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Smarties Anyone?

Thanks to a very kind donation from Makro's in Liverpool we'd like to announce a slightly different way that you, your family, friends and colleagues could help us reach our £10,000 target!

Here's how it works...

You email us and ask for one (or more) tubes of Smarties. They will arrive sealed and ready to be eaten! ;) Once you've emptied the tube (or tubes) then your task begins! Between now and 1st July 2008 each tube that you request needs to be filled with as much spare change as you can fit in! Once the tube (or tubes) have been filled there are a few ways you can get the amount you raise to us:

  • Place all the full tubes in a padded envelope and then post them back to us, however, the postage could prove quite expensive so there are a couple of other ways you could make your donation.
  • Again this involves you doing the counting! Then you can send a cheque or postal order to us for the amount you have collected.
Full details of who to make cheques/postal orders payable to and the address for you to return your tubes/donations to will be enclosed with your Smarties :o)
This is a great way for you to spread the word about our fundraising and to get all the people you know involved :o)

So, if anyone is interested in filling a tube or two all you have to do is send an email to fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk stating your name, the amount of tubes you require and the address you would like them sending too. All tubes will be sent second class post and should be with you 3-5 days after you have requested them :o)

Any questions just drop us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible :o)

All the best,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk

Happy Birthday Dave!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR WEB 'GURU' DAVE!

Thanks for all your help the past 18 months, we couldn't have done much of this without you! You're a star! :o)

All the best, Natalya and Andrew x

SOLD!

As many of you are aware Chris from Killerviral (aka z3r0kuwl) was the BBR2007 winner. The prize was a stonking big trophy and free entry into BBR08. In a massive gesture Chris donated the ticket to Team SMARTies.

The Ebay auction ended last night and made its £500 face value! So, £500 from the auction winner, £500 from Missionfish (Ebays charity arm) and £500 from a company that (currently) would like to remain nameless means (calculator out) £1,500 is added to our fund total (now at £7,731.86).

We can't thank Chris enough for his very generous donation (and of course his co driver Paul) and would also like to say a big thank you to all the websites who posted about the auction in their forums, we couldn't have done it without you all!

All the best,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill

BritBallRun 2008 Entry Auction for 1 Vehicle and 2 People

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Quick Update

Just a quick note to let you all know we are still here! Things are busy for us at the moment but as soon as they settle down we'll be back here to give a proper update on how our fundraising is going!

All the best,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill

February 2008 Update

I can't believe we are already into February! Time seems to really fly by these days.

I read an appalling statistic today. Tragically, more children and people under 40 lose their lives to a brain tumour than ANY other cancer. What's more appalling is that brain tumours aren't nearly as well publicised as other cancers such as leukemia. It is also very sad that treatments, funding for research and the standard of care received by brain tumour patients here in the UK is far lower than that experienced in other countries.

We are glad that Rose's Tribute Fund supports the work of the J K Douglas Laboratories which specialises in research into brain tumours and breast cancer and we hope that our fundraising will continue to provide much needed funds for the Laboratory to continue its vital research into treatments for brain tumours.

Now, it's about time I gave a little update on all that's been happening in the RoseBuddies / Team SMARTies corner of the world!

  • Having asked for ideas on what we should wear for this years BritBallRun it's now been narrowed down to the following three...
1. Mad scientists, white lab coats and truly messed up hair.

2. Smart wear from yesteryear as in the tweed and goggles for the guy and big flowing dresses and bonnet for the lady (think chitty Chitty Bang Bang)

3. Thelma and Louise (Andi in drag?!)

We haven't had a chance to discuss the pro's and con's of each option but once we have we'll let you all know which we decide to go for!
  • Work has started on sponsors for this years BritBallRun. We are hoping to get many more items for our auctions between now and the August Bank Holiday weekend. Thanks to all those who have already donated items, we are extremely grateful for all your help.
  • Through 2008 we are hoping to use various photography projects to help raise funds for the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology.
  • This year we will be returning to Scotland to watch and photograph the Tunnocks Tour of Mull. We had a great time in 2007 and we were really pleased that our photography of the event enabaled us to help Rose's Tribute Fund. Hopefully we'll be able to have the same, if not better, success in 2008.
  • We are working on a number of projects which, at the moment, we are keping underwraps but as soon as we have some definite news I will be sure to post it here!
  • Over the next month or so there will be a few changes with our website. The main one will be the layout and content of the homepage. We have been really pleased with how our fundraising has been going and as we take on more projects we want to be able to incorporate those into our website. So, watch out for the new look!
That's about all from us for now. Once again thanks to all of you for your continued support, it's greatly appreciated.

All the best,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill

Remembering...

Rose Emma McGill
26th January 1984 - 11th November 2006

What should we wear?

After some 'interesting' suggestions we have put together a poll on what we should wear for BritBallRun 2008.

CLICK HERE to place your vote!

