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Kiva

I’m a great believer in empowering people who want to improve themselves but who just need a helping hand to do so.  My friend Jane told me about Kiva, a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty.

All you need to do is lend a minimum of $25 dollars to your chosen individual and they pay it back to you in monthly instalments.  You can then either take the money back, or as I have done, re-lend it to someone else.  I’m now helping my 25th entrepreneur and have loaned to people across the globe – Peru, Ecuador, Philippines, Uganda, El Salvador, Ghana, Mongolia……the list goes on.

Help those who just need a helping hand, go to www.kiva.org to find out how you can give people who want to work the chance to make a better life for themselves.

Stoosh PR

Representing a wide variety of clients including but not limited to:

• Filmmakers • Interior Designers • Singers • Authors • Events • Dentists

Visit www.stooshpr.com to see how this fabulous company can help you.

MSP

I’ve worked with MSP many times both here and abroad, they’re a fabulous company and I can’t recommend them highly enough. They show amazing attention to detail, are great problem solvers, can think on their feet and are completely unflappable so you know that your event is in very safe hands.

They’re the market-leader for audio-visual equipment, staging and production facilities and can provide an extensive product range and technical expertise. MD Colin Reader and his team’s knowledge has been acquired through years of experience working with specialist equipment on local and international events. Projects have included award ceremonies and fashion shows to concerts, product launches and permanent audio-visual installations for hotels, sporting venues and corporate company.

Check out this great company at www.msp-av.co.uk

La Toile Maison

I love this fabulous shop that’s situated on Queens Drive in Liverpool specialising in antique and reproduction furniture and accessories to give your home a touch of French elegance.

La Toile Maison stock a wide range of individual items and also specialise in hard to find, one off pieces which will add a certain “je ne sais quoi“ to your home.  They can also reupholster any piece of furniture in a fabric of your choice from the extensive range of sample materials they have in their Liverpool showroom.

Well worth a visit for a special gift or unique piece for your home – visit their website to see the gorgeous products they have on offer www.latoilemaison.co.uk

Andy Kershaw

What more can I say about the delightful Mr Kershaw – Stephen Fry has said it all!   Andy’s a great friend of the gallery so check out his website  www.andykershaw.co.uk and I urge you to buy his autobiography - a highly recommended read.

“Andy Kershaw has led an extraordinary life. His unrivalled role in bringing World Music to the ears of the west is just part of the story of this man whose zest for life, music, people, experience and travel made him the finest British broadcaster bar none. That his life has had its ups and downs is to say that the Alps have snowy peaks, but throughout this dizzyingly paced and often wildly hilarious book he brings alive his matchless career, and the cultural life of a Britain that seems to be vanishing. Forget Media Studies and a life of student debt: read NO OFF SWITCH and learn what it is to be a real broadcast journalist, a real achiever.  A real someone.”   — Stephen Fry