Teech - The Charity

Old Orleans - Cardinal Park, Ipswich

2009-06-02T12:37:00.000-07:00

Old Orleans have kindly donated £30 food voucher to our Masquerade Ball @ St Elizabeths Hotel rising money for TEECH charity and our project this year to help repair and decorate a school and orphanage in Falesti, Northern Moldova

Falesti - Squidoo Blog

2009-04-01T15:14:00.001-07:00

Falesti Squidoo Blog is now up and running
Falesti Blogger Blog is now up and running
Falesti Twitter is now up and running
Teech Twitter is now up and running

www.marisha.net

2009-04-01T14:10:00.000-07:00

Marisha has kindly added a link on her website to help promote and raise awareness for www.TEECH.org.

Snipet from www.Marisha.net

Marisha's and her friends' site about Moldova and Transdniestr, with particular emphasis on rural travel and travel hits and tips . Of course we will do boring traveler and business support work, eg. information searches, logistics, running errands, buying tickets etc. Of course contact us about accommodation in Kishinev. To humble backpackers we can offer a spare room in our flats in Kishinev / Chisinau or Tiraspol or even rent out the whole place when out on holidays; to others we will recommend a suitable hotel.

Painting by Gareth Lee of Felixstowe Docks

2009-03-23T15:53:00.000-07:00

We have been donated another painting of Felixstowe Docks for this years Masquerade Ball auction. This painting is stunning and I cant wait to see once it has been framed ready for the auction.

www.partymasquerade.com paying comission to TEECH for every mask sold

2009-03-23T15:22:00.000-07:00

Louise from http://www.partymasquerade.com/ has offered TEECH commission for every mask sold where TEECH is added to the shipping notes.

PartyMasquerade.com has lots of dresses, accessories for all your party, stag, hen, wedding and dancing! If you dont see what you need then contact her and she will do her best to find what you need.

KISS Dress Hire Donating to TEECH for every dress hired for the Masquerade Ball

2009-03-23T14:46:00.000-07:00

Local To Masquerade Ball - Gowns/Dresses for Hire!!!

Apryl @ Kiss Dress Hire located near Woodbridge, Suffolk has agreed to give a donation to TEECH for every dress hired or sold.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO MENTION TEECH WHEN ORDERING SO WE BENEFIT FROM OUR ADVERTISING!

suffolk computer services donating to TEECH Masquerade Ball

2009-03-23T14:08:00.000-07:00

Ruth at Suffolk Computer Services has donated 1 years webhosting (worth £35) and 50% of web design purchased through her company (this is a exceptional deal for any company looking to start out or even update their internet marketing campaign).

www.suffolkcomputerservices are Joomla experts and this is proven by them being invited to host the Joomla 2009 Newcomers day in the UK. If you are thinking of learning Joomla contact Ruth (details on their website) as they are currently looking into running Joomla training courses and I might very well see you there!

Satalight Photography attending TEECH Masquerade Ball

2009-03-23T06:57:00.000-07:00

Friendly and Professional Photography company Satalight Photography will be attending the TEECH 2009 ball to take photo's on the evening. They have the technology to be able to take and print 8"x10" photos and place in cardboard struts for safe journey home after the evening.

Satalight Photography have also donated a photo taken on the night and printed to 10"x12" for our Auction and will be donating to TEECH for every photo purchased.

Satalight say "Our approach is such that people are invited to have their photo taken and there is no pressure (in fact it is usually the guests that are asking us if we could take their picture)".

http://www.pro-photography.co.uk - Please mention TEECH if you contact them.

Ipswich Town Football Club donating a signed football

2009-03-23T04:15:00.000-07:00

ITFC have kindly donated a signed football for our Masquerade Ball auction. I believe that footballers are now charging upto £50 for their signatures so this is a perfect way to save you runnning around getting signatures and save you £££!!!!

Town102 donating to TEECH Masquerade Ball 2009

2009-03-23T04:10:00.000-07:00

Town102 are donating to the Masquerade Ball. We are expecting some CD's, Mugs etc... details will be added as soon as we receive them but this will be closer the event date.

TEECH 2009 Masquerade Ball @ St Elizabeth Hotel, Copdock, Ipswich 13th June 2009

2009-03-23T02:50:00.000-07:00

After the sucess of last years Masquerade Ball www.teech.org are back again with a repeat Masked Ball to raise funds for TEECH charity who this year are off to Falesti Village to help repair and decorate the village school and orphanage.

The Masquerade Ball is going to be held @ St Elizabeth Hotel Ipswich Function Room.

