06/08/10…..Thame Developer follows ithame with Bee Gee charity App

ONE of the Developers behind the ithame iPhone App. will see his latest venture launched at a star studded charity event in the garden of Bee Gee, Robin Gibb.

Against Breast Cancer is launching its own iPhone App, the first of its kind to be created for a charity fundraising event. The App will showcase the Splash of Pink Fashion Show and Couture Tea taking place at The Prebendal,in Thame, the home of Bee Gee Robin Gibb and his wife Dwina Murphy-Gibb, on September 25, 2010. Dwina is a patron of the charity.

Andy McDonald, Managing Director of Lifelyte iPhone and Android applications, has developed the new App for the charity following his successful launch of the ithame App with former colleague, Simon Ralphs, in association with Thame.Net.

Andy explained how he became to be involved with the charity: “Against Breast Cancer approached my wife Anna from Anna McDonald Bridal Gallery for some input to the Splash of Pink Fashion show and I saw the potential that a dedicated Splash of Pink iPhone app would have on the promotion of the event. This will be the first of its kind for a charitable event and I am delighted to be involved in such a great cause right here in Thame”.

Celebrities from the world of sport, broadcasting and fashion attending the event include Jimmy Choo, Julie Cowell, Honorary President of the charity and mum to Simon, broadcaster Ben Shephard, entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne and X Factor winner Shayne Ward.

For more information and how to apply for tickets, go to:
http://www.againstbreastcancer.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/events/293/the-splash-of-pink-fashion-show-couture-tea/

PHOTO: (Copyright Sonja Francis) Dwina Gibb pictured at a charity event for a Bomber Command Memorial, held in the garden of Robin and Dwina Gibb in 2008