Hello to Everyone

The day is almost upon us - this Saturday, 12.00 to 5.00pm at West Ham Community Ground, Albatross Way, Beckton E6 5NX (closest station Beckton on the DLR).

Enjoy a day of friendly, fun (or so I've been told!) 5-a-side football. Who is going to win the over 16's trophy and who is going to win the under 16's trophy?

Also on the day:

Nostalgia Steel Band

Face Painting

Food & Drinks

(There will be a charge for the food, drinks and face painting but all for a good cause).

Eden's Trust T-Shirts and Unisex Bracelets

Raffle (will take place at 4.30)

1st prize: 2 tickets to a West Ham United Football Match

2nd prize: Voucher for the Ancient Indian Natural Therapy Centre

3rd prize: £50.00 Voucher for massage treatment with The Eden Touch

Auction

West Ham have kindly donated a signed West Ham Football Shirt - all proceeds to go to Eden's Trust

Last minute teams please put your application forms in before it's too late (under 16's, we need more of you).

If you are not taking part in the football, then just come along and cheer the teams on - enjoy the day with us.

And a special thanks to:

Casual Tees (For Donating the T-Shirts and Printing) - 0209 980 3497

Overtones Limited (Tuners & Manufacturers of Steel Drums) - 07801 497794

See you all this Saturday!

The Eden Trust Team.

Pampering Day - Results!

Hi Everyone

I am sorry it has taken me so long to come back to you with regard to the Eden Trust Pampering Day and to thank you for all your support on the day and since. We managed to raise a staggering £1,500 ish on the day, and since then, with the sale of t-shirts and kind donations, we have banked £3,020 into the Edens Trust account.

The pampering day was our first event for Eden's Trust and I feel it was not as organised as it should have been, especially at the start. However, this was a learning curve for us and I hope the next event will be bigger and better. Can I ask you to kindly let me have your comments on the pampering day - constructive comments please to aid us with any future events would be welcome.

One of our mistakes on the day was that we forgot to call out the raffle, so we had to do it after the event and the results are as follows:

1st Prize - Decleor Skin and Body Care Travel Set - Ticket No. 145 - Antonia (to be claimed)

2nd Prize - Full Body and Face Massage - Ticket No. 108 Robbie (this is my son so he is going to sell his voucher and give the proceeds to the Eden Trust) (claimed)

3rd Prize - Full Body and Face Massage - Ticket No. 347 - Marilyn Robinson (claimed)

4th Prize - Relaxation CD and CozyLion - Ticket No. 228 - Lynn Wade (claimed)

5th Prize - £10 M&S Voucher - Ticket No. 164 - Delia Doyle (claimed).

Our next event, a 5-A-Side Football Tournament at West Ham United Football Club's Kicks Community Ground is taking place on Saturday 15th August, please see attached flyer and application form. We hope you can put a team together and join in with the fun. There will be a steel band, facepainting for children (and adults), cheer leaders, food and lots of fun. DO COME AND SUPPORT US ON THE DAY! PUT A TEAM TOGETHER - YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY SUBS AS YOU WANT (OR NEED?)!!!

We also need referees who can volunteer their services on the day and if any of you know of any celebs who can give out the trophies at the end of the day (4.30ish) it would be fantastic. We need goalkeepers as well for the penalty shoot outs that we can all take part in. I am praying that one of you can 'pull the hat out of the bag for me - for Eden's Trust.

Please do call or email me if you need to know more about the event and I look forward to receiving your comments on the pampering day.

Regards

Elli (Eden's mum)

Hi Guys and Girls,

for those of you who could not make it to the Eden's Trust Pampering Day (which, by the way, has so far raised £1,600 towards the appeal with the Ministry of Justice in Ankara) and also for those who did attend, enjoyed it so much and would like to join in with this next fantastic event ... well, here it is!!

Our 5-A-Side Football Tournament on Saturday 15th August. Young and Old can join in with this great day as there will be an under 16's and over 16's competition. How about a team of solicitors, a team of firefighters (Danny, you know who I mean!!), a team of police, or even better, a mix of friends all wanting to compete in the name of Eden's Trust.

All you need to do is get your team together with as many subs as you need (we know some of you will need quite a few subs!) Complete the application form and be ready to win the Eden's Trust Trophy on the 15th. You can also download the Flyer here, please forward it to as many people as possible!

There will be many other things to do, apart from Football, such as:

- Steel Drum Band
- Cheerleaders
- Face Painting

- Food

- and more to come!

YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO IT - NOW PROVE IT!!!

I look forward to hearing from you before the tournament and seeing you on the day.

Elli (Eden's mum) x

P.S. This Sunday (19th July) is Eden's 9th birthday. Please can you all whisper happy birthday to her. Thank you. Elli

Upcoming Fundraising Events

First fundraising event on Saturday 11th July. Come and Chillax at Eden's Beauty/Well-being Day, St Augustine's School, 11.00am - 5.00pm. Check out the calendar for address details. Come along and have some treatments by fully qualified practitioners, from Massage, Reiki, Spray Tanning, NLP Workshops & 1-2-1 sessions), plus lots more! All proceeds will be going to campaign for justice - Donations are welcome.

Elli (Eden's Mum)

eden's trust Press Launch

Press release for eden's trust launch (pdf) (23/07/07)

Prime Minister Tony Blair Discusses eden's trust

Transcript from hansard of house of commons PMs questions:

Mr Lee Scott MP - Will the Prime Minister please join me in sending condolences to the family of Eden Galvani-Skeete, a beautiful six-year-old girl who burned to death in Turkey last summer, and assist the family in getting justice from the Turkish authorities and ensuring that those responsible are brought to trial?

The Prime Minister - I am sure that the whole House will want to join the hon. Gentleman in sending our condolences to Eden’s family. I understand that the deputy head of mission and British vice-consul at our embassy called the Minister at the Turkish Ministry of Tourism on 8 February to raise our concern about the general safety of British nationals in such unsupervised shows. The Turkish authorities have started legal proceedings against some members of staff at the hotel complex. The next hearing is scheduled for 8 May. Consular staff in London have remained in contact with the Galvani-Skeete family and are keeping them updated with any news from the court case in Turkey. We will continue to do that up to and all the way through the proceedings. (23/07/07)

Essex FM Interview with Elli Galvani

For the launch of eden's trust Elli Galvani was interviewed on Essex FM. Essex FM article (23/07/07)