26th January 1984 - 11th November 2006
Thank you all for your support during 2008, it has meant a lot to us.All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
RoseBuddies
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
£10,000!!
Earlier this evening, thanks to a very kind donation from our friend Sarah, we hit our £10,000 target!
We are both thrilled and would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported us the past 2 years, it really does mean a lot to us!
A fitting end to a special week.
We are both thrilled and would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported us the past 2 years, it really does mean a lot to us!
A fitting end to a special week.
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
RoseBuddies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
A message from the International Brain Tumour Alliance
Dear friends of Rose Buddies and the international brain tumour community,
Warmest greetings from around the world!
Your activity keeping track of your every-day walked mileage during the International Brain Tumour Awareness Week (26 October to 1 November) will make its mark on the global brain tumour community and help to raise awareness about brain tumours, one of the most devastating of all cancers and one of the most neglected.
The combined distance you cover walking with your pedometers could help us to reach our target of three times around the world at the Equator - 120,000 kms. We are almost there. People just like you have already walked a combined distance of 106,000 kms in the United States, in Canada, in Australia, and in Europe.
Good luck and warmest wishes for every success. Keep on walking! Each and every step you take is one step closer to a cure for brain tumours.
Kindest regards,
Denis Strangman, Chair (Canberra, Australia)
and
Kathy Oliver, Secretary (Surrey, United Kingdom)
The International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) www.theibta.org
Calling all Pedometer owners - can you help?
Hellooo All :o)
First of all, just incase the word pedometer isn't familiar to you, CLICK HERE to read about what they do!
Now onto the serious stuff!
Sunday 26th November 2008 marks the start of International Brain Tumour Awareness Week. As part of this those of us within the brain tumour community are trying to complete a 'Walk around the world'. Don't panic, I'm not asking you to walk the whole thing yourself! Our target is three times around the world at the Equator, that's 120,000 kms or 75,000 miles.
Those of us attending the London GTG on Saturday 1st November will be adding our miles to the overall total but I thought I'd see if any of you guys have pedometers and feel like helping us out?
All you need to do is put the pedometer on this coming Sunday morning and wear it all your waking (or should that be walking?!) hours from then until Saturday 1st November. At the end of your week just let me know whatever your pedometer says and we'll get it added to the total! Feel free to pass this message on to anyone you may know that has a pedometer too, the more the merrier!
The 'Walk around the world for brain tumours' is important to me because it's something anyone can take part in and it's not about money, it's just a way of raising awareness about something that is obviously close to my heart :o)
So, do you have a pedometer? And would you be willing to take part? If so please leave a comment on this post or send us an email so we can get a rough idea of who's taking part :)
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
RoseBuddies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
First of all, just incase the word pedometer isn't familiar to you, CLICK HERE to read about what they do!
Now onto the serious stuff!
Sunday 26th November 2008 marks the start of International Brain Tumour Awareness Week. As part of this those of us within the brain tumour community are trying to complete a 'Walk around the world'. Don't panic, I'm not asking you to walk the whole thing yourself! Our target is three times around the world at the Equator, that's 120,000 kms or 75,000 miles.
Those of us attending the London GTG on Saturday 1st November will be adding our miles to the overall total but I thought I'd see if any of you guys have pedometers and feel like helping us out?
All you need to do is put the pedometer on this coming Sunday morning and wear it all your waking (or should that be walking?!) hours from then until Saturday 1st November. At the end of your week just let me know whatever your pedometer says and we'll get it added to the total! Feel free to pass this message on to anyone you may know that has a pedometer too, the more the merrier!
The 'Walk around the world for brain tumours' is important to me because it's something anyone can take part in and it's not about money, it's just a way of raising awareness about something that is obviously close to my heart :o)
So, do you have a pedometer? And would you be willing to take part? If so please leave a comment on this post or send us an email so we can get a rough idea of who's taking part :)
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
RoseBuddies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
Things are about to change...
Today RoseBuddies (that's us!) made a very important step. We are to become an Umbrella Group with the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, the UK's largest brain tumour research charity.
What is an SDBTT umbrella group?
Regular fundraisers who are either raising money in memory of a loved one, or who are doing so for someone living with a brain tumour, can decide to become an SDBTT umbrella group. This allows the group to raise funds using the name of their loved one but under the 'umbrella' of the Charity. Once a significant sum has been raised we offer each group the opportunity to say how they would like this money spent, whether this be on a research project or in the area of patient support. Umbrella Groups can also use the Trust's registered Charity Number for fundraising purposes.
