Kith and Kids

August 2010
Summer Camp goes swimmingly!

Our 2010 Summer Camp (sponsored by Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International) took place last week! Despite some questionable weather, everyone had a fab time doing lots of holiday/camping type activities including riding the zip wire, singing around the camp fire and visiting the seaside for the day. A huge thank you to our sponsors for funding this much needed break, to the volunteers who supported our participants round the clock and to the staff who made it all happen! Three cheers for Summer Camp - Hippip...

A good ol' Tug of War on camp!

August 2010
Kith & Kids brave Chessington World of Adventures

As part of the GlaxoSmithKline Orange Day scheme, which encourages employees to take part in volunteering for a day, a big day out to Chessington World of Adventures was organised on 30th July 2010.

20 keen volunteers from GSK raised over £1500 to pay for the trip and came along on the day to link in with other volunteers and members.

Over 150 boarded coaches (donated by Merlins Magic Wand) and we had an absolutely wonderful day enjoying the thrills of the theme park and the cute factor of the zoo. It was a great end to the first week of Summer Project.

We thank everyone involved for their hard work, enthusiasm and dedication to the charity and look forward to working with them again in the future.

July 2010
Students brave mega cycle challenge in Bhutan

A group of 18 GCSE and AS-Level students from Uppingham School in Leicestershire, who all have a passion for cycling and adventure are embarking on a challenge that has never been done before by a group of under 25-year-olds. They are cycling 1018 km across the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan (for those of you who don't know, Bhutan is a small principality in between India and China - near Nepal) in just 10 days.

The group have already raised £12500 (and aim to reach £16000) which will be split between Kith & Kids, Barnados, Med Equip 4 Kids and Dreams Come True (our Let's Trek for Children consortium).

We wish them all the best of luck, they should be enormously proud of themselves!!! Thanks to everyone involved.

July 2010
Sign up now for an Overseas challenge

We have new challenges for you to take part in this year and in 2011, so if you fancy really testing yourself and embarking on the trip of a lifetime, please choose to do it for Kith & Kids

Click here for more details

June 2010
Big Brother chooses Kith & Kids!

The last ever series of hit Channel Four show Big Brother will hit our screens on 9th June 2010. Kith & Kids has been chosen as one of the three charities to benefit from the donations made through telephone donations which is amazing news. 5p from every vote will come to Kith & Kids. We thank everyone at Channel Four and Endemol for supporting our work and look forward to a summer of reality TV fundraising! Get voting everyone!

May 2010
Mitsubishi save Summer Camp

Thank you to Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc who have very generously donated £21,000 to Kith & Kids to fund the 2010 Summer Camp. Sixteen people with learning disabilities or autism will go away to Sayers Croft Field Centre near Guildford in Surrey enjoying a week of fantastic activities. This is a rare opportunity for these young people to have a holiday independent from their parents and it also gives their families much needed respite. We are extremely grateful to everyone at MUSI for this generous donation and especially to wonderful volunteer Venessa who very kindly nominated us to her work place. GREAT NEWS!

May 2010
Girl Guides join the team!

Kith & Kids have joined forces with Girl Guiding UK to promote this years Adidas Women's 5K Challenge. Girl Guiding UK are in their 100th year and have added this charity challenge to their list of ways to celebrate! We are really really pleased to have them onboard and hope to welcome 100 ladies on 5th September.

Join us for this amazing team effort too by contacting Danielle now.

April 2010
Congratulations to our Virgin London Marathon team!

A huge well done and thank you do all of our wonderful London Marathon team who completed the 26.2 mile run on 25th April. Together they hope to raise £40,000 for Kith & Kids and we are grateful for every penny. This is an incredible achievement which inspires everyone involved and they should be extremely proud of themselves. Go TEAM!

If you are inspired too, put your name down now for 2011! Email Danielle now!

April 2010
Run K&K Run!

Lot's of luck for our 30 runners who are taking part in this years Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 25th. If anyone is going to watch this amazing event please spare some cheers for our team, they are on their way to raising £40,000 for our charity!

April 2010
Choir concert raises the roof!

The Kith & Kids Choir/Vivace choir concert went down a storm at the Haringey Irish Centre in Tottenham on 10th April. Both choirs sang their hearts out to the enjoyment of a 150 strong audience. A raffle at half time and some generous donations mean that we raised around £1800 for Kith & Kids. Watch this space for future Kith & Kids choir appearances.

April 2010
Another great project!

Thank you to everyone involved in making our Spring Social Development Project absolutely fabulous. A week of creative workshops, fun day trips and great interaction between people of all ages with learning disabilities or autism and their volunteers ended on a real high with everyone having a brilliant time.

