PRESS RELEASE February
2012
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Worthing Edwardian Club raises £200 for
children’s centre
The Worthing and District Edwardian Club
recently donated £200 to the Camelia Botnar Children’s Centre.
This donation represents funds raised as a
result of the club’s concert party performances and social club evenings
throughout last year.
A charitable trust, the Worthing and District
Edwardian Club has been raising money for local charities and worthy causes for
more than thirty years, and has twice been honoured by Worthing Borough Council
in recognition of its efforts. The club’s concert party, suitably attired in
period-style costumes, provides shows for a variety of clubs and groups
including the elderly and special needs, as well as taking paid bookings from
commercial organisations.
Michael Kay, Director of Partnerships &
Fundraising for the children’s centre said: “We are extremely grateful for this
donation from the Worthing and District Edwardian Club. We are very keen to encourage
this type of link with as many local clubs, groups and associations as we can
so that we can reach our fundraising target of £150,000.”
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.
Now completely reliant on donations, the
centre would be pleased to hear from other local clubs, groups, associations, corporate
organisations, individuals and charitable trusts who would be interested in
helping the centre to reach its fundraising target.
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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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