What does this mean for RoseBuddies?
The first thing it will mean is that we will be known as 'SDBTT RoseBuddies'. And the next big thing that will happen is our website will have a complete overhaul and our new logo will be unveiled!
In terms of fundraising, becoming an umbrella group will allow us the opportunity to decide exactly where the money we and our supporters raise will be spent. For example, we can decide whether we would like our funds to go towards research projects or patient support. As we are just in the process of changing to an umbrella group we are still discussing what we feel is most important to us but whatever we decide we will keep you all informed every step of the way!
RoseBuddies will also be able to use the SDBTT Registered Charity Number and we will be able to actively encourage people to fundraise on our behalf.
Another part of the change will be the launch of our information website, Brain Tumour (BT) Buddies, for high grade brain tumour patients, families and caregivers. This is something I have been working on for a few months now and we have high hopes that it will become an important resource for those dealing with this terrible disease.
I am sure there will be many other changes over the coming weeks and months which we will do our best to keep you up to date with.
It seems only right on such a big day for us that we remember the reason we began fundraising in the first place. Rose is never far from my thoughts and is a constant source of inspiration in all the work I do for both RoseBuddies and the information website.
Whilst I wish that circumstances were different and that we had never had a reason to start RoseBuddies, I am glad we did and very proud of all we have acheived in Rose's memory.
As many of you are aware I have not been in the best of health for sometime now and after leaving hospital in December 2006 I felt there was very little for me to keep fighting for. When Andrew suggested we take part in the BritBallRun in Rose's memory an important chapter in my life began.
Knowing that we could help to maybe make a difference to those travelling the brain tumour road is very important to me and I hope that we are able to keep RoseBuddies and Brain Tumour Buddies going for many years to come.
For Rose XxX
All the best,
Natalya
RoseBuddies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
What is an SDBTT umbrella group?
Regular fundraisers who are either raising money in memory of a loved one, or who are doing so for someone living with a brain tumour, can decide to become an SDBTT umbrella group. This allows the group to raise funds using the name of their loved one but under the 'umbrella' of the Charity. Once a significant sum has been raised we offer each group the opportunity to say how they would like this money spent, whether this be on a research project or in the area of patient support. Umbrella Groups can also use the Trust's registered Charity Number for fundraising purposes.
What does this mean for RoseBuddies?
The first thing it will mean is that we will be known as 'SDBTT RoseBuddies'. And the next big thing that will happen is our website will have a complete overhaul and our new logo will be unveiled!
In terms of fundraising, becoming an umbrella group will allow us the opportunity to decide exactly where the money we and our supporters raise will be spent. For example, we can decide whether we would like our funds to go towards research projects or patient support. As we are just in the process of changing to an umbrella group we are still discussing what we feel is most important to us but whatever we decide we will keep you all informed every step of the way!
RoseBuddies will also be able to use the SDBTT Registered Charity Number and we will be able to actively encourage people to fundraise on our behalf.
Another part of the change will be the launch of our information website, Brain Tumour (BT) Buddies, for high grade brain tumour patients, families and caregivers. This is something I have been working on for a few months now and we have high hopes that it will become an important resource for those dealing with this terrible disease.
I am sure there will be many other changes over the coming weeks and months which we will do our best to keep you up to date with.
It seems only right on such a big day for us that we remember the reason we began fundraising in the first place. Rose is never far from my thoughts and is a constant source of inspiration in all the work I do for both RoseBuddies and the information website.Whilst I wish that circumstances were different and that we had never had a reason to start RoseBuddies, I am glad we did and very proud of all we have acheived in Rose's memory.
As many of you are aware I have not been in the best of health for sometime now and after leaving hospital in December 2006 I felt there was very little for me to keep fighting for. When Andrew suggested we take part in the BritBallRun in Rose's memory an important chapter in my life began.
Knowing that we could help to maybe make a difference to those travelling the brain tumour road is very important to me and I hope that we are able to keep RoseBuddies and Brain Tumour Buddies going for many years to come.
For Rose XxX
All the best,
Natalya
RoseBuddies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Quick Update
We just wanted to say a quick apology to all those who are waiting for our diary from this years BritBallRun. Unfortunately I haven't been able to complete it before my operation so you'll all have to wait just a little bit longer! I should be back at home in about a weeks time and will get the diary up as soon as I can after that!