Music and DJ Entertainment will be provided by Ipswich's Words and Music as we have received mulitple requests for them to play again.

We will also be holding a Auction and Raffle with various items being donated by companies that support TEECH

Teech Blogs

2009-01-30T10:01:00.000-08:00

Teech have recently started a big recruitment drive and advertisment campaign for our projects and fund raising activities. Below is a list of various websites we have joined up with where you can join us and have you say and help promote the good work of our volunteers.

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27316988503&ref=ts This is one the biggest social networking sites and has a large Teech volunteer fan base registered. It is also probably our next main online advertising after the website.

Blogger - http://teech-charity.blogspot.com/ Blogger.com is a good choice of blogging sites especially as it is owned by Google!

Squidoo - http://www.squidoo.com/TEECH---Telecoms-Eastern-European-Challenge This site have put a lot of effort into making it as easy as possible to create your own blog or "lens" as they are known as on Squidoo. It is also a great wealth of knowledge on various subjects and personal views.

MySpace - http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=448623077 Much like Facebook, Myspace is a social networking site which offers a lot more customisation of your page by adding music, pictures, background colours & pictures

Just Giving says "Are you on Facebook?"

2009-01-30T09:57:00.000-08:00

Just Giving have just re-released their Facebook app that allows you to advertise your Just Giving donations page via Facebook. This is a excellent tool and well worth installing if you are a Facebook user. Any problems installing this app let me know. Regards Chris

Information taken from http://justgiving.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/justgivings-facebook-app-is-back/
We’re really glad to welcome back our Just Giving Facebook app: http://apps.facebook.com/justgiving/
It needed updating because of changes to Facebook’s platform, and it’s now back up and running. So you can add it to your Facebook profile and promote your own and your friends’ fundraising pages. Plus we’ve taken the opportunity to add some extra functionality – so you can now use it to invite your Facebook friends to donate.
Information taken from http://justgiving.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/justgivings-facebook-app-is-back/

TEECH 2009 Project Details

2009-01-25T14:03:00.000-08:00

After a return visit to Moldova by several Teech Trustees in November, the 2009 project has now been decided upon and the proposed date is the last two weeks of August - Saturday 16th to 29th August 2009.

This year Teech have decided to tactal two projects which are located within 5 minutes each other, which makes it an ideal dual project.

Project 1 - Falesti Village School

Project 2 - Falesti Orphanage

Full details of this years project will be published on www.teech.org following the meeting on Friday 6th February. Join the TEECH 2009 Project Facebook Group to meet other volunteers and discuss this project

TEECH 2009 Masquerade Ball

2009-01-25T14:00:00.000-08:00

After the sucess of the Teech 2008 10th Year Anniversary Masquerade Ball organised by the TEECH powder puff girls we have a repeat event intended to be held in St Elizabeths Hotel, Copdock on 13th June 2009 (Please check back for full confirmation as this is still being finalised).

Tickets are not yet on sale but if you would like to be on the VIP notification list please submit your email address here

Further information can be found on Teech 2009 Masquerade Ball Group
Remember - If you dont have a mask your're not coming in'

Party Masquerade have offered TEECH a donation for every mask sold to the Ball attendees so if you havent already purchased your mask or just like wearing them pop over to http://www.partymasquerade.com/ and browse their selection of masks and clothing. Please make sure you add TEECH to the additional comments box during the purchase process for TEECH to benefit from our promoting.
Party Masquerade have a large selection of party wear, accessories, top quality fashionwear, gifts, novelties, occasion essentials, stag/hen, weddings. They also allow customisation of their products
Party Masquerade... we all Love to Party!

Teech Joins Facebook!

2008-07-26T05:37:00.000-07:00

In the persuit of gaining more volunteers and advertising our cause Teech is now available to join as a group on Facebook - Click here to Join
With 45 volunteers on this years trip and lots of new members joining this year we now have a Facebook Event for this years trip to Moldova - click here to RSVP
While scouting Facebook we found that one of our newest members Becki Taylor is already putting Facebook to good use to raise funds.

