PRESS
RELEASE 16th
February 2012
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Good neighbour raises £300 celebrating her
half century
Goring resident Zena Jones raised £300 for
the Camelia Botnar Children’s Centre at her recent 50th birthday
party.
Zena, who works as a medical secretary at a
local doctor’s surgery said: “When I sent out the invitations to my 50th
birthday celebrations, I asked friends and family who were thinking about
buying me a gift to make a donation to the Camelia Botnar Children’s Centre
instead”.
She explains: “I have a very special little
friend, Darcie Elms, who lives next door to me and attends this wonderful place.
Now that the centre is 100% reliant on donations I know that any funds raised
will be of great help in caring for Darcie and the rest of the children who
attend the centre.”
Michael Kay, Director of Partnerships &
Fundraising for the centre said: “This is a wonderful example of how local
people can help our own efforts to secure the future of the centre and provide
extra funding to expand, refurbish, and open 50 weeks of the year.”
He continued: “We are very grateful to Zena
for this kind and self-less gesture, and as Zena also gift-aided this donation
the total amount will increase to £375!”
The Camelia
Botnar Children’s Centre, a registered charity, is fully inclusive and free of
charge to all pre-school children. The purpose-built centre has many specialties that provide co-ordinated support to
all families and their children, whatever their special needs.
With no state or external funding, the centre
would be pleased to hear from other local people – and clubs, groups, and
organisations - who would be interested in helping the centre to reach this
year’s fundraising target of £150,000.
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Notes for editors:
Contact for more information about the charity:
About the Camelia Botnar
Children’s Centre:
The Children’s
Centre is a registered charity which was founded by Octav and Marcela Botnar in
memory of their daughter Camelia in 1979.
The centre was previously supported by the Nissan UK and the Camelia
Botnar Foundation, however funding from both sources ceased in 2009. The children’s centre receives no state or
external funding and is 100% reliant on donations. The future aim is to secure
enough funding to expand and refurbish the centre and to evaluate the
possibility of opening for 50 weeks of the year.
The centre was
purpose built for pre-school children especially for those with special needs
and from disadvantaged homes. Now the facilities are fully inclusive for all
children from 2 months to 5 years, and are free of charge. There are four
nursery groups with a high staff ratio of expertly trained nursery nurses
ensuring each child receives individual attention. Children with social needs
and long-term medical conditions such as epilepsy, asthma and cystic fibrosis
are welcome at the centre which also has sensory rooms.
The centre has
close links with the local health, educational and social services (the centre
act as a contact centre for children in care) authorities and assists local
Colleges with their student training programme for nursery nurses, social
workers and teachers.
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