Thank you to all of you for your continued support...more from us soon!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
Thank you to all of you for your continued support...more from us soon!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
WE WON, WE WON, WON!!!!
Yes, it's really true, the winners of the BritBallRun 2008 are....
US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have had an amazing weekend, met up with old friends, gained some new ones and for the next 12 months we get to share this great trophy as the BritBallRun 2008 Champions...
We'd also like to introduce you to the winner of the first RoseBuddies 'Best BritBallRun Spirit' trophy, meet 'Jasper'...
A wonderful character from Halifax who found out about the event after spotting Andrew's car in the car park at a Zoo here in Sussex! Congratulations on making all of us chuckle throughout the weekend and we hope to see you again next year!!
Sadly, the laptop didnt do all of its job so there were no updates but I promise I will write our diaries up just as soon as we have caught up on some sleep!
Before we sign of we'd like to add a special note to Chris and Paul from Killerviral. Not only were they great company the night before the start but their generous donation of an entry to this years BritBallRun has made a fantastic difference to our fundraising total and we are extremely grateful for the support they have shown us this past year.
We also have MANY thank yous to do for those who helped us over the past 3 days but I'll save all of that for the diaries!!
More from the VERY happy Team SMARTies camp just as soon as we've had a good nights sleep!!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We have had an amazing weekend, met up with old friends, gained some new ones and for the next 12 months we get to share this great trophy as the BritBallRun 2008 Champions...
We'd also like to introduce you to the winner of the first RoseBuddies 'Best BritBallRun Spirit' trophy, meet 'Jasper'...
A wonderful character from Halifax who found out about the event after spotting Andrew's car in the car park at a Zoo here in Sussex! Congratulations on making all of us chuckle throughout the weekend and we hope to see you again next year!!
Sadly, the laptop didnt do all of its job so there were no updates but I promise I will write our diaries up just as soon as we have caught up on some sleep!
Before we sign of we'd like to add a special note to Chris and Paul from Killerviral. Not only were they great company the night before the start but their generous donation of an entry to this years BritBallRun has made a fantastic difference to our fundraising total and we are extremely grateful for the support they have shown us this past year.
We also have MANY thank yous to do for those who helped us over the past 3 days but I'll save all of that for the diaries!!
More from the VERY happy Team SMARTies camp just as soon as we've had a good nights sleep!!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
The eve of the eve!
Just 48 hours to the start of our second BritBallRun!
It's all go in the Team Smarties 'camp'. We have all our costume items, the car is looking great and we are looking forward to getting to our B&B tomorrow and chilling out with the Killerviral boys!
This year we are hoping to be able to use the laptop in the car which would allow us to update you all with our progress throughout each day (when I'm not map reading!).
Just a quick 'plug', we are only £351.92 away from this years £10,000 and it would be really fantastic if we could reach our target over the next few days. So, if you get chance to pass a link to Rose's Tribute Fund around to your family and friends or if you have an idea for a fundraising event of your own with your help maybe we'll smash through the £10,000 this weekend!
For now it's back to packing, we'll wrote this years first diary entries tomorrow whilst chilling out and enjoying a pint!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
It's all go in the Team Smarties 'camp'. We have all our costume items, the car is looking great and we are looking forward to getting to our B&B tomorrow and chilling out with the Killerviral boys!
This year we are hoping to be able to use the laptop in the car which would allow us to update you all with our progress throughout each day (when I'm not map reading!).
Just a quick 'plug', we are only £351.92 away from this years £10,000 and it would be really fantastic if we could reach our target over the next few days. So, if you get chance to pass a link to Rose's Tribute Fund around to your family and friends or if you have an idea for a fundraising event of your own with your help maybe we'll smash through the £10,000 this weekend!
For now it's back to packing, we'll wrote this years first diary entries tomorrow whilst chilling out and enjoying a pint!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill
5 Days to go!
Our auctions finally ended last night and we now know we have raised a FANTASTIC £1,338!!
We'd like to say a BIG thank you to all those who bought items from us this year and to all those who continue to support us.
A special thank you also goes to all those who joined in the Smartie fun at the TRn camping meet earlier this year and to all in the NU Common Stack for filling those Smartie tubes!
Rose's Tribute Fund now stands at £9648.08 or 97% of this years £10,000 target!
When we return from the BritBallRun we will be putting our first batch of RoseBuddies T-Shirts up for sale. The t-shirts will have our new logo on the front and our name and website address on the back. For those of you that haven't seen the new logo here it is...
