Past events 2009

Event: Oslo Marathon

Where: UK

Event Organiser: Aisling Koning

Aisling Koning ran the Oslo Marathon for the Tea Leaf, raising a much needed  £290 for Tea Leaf Projects. Her marathon time: 3 hours and 42 minutes. A great big thank you goes out to Aisling and her fantastic running legs!

The Tea Leaf Trust's main fundraising event this year is a grand prize draw, the prize, a brand new funky Fiat 500. This event has been organised by The Foundation for Social Improvement, the mentor charity for the Tea Leaf Trust. The Fiat 500 is green (tax band B), safe and stylish. "It looks fantastic" says Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear fame. Please click on the above link for more information.

For every ticket sold (tickets cost £2 each), the Tea Leaf Trust will receive £1.90 to spend on educational projects for the impoverished tea picking and rural farmland communties, improving their quality of life and lift them out of poverty.

Event: Endurance Gone Mad!

Where: UK and Germany

Event organiser: Kevin Braddock

(www.justgiving.com/braddock_the_brave)

 

Kevin is participating in a number of events for the Tea Leaf Trust:

• Sunday April 26: SPW Hyde Park Triathlon

• Monday May 25: BUPA London 10K

• Sunday 31 May: Chilterns Gran Fondo Cyclosportive

• Saturday 6 June: Blenheim Triathlon

• Saturday 1 August: London Triathlon (co-racing with Mark Pollock)

• Sunday 20 September: Berlin Marathon

Every penny made on his above Just Giving page goes straight to the Tea Leaf Trust. Please support generously

Event: Selling Tea, Cakes and Raffle Tickets on the Tea Leaf Trust Stall, June 2009

Where: Twickenham

Event Organiser: Dileepa Ranawake

Dileepa Ranawake and friends recently organised a snack stall at the Twickenham fair, where among other goodies, he sold ethical tea and scrummy cakes to the public. The fair was a celeb fest(!), with Gail Porter, Jason Bradbury and local MP Vincent Cable all showing up to lend their support. Not one to miss a trick, diamond geezer Dileepa also took along books of raffle tickets to sell on behalf of the charity. Ranawake with his cheeky run-away mouth, had people crowded around his stall gagging to get hold of his tea and tickets, raising over £400 for the Tea Leaf Trust! We would like to give huge thanks to Dileepa and his team of fundraisers who worked so hard on the stall to fundraise and to those who came along to buy tea, tickets and cakes, we love you all! We would also like to say a special thanks to Ruwan Ranawake, who documented the day in pictures (see the events gallery page) and continues to provide huge support to the Tea Leaf Trust.

Event: Own clothes day, May 2009

Where: The Meadows Primary School, Oswestry, Shropshire

Event Organiser: Mrs Sandie Pare

Mrs Sandie Pare, headmistress of the Meadows Primary School and trustee of the Tea Leaf Trust organised an own clothes day at her primary school for all of her students. The children really enjoyed showing their friends their normal clothes and Mrs Pare raised over £250. Thanks Mrs P, and thanks to all of your lovely kids!

Past events

 2008

Event: Oswestry School Annual Christmas Fair

Where: Oswestry

Event Organiser: Oswestry School/ Oswestry School Interact Club

Oswestry School pupils raised over £350 at their annual Christmas Fair, which was organised as part of the Business  Studies Course. The Oswestry School Interact Club also held fundraising events for the Tea Leaf Trust. The Tea Leaf Trust would like to say a great big thank you to all the children and teachers who helped raise this money for the charity!

 

Event: Tea Leaf Trust Charity Winter Ball, November 2008

Where: Porchester Hall, Bayswater, London

Event Organiser: The Tea Leaf Trust

The Tea Leaf Trust rounded off their hectic year of fundraising with a black tie Sri Lankan themed gala ball at the elegant Porchester Hall, London. Guests were treated to traditional Sri Lankan dancing (bharatanatyam) by the children of the West London Tamil School, followed by a 3 course meal, Sri Lankan of course! The fantastic Groove Machine rounded off a brilliant night, getting everyone up and dancing into the small hours. Great big thanks to all of you that attended our Ball. You were all so encouraging, especially on the night and through your generous donations, we managed to raise over £4000! Special thanks to Rachel Hall and her friend Vicky, who enabled us to keep costs down with their 'printing' links and persuaded many organisations to donate top quality raffle prizes for our Winter Ball Grand Prize Draw.

