Area 4 Think Pink Event.

Bromsgrove Ladies Circle hosted this years event with a Beetle Drive, Quiz & Silent Auction rasing a whopping £318.13 for Breast Cancer.

The night was a fantastice success & we were also joined by members of Area 27 & National Membership Officer Vicky Perry.

Relay for life 2008 

It all started at Shirley Ladies night last year, when I was chatting to Kayla Norman and I asked her if she was intending to enter a team in Relay for Life 2008 as I would be interested in joining, she was unsure about it at the time but the then area vice chair, Helen Halstead suggested it was a great thing for the Area Charities office to be doing, when I asked who that would be for the next circling year, she replied ME!!

How to walk into an area post and head up a team for Relay for Life! But I have to say it was a great decision. 

Kayla was soon on board as was Gail Ventress, Lesley Titley, Sharon Taylor, Sam Cowley, Jacqui Till, Amanda Dunn, some tablers, husbands, children and my sister; before we knew it Pip’s Posse had started to roll.

We arranged to hold Donation Stations for Cancer Research UK in Bromsgrove and Colshill, Quiz night in Kings Heath, a Pampered Chef evening in Redditch and a table top sale, as well as personal donations and sponsorship the money soon started to roll in, all we had to do was keep up the walking for 24 hours. At the last minute we were joined by Mandy Vines and her family. 

On the day we were Cowboys and Indians, St Trinians and Superheroes, wearing guises from underwear on the outside, spots, sunhats and sunglasses and pyjamas, we captured other team captains and put them in our ‘stocks’ and demanded ransoms for their return and even enrolled Kylie Minogue in to Ladies Circle.

There were moments of fun and laughter and great emotion and camaraderie in the small hours with strangers who were there for the same reason as you…. To remember a loved one and help find a cure. 

Pips Posse has raised over £7,500 for Cancer Research UK, and the weekend as a whole raised £92,500.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who supported all our team. 

It really was 24 hours I will never forget, and I encourage anyone who has a space in their diary on 6^th and 7^th June 2009 to get involved.

To get a taste of the event check out the pictures on  http://www.randrphotography.co.uk/gallery_149888.html and http://www.goredditch.co.uk/  

You may see a few familiar faces.

Pip Everard

Relay for Life

    7^th and 8^th June 2008

Abbey Stadium, Birmingham Road

Redditch

Following my plea for support at the Area Challenge ‘Frog Racing’ night, I have been able to put together a Posse, ‘Pip’s Posse’ to be exact to enter into this year’s Relay for Life in Redditch, and I am proud to say with so many Circlers and Tablers supporting me, we will be flying the Area 4 flag and raising Circle profile as well as raising some money for Cancer Research UK.

For those who missed my pitch that night, Relay for Life is a 24 hour relay event to raise money to help Cancer Research UK continue its work into finding a cure for cancer. The significance of an event that continues through the night is to show that cancer never sleeps. The Relay starts at 12 o’ clock on Saturday 7^th June and finishes at 12 noon Sunday 8^th, during the 24hours at least 1 member of our team has to be ‘on the track’ at all times.

And my Posse is Jacqui Till, & Amanda Dunn (Bromsgrove), Leanne Day (Droitwich), Kayla Norman & Sharon Taylor (Colshill), Gail Ventress (Moseley), Lesley Titley(Moseley) Sam Cowley (Sutton), Tablers Mike Everard, Pete Norman, Geoff Stokes, Beci Gresham & Mark Bambury (Chippenham LC & Table) and Denise Stone (My Sis) Len Harvey (Sam’s Fella) and Rachel Stokes, oh and Me too!!

Please take a moment to sponsor us. It's really easy - you can donate online by credit or debit card at the following address: www.donatetomyrelay.org/pipeverard if you prefer to hand over cash please ask any of us who are taking part, we all have a good old fashioned sponsor form!

Many thanks

Together we can make a difference.

Pip Everard (Bromsgrove 166)

To find out more about Relay for Life visit www.cancerresearchuk.org/relay/ 

Coleshill Circle ‘Sleep In’ for St Basils

Friday 30^th November – Sleepover 9pm – 9am

Curdworth Church Hall, Curdworth

 
Coleshill girls are having a pyjama  party sleepover on Friday 30^th November for St Basils – a Birmingham based charity that works with young people between 16 and 25 who are at risk of homelessness or  are actually homeless.

Plans for the night include a fish n chip supper, games, gossip  and basically a good time !! ( Sleep is optional and  cannot be guaranteed !! )

If you would like to join us we are charging a £5 entry fee ( fish n chips extra !! ) and we hope also you will be able to collect some sponsorship for this very worthwhile cause. Below is just an indication of what your money can buy !!

£1 will buys a young person  a tin opener. This makes up a small but vital part of their starter pack which is given to the young people when they start their new tenancy.

£10 provides a hot meal and some new clothes for a young person first arriving at St Basils, who sometimes turn up with nothing.

£20 provides more basic essential items when first moving into their new home

£50 helps St Basils’ outreach team working on the streets, identifying young   people in need of help.

£100 allows 6 young parents to attend college or job interviews, by providing qualified childcare workers.

£200 trains a young person as a peer mentor, who will then work in schools and other youth environments, to address the issues of homelessness.

£1000 is what the average cost to provide the generic support that a young person needs from the moment they come to St Basils in need of help to the moment they leave.