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The Music Circle is a group of key women from the music industry working in conjunction with Oxfam to raise money and awareness to help abused women and victims of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Watch a video about the women we are raising money for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-_xzGS1YW0

We are raising money in a number of ways: in 2012 we held various bake sales and sponsored night walks and, so far in 2013, we have thrown a celebrity jumble sale with Radio 1's Gemma Cairney, with donations from the likes of Paloma Faith, Fearne Cotton, Bat For Lashes and Tinie Tempah, and held a raffle, with prizes including VIP festival tickets and designer handbags.

Like us: www.facebook.com/themusiccircle
Follow us: www.twitter.com/themusic_circle

ABOUT THE CIRCLE

The Music Circle is a subsidiary of Annie Lennox’s The Circle, which was set up in 2008 by Annie Lennox and Oxfam. The Circle is a partnership of influential women who work with Oxfam, bringing ideas, skills and resources to the table to help Oxfam fight poverty and inequality. to date, The Circle has raised almost a million pounds for Oxfam to date.

ABOUT OXFAM'S WORK IN THE CONGO

 

The Music Circle is a subsidiary of Annie Lennox’s The Circle.  Set up in 2008 by Annie Lennox and Oxfam, The Circle is a partnership of influential women who work with Oxfam, bringing ideas, skills and resources to the table to help Oxfam fight poverty and inequality. to date, The Circle has raised almost a million pounds for Oxfam to date.

The aim of the Music Circle is to collectively raise £50,000 to support women in the DRC; strengthening the work Oxfam already do with communities on protection and working on women's and men's strategies for ensuring that women's concerns are addressed through the project. Targeting 56,000 direct beneficiaries of which half are women, the project aims to support protection committees for a to better ensure women’s right to protection in Eastern DRC.

FULL LIST OF RAFFLE PRIZES (FEB 2013)

VIP pair of Bestival tickets + Sunday Best goody bag
Dinner for two at The Modern Pantry
A day's recording at Red Bull Studios London
Pair of balcony tickets to the NME Awards 2013 - Feb 27th
Pair of FIELD DAY tickets - May 25th
Dinner at THE HAWKSMOOR - £150 voucher
Vicki McClure's Sophie Hulme bag RRP £580 - as new
Alison Mosshart’s DKNY shoes - see pics on our Facebook page
Fearne Cotton’s Mulberry dress - see pics on our Facebook page
Florence and the Machine rare screenprint - see pics on our Facebook page
RAOUL bag from Daisy Lowe, RRP £300 - as new
Moschino Cheap & Chic Leopard Clutch RRP £290, courtesy of Coggles
Ally Capellino Wallis Dark Brown Bag RRP £380, courtesy of Coggles
Joe’s Tea Company Hamper
Klipsch headphones from The Broken Hearts
Gold Swatch Watch from Will Best
Moxham 'Anubis' necklace
Zoe & Morgan necklace
Pair of FOALS Royal Albert Hall matinee tix - 28th March
Pair of Miista 'Sali' shoes - size 6
One year's Mixmag subscription
Marshall Amps goody bag featuring headphones + mini amps
1 x pair of tickets to the next Electric Minds club
Pioneer headphones
Smashbox make up goody bag
The 'Two Suns' sign from Bat For Lashes' album artwork
Billie Piper's Burberry trench coat
Chanel handbag from Anna Calvi
GUCCI bracelet from Anna Calvi
Hamper of goodies from The Sanctuary
Pair of tickets to Emeli Sandé at Hammersmith Apollo, April 8

To see pictures of the prizes, visit the Facebook photo album.

 

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Hey everyone. Thank you so much for buying a raffle ticket. The raffle has now been drawn and the winners have been announced on our Twitter: www.twitter.com/themusic_circle. Check it out and see whether you've won!

07/02/13 13:34

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Charity Registration No. 202918

Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of dedicated people fighting poverty. From saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, to campaigning for change that lasts. Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SCO 039042).

Donations 447

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Amazing cause!

Donation by Lauren P on 28/01/13

£15.00

Donation by Claire Southwick on 27/01/13

£6.00

+ £1.50 Gift Aid

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What a great cause. Good luck reaching your target!

Donation by Kathryn Bubien on 27/01/13

£6.00

+ £1.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£3.00

+ £0.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£6.00

+ £1.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Gemma Christie on 27/01/13

£9.00

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Amazing cause and such great work!

Donation by Carmen Montanez-Callan on 27/01/13

£3.00

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Two tickets please. Congrats, event yesterday was excellent.

Donation by Sarah Joy on 27/01/13

£6.00

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Amazing ladies! 5 tickets please. x

Donation by Eleanor Loughran on 27/01/13

£15.00

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Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£3.00

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:)

Donation by Sally Smurthwaite on 27/01/13

£6.00

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Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Please may I have two of the winning tickets? Cheers! :)

Donation by Puja Maniar on 27/01/13

£6.00

+ £1.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£9.00

+ £2.25 Gift Aid

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Forgot to buy at event yesterday so brought today, BOOM ! great cause, great ideas, go go go ladies

Donation by Rachel Tyson on 27/01/13

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Amazing work towards a really important cause! Sad I couldn't make it to the event.. Good luck guys! xxx (2 raffle tickets please)

Donation by Natalie Costaras on 27/01/13

£6.00

+ £1.50 Gift Aid

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Go Music Circle Ladies from Cleo & Tim x Great cause

Donation by Cleo & Tim on 27/01/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£9.00

+ £2.25 Gift Aid

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Great work for a great cause xxx

Donation by Stacey on 27/01/13

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£15.00

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What an amazing cause, well done! 1 raffle ticket please. Good luck with reaching your target :) x

Donation by Annie Muyang on 27/01/13

£3.00

+ £0.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/13

£6.00

+ £1.50 Gift Aid

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Let's get to that target! 1 ticket, please

Donation by Rebecca Cohen on 27/01/13

£3.00

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I hope you reach your target!

Donation by Katherine Hughes on 26/01/13

£3.00

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Inspiring to see strong and powerful women in the industry, using the power of their position on this crucial issue! 2 tickets please! x

Donation by Rachael O'Byrne on 26/01/13

£6.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$17,374.05
  • Offline donations$29,958.63
  • Text donations$618.55
  • Total raised$47,951.23
  • Gift Aid$2,001.79

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