White Hat Events Committee hands £185,000 cheque to ChildLine

Members of the White Hat Events Committee presented a cheque for a record-breaking £185,000 to ChildLine at this week's Infosecurity Europe conference in London.

The amount represents proceeds from the White Hat Ball, which raised £115,000 in February, and other activities organised over the last year by the guidelines security charity â€" including the White Hat Rally, participation within the London Marathon and a charity cocktail event on the BT Tower.

Committee chairman Gerry O'Neill and the 2011 chairman, David Morgan, presented the cheque to ChildLine volunteer worker Grania Hyde-White.

O'Neill said: “£185,000 is an excellent amount and enables ChildLine to continue their great work of helping vulnerable or concerned children and teens, via their telephone helpline, text and email services.

“Warm thanks for this record amount goes to these fascinated with each of our events, whether organisers, participants, supporters or donors. Thanks all, you're helping us make an actual difference to young lives."

Esther Rantzen, founding father of ChildLine, said: “Because of the intense amount of cash that you've been ready to raise through the years, ChildLine is now able where, for the primary time, we're answering every child who needs us, the primary time they call.”

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