WOW is international World Orphan Week and extends from 8 to 14 February 2010,

 we’re appealing to your listeners to pick a day during WOW and Wear Something WOW!

Be it feathers, hats, loud ties, whatever their choice it’s all for the children, make a donation that will make a difference to the orphans of

SOS Children’s Villages South Africa.

Why should people get involved?

Every 2.2 seconds, a child loses a parent due to war, poverty, natural disaster, disease, AIDS and other causes.

You can learn more about the amazing work of SOS Children’s Village in South Africa and internationally by watching this special two minute YouTube video http://bit.ly/SOS_WOW - and remember to support our local organisation by visiting www.sos.org.za rather than the UK website.

To talk more on the subject, we’d like to put forward Leigh Swartz, Fund Development Manager for SOS Children’s Villages South Africa.

Some possible talking points:

·         What is it? WOW = World Orphan Week

·         What is being done during WOW? This is an upbeat initiative to mobilise South Africans to make a difference in the lives of orphans. 

·         Who is behind it? It is being introduced to South Africa by SOS Children’s Villages www.sos.org.za

·         How can people get involved? SOS are appealing to the public to pick a day during World Orphan Week: 8 to 14 February 2010 and dress-up in something ‘wow’ and make a donation, small or large to SOS Children’s Villages  

·         Who is SOS Children’s Villages? The world’s largest children’s charity caring for orphan and abandoned children.  They care for over 6500 children in South Africa mainly orphaned by HIV 

·         More about SOS? Over 6 500 children are provided with ‘families’, homes, and an education across eight SOS villages in South Africa.

·         Why are SOS getting involved in WOW? It is celebrated annually across five countries and SOS want South Africans to have some fun while raising money for the children of SA

·         How long has WOW been going?  It started five years ago by a young mother, Katie Dudley from the UK who wanted to help even more children than her own.  To date numerous volunteers across four countries have raised nearly R5-million for SOS Children globally

·         What should people do?  Dress-up, dress differently and dress WOW! Wear sparkle, decorate your shoes, wear a funky hat or funny gloves ... anything as long as it is loud. 

To make your WOW donation, or to sponsor a SOS child in need, please make use of the details on Fresh’s page:

Banking Details for Direct / Electronic Transfer Donations:

Nedbank, Randburg

Account Name: Fund Development Unit SOS South Africa

Reference: WOW (Your school name)

Account number: 1984 563 068

Branch Code      : 1984 05