DETERMINED North Yorkshire student Daisy Bell has brought together a remarkable collection of postcards which are expected to raise more than £10,000 at auction for charity.

The fascinating array of postcards, designed by almost 200 famous artists, writers, musicians, actors and celebrities, is the result of months of hard work.

Daisy, of Whitwell-on-the-Hill, between York and Malton, sprung into action after her uncle, Robin Needham, was killed in the Asian tsunami on Boxing Day last year. She has since pledged to raise funds for his charity, CARE International.

Mr Needham, formerly of Helmsley, was a senior worker for the aid and development agency and had devoted his life to helping others in some of the most challenging areas of Africa and Asia.

The 20-year-old University of Edinburgh psychology student sent a letter, plain postcard and her uncle's obituary to hundreds of famous people.

Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Mario Testino, Sir Paul McCartney, Sol Campbell, Frankie Dettori, Gail Porter and Malcolm Gluck are just some of the luminaries who decorated postcards. Daisy and her university friends, Mary Ramsden and Marianna Chidley, have now organised an art exhibition, Art Of Care, and sale of 60 of the postcards in Edinburgh on September 30.

The remaining postcards will be sold by email auction. They hope to raise up to £10,000.

"Robin worked for CARE International for 25 years helping a great number of third world countries and was director of CARE-Nepal when he was killed," she said.

Mr Needham's mother, Jan, runs Look gallery in Helmsley, his brother, Tom, is a writer in Kirkbymoorside, and his sister, Janie Bell, lives in Whitwell-on-the-Hill.

To see all the postcards visit www.artofcare.co.uk

Updated: 10:00 Tuesday, July 26, 2005