Thanks for the help Fundraising

With just 6 days to go before I fly out to Tanzania I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped with the fund-raising, if you have been keeping an eye on the Just Giving site you will have noticed that it is now at 130% as we have raised £2,620.72 for the 2 charities. 

 

Charity Fundraising has included: 

Cakes sales, an Easter quiz, pancake sales, weight loss clubs with forfeits, guess the baby competition, raffles, a magic night, a dress down day, a charity auction of photos, sponsored children's mini Kilimanjaro climb (at my daughters nursery), personal sponsorship and donation.  

The generosity of the everybody, who has helped with and has taken part in the events, has blown me away. 

Just to remind you all the money goes to an excellent cause, the NHS SOTW charity is the Kilimatinde Trust, a charity that supports a hospital with four community clinics and a nurse training school in one of the poorest provinces of Tanzania.

Outpatient Clinic, Kilimatinde Hospital.

Operating Theatre, Kilimatinde Hospital.

Many thanks Aaron

Successful Magic Night & Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

On Friday night, 26th March, Stephen Taylor, Neils Vinter and I hosted the magic night at Seaham hall and I am please to report it was a really good night. John Archer was very good with comic songs including a classical piece on the ukulele and psychological magic as well as some very clever maths with magic squares, which had everyone guessing. 

The cake went down a storm with everyone getting a piece, I also took the little people off the top of the cake for safe keeping and plan to take them to the top of Kilimanjaro. There was some concern that there were only 17 people on the top of the cake; however the other 3 were just round the corner less than one hour from the top. It was an excellent night, a big thank you to all who came along to support as.

The summit of the cake 

On Sunday night, 28th March, Neil and Jessica two of the other climbers, arranged for The Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers to play a charity concert in Sunderland Minster as a fund-raising event. The band were joined by guest singers John Rowland and Julie Pendleton and Neil plays the Clarinet in the band.

It was an excellent evening with the band playing rousing military marching tunes and tunes from the movies and shows including Oliver, Phantom of the Opera and the Sound of Music and when they played “Climb Every Mountain” I did smile. I’m not sure the song will make it on to my ipod but it is a funny song for the trip. The evening finished with “Rule Britannia” just like being at last night of the proms.   

 The Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

Magic Cake Arrives

Just a very quick post to show you all the magic show cake,  it was created by Janice who works in the Stop Smoking Team in NHS SoTW

 The cake in all its glory, almost seems a shame to cut it up  

 

Cake Maker Jancie in the middle and the smoking team who all contributed

The cake will be at the magic show tonight where it will be cut up and sold to those who are coming along.

If you fancy a piece the only way to get some is to come along.

Tickets available on the door £25 per person with drink and food and magic and of course cake included.

A Big Big Thank you - Cake Competition

I wanted to say a big thank you everyone who took part in the cake competition,  and guess the baby  competition that took place in Rapier House. Sadly I was on annual leave so was not able to taste the wonderful cakes, however Hannah stepped in the breech and helped out as a cake judge.

The cake rush  

 The baby competition

 There we so many cakes that i can't show them all on the blog, but thought I should show you the first and second place cakes, well done to Jane and Judith.

The event raised over £113 thanks very much it is very much appreciated.

‘An Evening of Magic’ - Friday 26th March 2010 @ Seaham Hall

The climb up Kilimanjaro is fast approaching, 50 days left until we fly out from Newcastle as I make this post. To help raise money for the charities we are supporting we are putting on a charity event.

‘An Evening of Magic’ Friday 26th March 2010 at Seaham Hall.

As well as a performance from renowned magician John Archer, the evening will also feature a raffel and a Charity Auction and a Disco.
Food will be provided, with the amazing Kilimanjaro Cake rising high above the surrounding selection of bowl food and snacks!

Doors open at 7.30pm, with the show starting at 8pm.

Dress Code: Lounge Suit/ Cocktail Dress

Tickets: £25

Venue Address:

Seaham Hall

Lord Byron’s Walk

Seaham

County Durham

SR7 7AG

For tickets and further information, please contact Aaron Tucker, via the normal contact routes.

Pancake Post

On the 16 February we had decided to sell pancakes for Kilimanjaro funds. The night before I spent several hours cooking 80 pancakes, well 86 actually, but some were sacrificed for tasting purposes and as always the first pancake is never any good.   

The pancakes were sold at 50p per pancake with a choice of fillings. I need to say a massive thank you to all involved in the providing of toppings and the selling of the pancakes especially the OD and Workforce Team and People Development Team.

Lisa and Hannah, part of the selling team  

I also need to say a big thank you to all who bought pancakes this morning; we raised £64.10 for the Kilimanjaro fund. The pancakes went really fast, with most of them being sold within 20 minutes.

 The Pancake Rush