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Andy Fell raises £14,000 + for KidsCharities UK. Find out more on the Heroes page.

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Thanks to Leslie Jacobs, who has pledged to donate $2 from every Les Mess Game sold through this website to KidsCharities UK. Please log on to her website and quote “KidsCharities UK” offer when you place your order.
www.lesmess.com

Leslie holds the key to help you have an uncluttered life…. with lesmess!

Thank you Leslie for your support!

GLASGOW DUCK RACE

Thanks for your continued and valued support, David!

Adopt a KidsCharities duck NOW! This exciting and colourful event took place at the end of the Glasgow River Festival on July 15th 2007 and raised £32k. Thanks to all who helped.

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SALLY'S CHINESE WALK

Middle of the Road singer Sally Carr is walking the Great Wall of China on behalf of KidsCharities in April. See our Heroes page for info.

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Huge thanks to Les McKeown for auctioning off his favourite red stage jacket on ebay to raise funds which went to Broomhouse School's fundraising project, The Big Project.

The £800 raised both by auctioning off the jacket, a transatlantic phonecall and kind donations from Les' fans on both sides of the Atlantic will benefit many of the children at Broomhouse Primary, where Les himself went to school in the 1960s.

Annie Van Bebber has been a supporter of KidsCharities since its inception. Please log on to her website HERE to see the fabulous work she does, and in particular, please click on www.npltv.com to find out why she is travelling across the Atlantic next Spring.

Sounds exciting?? I am sure it will be! Watch this space for futher info ...

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KidsCharities UK is delighted to have been chosen by David and Sue Cassidy as the charity who will benefit from a portion of the proceeds from David's "cherished" car. The unique opportunity to bid for David's low-mileage top-spec Mini Cooper S is available for one week only on eBay, starting on 22nd April.

For further information, click here (www.davidcassidy.com)

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We are thrilled to have the backing of the Point Hotel & Hilton Hotels
who have both come on board as sponsors!

If you are in town for the Blast concerts, you should check them out -
both have great restaurants, a friendly atmosphere and comfortable
accommodation.

Click HERE for more info on the point Hotel.

Click HERE for more info on the Hilton Hotel.

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First 20 people to arrive at the box office in 70's gear with a vinyl record featuring one of Blast From The Past's bands will be able to buy a max of 6 tix at the 1970's price of £2.25 each.

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If you are in the Glasgow area, listen to Bay City Roller Les McKeown talking live in Glasgow on Sunday 10th April on Your Radio about his music, his life and his charity work for KidsCharities UK

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£1,000 raised for Ashcraig House in Easterhouse, Scotland. The money was raised by a ladies' night held on Feb 24th in Glasgow.

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Blast From The Past III, April 2006

The original 70's party for KidsCharities UK

Book tix now for Edinburgh (Thursday 20th April) 0131 228 1155 www.usherhall.co.uk

Book tix now for Glasgow (Friday 21st April) 0870 0404000

www.secctickets.com

VIP tickets Sold Out! Thanks for your support.

BFTP III - Supporting children in our twin cities.

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After wowing the crowds at the Once In A Lifetime Tour across the UK, Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers have committed to Blast From The Past III where they will aim to help raise in excess of £50,000 for kids in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas in 2006. Les will again offer his services free of charge for the charity. Thank you Les!

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Pictures from Blast From The Past II now available to buy on CD. Click here to see samples

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A Big thank you to all our sponsors, bands, helpers and of course guests who helped us raise £32,000 @ BFTP 2!! Please check back next week for more news and pictures!
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Help Children Tsunami victims

"Death has lost its currency"… KidsCharities sends its deepest condolences to all those who have been touched by the recent tsunami disaster. We welcome you to donate to this cause and we will make sure that every penny of the money donated through our PayPal account goes straight to the disaster appeal...DONATE HERE

Shops Contribute to Children’s Charity

The Scottish Retail Consortium, the organisation representing Scotland's shops, has donated over two thousand pounds to children's charity, KidsCharities UK. The money was raised at the Scottish Retail Consortium and Scottish Grocers' Federation carol concert last December...READ MORE

PREVIOUS HEROES

Hero ..." ...a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities"

We have our fair share of heroes at KidsCharities. Indeed every time someone says "yes", they are a hero to us! KidsCharities only exists because of them.

Thankyou to all of you who have said "yes" to us ... you help brighten the lives of kids ... and that's special!

Once in a while, however, someone stands out for an act of kindness, generosity and general decency that goes beyond the bounds of expectation. Someone who goes the extra mile to help .. this is the only way we can think of thanking you!

That's why we have decided to have our own "Hero of the Moment". It gives us a platform to say "Thanks. We could only have done it because of your help".

HERO OF THE MOMENT - September - November 2004

Our new hero cuts an impressive figure in Glasgow's nightlife. She is respectedby internationally acclaimed musicians and artistes alike, and has been fondly nicknamedby the locals as "Armadillo".

The Clyde Auditorium became known as the Armadillo because of its resemblence tothe hard-shelled mammal. But management of the Auditorium...venue of last February's Blast from the Past....clearly have a soft centre.

They've decided that KidsCharities UK are to be their chosen charity next year, which means that the venue will be donated to us free-of-charge for our Blast From The Past 2 Concert on 19th March 2005.

We are thrilled to have been chosen from a list of worthy causes ... thanks so much to Katie McCorkindale and her team for this ... we are very honoured! The Clyde Auditorium has been tremendous to work with in the past. They helped andsupported KidsCharities through our first year and were always on hand for friendly advice!

It goes without saying that having the venue at no cost will add dramatically to the money we pull in for the charities next Spring.

We're off to a flier...thanks to our Hero of the Moment - The Clyde Auditorium

Kenny MacMillan, Managing Director of DP21 is our first "hero" October-November 2003

KidsCharities approached DP21 and asked if he would become involved with the printing of the Oktoberfest Souvenir Brochure. We didn't have much of a budget. Kenny offered to do the entire brochure free of charge. Not only that, he told us to try and sell as many adverts as possible ... all in full colour . He took us on an impressive tour of his production line using the very latest in print technology. We were impressed at the huge scale of the operation.... and at his willingness to help.

After pulling together various adverts we found we had a half page less than we thought for copy. Without a thought, Kenny reduced his own advert to a half page ... and produced the best brochure I've had in the 13 or so years I've been fundraising! He also printed and designed our tickets and the personalised KC Oktoberfest wine labels.

With his help, Oktoberfest raised over £10,000!

"Thanks Kenny! It's wonderful to work with someone who makes life easy!"

DP21 tel 0141 204 5600 www.dp21.co.uk