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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dawn Gibbins MBE becomes Channel 4’s latest ‘Secret Millionaire’ Cheshire, 22nd February 2010.† Successful female entrepreneur, Dawn Gibbins MBE, will be kicking off the new series of Secret Millionaire on 1st March 2010 – donating an incredible £250,000 to 3 charities in Bristol.
Dawn Gibbins made her fortune in the industrial flooring sector. She co-founded Flowcrete along with her father, the great British inventor Peter Gibbins, back in 1982 – and oversaw it’s growth to become a global market leader in commercial and industrial flooring with 30 offices and 12 manufacturing sites of excellence worldwide.
Dawn sold Flowcrete in April 2008 to New York Stock Exchange listed company RPM.
Dawn visited Bristol in October 2009. From volunteering on an outreach van with the One25 project, a charity that seeks to enable women who are abused and trapped in a life of street sex-work, to serving meals to those sleeping rough and battling addiction at the Wild Goose CafÈ, Dawn came across a world she never knew existed. Dawn also worked closely with the Teenage Parents Project in the south of Bristol, where she found inspiration in Deana Stone, a former teen mum who now helps empower young parents by offering support and guidance. The experience changed Dawn’s life – and the 1 hour episode charts the highs and lows of Dawns emotional yet heart-warming journey.
Dawn commented "6 months ago - if anyone had asked me who inspired me, I would have said Richard Branson or Bill Gates. You can forget that now. The people who inspired and amazed me are the wonderful volunteers – who give their time and their money selflessly to help others make a better life for themselves. I am in awe at their energy and determination – they truly are amazing".
Since the programme, Dawn has gone on to set-up ‘The Barefoot Foundation’ – a charity whose aim is to ‘eradicate poverty and abuse in the UK’ – and 100% of Dawns fees for talks, presentations and appearances will feed into the Foundation – which in turn will ensure that the money goes to where it is needed most.
The programme airs on Channel 4 at 9pm on Monday 1st March 2010.
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