It's Been A While

Yes. We've done it again. We've been quiet. Really quiet.

However, this time we're not going to write a long excuse as to why our blog has remained silent. Nope - we're just going to go ahead and tell you what we've been up to:

Our website is SERIOUSLY almost finished. We've found a great designer (thanks to Ross Tanner and Flosites in Moldova) and a programmer (thanks Danny George) who is putting the finishing touches to it as we speak. We wanted to give you a sneaky peek but decided not to....it's too good to tease

We've got some great organisations who we are working with. So far we are in talks to represent organisations dealing with domestic abuse against women, granting wishes to children with life-limiting illnesses, homing displaced families, working with young adults to encourage them to find employment and an organisation that teaches street performance to street kids. We'll let you know more when the website is up and running....

Together with Casa Ioana and Hope and Homes For Children Romania we will hold a Quiz Night every second Wednesday (starting 2nd July) at Mojo Music Club. Each night will benefit all three charities and we are so honoured to be part of this amazing partnership with not only the charities, but also Mojo Music Club. Here's the info for the next event:

Our Chief Executive and Co-Founder, John McKellar, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his work towards services to charitable work and to the community in Moldova. You can read more about how John found out about the honour here

We're about to launch an NGO Toolkit as part of the British The Gap NGO Academy. This program will offer training on aspects such as fundraising, marketing, sales and leadership (amongst others) and will be led by experts in the field. Watch this space for further information as we launch towards the end of the summer. 

Phew! That's your lot for now. The weather in Bucharest has been a mixture of thunder and lightning storms and sweltering heat (and that's just today) so we're off to enjoy the summer sports at Wimbledon and Brazil. Come on Halep and Murray - a Romanian and a Scottish Wimbledon championship double would be the perfect remedy to this heat....