1st December 2007 - World AIDS Day

Please spare the time to visit http://www.worldaidsday.org/ and watch this space for further news and events.
Click here for a printable version of our CWAC World AIDS Day poster.

CWAC Selected as Charity For the Year 2007
The Gentlemen Songsters, a male voice choir in Dudley, near Birmingham have made us one of their benefiting charities for 2007. More information about the choir can be found at www.gsmvc.org.uk. The year will culminate in a concert at the Dudley Town Hall in December 2007.
If your company would like to support CWAC by making us your Charity Of The Year, further details of how we can help you are found here.

You were invited to
The Crystal Ball
At the Dorchester Hotel, London,
On the 29th September, 2007,
To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of Children With AIDS Charity.

From the champagne reception at 7.45pm, and throughout the four course dinner with wine, followed by dancing there was non-stop entertainment including; a spectacular designer fashion show with crystal themed outfits made especially for the event by designers such as Amanda Wakeley, Paul Costelloe, Lindka Ceirach, Anya Hindmarch, Allegra Hicks, Ben de Lisi, Gharani Strok and Versace to name but a few. A special guest appearance was made by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

The ballroom of the Dorchester was transformed into a seductively sparking universe as our models paraded their uniquely irresistible, sensuous outfits along the catwalk with a surprise celebrity appearance!

In 2007 the Charity commemorated its 15th, or Crystal, anniversary, celebrating with an exclusive Black Tie and Crystal event at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Saturday 29th 2007.

Tickets were available for only £130 per person on tables of 12.

16 September 2007 - The Hydro Active Women’s Challenge
The Hydro Active Women’s Challenge, a 5km fun run of 3 miles, will be held on Sunday, 16th September 2007 in Hyde Park, London, Birmingham City Centre and in Sefton Park, Liverpool. The closing date for entries is August 17th (or earlier if entry limits are reached). Please remember that the London event will reach capacity before the official closing date! We have 10 personalised entry forms to give out to supporters and ask that runners raise a minimum of £ 200. Each runner will receive a Finishers Medal, t-Shirt and Goody Bag. For further info, please contact peter@cwac.org.

4 July 2007 - Photographic Auction, Richmond Arms 6 - 9 pm
20 The Square, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DZ Map
Independence Day festivities featuring complimentary drink, hors d'oeuvres and Terry Gibson photographs auctioned with the proceeds going to CWAC

Wednesday 13th December - Christmas Celebrations!
Wandsworth Oasis Trading Co., an organisation with four shops that raise money every year for HIV/AIDS, held Christmas Celebrations at the Salvation Army, 9 Ram Street, Wandsworth, London, SW18 1TS.

The evening featured a special appearance by Andrea Hazell from the Royal Opera, as well as carol singing and seasonal readings. The proceeds of the evening went to Children with AIDS Charity.

World AIDS Day 2006: "Take A Village Out To Dinner" by Coming Out To Dinner
Children With AIDS Charity commemorated World AIDS Day, 1st December, by hosting a charity dinner at Glaister's Restaurant, 4 Hollywood Road, London SW10 9HY at 7pm. African handcrafts and curios were available to purchase. All proceeds on the night (£1145 so far) will go directly to the Dagoretti Intervention Feeding Programme in Nairobi, Kenya for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

World AIDS Day 2006: Club Kali - World AIDS Day Mix! 10pm - 3am
Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month
CLUB KALI, the WORLD'S LARGEST and ORIGINAL ASIAN MUSIC LGBT CLUB
An authentic mixing and blending of South Asian recipes where Bhangra meets House & Bollywood meets R&B & Arabic flavours! By KALI's DJ RITU & guests Riz and Qurra.
@ The Dome, 1 Dartmouth Park Hill, London NW5
Tufnell Park tube and buses N20 and 134
Cost: £8/£5 concession with ID - £1 off b4 11pm with flyer
Open to ALL attitude-free connoisseurs. Kali welcomes Asian people AND ALL LGBT folks with open arms! www.clubkali.com

19 November 2006 - University of Warwick, Malaysian Students' Association Evening
The Malaysian Students' Association presented an evening of Malaysian food, games and performances from 6.30-10.00pm to fundraise for CWAC at Cryfield Pavilion, University of Warwick, Coventry. This charity event was held in conjunction with the XRV celebrations (Christmas, Raya, Divali), which are the three major Malaysian festivals during this period.

