ASSOCIATED EVENTS

Associated charity events are special events organised by charitable organisations proudly supported by Miss Commonwealth through publicity on the pageant's websites.

EVENT on 7th December 2008:

All are invited to a beautiful Christmas carol singing evening.

The Sri Lanka Christian Association invites you to its 22nd Annual Christmas Carol Service on Sunday 7th December 2008 at 6:30pm at the Kensington United Reformed Church at Allen Street, London W8, which is just off High Street Kensington W8.

The Sri Lanka Christian Association (SLCA) is a charity with a wide range of humanitarian projects. The charity has educated many children giving them a better future. It has dedicated itself to 22 years of humanitarian work hosting very unique and diverse fundraising events bringing people together to help those who go hungry, ill, disabled and unloved, etc. The charity's Brail library is enjoyed by thousands of blind people of all faiths, creed, classes of society and nationality.

The Christmas carol evening is an opportunity for generous members of the local and the wider community to learn more about the charity and make donations to the charity's humanitarian fund which helps to deliver many of the charity's projects including the following:-

Feed 50, 000 families, the Aged, Orphans and the Sick

New Projects - A poultry farm for 6 families affected by the Tsunami and sufferers of Leprosy

"Our Fathers home" - a home for mentally handicapped men and women

Support Home for boys with learning difficulties

Projects to help Cancer Families, Leprosy families, Drug Victims and their families, the Blind, scholarships for university students, and support orphanages.

Gifts, stationary and school books to thousands of orphaned children.

Contribution of support to over 20 charities in Sri Lanka.

For more about the Christmas carol, see the flyer below, and read on....

                 YOUR GENEROSITY WILL SAVE MANY LIVES



We would love to see you at the Carol service, but if you are unable to attend, please be generous and send your donations, as below:-

                                  SEND YOUR DONATIONS

                                    (made payable to SLCA)

                                                      TO:

                                                 Marie Ryde

                                         63 Dartmouth Road

                                          Hendon, NW4 3HY

                         Donations can also be made online

                            Sri Lanka Christian Association



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                                  Your Generosity...

---Your generosity will go a long way to help SLCA put a smile on the faces of disadvantaged and orphaned children this Christmas.



Your donations will help SLCA transfer abandoned orphans from a life of hunger, disease and sickness in filthy slums to comfortable existence in decent homes, and to feed, clothe, nurse, and provide general care and attention to them.







Donations help SLCA to give the children education, the only way to free them from their generational poverty cycle and change their lives for the better.



Donations at the Carol service and at any other time are enjoyed by over 20 charities in Sri Lanka, including:-

Drug Centre,

Jeevani Home

Painter Homes

Deaf and Blind

        Ugodawatte Slums

Wanatamulla Slums

Four Square Church

The Leprosy Centre,

Visually Handicapped

Bethlehem Day Centre

               Christ Church Mirihana

Lankadhara Orphanage

Children's Cancer Ward

Mother Theresa's Home

     Orphanage in Wellawata

        Help the Aged Ratmalana

                     Friend In Need Limb Centre

St Margaret's Home Colpetty

Cancer Hospital Maharagama

          Mental Children's Home Wellawata,

   Lasallian Community Education Centre

Children removed from slums to a new life of hope

Home for Abandoned Girls

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A Disability Project A Leprosy Hospital

Help SLCA do more for disadvantaged children and families through your generous donations...

For more about the charity,

visit their website at

www.slcauk.org

THE TRIPLE CROWN

A unique concept of beauty

pageantry involving the

collaboration of all age

groups in a joint international

promotion of community

Quality of Life improvement

MRS.

The reigning corporate Queen of the Mrs - Mrs Commonwealth International (Mariette Chippendall - South Africa) and 1st. and 2nd. Runners Up (Marie-Therese Caraher-Gilbert - New Zealand; and Brenda Grech -Malta) know the joy of taking part and being formally empowered as national and international culture and charity ambassadors... the joy ofserving the global community as true role models for women.

MISS

The reigning Miss Commonwealth International (Francesca Aquelle Plakaris - Bahamas) and 1st. and 2nd Runners-Up: Deandra Bentil-Willieson (Miss Commonwealth Ghana Culture), and Nidhima Kholi (Miss Commonwealth India 2006).

TEEN

The reigning Miss Teen Commonwealth Int'l (Rashanna Thompson - Bahamas), and 1st.and 2nd. Runners-Up: Alison Galea Valletta (Miss Teen Commonwealth Malta 2006) and Sewa Faleye (Miss Teen Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2006)

PRINCIPAL

4 CULTURAL SECTOR QUEENS

Miss Commonwealth Euro-Atlantic (Naomi Donald),

Miss Commonwealth Asia-Pacific (Nidhima Kohli), Miss Commonwealth Caribbean

(Simone Fairweather),

Miss Commonwealth Africa

(Emma Chizimba)

CHARITY QUEENS

Champion and exemplary international volunteer and world-renown charity-fundraiser (over £1.5M raised to December 2006): Dental Hygienist, Professional Model and Singer, Amanda-Jane Taylor, reigning Miss Commonwealth Charity International, Miss Commonwealth Scotland 2004-6, Miss Commonwealth International 1st.Runner-Up 2004, and due to be crowned Miss Commonwealth Eternal. An official North-East Region Ambassador, and winner of the 2007 North Sounds Radio's Outstanding Contribution To The Community Awards. Awareness campaigner and mentor for Huntington's Disease.

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Exemplary charity-fundraiser (over £800K raised): Jayne-Louise Slatter, Miss Commonwealth England 2004/6, and Miss Commonwealth Sport International 2006. Qualified Physical Education Teacher who is also renown for her work in raising awareness about Alopecia and mentoring and promoting self-confidence among sufferers.

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Kate Hallam, Former Miss Commonwealth England Inner Beauty. Former Face of Debenham. Super Model. One of Miss Commonwealth's top 3 charity fundraisers in 2004. Awarded the Special Reserve title of Miss Commonwealth Culture International 2006.

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Sonnia Hassanien, Former Miss Commonwealth England Inner Beauty. International Super Model. One of Miss Commonwealth's top 3 charity fundraisers in 2004. Awarded the Special Reserve title of Miss Commonwealth Inner Beauty International2006.

QUEEN OF FRIENDS

OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Queen of Friends of the Commonwealth 2006/7:

Winner: Martina Benkova(Slovakia) Ist.RunnerUp:CamillaRuby(Sweden)

Queen of Friends of the Commonwealth 2008 Finalists revel at 007-themed New Year's EveParty, Milton Keynes

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CONTACT US: T: +44(0)208 220 5327 F: +44(0)208 262 8241 E: admin@mcpint.org E: misscommonwealth@aol.com W: www.mcpint.org W: www.ciccetss.org

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