-portrait by Phil Collins which went for £350, a Salgado photograph that sold for £1000 and a host of donated items.
We'd like to thank everybody who attended, helped and offered sponsorship.
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Selfridges Brasil 40° prize draw results
3,951 tickets were returned for the draw.
First Prize
Two flights to Salvador, Brazil (prize donated by VARIG, the national Brazilian airline)
Winner: Mrs K Callender, Loughborough
Second Prize
Gibson Les Paul Guitar signed by Jimmy Page & Brian May
Winner: Aleta Duvall, Alabama
Third Prize
Brazilian Eco Tour to Rio de Janeiro with the Task Brasil Trust
Winner: Larissa Farr, London
Fourth Prize
Oil Painting Portrait to be done by Joe Painter
Winner: Hao Lei, London
Fifth Prize
Signed Jimmy Page Print
Winner: Mark Jones, Bury St Edmunds
Other Prizes:
City of God DVD signed by ABC Patron, Fernando Meirelles – Michael Alves, Aberdeen
CD 'We Will Rock You' signed by ABC Patron, Brian May – Andrew Levitt, London
Signed Photograph Brian May – Simon Tooth, Norfolk
Signed The Darkness promo flier – Myles Ellison, Durham
CD Tanto Tempo signed by ABC Patron, Bebel Gilberto – Jeremy Rowlands, Oxfordshire
Signed Bebel Gilberto T-Shirts – Nicky Brown, Oxford & Julie Wilkinson, Colchester
Painting by Brazilian Child from ABC Project – Paul Watts, Ipswich
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| may-june 2004 |
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Selfridges and ABC partnership
The big news for 2004 is that Selfridges have selected ABC to be their charity partner in their Brasil 40° campaign held in their Oxford Street store during May. Proceeds from events and performances held during the month will benefit ABC, plus we’ll have a shop window display and appeal fliers throughout the store.
For more information see: Selfridges – Ablaze with Passion at www.borkowski.co.uk or contact the ABC Trust office.
Jimena Page, Founder Trustee and chairperson of the charity had this to say about the partnership:
"To be chosen by such a prestigious and innovative store as their charity partner is a real honour for the ABC Trust. Selfridges Brasil 40° campaign is so timely and exciting for us as it will build on our recent rapid growth as a medium-sized charity. With both money and the charity's profile raised we'll then be able to provide more support to all our projects for homeless and impoverished children in Brazil. Thank you Selfridges. We hope Brasil 40° will be the great success it deserves to be!"
We'd like to see as many ABC supporters and friends as possible involved so in partnership with our sister charity the Task Brasil Trust we are launching a unique and amazing Raffle called the: Selfridges Brasil 40° Draw: Prizes include: Flights for Two to Salvador; Signed Gibson Guitar (signed by Jimmy Page and others); One week Brazilian Eco Tour; Your own portrait in oils by Joe Painter; signed DVDs, CDs, photographs... and much more.
Tickets are £1 each or £5 for a book of five. Please email your order to marianne@abctrust.org.uk stating whether it's a direct purchase or if you'd like to sell tickets to your friends and family.
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| march-april 2004 |
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jewellery – handmade by young people and staff at Projeto Renascer
One of ABC's newest projects based in Joao Pessoa – Projeto Renascer – is looking for partners in the UK to sell the jewellery made by the young people at Renascer. Can you help?
The project works with 150 children and young people at risk every day, providing literacy and training. At our office we have a range of the children's jewellery available – each pair of earrings is retailing at £1.99 and necklaces at £2.25.
The jewellery is made from coloured quartz, seeds, coconut shell, wood, bamboo, fired clay or coloured feathers. They would make an ideal gift! Because each is made from natural materials, every item is a little different! Please include postage of £1 when making an order.
All of the money is then given back to the project and the children to boost local incomes.
Contact us for more info.
 to Renascer project page
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Brian May joins ABC Trust as new patron
ABC Trust is delighted to announce that after joining Jimmy Page on the judging panel of Riffathon 2003, Brian May has agreed to become a Patron.
Jimena Page welcomed Brian by saying:
"I am delighted that Brian May, who is such a warm and big-hearted person, has agreed to join the ABC Trust as one of our Patrons. He is such an amazing person who will help us in our work with projects for Brazilian street children and those at risk. With Brian on board as Patron, 2004 is looking like being one our most successful years yet!"
For more on ABC's patrons, click here.
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St Joseph's R C Primary School
Here at the Admin & Fundraising Office, we do get donations from a variety of sources: grant-giving trusts, clubs, schools and individuals. We try very hard to thank the people and organisations who support our work in the favelas. Every now and again, we get a letter and donation that I think deserves a special mention.
We received a letter from Hannah Todd, of St Joseph's R C Primary School. The Year 5/6 Christmas play was themed around 'the real gift of Christmas'.
After the play had finished, four students walked around the auditorium collecting donations from the families in the audience. £106.75 was raised which we will ensure goes to help some of Brazil's poorest children.
Thank you to Hannah Todd, the staff and pupils of St Joseph's, and the families who gave so generously.
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Riffathon 2003
Tommy Hubbard, age 14 from Whitby, won the 2003 Riffathon, which was a nationwide guitar competition in aid of Action For Brazil's Children Trust. The final was held at the University of Surrey on 20th December 2003.
Judged by rock legends Jimmy Page and Brian May the ten Riffathon finalists each performed a Led Zeppelin classic track with a full live band. Tommy's performance of 'Ramble On' won him the star prize of a 1958 re-issue Gibson Les Paul standard guitar, donated by Gibson Guitars (Custom Art and Historic division).
On announcing the winner Jimmy said, "I started the same way as everybody else here tonight. The one thing that came through for me is what six strings can do and that for each person who picks up a guitar their own identity and character shines through it. That's what has always amazed me about guitar playing. The standard has been fantastic."
Brian May said, "It was tough to come to a decision, we loved all the guys. There were a lot of Gibsons on this stage but they all sounded completely different."
Jimena Page said, "This has been a brilliant and unique event that has been exciting and creative and on top of which has raised much needed funds. Thank you for that."
The Riffathon runners up were:
2nd place – James Sedwards from London
3rd place – Michael Parker from Derbyshire
4th place – Michael McCullough from Lancashire
For more information visit: www.acm.ac.uk
If you would like to purchase any pictures from the Riffathon they are available at www.dannyclifford.com
ABC would like to thank everyone who made the Riffathon such a success including Academy of Contemporary Music, Gibson Guitars, Marshalls, Ernie Ball, Fender, MVC, University of Surrey, the Guitarist, Total Guitar and Guitar Techniques magazines.
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