Dear mario0815-ga,
I have found no information which indicates that
www.whateverittakes.org is not a genuine company / charity. As to
whether these were drawn by Nicole Kidman, I have found nothing which
would suggest that they are not. Only a direct question to Kidman
would answer that. However, I think you will see from my research
below that it is safe to assume they have been drawn by her.
whateverittakes.org is the web site for 21st Century Leaders Ltd. It
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trade Plus Aid which is a registered
UK charity registration number 1061376. Trade Plus Aid has its own web
site which confirms this information. In the UK charities are
regulated by the Charity Commissioner. You will find the Charity
Commissioner?s web site linked below where you can view the full
record for Trade Plus Aid .
The charity was founded by Charlotte di Vita. Her biography appears
here on the Trade Plus Aid site.
http://www.tradeplusaid.com/hist_cdvfrc.html
Independent corroboration can be found on these two sites.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4119096.stm
http://www.hud.ac.uk/news/05_11/de_vitta_lecture/
You will see from the BBC article that Charlotte di Vita has
approached a large number of celebrities, royalty, sports people,
business people and world leaders, including Nicole Kidman, to donate
art work which will be used on limited edition plates, cups,
wristbands and t-shirts.
The whateverittakes.org web site carries a copy of an article from the
UK?s Independent Newspaper for 31 May 2005. The article states that
Nicole Kidman was ?on board?. I have checked this article with an
online newspaper database and it is accurate. There are other press
articles stating the same and I have no reason to suspect these are
not accurate.
?The list of names associated with 21st Century Leaders is impressive.
In all, over 200 celebrities have already signed up " and the number
is growing daily. Nicole Kidman's on board. As is Samuel L Jackson.
And Snoop Dogg. And Ben Kingsley, David Bowie, Robbie Williams,
Coldplay, Michael Caine, Desmond Tutu, The King of Spain, Ronnie Wood,
and a certain square- jawed Ocean's 12 star. [...] As part of the
project all the 'leaders' were asked to return an artistic package
including a self-portrait and a symbol of hope for the 21st century.
[...] wristbands launch on the website www.whateverittakes.org on 10
June and at the Download festival. More bands will be available in
Virgin Megastores later in the month.?
http://www.whateverittakes.org/newsarticle.php?nid=6
Copy at
http://www.lumiverse.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050531/ai_n14648104
Other relevant information
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Charity Commissioner web site.
TRADE PLUS AID
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?regno=1061376&submit=Run+Search
whateverittakes.org web site.
?The Trade plus Aid charitable trust is the parent charity of 21st
Century Leaders (registered charity number 1061376). Trade plus Aid
donates funds to projects designed to alleviate poverty in some of the
world's poorest communities, to assist disadvantaged communities to
become self-sufficient and to protect the environment.?
http://www.whateverittakes.org/causes.php
Domain name registration whateverittakes.org
http://www.whois.sc/whateverittakes.org
Trade Plus Aid web site
?21st Century Leaders Ltd is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of the
Trade plus Aid charitable trust. All net, taxable profits from 21st
Century Leaders will be donated to the Trade plus Aid charitable trust
no. 1061376
www.whateverittakes.org is the campaign slogan of 21st Century Leaders ?
http://www.tradeplusaid.com/
Domain Name registration tradeplusaid.com
http://www.whois.sc/tradeplusaid.com
All these companies are registered at Companies House UK.
Trade Plus Aid Ltd
21st Century Leaders Ltd
Charlotte di Vita Ltd
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Article
http://www.ironmaiden.com/article.php?section=1&subsection=1&article_type=&article_id=1151
I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
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