MONITOR
CHARITY
WCIT Charity Donors See
Outcomes Of Their Giving
C
harity strategic partners, Lifelites
and Hammersmith Academy
(HA) described and
demonstrated the life-changing practical
results from our members’ donations at a
‘Thank You’ event in the Summer.
The WCIT Hall was filled with donors
who had generously given financial
support in 2013/2014 through our
Continuous Charitable Giving scheme
(CCG), Panel activities and personal
commitments. Many described as
“inspirational” the accounts of difference
made to students in Hammersmith
Academy and the 9000 terminally ill
children and babies in every one of the 49
hospices in the UK.
Gary Kynaston, Head of HA, described
how students learn creative and digital
skills, acquire professional values and
realise the chance of career-enhancing
university studies through the Academy.
Gary highlighted that many students
come from underprivileged backgrounds
without a culture of educational
aspiration and he illustrated one area of
achievement, developing media skills,
with a video created by sixth form
students especially for the WCIT.
control a PC with eye movement alone,
unleashing their creativity through
writing, drawing and music. Attendees
had the chance to experience Eyegaze at
first hand and saw a very moving video
illustrating how technology and caring
staff change the lives of children.
Please watch this video at:
www.youtube.com
Jo Connell, Chair of the WCIT Charity,
was host for the evening and offered a
heartfelt “Thank you” to all donors, those
present and those who could not attend,
for the support of Lifelites, HA and the
other many causes supported by the
Charity. Jo explained that the
presentations evidenced the Charity’s
mission to use our IT skills to improve
lives through education, opportunity and
accessibility and invited feedback and
ideas for future projects and strategic
partners.
The Charity expects this showcase of the
effects of member generosity to become
an annual event, showing donors exactly
the benefits their gifts deliver.
From Left: Jo Connell OBE DL;
Gary Kynaston & Simone Enefer-Doy
Page 12
In 2013 the Charity received over 200
applications for grants and awarded 35
totalling over £31,000.
All member gifts go 100% to charitable
activities without any deductions for
overheads
If you would like to support this work, please
contact Eleanor MacGregor to make a monthly
donation of whatever you can afford, or just
make a gift at the Make a donation page on the
WCIT Website.
Please watch this video at:
www.youtube.com
Simone Enefer-Doy, CEO of Lifelites,
spoke passionately about how technology
such as the Eyegaze software, supported
with WCIT donations, could empower
children with no other way to
communicate. Eyegaze enables a child to
Some WCIT Charity Facts:
We focus on four areas of need:
Enhancing opportunity for young
people through more effective
education.
Improving quality of life for the
disadvantaged and disabled.
Enabling access for all citizens to
information, culture and business
opportunity.
Helping to re-engage those excluded
in society.
Past Master Roger
Graham OBE taking
a turn on Eyegaze