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Wednesday 9th December 2009
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Welcome to December 2009 Newsletter
As we head for Christmas all of us at touraid would like to send you our best wishes for the festive season.
We were saddened to hear of the untimely death of Walter Odoch who toured with Kyadondo Balenzi from Uganda in 2006. Our thoughts are with his family and friends both in Uganda and the UK.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Club touraid event at Brew Wharf last week. The evening was a huge success and a great introduction for Mike Phillips, as our new Ambassador.
2010 promises to be yet another incredible year with 7 tours already confirmed, including the performing arts and a four team rugby festival to be held in the Wirral driven by Caldy RFC.
Thank you all again for your support this year for touraid and we hope to see you at the Cabbage Patch on the 27th December !!
Andy Berry
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CALDY TOURAID FESTIVAL 2010
Charlie Hodgson, former England and current Sale Fly-Half, visited Caldy RFC on Saturday to officially launch his role as ambassador for the Caldy touraid Festival in September 2010.
Charlie met with the Club's Under 12s squad who will be welcoming around 60 boys from some of the poorest parts of the world to the Wirral for a week of rugby, fun and friendship.
The impact of this festival is being felt far and wide with teams from Thailand, India, Botswana and Swaziland taking part. Indeed, 94 primary schools in Swaziland are competing to win the right to represent the Kingdom!
The children, who will be hosted by local schools which to date include Pensby Sports College, Birkenhead, Kingsmead and West Kirby Residential School, are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country and return as role models and leaders in their communities.
To support this unique festival on the Wirral please contact Jane Corlett: janecorlett@tiscali.co.uk
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Mike Phillips guest's at Club touraid event in London
Club touraid held it's third event this year at Brew Wharf in London last week. Mike Phillips was the guest of honour and joined in an interesting question and answer session hosted by John Inverdale.
Mike generously donated a signed Lions shirt and Brew Wharf also announced that touraid and Skrum www.skrum.org are to be their 2010 appointed charities. £1 will be added to all bills throughout 2010 with the proceeds being shared between the two charities.
Thank you to all the staff and management at Vinim Restaurants for their wonderful hospitality and support.
For more information on Club touraid and the benefits of membership please contact Mike Gadbury at : mike@touraid.org
Click here for photos of evening
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MONEY FOR MILK
Another wonderful tour legacy has been the formation of Money for Milk. The charity was set up as a result of an U15 boys team from Reeds Weybridge RFC visiting the orphanage of Baphumelele in the township of Kayelitscha outside Cape Town, South Africa.
The boys raised money for touraid last year and we would like to thank them again for all their efforts to support disadvantaged children in SA and around the world.
This really does raise the bar for what can be achieved when legacy is the tour's objective. Well done all!
For more information on MFM click here
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CABBAGE PATCH FOR THE 27TH DECEMBER
touraid are being given exclusive collection rights at the Cabbage Patch on 27th December before the Quins v Wasps match.
If you feel like some fresh air over the Christmas holidays bring your friends and family to support touraid at the Cabbage Patch followed by, what is sure to be, a great afternoon of rugby.
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ADDAX WIN ALL THEIR TOURNAMENTS!!
The Addax tour from Nigeria which was hosted by Papplewick School in 2008 continues its legacy with 3 senior players now playing International Rugby for Nigeria. It has also been reported that the Addax boys have won all of their tournaments since their return from the UK!!
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Tudu Takes Rugby Back to his Village
India Rugby player Sailen Tudu, who recently played in the
touraid Charity match, is planning to take rugby back to his village next year. Tudu's village is in a remote corner of India and no rugby has ever been played there. Tudu along with six fellow students from Hartpury College plan to spend a week in the village of Dhangaam teaching and training local youngsters during their half term break. The students are currently working on a range of fundraising activities and are determined that they will create something in the village that will last. If you would like to support Tudu in his efforts please email him at sailen.tudu@gmail.com
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YOU CAN NOW TWITTER WITH TOURAID
If you would like to keep up with what's going on with touraid we are now on TWITTER
Just login to twitter and search for touraid to keep up with our latest news.
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FUTURE EVENTS
QUESTION OF SPORT 22ND FEBRUARY 2009
AT BURHILL GOLF CLUB
Burhill Golf Club have kindly offered to donate all the proceeds from their question of sport night to touraid.
For more information please contact Gill Fee g.fee@burhillgolf-club.co.uk
TOURAID DINNER AND DANCE
Another date for the diary is the annual touraid dinner dance which is to be held at Sandown on 8th May 2009.
Tickets will be on sale in the new year.
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touraid is a UK registered company by Guarantee
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UK Reg. Charity No 1116664
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