2010 Events
If you would like to organise an event for Five Talents, please contact the office.
January
18th: Five Talents sponsors Microfinance Club UK event in London with Homeless International on the topic "Slum Finance is not Sub-Prime. See www.mfclubuk.org
28th: Tom Sanderson updates staff at Fair Investment Co. on their charitable partnership with Five Talents
31st: Five Talents presentation to students at The King's School, Canterbury, 10am
February
8th -12th: Five Talents exhibits at the General Synod of the Church of England
22nd: Five Talents participates at London School of Economics meeting on Microfinance
March
27th - 2nd: Rachel Millward takes the BBC film crew to Tanzania to film at our programme partner - the Mama Bahati Foundation.
April
3rd - 18th: Five Talents exhibits at the Spring Harvest conference in Minehead.
7th - 10th: Five Talents East Africa Programme leaders participate in the Microcredit Summit Campaign Conference in Nairobi. For more information see www.microcreditsummit.org
25th: Steve Taylor and Sam Grindle run the London Marathon to raise money for Five Talents.
May
8th - 14th: Rachel Millward takes a small team to visit out programme partner in Tanzania.
14th: Five Talents exhibits at the TBN National Conference.
18th: Five Talents leads a volunteer day with staff from Goldman Sachs.
20th: Five Talents leads a second volunteer day with staff from Goldman Sachs.
23rd: BBC Lifeline appeal, presented by Sandi Toksvig on behalf of Five Talents is aired.
25th: The Cooperative Bank hosts a drinks reception for Five Talents Tanzania appeal.
June
3rd: Five Talents attends Financial Times dinner where we were shortlisted for the 'Banking at the base of the pyramid' award.
8th: Five Talents leads a third volunteer day with staff from Goldman Sachs.
23rd: Tom Sanderson joins discussion panel on 'Sustainable Business in Developing Countries' at Cass Business School, organised by the Christian Association of Business Executives (CABE)
July
3rd: Laura Doulton does a triathlon in aid of Five Talents.
6th: Five Talents attends All Party Parliamentary Group on Microfinance, Houses of Parliament
17th: Five Talents exhibits at Keswick convention, until 6th August
24th: Five Talents exhibits at New Wine, Shepton Mallet until 6th August
August
4th: Tom Sanderson leads a seminar at New Wine North (Newark) on 'International Development: The Role of the Church'
September
25th: A team of 15 colleagues from Fair Investment climb Ben Nevis to raise money for Five Talents.
16 - 26th: Charles Eve (Trustee) leads a small team to support Five Talents in Kabale, Uganda.
October
1st: Autumn Conference in London 10am-4pm - open to all those interested in finding out more about the work of Five Talents and how to get involved.
31st: Tom Sanderson preaches at Tamworth in Arden Church, nr Solihull.
13-16th: Rachel Millward leads a team to visit the Five Talents programme in Kenya.
25-30th: Volunteer and supporter John Hunter travels to Bolivia with team from Five Talents US office.
November
10th: Fundraising drinks reception with Sandi Toksvig speaking about her trip with Five Talents to Tanzania in May 2010, accompanied by the Programme Coordinator from Tanzania.
December
11th: Christmas concert in aid of Five Talents, held at Christ Church, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2BN.
15th: Goldman Sachs Technical Division hold Bowlathon to raise money for Five Talents.