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About
the Luxor Children's Trust
The
Little Stars Luxor Trust Fund was formed in June 2007
by four friends who knew of the appalling conditions
in which many of Luxors orphans, disabled and
disadvantaged children exist rather than live. At
the forefront of their concern was a young orphaned
girl who was about to have an arm amputated, not because
the arm was beyond saving but because there was no
money available to pay for the costly surgical procedures
that would allow her to keep it.
From
her plight, it was evident that there was a vital
need for a Trust Fund that could help this little
girl and other children who were in similar circumstances.
In many cases lack of funds for medical care and physiotherapy
equipment was leading to lack of hope. A visit to
several care homes in Luxor showed that the problem
was very widespread but with effort and fund raising
could be partially rectified.
The
Trust Fund was started with a small bequest from Raymond
Hall and Connie Tindale in memory of their brother
Derek Hall who was severely disabled after losing
a leg in a road accident. In the year 2007 - 20008 more than £35,000 GBP was donated to Little Stars by worldwide supporters.
Patron:
The Earl of Carnarvon

Lord
& Lady Carnarvon, 8th Earl & Countess of Carnarvon
The
Trustees
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Connie
Tindale (Chairman)
Connie is a long-term resident of Luxor and spent four years living
with an Egyptian family in a small village on the west bank of the
River Nile. Following a career in horticulture she spent twenty
years as a Senior Lecturer in Business Studies teaching accountancy and statistics to degree students
in the UK. She is registered disabled and is a published author who now devotes her time to
writing and raising funds for Egypts disadvantaged children.
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Brian
Hardman (Luxor Co-ordinator)
Brian is a Canadian accountant of British descent. He has had a
varied career and has worked on most of the five continents. He
has spent many years living in the Middle East and is a long-term
resident of Egypt with homes in Alexandria and Luxor. Brian is an
accomplished artist who speaks fluent Arabic and is more interested
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Jane
Nash (Honorary Secretary)
Jane is a British teacher-trainer who has worked with both gifted
children and those with learning difficulties. She spent her childhood
in South African countries and later spent five years training teachers
on the more remote islands of the South Pacific. Jane has a base
in Australia where she works in adult education. She is also a fully qualified Counsellor with her own practice and is a published
poet. Her love of Egypt matches her love of children.
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Flt.
Lt. Mick Tindale (Rtd) (Honorary Treasurer)
After travelling the world during a career flying with RAF Bomber
Command and Victor Tankers, Mick became a teacher of Technology
in a large comprehensive School in the UK. At present he is a Stage
Manager for an amateur Theatre Group and works closely with two Schools' Drama Groups. He understands the needs of children
and has extensive experience of the Middle East. He is a frequent
visitor to Luxor and keeps close eye on all of the LIttle Stars' projects.
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Littlestars-Luxor Administrator
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...........Carol Sharples
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Carol Sharples
Carol has lived in Luxor on a permanent basis for the last six years and is fully familiar with its culture and customs. She spent most of her working life as an Administrator in the UK Education System and has great experience in dealing with the needs of disadvantaged children. Carol worked tirelessly as a volunteer for Little Stars since it began and, with the unanimous aproval of the Trustees, was appointed as the Luxor Administrator early early in 2008. |
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Registered
Charity Status
Little
Stars is a fully registered Charity - UK Charity Commission Number 1120536
and is bound by UK law. We are not seeking registration as a charity with
the Egyptian Authorities as we wish to remain primarily a British charity
that aims to help Egyptian children. The support of Dr. Samir Farag the
governor of Luxor has already been obtained. Thanks are given to Dr. Farag
for the help and advice he has given us.
Little
Stars is registered with the independent UK organisation Charity
Check.
Governing
Documents
The
Trustees have adopted the UK
Charities Commissions own standard Governing
Document (GD2) as the charter by which this Trust
Fund will operate. The (PDF)
Document can be viewed here:
Charity-Commission.gov.uk/library/publications/pdfs/gd2text.pdf
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