News Update:
Thank you to all our sponsors and supporters for all your fundraising initiatives and donations over the Christmas and New Year period. This as always is a big help and truly appreciated.

All is going very well in Luxor. The children have settled in at their new homes at the Village and the benefits of the new premises and surroundings are just has we had hoped and planned. Apart form all the outdoor activity which is the big bonus the Project in Luxor recently began a new technology club, this gives the children chance to learn and use the computers regularly with the help of teachers. The art/sewing and activity room is in full flow and in need of all sorts of art materials, (see wish list.)

In addition four new babies have arrived at Sunshine over the last couple of months. This means Sunshine is presently home to 89 children. Please check our wish list as we desperately need baby bouncer chairs. A new overall Project Manager has been appointed by the Foundation in Luxor. This is Mr Ahmed Tawfick. Mr Tawfick a Foundation member has a great deal of experience in Management and the Egyptian Board and the UK Directors are currently working on updating important Social Affairs guidelines and UK service levels.

Sponsors and visitors:
Visitors as always are welcomed at the project (see visiting times on the Contact page) Salma Elshazley is our UK Field representative in Egypt and if you are sponsoring one of the children and wish to arrange to meet your sponsored child, please do contact Salma on 0020 165530464 so that she can inform care staff of your arrival. Alternatively e-mail sunshineproject@btconnect.com at the UK office and we will pass a message on to Salma.

Volunteers:
Anyone wishing to know more about the criteria for volunteer work at the project please contact Ann Bates on 01952 299246. I am sure you will understand that the Project in Luxor are unable to accept any volunteers from UK without the necessary procedures and CRB checks.

Your fundraising has recently enabled us to provide extra funding for study tutors at the project. We have also supplied funding for the purchase of new air conditioning units for all buildings ready for the hot summer months ahead. New mattresses are being purchased for the baby cots and children’s beds and new School books for the children.

Your child sponsorship helps as always to provide the regular income to supply all living costs, care costs and educational costs and Sunshine need your sponsorship to provide this regular and on going funding.

The success of the Village Project as made us keen to work even harder in the UK and to hopefully expand our objectives.

Voluntary Fundraising Directors needed:
Anyone good at fundraising or have had experience in this field and you would like to apply to possibly become a Director in the UK. please apply in writing stating what you feel you could offer the board and send your CV to:

Eve Lawton – Company Secretary
F.A.O Directors Sunshine Project UK.
Scope House-Unit F6
Weston Road
Crewe
Cheshire
Cw1 6DD.
Please apply before the end of March 2010.

Auction and quiz to raise funds:
Sunshine has been donated a Manchester United signed Football shirt (Officially donated by Manchester United) signed by the Manager and 13 players. We are hoping to raise a maximum amount for this, so if there are any keen Manchester United fans out there who are prepared to put in a very generous bid for charity! please e-mail or contact Eve Lawton at sunshineproject@btconnect.com

Also we are running an Around Britain quiz, Download the quiz here and send completed form and a £1 donation entry fee to Sunshine project (address on the form) you could win £50. All correct entries will be put into a drum and the winner drawn out at the end of March 2010.

Keep you eye out for any further news.

Thank you again for all your help and very kind support to Sunshine.
Best wishes,
Eve Lawton –UK Co-ordinator.

Trustees report and charity accounts can be viewed by visiting www.charitycommission.gov.uk
(Search the register of charities for SUNSHINE PROJECT Reg charity 1117672)

Bath Half Marathon - Sunday 7th March 2010
Supporter Harriet Wheeler is entering the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday 7th March 2010 .
Harriet is hoping to raise a good deal of funding to help the Sunshine Project.
If you would like to sponsor Harriet and help the children of Sunshine - please follow the link to her fundraising page: www.justgiving.co.uk/Harriet-Wheeler

Good luck Harriet and a huge thank you from all at Sunshine.

Please keep your sponsorship coming we need it more than ever.!
If you are doing an event or need to hand out some info to your friends, please Contact Eve for our new hot off the press Sunshine leaflets.

There are currently 89 children registered into the care of the project in Luxor. Please help us to secure their future by supporting the project, browse through our web site and see how your sponsorship and donations make all the difference.

Many thanks for your kind and generous support.