April 2010
Choir Concert this Saturday - 10th April, 7.30pm

Here's a quick reminder that our Spring Choir Concert is being held on Saturday 10th April, at 7.30pm at The Haringey Irish Centre, Tottenham, N17 8DX.

Singing sensations VIVACE! will be coming all the way from Sussex to perform lot's of fantastic songs that we all know and love. Kith & Kids very own choir will also be performing.

Tickets are £6 on the door.

See you there!

April 2010
Janki's no fool!

On April 1st the super brave Janki Soni decided to take the plunge and jump out of a plane to raise money for Kith & Kids. Some would say she's mad, but we think she's fantastic. In her words "it was absolutely amazing! Now I know how it feels to be a bird! By far the best experience ever!". Well done Janki!

Fancy being brave like Janki? Click here for more details

March 2010
Surviving Sandstorms

Congratulations to the 39 trekkers who battled the elements of the Arabian desert in Jordan starting at the Dead Sea - the lowest point on earth - and finishing in the ancient red rock city of Petra. They had an amazing time and have raised thousands of pounds for Kith & Kids through the Let's Trek For Children consortium. We thank everyone involved for their support and immense effort!

Let's Hike or Bike for Children - The Great Wall of China Challenge is happening in May 2011. Click here for more information.

March 2010
City & Guilds make Kith & Kids charity of the year

Great news! The lovely people at City & Guilds have chosen Kith & Kids to be their charity for 2010. This is fantastic news for us and will help us to raise funds, raise awareness and reach more volunteers. They are planning a number of activities for their employees to get involved with throughout the year so check back here for more City & Guilds news coming soon!

March 2010
Spring volunteer training - Saturday 6th March

If you are free from 6th - 10th April, during the Easter holidays, then come and volunteer on the Kith & Kids Spring Social Development Project. Supporting someone with a disability to develop their skills and have a great time is a fantastic experience and something that will stay with you forever.

You need to come to our training days before you start, which start on Saturday 6th March, 10 - 4.30pm at the Ermine Road Day Centre, near Seven Sisters. Bring a packed lunch!

Go on! Do something brilliant this Spring!

March 2010
Get tweeting with us!

Follow Kith & Kids on Twitter for all the latest news, club and training dates and fundraising events ...twitter.com/kithandkids

February 2010
"Oh we do like to sing beside the seaside!"

The Kith & Kids choir had a fabulous time in Brighton on Saturday 20th, where we attended the joint rehearsal with VIVACE! The choirs were perfecting the pieces we will be singing in the Kith & Kids Spring Choir Concert on April 10th, Of course, in true K&K style we also found the time to eat fish and chips and enjoy Brighton Pier! Thanks to the London Society of Ragamuffins for funding the trip.

Tickets for the concert are £5 and can be bought from Danielle by calling 0208 885 1517.

February 2010
Tickets on sale now for our Spring Choral Concert!

Here at Kith & Kids we are already looking forward to Spring time! The wonderful Kith & Kids choir (made up of people with disabilities, parents, volunteers and staff at K&K) will be joined by the superb singing sensations Vivace! to perform an evening of beautiful classical pieces and modern songs that will get you all in the mood for this wonderful season!

The concert will take place on Saturday 10th April from 7.30-9.30pm at The Haringey Irish Centre in Tottenham (home of the Kith & Kids office).

Vivace! are an outstanding mixed voice choir from Sussex who perform concerts throughout the year. We are extremely lucky for them to be performing for us, for free, and hope to host a really fun and special evening together which the whole family can enjoy.

Advanced tickets can be purchased for £5 by contacting Danielle. (£6 on the door). All proceeds will go directly to Kith & Kids.

We look forward to seeing you there.

February 2010
Volunteers need for Spring Project

Training for new volunteers starts on either 28th February or 6th March. Please call the projects team now on 0208 801 7432 for more information or look at our volunteers pages.

Our Spring Social Development project is running from 6th to 10th April during the school Easter holidays. Volunteers will be helping to support people of all ages with learning and physical disabilities or autism to enjoy a week of fantastic creative workshops. You'll have an amazing experience and be really helping people in your community so get involved TODAY!

January 2010
New year, new opportunities

A big happy new year to everyone from Kith & Kids. If you have been keeping up to date with all of our news over the last year you will know that 2009 was another busy year for us. We celebrated our 40th aniversary in style and saw first hand what a positive impact Kith & Kids has made to the lives of thousands of families living with disabilitiy over the years.

Unfortunately there are still people in need, and we are doing all we can to help people. We couldn't do this without the support of volunteers and fundraisers. 2010 sees many opportunities for you to get involved in one way or another. In this time of financial hardship we need you more than ever so make it your new years resolution to get involved. We promise that you'll have an amazing time, whether it's volunteering with people with disabilities or taking part in a fundraising event, or both!

Visit our volunteering, support us and events pages now and get in touch!