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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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Girls supporting the cause...

As you know by now, the Hair Spa day hosted by Wayne and his team was a HUGE success! Thank you so much Wayne, Neville, Nicole and Elsa - your hard work on Monday is appreciated!! We had some dramatic make-overs and the spirit on the day was just wonderful.

We feel good when our hair looks good and if we're supporting a great cause whilst getting all dolled up - well, lets just say the day couldn't get much better!

Again, a great thank you to all who participated - we managed to raise a total of R5250.00 for the hospital!



Melissa and Tristan after their session with Wayne!


Sharon before...
AND

Sharon after!


Wayne doing the hair of my friend/running partner/supporter-of-all-my causes, Gaye...
AND

The elegant (as always) Gaye after!


Another elegant lady, Kaye Sher, looking absolutely stunning!


Nicole with Kaye's daughter Sandi (my bubbly contact person at the Hospital Trust), before....
AND

Sandi after!



Wendy before....


Faye before...


Wendy inbetween.... (always knew you were smoking hot Wends!)
AND

SO ready for the front page of Vogue!


The lovely Kaye from the 'Table 13' club (if you've been following the blog - we met at a booklaunch a couple of weeks ago - the title of the book, very aptly - '29 Gifts'!)




Another one of my 'Table 13' friends, Ann, before...

AND

Ann after, with her husband Mick. Ann and Mick are active Rotarians and have gone out of their way to help raise awareness for the project. A BIG thank you to both of you!


Kanya simply had to turn her head sideways for me - the cut is just perfect!



My longtime friend Erina - before

AND


Erina after! So glad to have caught Erina here, she lives abroad for six months of the year. So amazing to have friends who join in and support - you're a star Erina!


Angel Sue who answered the call to support immediately, before.....



Sue inbetween....

AND finally...


Ready for a night on the town!
Thank's a MILLION for your support Sue - if anyone needs travel arrangements made, Sue's your girl.....

Phew! One event down, hopefully many more to come!








                                                                                   


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