Raising funds for the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital - Cape Town, South Africa

In 2009 my young grandson, Tristan, suffered burns to his upper body and was treated in the phenomenal Burns Unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. It was an extremely traumatising experience for us all and introduced us to the reality faced by so many sick children and their families who have to deal with this kind of trauma.

We are so grateful for the wonderful care and support Tristan received at the Hospital from doctors and medical staff that we decided, as a family, that it would be fitting for us to be able to give back in some way. I’ve therefore committed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in July 2010 and will attempt to raise much needed funds for the Hospital.

100% of money I raise will be allocated directly to upgrade the Burns Unit - every cent donated to the Hospital Trust will directly benefit the Hospital.

Ultimately, the purpose of this project is to raise funds for an extremely deserving cause. I have given a personal guarantee to match the amount I must raise in sponsorships in the form of financial donations to the Trust.

I am very excited about being able to make a difference and sincerely hope you will be able to come on board with me in helping to get other sick children back home where they belong!



This is how you can get involved....

DONATE A SKILL

If you have a skill that you would like to 'donate' instead of money, this slot is for you.

I will create an event around what you have to offer and 100% of what people pay to attend will be donated to the hospital.

The hair spa day held in March at the Wayne.com salon at the One and Only Hotel is an example of such an event. We were able to raise R5250 on that day.

PLEDGES

Kilimanjaro is 5895m high. You can decide to pledge a certain amount per meter that I climb. You can email your pledges to me at: ferreira@netpoint.co.za OR you can download a pledge page from the section on the right of this page and fax it to me.

If you can't pledge yourself, how about getting your company to pledge and to perhaps even challenge other companies to match or better their pledge!!

DONATE ONLINE OR BY BANK DEPOSIT

On the right hand side of the blog, near the top, there is a section that includes a direct link to the hospital's website.

Read all the directions before clicking on the link, it is important for the hospital to be able to allocate your donation correctly.

The hospital trust will issue a tax certificate for any donation over R100, so that's an extra bonus for both individuals and companies!

AUCTION

I am currently collecting goods to offer on an auction to be held later this year - anything that we can turn into money is welcome!

Just to give you a sample of some of the things we have at this stage: three TOP NOTCH bottles of South African wines, compliments of Janet Malherbe, and five signed copies of a book written by the adventurer and master fundraiser David Grier!

For more info on David: http://www.davidgrier.co.za/

I'd love to be able to offer nights away at wonderful places in our country, romantic dinners at special restaurants etc. So if you have any connections or have something that you can offer yourself, I'd love to hear from you!

Just to make double sure you have my contact details - here it is again: ferreira@netpoint.co.za





Tristan enjoying being a healthy, happy little boy!


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Thursday, February 11, 2010

My first hike!


I cannot believe that it took me so many years to discover the joys of hiking! Today saw my first attempt at conquering the local mountains. I was fortunate enough to be invited by a friend to join her group for a hike from Chapman’s Peak to Constantia Nek, a spectacular hike of approximately 4 and a half hours.

This special group of people get up very early every Thursday morning to explore the many hiking routes that we have in and around the Cape Town area. What a pleasure it was to be introduced to a new activity, meet lovely people and discover the beauty hidden behind the hills that I’ve driven past a million times!

For years, as a tour guide, I told people about the manganese deposits found above Hout Bay, the little wasp introduced years ago to kill off the alien vegetation and the fynbos vegetation that is unique to our part of the world. What a delight it was to finally stand next to one of the old manganese mining shafts for the first time ever and to see first hand how the little industrious wasp is quietly making a difference!

A great leader and a cameraderie that is well established amongst a group of people who have shared many hikes, as well as beautiful surroundings made for a truly enjoyable day.

My running is definitely paying off as well and I’m not sure that I would have had the stamina to keep up the way I was able to if I was not at least reasonably fit.

I’m learning how my body responds to all the different challenges I’m putting it through and slowly but surely I can feel that I am able to more and more. It’s a good feeling! Nothing comes without hard work, especially as you get older and now that I have embarked on this path I am determined to get to the next level. :)

A BIG thank you to the new angels that have crossed my path to help me along!
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