So, since my last blog about this which was a year ago I have donated a fair bit - not only in monetary terms but in time too.
6th July 2016
I donated £10 to John Parker (from Nizlopi) because his brother and sister took part in a memory walk for the Alzheimer's Society in Birmingham on 11th September 2016.
1st August 2016
My lovely friend Martin Williams decided he was going to take part in the London to Brighton cycle ride for NSPCC also on 11th September 2016. I donated £15.
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| Amazing fundraising! |
29th August 2016
My friend, Laura, gave birth to Aidan 3 months' early. It was a hard time for her and her husband, Gavin. So, to honour Aidan's first birthday on this date they wanted to raise money for Bliss - a charity for premature and sick babies. I immediately headed to the link and donated £10.
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| He's so cute!! |
18th September 2016
My friend Marion likes a charity walk! She's very generous with her time and her feet. She completed the MS Walk on 25th September 2016 for Multiple Sclerosis Society. I donated £10 but she and her friend, Emma, managed to raise well over £500.
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| MS Superhero Marion - doesn't even look out of breath |
So, at this point I had already donated over £40 but I didn't stop there.
23rd September 2016
Jeans for Genes Day - that was also the day I found myself with my first, new, crisp £5 note. So, what did I do? Put it straight in the donation bucket at the building where I worked.
2nd November 2016
I donated £10 to my bass player, Carl, when he decided to grow a mo for Movember. Movember raises money for testicular cancer research.
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| Great moustache, Carl |
18th November 2016
Children In Need - I donate £10 to them every year - without fail. I seriously can't watch some of the videos without crying. Last year I got the opportunity to sit in a pre-recording of part of the show. Luckily I didn't have to travel far - Elstree Studios.
16th December 2016
I think that the work Macmillan do is incredibly important. I have donated a lot to this charity in the past. I was saddened at the news of my friend, Ray's, brother's passing the day before. They come across as a very close family so this must have been a massive heartache. I made a donation of £10 to the charity in his memory.
30th May 2017
Just yesterday I made a donation of £5 to Macmillan for an eCard for my friend, Nicole's birthday, in memory of her late mum, Pamela. I wanted to do this rather than get a card from a shop as I thought it would mean more to her.
Another year of donations, totalling £85, for worthy causes.
As well as donating money to charity, I also donated my time to Crohn's & Colitis UK by organising a live music night on World IBD Day - Friday 19th May. I selected some acts who had donated tracks to the No Bum Notes charity albums to perform at The Flag in Watford. Massive thanks to Adrian Roye, Minnie Birch, Zoe Konez and Tom Craven for being so awesome donating their time and music to the cause as well. The night raised a grand total of £233 and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. I even got a thank you from the charity, below. You can view videos of certain performances here - go ahead and "Like" the page while you're there.
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| Thank you letter |
