Christmas may only be 29 weekends away (yikes!) but that hasn’t stopped Kimberly Moore from Adopt-A-Letter (www.adoptaletter.org), our annual toy drive recipient from working.
She is currently in the process of building a school in Panchilmalco, El Salvador and needs our help with dollar donations and school supplies. You can learn more about her latest mission via social media: facebook.com/KimberlyMooreFoundation. – I did my bit and went on a shopping trip to the 99 cents store earlier in the week and was able to get a big box of stationery for $30 – then went back to get more as my lovely mum wanted to help too.
Please donate if you can, even if you can only afford to spare $5. They are in particular need of notebooks and pencils. Her facebook page is also the right place if you’d like to reach her directly or you can always email us at britsinla@gmail.com and we will put you in touch. One of the most rewarding things about helping Kimberly is that you get to see where your donation ends up – the looks on the children’s faces when they receive our gifts are truly heartwarming.
I see a lot of you are getting excited about Euro 2016 (www.uefa.com) which starts on June 10th, if you want to watch the matches with like-minded people it seems you have plenty of places to choose from, as everyone will be showing it from Ye Olde Kings Head in Santa Monica to the Fox & Hounds in Studio City My local The Pikey in Hollywood will be showing the noon matches and so will The Lost Knight in Echo Park – let us know where you will be watching it. Or visit us on Facebook @BritsInLA for venue details.
Our talented friends at Cochran Shoals (facebook.com/Cochran-Shoals) have marked the occasion with these unique coasters (see picture). Available to purchase via email at cochranshoals@gmail.com or at Ye Olde Kings Head in Santa Monica.
Do you want to be part of the LA Pride Parade on Sunday June 12th? We have an invitation to extend from our friends at Allied. They have teamed up with the British Consulate and Fox Searchlight Pictures for an Absolutely Fabulous float to mark the July 22nd release of the movie, and of course honor, acknowledge and support the struggles and achievements of the LGBT community.
All participants must dress up as an Ab Fab character and will get tickets to an advanced screening of the movie. Email Katie for full details and to secure your spot – AbFabLAPride@gmail.com . If you would rather not dress up you can go along and show your support on Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood and cheer the floats as they go by. Visit www.lapride.org for details.
We also have our weekly Brits in LA Breakfast Club with Air New Zealand this Tuesday and Pub Quiz at the Pikey with Craig Young on June 21st . Visit us on Facebook @BritsinLA for full details. Don’t be apprehensive to come along to any of our events alone as everyone is very welcoming and you will make new friends in no time!
For those of you who were asking, poor Johny Pach is recovering from his awful ordeal and should be back in LA before you know it.
Craig will be back next week to regale you with his latest travel adventures, I think he is the male equivalent of Judith Chalmers (that’s one for the kids!)
Finally huge congratulations to fellow Brit in LA and gossip column staple Lady Victoria Hervey, who has just published her first book ‘Lady in Waiting’! This is the first in a series of novels that are apparently based on true events, all names have been changed of course!
You can purchase a copy on Amazon or visit finch-books.com
If you have any questions or comments please drop us a line at britsinla@gmail.com as we always love to hear from you
Cheers!
Eileen
