VITAL Hero of the month
VITAL feels strongly about recognising the hard work and contributions of others. Every month we therefore feel the necessity to crown one individual our "VITAL Hero" who has bent over backwards to help children in need.
Our VITAL hero this month goes to...
JONATHAN ROOT Jonathan Root has been a portrait and fine art photographer since 1986. Six of his portraits where chosen last year for the National Portrait Gallery permanent collection in London. His works have been published in Vanity Fair, Tatler, Harpers & Queen, The Sunday Times,The Financial Times,The Daily Telegraph,The Economist and Management Today. His most recent exhibitions include; 'Sitting Pretty 2007', 'Lords & Ladies' 2004, and ''The Edwardian Drape Society" 2004. Portraits by him have been taken of many famous architects,designers and royals including Sir Norman Foster, Sir Richard Rogers, Phillip Starck, Marc Newson,The Marquis of Bath and Lord Harewood.
Thank you Jonathan for your generous donation to the auction at the House of Lords Dinner.
Jonathan is available for private portrait commissions and has agreed to donate 25% of his fee to VITAL.
www.jonathanroot.co.u
02074855522/07768292666
Past VITAL Heroes.....
DEBBIE DALE Born in Toronto, Canada with an undergraduate in Psychology & Sociology from the University of Toronto and a graduate degree in Psychometrics from the Institute of Child Studies, Debbie now lives in London with her husband Jamie whilst their two sons attend university in Canada. Debbie loves to travel visiting over 50 countries to date. Over the last 10 years Debbie visits India annually to import pashminas and jewellery. She leads a very active lifestyle including running, spinning, yoga & pilates. Debbie selflessly organized 4 fundraising events in 2009 raising thousands of £ for VITAL.Without her help, VITAL would not be where it stands today.
Thank you Debbie. You’re our hero.
ERROL RUDNICK, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia). Educated at Gifford High School, Bulawayo. Attended University of Cape Town where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Managing Director Weston Capital Advisers Limited & KRO Opportunities Limited – (hedge fund investments). Married to Tessa who is such a sweetie & now have three wonderful teenage children. Ran the London Marathon in 2005 and 2007, both times raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis Trust, a charity that he has focused on for a number of years. He hopes to run in the 2009 London Marathon on behalf of Marie Curie. A caring philanthropist who supports many charities over a wide range. Board member of the UK Jewish Film Festival, a charity which promotes films and film making with a Jewish interest, holocaust education and reconciliation. He is on the world board of Maccabi, a Jewish sporting body. He instigated and was in part responsible for the recent launch of fund promoting and encouraging teenage philanthropy in the U.K.
The world needs more people like you – you are a great inspiration – VITAL thanks you for your support
HMS ILLUSTRIOUS CREW MEN AND WOMEN
The 50 HMS Illustrious crewmen & women who volunteered their time for the day when the British Navy aircraft carrier, docked at Vasco in Goa for a few days shore leave. In the past the crew had done community projects in the Caribbean, Sultanate of Oman and Africa.
The crew brought with them a huge amount of recyclable items for the children of the Children Walking Tall Charity which supports the children who either live in the slums or on the streets in Goa. There was also a dentist and medical staff who came to check the children's teeth and to patch up any sores or cuts.
The day was a huge success, the water tower grew by 5ft, a large football pitch was cleared at the back of the house and roof tiles were replaced and fixed. The main project and the children's favourite by far was the bamboo tree house which was named "HMS Mango".
The fifth HMS Illustrious (R06) is an Invincible-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, affectionately known as 'Lusty' to her crew. The ship's motto is "Vox Non Incerta" which translates as "No Uncertain Voice".
The carrier set sail from Portsmouth,UK on 21 January 2008 as head of the multi-national task group Orion 08, which from January to May 2008 carried out exercises and diplomatic visits to twenty ports in the Mediterranean, Africa, the Middle East, and south-east Asia.
MICHELLE FRAEDRICK
Michelle has been spending countless late nights coordinating and completing our new VITAL website. With her expertise in charitable endeavours, web design, and internet savvy, she has been pivotal in the development of our web presence.
Michelle is the director and program coordinator for microgiving.com. Michelle attended the University of Oregon where she received an extensive background in both business management and business accounting. In 2007 she relocated to Florida to pursue a degree in marketing at Florida Atlantic University. It was in Boca Raton where Michelle met John Ferber, the philanthropist and benefactor behind microgiving.com. John soon realized that Michelle possessed the necessary background, skills and dynamism to turn his unique concept of direct person-to-person charitable giving into a reality. And in November 2007, Michelle joined the Vandelay Industries team where she was tasked with job of designing, developing and implementing John's concept for microgiving.com.
Michelle is the grand-daughter of Ronald Fraedrick, Founder and Chairman of Taco Time
YOU'RE THE GREATEST HERO!! THANK YOU