26 October 2006 - Viva Las Vegas! at Wax Bar
Las Vegas themed evening with live performances from "The King" and Showgirls at Wax Bar 4 Winsley Street, London W1W 8HF from 6pm. CWAC received door proceeds of £190 and donations of £40. www.wax-bar.co.uk

7 September 2006 at 1pm - Make A Child Smile Book Auction
Richard Barker has been raising funds for us with his Make A Child Smile appeal. He has received items donated by famous people for us to donate, sell or auction in order to make children smile. Three signed books he has received from Bill Gates, J K Rowling and Ricky Gervais were auctioned at Bloomsbury Auctions Bloomsbury House, 24 Maddox Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 1PP. This raised £1465.

2 September 2006 - Stonewalls Bar 5th Annual Drag Ball and Drag Pageant
Stonewalls Bar held an evening of drag in aid of CWAC, raising about £700.

August 2006 - Barristers Charity Cycle Ride in France
An intrepid group of barristers from 2 Temple Gardens Chambers in London and their friends are planning to raise £20,000 for CWAC by cycling 350 kilometres from Bordeaux to Toulouse in August 2006.  Paul, Nina, Anastasia, Simon, Nina, Rob and Caroline cycled through one of the most spectacular and scenic areas of France – should you wish to support them you can find their fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/2tg . The cycle ride has already raised £12,800 with donations still coming in.
2 Temple Gardens has already supported CWAC through the launch last year of their Media & Entertainment Practice Group which was attended by CWAC patron Terry Waite.

6 August 2006 - Tandem Skydive
Richard Barker raises funds for us with his Make A Child Smile appeal. He made a breathtaking parachute jump in aid of his appeal. To contribute to his appeal visit his Make A Child Smile donation page.

5 August 2006 - Brighton Pride
CWAC was proud to attend Brighton and Hove Pride for the first time. Lesley and Amena (pictured) arrived early to set up our stall in Preston Park, Brighton. Once the parade had made its way through the town centre it arrived at the park bringing thousands of people with it. The weather was beautiful with a hot sun.
Soon there were people everywhere and many of them were coming by our stall, stopping to ask about our work. We handed out goodie bags of literature and our Inspirational Calendar designed by young people.
There were many colourful outfits and costumes and some people stopped by to say hello (pictured).

June 2006 - SuperCar Run
This article is taken from Canary Wharf City Life magazine July 2006 issue



The text by Mark Gawor reads:
The Supercar Run comes around once a year and is eagerly awaited by grown men who can’t wait to exercise their new toys. However, the beneficiaries are Children – Children with AIDS. The Children With AIDS Charity (CWAC) was established in 1992 by Rebecca Handel after she contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during her second pregnancy in Canada, before blood was routinely screened for the HIV virus. Her daughter was born HIV-positive and for years the family lived happily but noticed that the child was often severely ill and took longer to recover from illness than other children. It was not until Rebecca’s daughter was 9 years old that her illness was diagnosed and Rebecca found out that she was also infected along with her husband. In the days when little was understood about the virus, this remarkable young lady decided that something must be done for children and families at St Mary’s Hospital in London, Rebecca co-founded CWAC, a charity to carry on the campaign after her death. Unfortunately, Rebecca’s daughter died when she was 12 and Rebecca died a year later. Her husband died leaving their first born son who was not infected.
The struggle to heighten HIV and AIDS awareness never stops. In spite of medical advances, children are still being born with HIV and young people need to know what the risks are and how to protect themselves – for life.
The children of CWAC depend on the public’s generosity and the generosity of its sponsors of which the Supercar Club is one. In each of the last four years in June, the Supercar Club and its members have raised money for the Charity during a sponsored five day rally through Europe. This year my co-driver and I navigated our way through Italy from dawn till dusk with only a series of cryptic instructions to help us find our way to the next stop. The rally started at Villa D-Este on Lake Como and we drove via Rimini to Rome, then on to Florence, Portofino and then back to Como. In all we drove some 1500 miles along some of the most beautiful roads and mountain passes in Italy stayed at some of the most glorious hotels and dined on fine food and wine, enjoying our motor cars, having the opportunity to stretch our legs and all the time knowing in the backs of our minds that we had raised a substantial amount of money for CWAC. This year we raised over £400,000 in sponsorship, donations, and in the auction held during the gala dinner on the final night. Before the auction, Rebecca’s mother spoke to us all about the Charity and the work it does and in 25 years of attending Charity functions and dinners I have never been in a room  where 300 people, half of whom were in tears listening to her story, gave their absolute undivided attention. We are most thankful to our main sponsors at the Supercar Club, Credit Suisse and West Properties. Donations are welcome and can be sent direct to CWAC .
We eagerly await the Supercar Run 2006, as do the Children of CWAC.

