Fundorever Friends Appeal raising news Issue Three Cancer Care Excalibur Campaign now committed to has high profile raising £50,000 Patrons Features Features Welcome to Fundraising news public’s fundraising efforts with supporting the Campaign. Please their very significant donation. do contact us or register on our Many individuals, companies website if you would like to join us and community organisations are for one of these events. responding and we are well into the additional £3m target – but The Appeal is re-orienting it is still a very significant sum slightly going forward, retaining of money and I do hope you will a major campaign theme but all be able to join in. There’s also supporting a wider range of a lot going on in this issue of wards and departments that suit Withy King staff supporting the Appeal Fundraising News, from the the varied interests of donors - Dysons joining us as Patrons more on this in future editions. here did January go?… of the Cancer Campaign (p.4) To support this, we will be adding W2014 has started at a rapid to Brenda Blethyn’s ‘Be a Brick’ specific Legacy and Trusts & Contents (albeit forever wet!) pace for the scheme (p.6) continuing to go Foundations posts to the team Appeal, and I am very pleased ‘through the roof’. We also go as we go through 2014. Finally, Appeal News to report that our supporters international with a trek along the whilst on staffing matters, let 4 Patronage and donors have risen to the Great Wall of China (p.10). me welcome our new Events 5 New website launched Dyson challenge by putting Fundraiser, Laura Pearce, to 6 Walls of Tribute for Helen their full weight behind raising With Oncology staff now deep in the team. I wish her, and all our 7 And the winner is... the increased target of £8.5m the process of planning the new supporters, a successful 2014! towards the new Cancer Centre. Centre, together with contractors Events & Community and architects, the Appeal is Many thanks 8 John Cleese launches The last full edition featured Sir holding bi-monthly tours of the annual Walk of Life James and Lady Deirdre’s aim existing Oncology Department for 9 Can you spot yourself? 6. Walls of Tribute for Helen of wanting to help maximise the donors and those interested in Tim Hobbs - Head of Fundraising 11 Thank you The Forever Friends Appeal fundraises to provide Corporate state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities for all 12 Excalibur aim high! 13 Synergy’s rise to the areas of the Royal United Hospital, Bath. Everest challenge The Forever Friends Appeal, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath. BA1 3NG T: 01225 825691 E: [email protected] www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk 17. Synergy’s rise to the Everest challenge Royal United Hospital Charitable Fund. Registered Charity No’ 1058323 Forever Friends is the copyright of Hallmark Cards PLC 2 | Fundraising news - Issue Three Follow us on: @foreverfriendsa The Forever Friends Appeal www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk | 3 Appeal News Appeal News Double New website launched support ith mobiles and tablets fast secure online event registrations, Wtaking over from desktop which will allow our supporters pecial thanks goes to Pat computers, people looking to to sign up for our events without SGreen, who has not only been support The Forever Friends the need for downloading paper a supporter to her husband Brian Appeal are able to view a wide forms. whilst he has been receiving range of events, news and treatment at the RUH Oncology information, thanks to a new-look Our thanks go to Zonkey.co.uk Unit for the last 12½ years, but responsive website which adapts for their continued support with has also supported The Forever to the device being used. hosting and technical support, Friends Appeal at the very same making the transition as smooth time! The new-look website is sleek, as possible. stylish and full of new features, Patronage Whilst Brian, who was diagnosed new imagery and refreshed copy with Myeloma, receives his to make the site more e are delighted to announce Patrons it will encourage regular chemo treatment, Pat sits user-friendly and encourage user Wthat Sir James and Lady other people to support, so next to Brian with her needles interaction, while promoting the Deirdre Dyson have agreed to that together we will have a and wool, crocheting little teddy use of social media platforms become Patrons of the Cancer Cancer Centre fit for the 21st bears to sell on behalf of the Facebook and Twitter more Care Campaign. Locally based, century. Appeal. Pat told us: “Having prominently. they are pleased to be able to to visit the hospital so often, Over the coming months the site support a project that will help John’s Birthday Wish crocheting my bears to raise will also see the integration of local people suffering from cancer funds for a new Cancer Centre and their families for many years his time last year, John limited number of beds. I wanted is a way to say thank you for all to come. THookins did not expect to be to express my thanks to the staff the help and support they have able to celebrate his birthday; by helping The Forever Friends given us.” Behind the Camera Sir James lost his father to cancer the prognosis was very poor. Appeal to provide up-to-date etting the right images and Watch it on our website, or on our when he was young and it had a However, now on the mend and facilities by asking my family and Gfilm is a very important Youtube channel. profound effect on him. No family extremely grateful for the care friends for donations instead of element in letting everyone know is immune to this cruel disease, that he received at the RUH receiving gifts. I now feel better why we are fundraising and who In the meantime, Neill Menneer of and with the incidences of cancer Oncology Unit, he chose to mark than I have for many years and I we are helping. This specialised Spirit Photographic has been kind ever increasing, the demand for his special occasion by raising am very grateful for the support.” area of work means that we need enough to produce a portfolio treatment will continue to grow. funds in lieu of birthday experts! of lovely images of the current Both James and Deirdre continue presents. Oncology Department and its to be extremely supportive of Since this article was written, Knights in shining armour came patients for our publications. The Forever Friends Appeal. We John tells us: “The staff Brian has peacefully passed to our rescue in the form of feel privileged that they have were wonderful, but the away. Sharon Alcock from LimeGreen We are truly grateful for their agreed to become Patrons of this ward I was in was in the Media, and Bradley Bailey, who support in helping us get the campaign. very old part of the hospital Pat would still like to continue turned our brief into a coherent right messages and images to (wartime accommodation) fundraising with her teddies for and informative film set to music everyone. They both hope that in becoming and extremely small, with a this valuable project. composed by Ben Cullum. 4 | Fundraising news - Issue Three Follow us on: @foreverfriendsa The Forever Friends Appeal www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk | 5 Appeal News Appeal News Walls of Tribute for Helen And the winner is... support of her family and friends e are very excited to bought these tickets as I wanted and other local businesses in celebration of her birthday and Wannounce that we have to support The Forever Friends providing fantastic prizes, plus the other events. a winner for our Annual Grand Appeal and their Cancer Care generous supporters who bought Draw 2013. Mrs Samways of Campaign. With my daughter tickets. The Appeal has had its Helen went on to organise a Devizes had a rather big surprise receiving treatment at the RUH most successful Draw to date, dinner to purchase more bricks, when contacted by the Appeal in the past for cancer, I wanted to raising a staggering £20,000 with but sadly passed away before to announce that she was the give a little something back. I’m an additional £5,000 in donations! it was held in September. Her winner of the top prize - a brand still very shocked and surprised husband Gordon, with co- new Kia Picanto 5-door, kindly with winning the organisers Andrew, Nick and Ed, provided by local dealership Allen Kia Picanto. It’s carried on with the charity dinner Kia Bath. still sinking in Overall, a total of 23 ‘Brick Walls’ At the beginning of 2013, Helen at The Bear Hotel, Devizes, as a really. But I’m costing £1,000 each have been set herself a challenge to raise tribute to Helen. The event itself Mrs Samways, who had bought sure I can put it bought in tribute to a wonderful funds and buy as many ‘Brick raised a staggering £17,500 for her winning ticket from her to good use!” caring lady, Helen Straker, who Walls’ as she could through the the RUH Cancer Care Campaign, daughter who received them sadly passed away in 2013 after Appeal’s ‘Be a Brick’ Scheme with the same amount presented through the post, said: “I always Thanks to the being diagnosed with cancer in before she became too poorly. to Dorothy House. try to do what I can when I generosity of 2000.