 

Event: Tennis Weekend, July 2008

Where: Oswestry, Shropshire

Event Organiser: Chris Pare, with help from Luke and Susannah Barker

Chris Pare, all-round diamond geezer organised a weekend of fun, food, and frolics at his parents' idyllic home, the highlight being the mixed-double tennis tournament, complete with separate his and her trophies! Teams where chosen randomly (names where pulled out of a hat) and in between summer showers and drink breaks (not Robinsons, I can assure you!), teams heatedly battled it out for the plastic gold coloured, bee-figure topped trophies. Chris's fantastic helpers, Luke and Susannah Barker ensured smooth running of the event; Susannah's tough but fair umpiring brought the John McEnroe out in some but they soon lightened up when Luke Barker handed them another drink (yes I know it wouldn't be allowed at Wimbledon). Thanks to Chris, Luke and Susannah's hard work, over £1000 was raised for the charity and brilliant weekend was had by all. Thanks guys, we love you!

 

Event: Music Night, May 2008

Where: Mojo's, Manchester

Event Organiser: Glyn Ellis

Glyn Ellis, organised a music night for all of his friends, and their friends, at Mojo's, a popular night club in Manchester. A great night of music and bopping around handbags/manbags was had by all and the event raised £470! A great big Tea Leaf Trust thank you goes out to Glyn Ellis for organising the event and to all those who attended the night. Special thanks also goes out to the two music acts that performed that night; Ian Till and 'The Casuals' who both performed for free.

 

Event: Fancy Dress Walk, May 2008

Where: Scafell Pike, Lake District

Event Organiser: Ellie Davis-O'Hara/ Tea Leaf Trust

Ellie Davis-O'Hara allowed the Tea Leaf Trust to use her father's holiday home, near Scafell Pike as a base camp for the walk. Eight people, Danielle Cronin, Ellie Davis-O'Hara, Rachel Hall, Geoff Hall, Tim Pare, Yasmene Shah, Charlotte Whelan, and Zoe, and a dog called Dave battled up to the top, dressed in various costumes (apart from Dave). A big thank you goes out Ellie Davis-O'Hara and her dad, for letting us use their beautiful holiday home to crash at. Special thanks to Veronica Hall, who waited nearly eight hours for all of us to complete the climb - you are a star love! We also salute Geoff Hall, a man of over 70 years who was determined to do the climb with us, what a trooper! Thanks to your very generous sponsorship of all of our climbers, you helped us to raise over £4000.

 

Event: Reverend and the Makers Gig, April 2008

Where: Victoria Hall, Halifax

Event Organiser: Tea Leaf Trust

The daddy of all our fundraising events! Reverend and the Makers very generously played a 'warm up' gig for the Tea Leaf Trust at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, as a kick off to their National Tour. Tim Pare, together with Tom Jarvis, lead guitarist of Reverend and the Makers, Ian Till and Anders Hanasand played the support for Reverend and the Makers. All profits made from the night were donated to the Tea Leaf Trust. Tickets sold out well before the night of the gig and the Halifax crowd were extremely generous, filling our donation buckets with all their loose change. A crazy fun night of head banging, hip shaking, jigging around was had by everyone who came along and we raised over £6500 with ticket sales and donations. A great big thank you to Reverend and the Makers, Tim, Tom, Tilly and Anders that worked so hard so that the crowd could have such a great night. 

Event: Tea Leaf Trust Launch Party, March 2008

Where: Blag Club, London

Event Organiser: Tea Leaf Trust

In anticipation of our official charity status, the Tea Leaf Trust organised a launch party, an acoustic night complete with free tea cakes... OK, OK it was fairy cakes and millionaire shortbread because we had no idea how to make tea cakes!  A big thanks to Tim Pare and Deer on the Hill, who played their sweet tunes for free. A big thanks to those who attended and bought raffle tickets. Your generosity enabled us to raise over £700!