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News
SCUMBALL RALLY
Andrew Iley and Andy Plumb took part in a Scumball Rally in July this year and raised a fantastic £1002.20. This event has raised over £3,000 since last year so it’s a massive thank you to all who contributed!!
SUSAN ROSS
Susan Ross took part in this year’s Jane Tomlinson run and raised a total of £555 for the CHSF. Susan braved the weather and completed the run dressed as a devil. As you can see from the attached picture, Susan looks like she had a fabulous time and said she really enjoyed the event. Our thanks to Susan for continuing to support the Charity!!
CHSF 20th Birthday Ball
We are delighted to announce that we will be holding our 20th Birthday Ball on Saturday 18th October at the Oulton Hall Hotel (De Vere), Leeds. The event promises to be a night of fine food, music and laughter!! The evening starts at 7pm, carriages at 1am, dress code - black tie.
Tickets £90 per person - price includes champagne reception, dinner served in the Banqueting Suite; M.C on the night is the hilarious Graham Walker (Grumbleweeds). Live music will be provided by the fantastic band HUGE - their music ranges from disco to reggae, rock to soul and jazz to ska! There will be raffles and auctions with some incredible items to bid for such as a villa for 1 week in Andalucía.
Please contact Sharon Cheng for further information on the event.
Christmas Cards
We now have our excellent range of Christmas Cards in stock to buy. The selection ranges from scenic, religious, children’s choice, traditional - there really is something for everyone!! Please contact Debbie Exley for further details.
London Marathon
Barry White (honest !) did the London Marathon and raised a grand total of £5600, with 50% coming to us at CHSF and the other half going to Heartbeat.
Well done Barry, CHSF are very grateful for the training and handwork you put in to get through the Marathon.
Jane Tomlinson 10k Run
This event was a massive success for the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. So far, over £11,500 has been sent into us with more still to come. A huge thank you to all who took part, next year’s event is on Sunday 21st June 2009 so it’s running shoes at the ready!!
Please contact Debbie Exley for further information
Raffle for Jacob
Loraine Hodkinson held a raffle on behalf of the CHSF and raised a fantastic £800!! Loraine said “Our son Jacob was operated on at the LGI, we shall be forever in your debt”. Jacob has recently celebrated his 1st birthday which he enjoyed immensely.Well done to Loraine and all who supported the raffle
Blackpool Marathon
Kathryn Bye completed the Blackpool Marathon in a fantastic 4hrs 25mins and raised £482.50 for the CHSF. Well done Kathryn!!
Bedale Golf Day
This year’s Golf Day at Bedale raised over £1,500 with money still being sent to us. We were pleased the weather held out on the day - many thanks to all who participated and to Rodney Tennant and Patrick Spens for their continued support with this annual event.
Charity Golf Day
The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association held a Charity Golf Day and raised an excellent £2,144.12 for the CHSF. Thank you to all involved with the day.
RAF College Cranwell
The ladies and gents of RAF College, Cranwell, have raised money for us over the past 12 months and so far have sent in a fabulous £3,145. Many thanks to you all, keep up the good work!!
Halloween Ball
Patti and Andy Cook raised a grand total of £11,480 by holding a Halloween Ball last November, for the second year running. A big thank you to both of them and all who donated. It was a monster night.
Well Done Joey !
15yr old Joey Taylor did an amazing job when he cycled from Leeds to Harrogate and back again. Joey raised in excess of £5000 and cycled 21 miles. Proving that you are able to live a normal life after heart surgery, well done Joey!!
New York Marathon
Kirsty Holdsworth and three relatives ran the New York marathon and donated £2947.74. Well done to all who ran !!
3D Echo System
Due to all the many and kind donations that the fund has received, we have been able to purchase a new 3D Echo system for the Paediatric Cardiology department at a cost of £135,000. Quoting Dr John Thomson “I have no doubt that this will have an impact on our ability to accurately diagnose congenital heart disease”.