Becki's "ranting"...As many of you are aware, no doubt due to my continual ranting, I am setting off to Moldova, perhaps foolishly, in August for two weeks hard graft working on a Boarding School for Disabled Children. I am using this page to try and make use of the many people I seem to know online by showing you what I get up to in my attempts to rob people of a little cash!If you can afford to PLEASE make a small dontation to my cause. All I am asking is that you skip one beer and give me the cash!!Help Becki's cause by donating at: www.justgiving.com/beckitaylor
Thank you, Becki xxx
Teech would like to welcome Becki and look forward to seeing her on this years trip to Moldova

Masquerade Ball Sucess

2008-07-20T12:42:00.000-07:00

READ ALL ABOUT IT! Masquerade Ball a Sucess
In May 2008 a group of TEECH members, Stef, Gemma, Diane and Hazel organised a Masquerade Charity Ball at St Elizabeths Hotel in Copdock. This was a complete sucess and raised £3,000 from ticket sales, raffel and a auction with items donations from local companies, the proceeds have all gone towards this years project in Moldova. Well done!
Teech goes to print! The Evening Star even published an article on the Masquerade Ball in their 12th April 2008 edition. A copy can be found below. Please note that this was provided by the Evening Star under the conditions that this is not used for Commerical Gain. If you would like to download a copy of this document please click here for redirection to Evening Star E-Edition to purchase for £1.

Project 1998- Bucharest

2008-07-20T12:35:00.000-07:00

This was the first year a group of people were taken to help projects within two hospitals in Bucharest.
The standards of hygiene were terrible, not the fault of the Romanians as it had been like this since an earthquake hit the hospitals and there wasn’t any money to improve conditions - they were actually worsening!
Scroll through the pictures below and see what we actually achieved with support from people like

Project 1999 - Craiova

2008-07-20T12:33:00.000-07:00

The project for this year was a residential school for disabled children, one of only two such schools in the whole of Romania.
Our tasks were to get the therapy pool working again, modernize and decorate the infirmary and completely redecorate the dining area.
Browse the pictures below and see what we actually achieved with support from people like yourselves.

Project 2000- Lungesti

2008-07-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

TEECH 2000:- This years project was to renovate an old peoples home in the small rural community of Lungesti, taking with us an articulated lorry full of aid and equipment. We also wanted to enlist the help of the local people to encourage them to help themselves.
There was no proper sanitation or running water. The wells dry up in the summer and the pipes freeze in the winter. Conditions there were very, very, poor.

2001-Podul Iloiae

2008-07-20T12:15:00.000-07:00

The conditions at this hospital were so bad that it was going to be closed down and being the only hospital serving a community of approx 11,000 people (including the villages) it would have been a catastrophe. There was so much work to do though, we decided to take it on as a two year project.

Project 2005 - Casa Linda

2008-07-20T12:12:00.000-07:00

A home for children with learning difficulties. More information on the work at Casa Linda can be found on the RAKE web site The 26 TEECH volunteers are pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2005 project. We decorated, plumbed, plastered, painted, cemented, carpeted, built and repaired for 7 days to leave the home in good shape for the future of these children. We had a wonderful reception from Helen and her staff and we left Casa Linda with that warm feeling of a job well done and that the home and the children were in good, safe hands. Summary of work.
TEECH received sponsorship in both goods and cash from a wide variety of individuals and companies both big and small. TEECH would like to express our heart felt thanks to all of them. Below is a list of tasks we managed to complete thanks to the support from our sponsors and volunteers.
New baths, sinks, taps, toilets, new tiles on floor and walls and some re plastering
Installation of electric showers to save on fuel costs to ensure constant hot water
Dehumidifier supplied to solve the problem of the extreme damp in the main living room
Kitchen- new sinks and taps, new units, re-tiling. New fridge-freezer
Painting and repairs to the outside of the house, the verandah tiled
Decoration sitting room, all bedrooms upstairs and down, new carpets fitted
New bunk beds supplied
Upstairs balconies glazed, decorated and carpeted so that they can be used more effectively as rooms
New front and back doors as they fit badly and are extremely draughty in the winter
Hall, stairs and landing decorated, hall tiled
External painting, making good steps and lighting
Outdoor play equipment mended, painted and improved. New swimming pool
Worked with the children, keeping them amused and occupied while the work was carried out

Project 2006 - Târgu Mures

2008-07-20T12:11:00.000-07:00

Targu Mures - The Schools The 2006 project is now complete. The TEECH Trustees would like to give a huge thanks to all the companies and individuals who made this project a success, especially the 30 volunteers who worked so hard for those two weeks in August.

