NCVO Broadcasts LIVE on Cayman 27 from Prospect Playhouse for its Annual Radio/Telethon Saturday 3^rd November

The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) will host its 33rd annual fundraiser on Cayman 27 on Saturday 3^rd November, 2012. It will take place at the Prospect Playhouse and will be simulcast on Radio Cayman from 7pm to midnight.  This is the largest fundraiser held by the NCVO each year, and money raised helps to maintain and operate the NCVO’s Children’s programmes.

Every year, with the support of Cayman 27 and Radio Cayman, the NCVO is lucky to attract an incredible level of talent for the evening. There is a variety of fabulous entertainment with something to please everyone from pop, rock, island style to country music, poetry and more; all represented by an amazing line up of entertainers including Gone Country; Sea N’ B; Hi Tide; Barefoot Man; Andy Martin, the Allenger Family, Gordon Solomon; Mona Lisa Tatum; Suckerbox; Joan Wilson; I Am; Little Magic Trio; Dry Run & Jeff Alban- all of whom donate their time for this worthy cause.

There will also be an opportunity to win one or more of over 50 prizes donated by many different companies for those who phone in and pledge on the night to 946-6136, the number sponsored by LIME.  Prizes this year include spa treatments, household items, meals, groceries and much more with numerous gift certificates from popular stores and restaurants around the Island. In addition there will be two grand prizes- an iphone from LIME and 2 round trip tickets to Miami from Cayman Airways.

“The success of our Radio/Telethon is vital to the NCVO’s ability to help the children who benefit from our programmes” explains Janice Wilson, CEO for the NCVO.  “The community has always been very supportive of the NCVO and given the tough economic times and the increased need for our assistance, we need their support more than ever. We encourage everyone to phone in with their donations, and to join us for a wonderful night of entertainment. Challenge your friends, coworkers and family members to match or beat your pledge!”

The NCVO is an independent, non-profit, charitable organisation that is dedicated to the care, education and well-being of children and families in need of support in the Cayman Islands. Projects funded by the NCVO include: the Nadine Andreas Residential Foster Home which houses children in need of care and protection for reasons such as neglect or abuse; “Miss Nadine’s” Pre-School which provides early childhood education for up to seventy 2-5 year olds; Jack & Jill Nursery which cares for up to14 babies, the Caring Cousins Fund which supplies lunches and snacks to school children and the John Gray Fund which assists first degree students with college related expenses.

This year marks the 33^rd NCVO annual fundraiser, and the NCVO hopes to raise CI$130,000. Both individual and corporate donations are encouraged and the public is invited to come out and watch the live entertainment free of charge at the Prospect Playhouse, the wonderful venue for the event courtesy of Cayman Drama Society. Viewers can also watch the event on Cayman 27 and phone in between 7 pm and midnight on the 3^rd November on 946-6136 to make a pledge.

For more information or to make a donation to the NCVO prior to the Radio/Telethon, contact the NCVO at 949-2124 or [email protected], or log onto www.ncvo.org.ky.