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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Will try and update on a regular basis!! :)

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

I don't have to do it alone!!



Today my hiking buddie, Yolanda, seen above on one of her Table Mountain hikes, confirmed that she will be joining me in July!! I am SO happy Yolanda, it's going to be wonderful to be able to share this amazing adventure with such a bubbly, warm person.

I know we are going to have the time of our lives - I can't wait! In fact I really wish the whole group could go along!! Our Thursday hikes have become so special to me and I certainly plan to continue hiking even after our big Kili climb. In fact I can't believe that it has taken me so many years to discover the magic of hiking - we are particularly blessed with amazing scenery where we live.

Thursday evening I'll be talking to the Outriders Cycling Club about the project and we'll be showing a DVD on the Burns Unit -  a comprehensive overview of this amazing facility. I am hoping that we can inspire people to not only join the charity ride in July themselves, but that they will bring loads of friends and family along. The Outriders are offering a two night package at any Protea Hotel in South Africa - they are selling raffle tickets at R50 each - if you would like to know how to go about buying a few tickets, please contact me at ferreira@netpoint.co.za. Every single cent raised will be donated to the hospital!

Thank you Protea Hotels and Rodney Beck from the Outriders Cycling Club in Table View for this initiative!

Remax in Table View are preparing a wonderful brochure, promoting our project, which they are going to distribute in Sunset Beach and Sunset Links shortly. Thank you Jeanne, Debra and Chantal - you are absolute angels. I really appreciate you getting involved and hope that your effort is going inspire the whole of Sunset Beach and the Links to join us!!

Look out for the update on Friday morning and wish us luck for Thursday evening!

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