PIANO & KEYBOARD STUDENTS' CONCERT
12th November 2008

in aid of

Well done to everyone who took part in the concert and a big thank you to all of you who raised sponsorship money which amounted to the fantastic sum of £474.80

With all the money from the raffle, the Pudsey scratchcards and donations for food and refreshments, not forgetting all the CDs that have been sold,
the total amount comes to an amazing £832.80

Photograph by Mark Reeves

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This photograph appeared in The West Sussex County Times newspaper on 28th November 2008, along with a review of the concert:

"HORSHAM piano teacher Mark Reeves presented a spectacular concert at Holy Trinity Church Hall in Rushams Road, at which 23 of his piano and keyboard students, aged from seven to 17, performed in a programme of diverse musical styles to raise money for the BBC Children in Need Appeal.

Lines & James letting agents of Horsham sponsored the beautiful Yamaha grand piano that was hired for the event from Horsham Piano Centre and a digital metronome worth £30 was donated as one of the raffle prizes by Angelus Violins of Storrington. The concert ran smoothly thanks to the help of Angela and Clive Jones of Storrington.

The standard of playing was very high from all the students and their music was enjoyed by an appreciative audience of friends and family members who were generous in their support of the event.

The concert on November 12 was mentioned on the BBC Children in Need TV programme on November 14. Money from the raffle, which involved bursting balloons to reveal which prizes had been won, a scratchcard to win Pudsey Bear and donations for food & drinks combined with students' sponsorship money is expected to exceed £500, beating the total raised from last year's concert.

In addition, a recording of the concert was made and all proceeds from the sale of the CDs will also be donated to the charity, adding around £150 to the total.

Another students' concert in aid of a children's charity will take place next May and any local businesses wishing to sponsor it can contact Mark Reeves via his Web site at: www.markreeves.co.uk"

Photograph by Mark Reeves

The following letter accompanied the receipt for our donation:

23 January 2009

Dear Friend,

Thank you so much for your kind donation to The BBC Children in Need Appeal 2008. Every year we are humbled by your generosity and creativity in raising money for thousands of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK who need your help. The money is still pouring in and this year we are hoping to raise over £30 million. We hope that while you were 'Doing Something Different' for BBC Children in Need you also had lots of fun!

If you'd like to find out more about how the money raised positively changes lives, log onto bbc.co.uk/pudsey where you will find lots of photos and stories of the children and young people that you have helped. For every penny you donated, a penny will go towards projects helping disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. We are able to make this promise because the charity uses its investment income to cover all operational costs.

If you haven't already signed up to receive our annual fundraising pack, don't forget to send us your address so we can post you one next year. Similarly if you received a pack through the post this year and would rather not receive one next year, you can let us know by emailing Pudsey@bbc.co.uk or by writing to us at the address on this letter.

Once again many thanks from the team and on behalf of all the children we help to support. We are consistently amazed and delighted by the extraordinary lengths our supporters go to. We just couldn't continue our work without you!

Best wishes

Rachel Su Singleton
Finance Administrator

Tel 020 8576 7788 - Fax 020 8576 8887 - e-mail pudsey@bbc.co.uk
PO Box 1000 London W12 7WJ - bbc.co.uk/pudsey

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