8 July 2006 - Atticus Arts Exhibition
Atticus Arts, a new contemporary gallery in Bath, was proud to present its new summer exhibition ‘Forty by Four’ on Saturday 8 July. Brand new works by Daniel Paulo, Karen Pearce, Martin Lawrence and Garry Martin were on display, and a percentage of all work sold was donated to CWAC. The event raised £80. www.atticusarts.com.

12 June 2006 - Tony Lansley Exhibition
CWAC was fortunate to be the beneficiary of an exhibition of contemporary paintings by Tony Tansley, a long time friend of CWAC and founder of the Red on Red organisation. The Exhibition was held at Bar 104 in London and a percentage of the profits from the sale of Tony’s paintings were donated to CWAC. The show continues until the end of August 2006 for those wishing to view Tony’s work. 

We are very grateful to Tony for his continuing support of our work and if you would like to know more about Tony’s paintings please contact Peter at the CWAC office on 020 7247 9115 or peter@cwac.org for more information.

26 May 2006 - The Showcase
Entourage teamed up with various organisations to help raise funds for Children With AIDS Charity. The evening was a live showcase, displaying a wide range of young and upcoming talent from across the UK, raffle prize draws and an after party to ensure a night to remember.

The event was sponsored by Barclays Bank Plc, Cobra Beer and Honey Farm Coffee, and was held at The Gramaphone, 60-62 Commercial Street, London E1 6LT. 

6 May 2006 - New Moon Pub Event
Fundraising and Awareness evening for Dagoretti Programme in Kenya.

A few weeks ago while I was in my local, the New Moon Pub, Lordship Lane, N17, I was telling people about the children of the Dagoretti Programme in Nairobi, Kenya.  Someone said ‘why not have a night for the Children in the pub?’  All the money we raise will go to the Dagoretti Programme, so on 6th May 2006 we held this event.

A lot of items were raffled, such as two bottles of whisky, a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates and a ladies haircut. All the bottles and other items were given to us free, so the night did not cost a penny.  Karaoke also took place and many people sang many songs, and I sang In the Ghetto by Elvis Presley and then someone paid £10 for me to sing it again! Everyone had a brilliant night!

We took £519.74, this was great for a few hours work. Trisha Birney, the Manager and Louise Ellis, the Landlady worked hard to hold this event. The local people gathered round to help and they’re not rich, as a matter of fact they gave more of their disposable income than the rich. As it happens some moneyed people did not show their faces on the night – well, they missed a cheap and fun night out, and this is my first attempt at this type of thing. I am well chuffed and feel like we all have achieved something worthwhile.

I hope the New Moon Pub will let me hold this event next year; I will try to get some more good people to help raise money for Children With AIDS Charity (CWAC). CWAC has done a tremendous job at this event, and I want to do more to help CWAC and hope we will have more good times and build on the team work we showed on the night. Thanks for your help CWAC and a very special Thank You to all the staff and customers at the New Moon Pub.

All the money raised from this event will go directly to the Dagorretti Early Child Education Invention Programme which looks after AIDS orphans and vulnerable children.
Archie McCulloch

23 April 2006 - London Marathon
Congratulations to our 6 runners who finished the London Marathon on the 23rd April 2006 and raised £7149.53 into the bargain (with more donations still coming in)!  Special congratulations go to Lee Moran and Kieran Harten who outdid themselves with their fundraising - well done guys!

8 December 2005 - Wells Palmer Fundraiser
Wells Palmer hosted their second fundraiser for CWAC at their store in Paddington, London. This well known interior design company and home furnishings retailer in West End Quay, Paddington specialise in residential interior design, both contemporary and traditional styles. The owners David Endicott and Alex Palmer welcomed customers for drinks and canapés for what was an informal and fun evening. The evening raised over £1000 and fundraising continues throughout the year.

7 December 2005 - Richmond Fundraising Dinner
A group of 60 CWAC supporters gathered together for fundraising a dinner at the Bistro du Marche restaurant in Richmond on the 7th December. The dinner succeeded in raising over £1500and auction items included several rare Harry Potter books in Japanese! CWAC Chair Peg Belson attended and gave a short speech and special thanks should go to Leila Taylor for all her hard work in making the evening a success.

1 December 2005 – World AIDS Day
This year CWAC was delighted and fortunate to have the support of THE BRIT SCHOOL on World AIDS Day! Students and teachers presented a performance of ‘Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens’ which was watched by students, their families and relations and CWAC’s Peter Brooke Turner, Imaad James and Kevin Baudrier.

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