Project 2005 - Casa Linda

2008-07-16T14:19:00.000-07:00

Project 2006 - Târgu Mures

2008-07-16T14:14:00.000-07:00

Project 2007 - Târgu Frumos Hospital

2008-07-15T00:41:00.000-07:00

We are delighted to boast that the 2007 was another very successful project. On behalf of the Trustees of Teech, we would like to thank BT and all of the Sponsors for their support and contributions to the Charity. Special thanks must go to all of the individuals who made the event possible by giving up their valuable time, before, during and after the 2007 Romania Trip. Without this support we could not succeed. I would also like to thank each of you for your commitment over the years and the good example which you set for the new volunteers. With 33 volunteers attending in 2007 we are very proud to announce the following goals were achieved at the maternity ward of Targu Frumos Hospital.
1, A major uplift to the patients shower area 2, New toilets and basins3, Provision of a staff washroom4, Redecoration of 9 rooms, a ward corridor and a kitchen5, A complete kitchen refit6, Repairs to windows, doors and replacement of hospital entrance frame7, Major rewiring and plumbing improvements8, Extreme loss of sweat (perspiration for the Ladies) and enforced replenishment by the Tuborg System (pat pending).
In addition to this work, the great support from individuals and companies enabled us to make vital donations of medical equipment with an incubator for the new born babies, basinets, hospital beds, video monitors and much more.

Project 3 Year 2008 - Family run orphange

2008-07-14T14:44:00.000-07:00

3. Chisinau Orphanage
This started off with the people that run the orphanage adopted one child into their family and it grew from there. They now have 27 orphans there all living in a family atmosphere. This building of this orphanage was finished in 2000 which was the end of a three year project by a Dutch and American charity. Unfortunately once the building was completed the funding ceased and the couple that run the orphanage raise some of the funds from all the profits made from a small haulage enterprise. (He owns 2 Lorries and uses them to transport freight throughout Europe).
The funds raised by this though do not meet all of the bills that come in and items are failing to which they cannot replace. Their care for the adopted members of their extended family does not stop when they reach 18 as they continue to support them even when at university and after until they can stand on their own 2 feet. They currently have 2 of their children at University - one there by scholarship and the other they have to pay for!

Project 2 Year 2008 - Village School Aid Delivery

2008-07-14T14:42:00.000-07:00

2. Village School (156 children at present)
Parts of the school were in reasonable good condition but other areas poor, we were shown the Gym where some of the floor had collapsed. (not good for 5 a-side and ankle injuries )They asked about the possibilities of building a small store room accessible from the double doors from the Gym whereby they could safely store Gym kit.
Whilst there we were shown the toilet block – must admit I used it (any port in a storm), It was terrible (I’ve seen quite a few places with poor conditions over the years – this was bad). They asked if it was possible to make them more hygienic?Particular mention was made of the path out the front of the school where a small child had died of head injuries when he tripped on the uneven surface and bashed his head.
Some decorating required with building work on the older school building as well as replacing / repairing electrics – they were hoping that a more energy / cost efficient method of lighting the classrooms etc. could be provided. Some interim work is planned for here with the main work becoming our project for 2009. A full survey can be carried out by whilst there during 2008!

Project 1 Year 2008 - Boarding school for disabled children

2008-07-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

1. School / orphanage for disabled children (up to 200 children)
A few years ago the school had a grant from the government which they spent very wisely upgrading the building fabric of the dining area and kitchens but money ran out before they could buy new cookers etc. So the facilities inside the kitchen are not very good. There is no more money to be available to them by the government like before! They have their own medical facility with fully trained staff but the equipment there is so antiquated.
Dormitories need fully equipping and decoration / lighting replaced. Various toilets need new cisterns, at least two of them needed to be provided from new (existing squat toilets but with flush cisterns) Shower heads need to be fitted in place of mixer systems , the summer shower block needs completely re-vamping. There is an entrance exit into the corridor between the school and dormitory block which needs the steps replacing and new hand rails fitting.
As you can see lots of work is required and not only secure parking and storage for all of the vehicles but also somewhere to stay as well. We would be able to use the kitchen facilities and we could even enlist the help of the kitchen staff if required.

More Information

2008-07-14T14:35:00.000-07:00

Flushed with the success of this trip but seeing the need to be more structured, we organised ourselves into a proper registered charity and TEECH was born. We kept Telecom's in our name as so many of us worked for BT but we are a non BT organisation and totally independent.

More Information

2008-07-14T14:32:00.000-07:00

It all started in 1998 when a group of people who worked together at BT took up the challenge from a work colleague to help repair two hospitals in Bucharest. About 50 of us under the banner of BTL Aid to Romania travelled out for a two week period in August and set about painting, plastering, lighting and generally making the two hospitals a cleaner, safer and brighter place.

The Charity Over View

2008-07-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

TEECH is a UK registered charity since 1999 which takes aid to and carries out projects in Eastern Europe. TEECH stands for Telecom's Eastern European Challenge.