The first intake of students on the Future Leaders in Philanthropy (“FLIP”) project have now been set the target of raising £2,000 for their local chosen charity. With help from family and friends, each student has to organise a charity fundraising event of their choice. For many of the Year 13 students, this will be their first experience of organising such an event and they are all excited about reaching their target.
Speaking on behalf of the Bonita Trust, which is responsible for the charity aspects of the FLIP charity project, Moe Cohen remarked, “We hope the local community will support the FLIP students, who are all working very hard to plan their charity fundraising events. Bonita has pledged to match whatever is raised by the students and therefore the charities will receive a very attractive donation of at least £4,000 for each event, so I would urge everyone to please give your support”.
Charity Fundraising Events
The first event will be a Charity Bingo Night, in aid of Leukaemia Research, and organized by FLIP student Francine Anes. The event is due to take place next Tuesday 26th January at 9.00pm at the Catholic Community Centre. Tickets, priced at £10 each, are available from Florida Stores, 261 Main Street.
Dhiraj Nagrani, another FLIP student, is planning a Corporate Quiz Night in aid of the Happy Faces Charity. This is due to take place at Savannah’s on Thursday 25th February and companies are invited to enter teams of between 4-10 participants.
Other planned charity fundraising events to date include a Fashion Show, an Art Exhibition and a Sponsored Run from Gibraltar to Alcaidesa. All the events have to be completed by 31st August 2010.
FLIP charity project is a joint venture project organised by The Bonita Trust, which is a philanthropic foundation founded in 2004 and Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Limited. For more information on any of the charity fundraising events please contact Ros Astengo, FLIP Project Manager on 200 60175 or e-mail info@flip.gi.