And here's a photo of Andrew wearing the first RoseBuddies t-shirt, this should give you an idea of how the back will look...
As well as the t-shirts we will have a few items from our sponsors up for auction and the Christmas Cards will go on sale at the start of October! Busy, busy, busy!
BritBallRun news - We will be writing a diary again this year and hope to post a little update each day from the car...if we can get the laptop to work! We will also, hopefully, be able to post a few photos of the car and us in our outfits.
For now it's time for us to rest before the chaos begins!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies / RoseBuddies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
We'd like to say a BIG thank you to all those who bought items from us this year and to all those who continue to support us.
A special thank you also goes to all those who joined in the Smartie fun at the TRn camping meet earlier this year and to all in the NU Common Stack for filling those Smartie tubes!
Rose's Tribute Fund now stands at £9648.08 or 97% of this years £10,000 target!
When we return from the BritBallRun we will be putting our first batch of RoseBuddies T-Shirts up for sale. The t-shirts will have our new logo on the front and our name and website address on the back. For those of you that haven't seen the new logo here it is...
And here's a photo of Andrew wearing the first RoseBuddies t-shirt, this should give you an idea of how the back will look...As well as the t-shirts we will have a few items from our sponsors up for auction and the Christmas Cards will go on sale at the start of October! Busy, busy, busy!BritBallRun news - We will be writing a diary again this year and hope to post a little update each day from the car...if we can get the laptop to work! We will also, hopefully, be able to post a few photos of the car and us in our outfits.
For now it's time for us to rest before the chaos begins!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies / RoseBuddies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Ending Soon!
Time seems to be just whizzing by at the moment. Our auctions are almost at an end and we can't wait to add the total to Rose's Tribute Fund! If you fancy a last minute bid you can visit OUR EBAY STORE where you'll find all of the items we have up for grabs! All auctions, except the Everton FC Pennant, will end tomorrow Sunday 17th August 2008 at 7pm! Happy bidding!
Now on to the really serious stuff...7 days from today we will set off for the start of our second BritBallRun. This year we are hoping to use what we learnt from last years event and we're looking forward to meeting up with a few 'old friends'! We had a last minute costume change last week so you'll all have to wait for the photos from our first day to find out just what we'll be dressed in!
We hope to be able to post updates throughout the weekend if we can work out how to keep the laptop powered up in the car but we'll definitely post something from our hotel each night so you know how we are getting on! There will be no facility to send us messages this year but anyone wishing to leave us a message of support can post a comment on the latest post in this section. They will be authorised as soon as we get internet access throughout the weekend!
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Steve at RS Graphics for coming to our rescue and providing all the decals we need for the car this year, YOU'RE A STAR!
Thanks to Steve we know the car is going to look great again this year and that is, of course, also thanks to all those who donated items for our auctions! On our homepage is a list of logos and links of all our sponsors, if you get a spare moment our two please take a look around their websites!
The start of the BritBallRun will also see the unveiling of our new logo which was designed by our friend, Luana! Thanks 'Booboo', we know it's going to look fantastic!
Finally, all that's left for us to do is wish everyone taking part in this years BritBallRun the best of luck...now we're off to continue packing and ticking off items on our 'To Do' lists!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Now on to the really serious stuff...7 days from today we will set off for the start of our second BritBallRun. This year we are hoping to use what we learnt from last years event and we're looking forward to meeting up with a few 'old friends'! We had a last minute costume change last week so you'll all have to wait for the photos from our first day to find out just what we'll be dressed in!
We hope to be able to post updates throughout the weekend if we can work out how to keep the laptop powered up in the car but we'll definitely post something from our hotel each night so you know how we are getting on! There will be no facility to send us messages this year but anyone wishing to leave us a message of support can post a comment on the latest post in this section. They will be authorised as soon as we get internet access throughout the weekend!
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Steve at RS Graphics for coming to our rescue and providing all the decals we need for the car this year, YOU'RE A STAR!
Thanks to Steve we know the car is going to look great again this year and that is, of course, also thanks to all those who donated items for our auctions! On our homepage is a list of logos and links of all our sponsors, if you get a spare moment our two please take a look around their websites!
The start of the BritBallRun will also see the unveiling of our new logo which was designed by our friend, Luana! Thanks 'Booboo', we know it's going to look fantastic!
Finally, all that's left for us to do is wish everyone taking part in this years BritBallRun the best of luck...now we're off to continue packing and ticking off items on our 'To Do' lists!
All the best,
Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
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