EB NL 2012 v2:Layout 1 27/11/2012 12:29 Page 1 Newsletter www.evebrookfund.org.uk December 2012 FIVE EVE BROOK SCHOLARS SUCCEED Last year, we supported In addition, Sean Jones , who wasn't able more care-leavers through to attend the lunch, has completed his university than ever studies for an MA in journalism at Nottingham Trent. before. This year five of our beneficiaries completed post-graduate courses, and we celebrated their achievement at a lunch held at the Bay Leaf restaurant in Birmingham. Nathanael Williams , taken into care after a double bereavement, has finished his Rashioh Koroma MA in Cultural and Creative Industries at King's College, In a speech congratulating the young London. He won a distinction on people, Birmingham's Assistant Director for children's services, Lorna Scarlett, insisted Kim Cormack his dissertation, and now hopes to study for a PhD in Berlin. that, although they had been helped by the Fund and the city, the reason for the "Without this opportunity, I wouldn't graduates' success was their own drive and have been able to achieve my commitment. dream. The Eve Brook Scholarship Fund has made me the person I am today". Rashioh Koroma

Jason Caines , in care from the age of four, has been studying screenwriting at Goldsmith's College, in London. He is currently producing his own script as a short film. Nathanael Williams and Jason Caines Rashioh Koroma , who fled to Birmingham from the Sierra Leone civil war Fund chair David Edgar pointed out that as a child asylum seeker, has completed the five young people defied the stereotype Trustees: his MA in International Relations and of young people in care, and should be an Peter Duxbury (Birmingham's Global Governance at Aston University, inspiration to other young people to realise Strategic Director for Children, Young and intends to work for international their dreams and ambitions. People and Families), organisations or NGOs. John Rouse (Moseley Labour Party) Kim Cormack , who was in foster care If more young care-leavers are to achieve what and David Edgar . from 13, won a first class MA with distinction and commendation in Classical this year's beneficiaries have achieved, the Eve Patrons: Drama at Kingston University and is Brook Scholarship Fund needs to increase its Prof. Ann Davis (University of beginning her career as an actress. fundraising substantially. 97p in every pound we raise goes directly to young people. Please donate Birmingham), Judge Donald All four emphasised that they would not Hamilton , Simon Callow and have been able to undertake their courses via Just Giving, accessible on our new website at Baroness Helena Kennedy QC. without the Fund's help. www.everbrookfund.org.uk EB NL 2012 v2:Layout 1 27/11/2012 12:29 Page 2 Newsletter www.evebrookfund.org.uk December 2012

Other grants Fundraising: how you can help In addition to paying fees and subsistence Although we hosted by Fund supporters Maria and to care leavers in full time higher Pub Quiz 2012 receive a small Harry Gee. education, the Fund has three other number of Our fundraising year climaxed with our schemes to help young people who are or donations from Christmas pub quiz, which attracted over have been looked after by Birmingham other 20 teams, and a dinner held at the Kitchen City Council (in children's homes foundations, Garden by Moseley Labour Party and the or foster care): the Fund relies newly-elected Councillor Lisa Trickett, the on individual bursaries to meet ongoing expenses; first woman Labour Councillor to represent donations, the ward since Eve herself. one-off grants for special equipment standing orders and materials (including computers); and our own In addition, we've benefitted from and free places on short courses to fundraising sponsored events, which, this year, help young people to discover talents that activities. included Councillor Steve Bedser's participation in the Birmingham Half may lead them into higher education This year we have held more fundraising Marathon. Steve is Birmingham’s cabinet later on. events than ever before. member for Health and Wellbeing. Since its foundation, the Fund has given They included a fundraising concert by the To offer to host a fundraiser, or to join our over 140 grants to young people studying Canadian folk singer Cara Luft, organised mailing list for future events, contact us at at university. Our disbursements this year by Fund supporters Angela Cooper and [email protected] . Our website include grants for artist's equipment, Colin Nimmo, a dinner party hosted by www.evebrookfund.org.uk provides an camera equipment and computers. Fund Chair David Edgar and Stephanie instant link to our Just Giving page, and Dale, a neighbourhood party held by Fund provides details of how to take out Treasurer John Rouse and Janis Goodall, a standing orders and make payroll literary quiz held by this year's pub donations. Contact the fund quizmaster Ian Billings, and a garden party Our new website is now up and running at "The Fund gave me the chance to do something www.evebrookfund.org.uk . The site provides information I've been waiting for for my entire life". Jason Caines for supporters, donors and young people who want to apply. There are details of DAVID ESSET upcoming events as well as profiles of the young people WINS GRADUATE we’ve helped. Please visit us! PLACE AT Otherwise, contact the fund by emailing [email protected], WARWICK telephoning on 0121 303 0812 (Sarah Barker) or writing to Sarah at: David Esset , who won a BEng at Eve Brook Scholarship Fund Coventry University in 2010, has started 18+ Service a masters' course in Engineering PO Box 16378 Management at the University of Birmingham Warwick, supported by the fund. He is undertaking this part-time so he can B2 2AH continue his work as a designer at a David Esset Birmingham engineering firm. www.evebrookfund.org.uk. Twitter: @evebrookfund The fund is also supporting Luke The fund also continues to support Facebook: Fielding , who has designed two Eve Samsom Daniel , reading mechanical Eve Brook Scholarship Fund Brook Scholarship Fund Chrismas cards, to engineering at BCU, and Alexander undertake an MA in Writing at Birmingham Belay , studying biomedical sciences at Charity No. 1074725 City University. Wolverhampton University.