David Jamilly
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David Jamilly is a philanthropist, humanitarian and entrepreneur
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based party planning and prop hire company launched in 1989. Theme Traders has worked at Buckingham Palace
for the Queens 80th birthday party.
, Southampton Solent University
, Singapore
and Australia
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for children in hospital. Pod Charity started in 1988 and held its first party for sick children at Great Ormond Street Hospital
. Pod charitable trust now holds 2000 parties a year in children's hospital wards and hospices throughout the United Kingdom
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David Jamilly appeared on the Secret Millionaire
in 2010 in Redcar
in an extended programme, which topped two million seven hundred thousand viewers by the end of it. The programme saw David handling out £25,000 each to Sid's Place, Zoe’s Place and Redcar Amateur Boxing Association where he became a patron. David also became a patron of Coastwatch Redcar David was one of the co-founders of the Redcar Fire and Steel Festival
, a festival which celebrates Teesside’s heritage of 150 years of steel making which takes place every February.
In 2010 David Jamilly co-founded Kindness Day UK
in association with the World Kindness Movement
. David Jamilly was also the UK representative at the sixth general assembly of the World Kindness Movement in September 2010 in Sydney Australia.Kindness Day UK
aims to make each person in the UK carry out one act of kindness on 13 November. In 2011 David Jamilly went on to found Kindness UK which aimed to promote, share and unite kindness every day of the year.
David Jamilly founded The Good Deeds Organisation which promotes global good deeds and kindness.
In 2011 David Jamilly went on to found Kindness UK which aimed to promote, share and unite kindness.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
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About
David Jamilly is a philanthropist, humanitarian, 'Secret Millionaire' and entrepreneurEntrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
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Profession
David Jamilly co-founded Theme Traders Ltd with Kim Einhorn. Theme Traders is a LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
based party planning and prop hire company launched in 1989. Theme Traders has worked at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
for the Queens 80th birthday party.
Lectures
David Jamilly has lectured at events at conferences and universities around the world. His recent lectures have included Confex 2010 & 2011, The Main Event, Bournemouth University, Leeds Metropolitan University, Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University is a higher education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in...
, Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University is a university of 17,000 students based in Southampton, United Kingdom. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre....
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Humanitarian activities
Jamilly founded Pod Charitable TrustPod Charitable Trust
Pod Childrens Charity is a nationwide non-profit organisation who provide live entertainment for children in hospital and hospices. Pod employs carefully chosen professional children's entertainers, who perform in the playroom, on the ward or at the bedside...
for children in hospital. Pod Charity started in 1988 and held its first party for sick children at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a children's hospital located in London, United Kingdom...
. Pod charitable trust now holds 2000 parties a year in children's hospital wards and hospices throughout the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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David Jamilly appeared on the Secret Millionaire
Secret Millionaire
The Secret Millionaire is a reality television show which originated in the UK, in which millionaires go incognito into impoverished communities and agree to give away tens of thousands of pounds . Members of the community are told the cameras are present to film a documentary...
in 2010 in Redcar
Redcar
Redcar is a seaside resort in the north east of England, and a major town in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It lies east-northeast of Middlesbrough by the North Sea coast...
in an extended programme, which topped two million seven hundred thousand viewers by the end of it. The programme saw David handling out £25,000 each to Sid's Place, Zoe’s Place and Redcar Amateur Boxing Association where he became a patron. David also became a patron of Coastwatch Redcar David was one of the co-founders of the Redcar Fire and Steel Festival
Fire and Steel Festival
Fire and Steel Festival is an annual one-day festival held in Redcar, Teesside, set against the background of the industrial furnace of the largest steelworks in Europe and Redcar’s coast line.- Origins :...
, a festival which celebrates Teesside’s heritage of 150 years of steel making which takes place every February.
In 2010 David Jamilly co-founded Kindness Day UK
Kindness Day UK
Kindness Day UK on 13 November every year, is a humanitarian, non-monetary organisation with the sole purpose of making kindness a greater part of everybody’s day to day life...
in association with the World Kindness Movement
World Kindness Movement
The World Kindness Movementis a coalition of various kindness movements around the world. The movement was initially conceptualized in 1997 with the aim of bringing like minded kindness movements across the globe together, The current members of the movement are 20 kindness organisations with...
. David Jamilly was also the UK representative at the sixth general assembly of the World Kindness Movement in September 2010 in Sydney Australia.Kindness Day UK
Kindness Day UK
Kindness Day UK on 13 November every year, is a humanitarian, non-monetary organisation with the sole purpose of making kindness a greater part of everybody’s day to day life...
aims to make each person in the UK carry out one act of kindness on 13 November. In 2011 David Jamilly went on to found Kindness UK which aimed to promote, share and unite kindness every day of the year.
David Jamilly founded The Good Deeds Organisation which promotes global good deeds and kindness.
In 2011 David Jamilly went on to found Kindness UK which aimed to promote, share and unite kindness.
Books by David Jamilly
- Party People: How to make millions from having fun - David Jamilly and Tammy Cohen
- Enjoy: The Creative Approach to Events - Theme Traders