Butterfly Trust Dinner

Founder of the Butterfly Trust Juliet Nightingale

Artists whose paintings were auctioned at the Dinner Geoff Weeden & Sophie Walbeoffe The Butterfly Trust assists anyone seeking that extra, unseen helping hand

The Butterfly Trust was established in 2010 by Gordon Owles and Juliet Nightingale in memory of their mother Olwen. This private charitable Trust sources, trains and supports a strong network of carers from local communities to assist individuals and their families that are affected by short or long term, serious or debilitating illness, injury or surgery, by introducing Butterfly carers to help them keep their loved ones at home for as long as possible, surrounded by the natural care of family and friends.

Butterfly carers are given basic training at the Nairobi Hospice and the Trust is now looking to offer more specialised and improved training including for dementia, cancer, and frail care, to support families and other institutions around Kenya in the provision of help that they cannot offer.

MCC recently hosted a Gala Dinner to raise funds for The Butterfly Trust. Together with a raffle and an auction of paintings by local artists, the Dinner, which was attended by MCC Members and friends of the Butterfly Trust, raised over 1.3 million shillings.

Founding member of the Butterfly Trust Juliet Nightingale started with just £250 in 2010. Today the Trust has over 70 trained carers and is looking at setting up a coast branch. The funds raised at the MCC Dinner will go a long way to achieving that goal. Curator of One Off Art Gallery & Artwork advisor to the Butterfly Trust Carol Lees

Butterfly Trustee & Event Organiser Diana Rossiter & 'Ninja' Auctioneer MCC Chairman Philip Coulson