It certainly was a star filled musical evening at The Prospect Playhouse last Saturday night (29) when the annual National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Radio/Telethon took to the stage. Next door at the Mary Miller Hall was the Cayman Got Talent contest. If anyone there had walked across to see the talent on display at the Playhouse they would have seen Cayman’s real stars perform. They would have learnt something too!

Barefoot Man, Andy Martin, iZ, Sea N’ B, UCCI Choir, Clive and Friends and the McTaggart Boys were only just a few of the performers with all our favourite radio and television personalities appearing between the acts to urge people to donate and read out the hundreds of pledges. Even iNews Cayman’s publisher, Joan Wilson, was on hand to read a poem she had just written about the NCVO that mentioned all the many projects and programmes they support and organise.

Janice Wilson (no relation to Joan) who is NCVO Chief Executive Officer,secretary and the NCVO organiser was ever present giving us the evening’s tally. The target was $145,000 and it was an agonisingly slow start. I didn’t think there was any hope they would reach $100,000. Thankfully I was wrong and there was a roar of delight and clapping from the excited audience when the figure of $100,000 was recorded and passed. It didn’t reach the goal so they are still looking for at least another $15,000. So……….. “give them a call, no matter how small.”

Thanks must be given to Chuck and Barrie Quappe for putting the whole show together and the voluntary members of the Cayman Drama Society for the free use of the Prospect Playhouse. Also, Radio Cayman and CITN-Cayman 27 for the joint radio and television coverage.

At 10.00am Monday (31) when I spoke to Janice Wilson the pledges stood at $131,279.00. Just falling short of the target. If you have a pledge, their number to call is 949 2124

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