SOS Children's Villages UK
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SOS Children's Villages UK is an autonomous charity based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom and part of the international group SOS Children's Villages, the largest international charity group dedicated to the care of orphaned and abandoned children. It has registered the working names "SOS Children" and "World Orphan Week" with the Charity Commission.
Trustees include George, Earl of St. Andrews. People who support children through SOS Children's Villages UK include Stephen Hawking.
Mick Hucknall has recently made a public statement of support for SOS Children for their work for the long term care of children orphaned by the Asian Tsunami.
Wayne Rooney was recently appointed SOS Children ambassador.
Dickson Mabon was chairman of SOS Children's Villages UK who tried to get villages constructed in Scotland but was thwarted by local councils fearing the stigma of needing charitable help.[1]
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[edit] External links
- Charity Website
- Charity Commission page for SOS Children UK
- World Orphan Week: "flagship fundraising week"
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