I am pleased to report that I have signed a pledge with the founder of UK Charity, Camila Batmanghelidjh, to donate a share of the royalties of the sale of my book, Maestro, for life.
Kids Company
Headquarters
Registered Charity
Number 1068298
Tel: 0845 644 6838
Email: info@kidsco.org.uk
Camila explains it this way:
‘Kids Company is very
short of money. The numbers of children seeking sanctuary with us has gone up
and many of them are arriving at our street-level centres hungry and without
anywhere to live. We currently have a waiting list of 500 children who need beds,
we feed 2000 kids a week their main meal, and some 8000 severely traumatised
children are receiving psycho-therapeutic help from our staff. So please,
help us.
97% of children and
young people who come to Kids Company self refer and therefore there is no
local authority funding for them. In fact in the last 16 years Kids Company has
had no money from local authorities for our social care and mental health work
with vulnerable children, so we are entirely reliant on charitable donations
and the good will of the public. The extraordinarily courageous and
inspirational children and young people we work with remain profoundly grateful
for the help they have received from complete strangers. Please buy as many
copies of Maestro as you can and tell
your friends about it. I cannot thank Samantha enough for her kind offer. With
your help the money we will receive from Maestro could change the lives of disadvantaged children
for many years to come plus provide KIDS COMPANY the security it needs to help
kids.’
To purchase Maestro, go to: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00905U4O8
No comments:
Post a Comment