We now have CHARITY STATUS, here we go

Sent: 08 October 2008 12:08
To: Fraser Simpson
Subject: CHILD’S – I FOUNDATION – REGISTERED NO: 1126212

Dear Mr Simpson

I am pleased to inform you that the above has now been registered under registration number 1126212 . Written confirmation follows by first class post.

Please note that the information may take a few days to appear on our website.

As a part of the Commission’s drive to continue to improve the service that it provides to customers we would be grateful if would take a few moments to complete the attached Customer Satisfaction Survey

We have been given Charity Status!!!

I love the Charity Commission. I will give them top marks in their customer survey.

Now all we need to do is raise the cash…

Trustee Meeting

The first Trustee meeting went brilliantly. The team had all the answers for our Trustees – and they signed on the dotted line. So it makes me very proud to introduce them all:

SALLY BRAITHWAITE– CHILDS-i CHAIRMAN

Sally is Operations and Finance Manager for Channel 4 News

JO RALLING – CHILDS-i TRUSTEE

Jo is Head of Production at Jamie Oliver’s TV Company Fresh One.

HAZEL BUCK – CHILDS-i TRUSTEE

Hazel is my wonderful Mum and head of Community Fundraising. Now she just needs to learn to blog and transfer her village experience to the internet – we’ll watch her progress with interest.

All we have to do is wait for the CRB checks to be processed, then we can send the application off to the Charity Commission.

I can’t believe this is actually happening. Every day I take a step closer toward my dream. I’ve realised the best way to deal with this mission is to break it down into small, manageable tasks. There is an African proverb which says:

“If you are going to eat an elephant..start with his toes”.

I feel like I’m just nibbling away at its toenails.