Time for a catch up.
Posted by Heather Othick on Saturday, November 19, 2011
It's been a while since I've had time to write this blog - there have been some personal things going on for our family and I haven't been too well since the end of September.
I'm currently trying to update the whole website - we have some new events planned over the next year (yes - that far ahead!) so please do watch the events page which will be updated as soon as I have confirmed details for all of our events.
How your money helps - have you looked at this page yet? I've updated it today. I can't believe that we've been sending grants out for less than a year and that we have sent cheques to 12 families already - and all but one of those children has a brain tumour! I am also told to expect at least one more referral, this coming week.
E-petition - http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/17419 Now - I'd like to ask you for your help - please will you all sign this e-petition. It needs 100 000 signatures, and we may have the opportunity of an increase in funding being debated in the House of Commons. Maybe, just maybe, the world is about to hear & see that brain tumours are devastating more families then any other types of tumour - and you can help that to happen.... Please, please share this link, and ask your family and friends to sign too.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/17419
Calendars. We only have a few calendars left now - people are loving them, and seeing them as the perfect stocking filler for Christmas. If you would like one, please go to our shop page - www.elliesfund.com/shop.php - and I'll get one out to you double quick!
To everyone who has helped us to sell almost 2000 calendars - and almost reach our target of £12 500 for the Leeds brain tumour research lab - THANK YOU.
I hope I'll be back soon as there's some exciting stuff to tell you about some of our fundraisers and their events.
Bye for now.
I'm currently trying to update the whole website - we have some new events planned over the next year (yes - that far ahead!) so please do watch the events page which will be updated as soon as I have confirmed details for all of our events.
How your money helps - have you looked at this page yet? I've updated it today. I can't believe that we've been sending grants out for less than a year and that we have sent cheques to 12 families already - and all but one of those children has a brain tumour! I am also told to expect at least one more referral, this coming week.
E-petition - http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/17419 Now - I'd like to ask you for your help - please will you all sign this e-petition. It needs 100 000 signatures, and we may have the opportunity of an increase in funding being debated in the House of Commons. Maybe, just maybe, the world is about to hear & see that brain tumours are devastating more families then any other types of tumour - and you can help that to happen.... Please, please share this link, and ask your family and friends to sign too.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/17419
Calendars. We only have a few calendars left now - people are loving them, and seeing them as the perfect stocking filler for Christmas. If you would like one, please go to our shop page - www.elliesfund.com/shop.php - and I'll get one out to you double quick!
To everyone who has helped us to sell almost 2000 calendars - and almost reach our target of £12 500 for the Leeds brain tumour research lab - THANK YOU.
I hope I'll be back soon as there's some exciting stuff to tell you about some of our fundraisers and their events.
Bye for now.
blog comments powered by Disqus
Proud mum of 3; I brought Phil and Ellie up alone after their Dad and I spilt up in 1996. I later met Jason and he moved in with the 3 of us in 2002.
We've been married since 2004 and have a daughter together.
I worked for 17 years in a bank until I left to have my youngest. She was born with a cleft lip and palate and research into helping her communicate led me to buying a franchise for TinyTalk, baby sign language classes. Ellie was a big part of that - coming to classes when she was on chemo; she loved helping out. I pressed pause on the business in August 2008 to become Ellie's full time carer.
Whilst I was at the bank I was the regional charity fund raising organiser - so when Ellie asked to raise funds to 'give something back' I had an idea where to start. She had a natural flair for it - and together we have helped to raise over £25 000, starting in June 2007 when local people raised £4000 in one night for us to have a family holiday.
I am extremely proud of all my children, and my family; how they all handled Ellie's illness.
And very proud to be Jason's wife. Through all of this he has been my rock.