All the best,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill

Welcome to 2008!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

From all here at www.rosemcgill.co.uk

December 2007 Update

What a year we have had! It was, of course, with deep sadness that we began our fundraising but, over the months we have taken great comfort from the people we have met, the kindness so many have shown and the opporunities we have had to talk to people about Rose and the Charities we are supporting.

Yesterday we watched our latest eBay auctions raise a fantastic £262 for Rose's Tribute Fund which means our fundraising total now stands at £6,101.76!

We couldn't have got this far without our many loyal supporters and it's only right that we say a BIG THANK YOU to you all and wish you a Merry Christmas from all here at rosemcgill.co.uk.

So what next? Well, 2008 has a lot instore for Team Smarties and RoseBuddies Auctions including an auction of a space in the BritBallRun 2008. More details about this will appear here in early January.

We will also be asking for ideas on what costumes we should wear for the BritBallRun. We will remain as Team SMARTies so we need some great ideas of costumes that fit in with this name...and can be easily worn in the Roadster!

2008 will also see a few projects coming together to help Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology directly. Again, we'll tell you more about this in the New Year!

For now we hope you all have a great Christmas and wish you all the best for 2008.

See you in the New Year,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies / RoseBuddies Auctions
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill

SOLD OUT!

Our Christmas Cards went on sale almost one month ago and we are very pleased to say they have now all been sold! We have received great feedback from all who bought them and raised over £400 for Rose's Tribute Fund!

A BIG THANK YOU from us to everyone who bought a pack!

We are already planning next years cards and hope to have some great new designs to tempt you all with!

All the best,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk
Donate at www.justgiving.com/rosemcgill

November 2007 Update

Time seems to be passing so quickly. The ticker tells us it's 9 months 1 week and 5 days till the next BritBallRun, before we know it we'll be off cruising the country, wearing silly costumes and collecting very odd items from more baffled shops and passersby again!

We thought it was about time we gave an update on whats been happening in the Team SMARTies/RoseBuddies Auctions 'camp' but before we do I'd just like you all to take a moment to look at this beautiful girl...

It has been 12 months of lows and highs for all involved in the fundraising for Rose's Tribute Fund but throughout we have had the biggest smile to keep us going. As those who knew and loved Rose hold thoughts of her close right now I'd like to take a moment to say thank you to her for giving me a reason to go on.

I have faced many challenges this year, the hardest of which have been this last month or so. Each time something has happened and I've found myself thinking 'why me?' I've been able to pull myself together and plough all the energy I have left into fundraising for Rose's Tribute Fund. The smiling face above really is an amazing motivator!

Team SMARTies / RoseBuddies Auctions News:

  • On Friday 9th November 2007 I headed over to the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology for a tour of the facilities and to see where the money raised through Rose's Tribute Fund is being used. Firstly I'd like to thank 'The Susan's' and all those who took time out of their busy days to show me around, answer my questions and share a little of what makes Clatterbridge the way it is. It is comforting to know that through Rose's Tribute Fund we might be able to make a difference to someone receiving treatment at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology and that the research done at the J K Douglas Laboratories, which is all funded by donations, may one day help in finding a cure for Brain Tumours and other cancers. I learnt so much from my visit to the centre and we are looking forward to working with both charities in the future.
  • Our Christmas Cards have been flying out of our eBay shop for just over 3 weeks now and we have raised a fantastic £358 for Rose's Tribute Fund! There are just 5 packs left so if you haven't grabbed yourself one yet then head over to our eBay Shop before they're all gone!
  • Thanks to the generosity of this years BritBallRun winners, Team Killerviral, and with the co-operation of the event organisers the new year will see RoseBuddies holding a unique eBay auction! We will be auctioning entry to the 2008 BritBallRun for 1 car and 2 passengers and we can't wait to see who the highest bidders will be!ALL of the winning bid will be donated to Rose's Tribute Fund and thanks to eBay the donation will be matched 100%!
  • New Year will also see the start of the sponsorship 'work'. With lots of ideas already being thrown about, 2008 looks set to be just as exciting as the 2007 event! We're keeping quiet for now but watch this space to find out what we'll be getting upto in the run up to the big event in August!
  • Struggling to find the perfect Christmas gift or maybe you're exhausted from all that shopping!? Thanks to www.ineedpampering.com we have another fantastic Makeover Day for 2 to auction to help us raise money for Rose's Tribute Fund. We will be holding the auction at the start of December and we'll make sure we let you all know once it's in our eBay shop.
That's about all the news from us for now!

Before we go we'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of you that have supported us this past 12 months and to Dave, our Web Guru, for all his hardwork! We couldn't have fixed our eyes on the new £10,000 target if it wasn't for the encouragement and help you have all shown us along the way.

All the best,

Natalya and Andrew
Team SMARTies
Email: fundraising@rosemcgill.co.uk
Website: www.rosemcgill.co.uk