Gillian Anderson switches X-Files for Creative Cards
Award winning American actress Gillian Anderson has launched a national school’s competition, open to all primary schools, to design a fabulous festive card which she will help chose the winning design.
The winning Christmas Card will raise money for Children with Tumours. The X-Files actress knows only too well how important the charity is – her younger brother Aaron died from a brain tumour when he was aged only 30, having suffered from Neurofibromatosis.
She said: ‘I’m honoured that CWT have asked me to judge the competition. I think it is such a good idea and I’m sure everyone who enters will have great fun designing their cards.”
The charity launched last year to help raise funds in order to provide holiday camps for children affected by the condition Neurofibromatosis and to contribute towards vital research. More than 25,000 people in the UK are affected by the condition and every day a baby is born with Neurofibromatosis.
It is more prevalent than Duchenne muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s Disease combined, but as yet there is no cure.
The Christmas Card Challenge is open to children of primary school age and there will be six winners. Schools are encouraged to hold an internal competition to choose an individual, overall winner or two winners depending on age (8 and under, 9-11) and then submit them to the national competition.
As a prize, the winning individual will receive six packs of cards of their own design. Packs of all six winning designs will be available in the Autumn on the charity’s website www.childrenwithtumours.org
Schools are encouraged to choose their own theme but suggestions include: The Colour of Christmas, the Joy of Christmas, Christmas decorations and Through a Window. The finished cards will be printed in a 15cm x 15cm size so a square design is essential. Designs can be drawn, painted or computer graphically produced.
To register or for further enquiries email the organisation direct here. The closing date for entries is 31st May.
Chris de Winter of CWT said: “We are delighted that Gillian is judging this year’s Christmas Card Challenge. All the money raised from the sale of the cards will be used to provide care and support to families with children with Neurofibromatosis.
“Building confidence and giving hope are our two key statements in making a difference to the lives of children with tumours. We aim to build confidence through social networking in the UK and overseas and giving hope to our children and families by funding the science that will make a difference to the lives of those affected.”
[Reported by Mike Watkins]
