Ideas for future events and fundraising jobs

Hello everyone

Thought as we are coming up towards War on Cancer's last event for 2011 I would let you know about some of the ideas we are thinking of to keep our drive for fundraising going.

But before I do, I was donated from a good friend in the USA some old French Francs, there are a couple of places in Europe where they can still be exchanged until Jan 2012. So with this in mind, I ask that you check if you have any odd old European notes knocking around your house, it would be fantastic if you could maybe consider donating them and I can hopefully get them exchanged into hard cash for our War against Cancer. Thank you for considering this :)

Ok, some future ideas we have maybe in the pipeline for 2012.

1.The Yorkshire 3 peak sponsored challenge for War on Cancer, if this happens and goes well, this will hopefully become an annual event. This walk is around 24/25 miles in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, this is a beautifully scenic area and will be a great challenge to complete. This event will carry an entry fee, details of what you get for that will follow if the event takes place.

2. An Easter Bunny walk/run...this will be a sponsored fancy dress event.

3.Packing shopping bags at the supermarket. Dates will be posted for which supermarket on what date later, volunteers more than welcome to help at these events.

4.Treasure hunt

5.Team Rounders fun day.

6. Charity car wash.

7. Soul/Motown night - this will be a ticketed event

8. A phoenix nights talent night----this will be a fun evening for sure!

9. A race night.

These are just some of the things we are looking into.

I just want to take the opportunity to say that I am very serious about the fundraising and after the Mount. Kilimanjaro climb--War on Cancer will carry on thinking of fun ways to raise money and have people join in!

Until next time

Tracy

Dodgy Thursday

When I started this blog and sat to write about myself I had to decide what or how much I was going to say. I figured if I was going to try not only raise money but more importantly awareness then I had to be honest about what had gone on with me and be honest about the here and now too. The one thing I didn't want was for the blog to come over with a negative vibe, because I honestly aren't a negative person ( ask anyone who knows me), but like everyone else I have my dodgy days too......today is one of those days, whether it's because I'm still not really very well and feeling run down that I'm not feeling good about myself I'm honestly not sure.

It's really weird you know, when I found the lump in my breast and the hospital told me it was 99% certain to be cancer but I had to go back the following week for the biopsy results from the pathology lab I didn't freak out or panic, at that point I knew the following week it would be positive,and there was no way they would have said that to me really if there was a chance it was nothing, I knew that too. It's hard to explain but I honestly felt calm ( but in fairness I'm like that with everything ), I walked out of the hospital and decided when I got home I was going to confirm for myself that the insurance policy I had insisted in taking out the year before would indeed pay the mortgage off ( one less financial worry to think about ). Getting confirmation, having surgery, chemo and then radiation therapy was fine...I'm not saying I wasn't ill because I was, but on a mental and emotional level I was fine and found myself calming everyone around me down with honesty and humour.

This is why even though I know there is nothing more I can possibly be doing to try and keep myself healthy ( which is such a battle as I find myself getting diagnosed with more things, having investigations done and struggling with many side effects form the drugs I am on, a cascade from my cancer diagnosis my doctors say ) I find myself at times ( like today ) unable to brush off my upset and frustration at my weight gain! it's so pathetic really in the scheme of things, but no matter how I try to rationalize that I am in fact alive and surviving a life threatening illness I cannot stop myself from feeling so utterly down and fed up about my lack of control over my weight. I never really felt before how feeling uncomfortable about yourself could have such a profound effect on your life, I had never experienced that. When I have spoken with my GP about this issue, I am told ( and it is more than a fair point ) that I am surviving a vicious illness of which the drug are even worse with really nasty side effects..... but I am surviving. So I ask myself, am I that vain about my outer shell and it not been as it was that I whine about it and that I need to get a grip or is it about not only surviving a vicious illness but also about a balance in my life that makes it so I can actually really enjoy "surviving". I have found myself asking this question on more than one occasion and I have not found an answer I can live with yet. I of course don't want to stop drugs no matter how harsh they are if they give me a better chance of survival...I'm really not stupid, however it's really hard when the results make me sad sometimes.

I also know within a day or two I will have moved past my "dodgy" day and will be off positively telling anyone who is willing to listen that life after or while surviving cancer can be more than fulfilling, especially when doing things for others :)

Rant over for today hee hee

Until next time

Tracy

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I apologize for the delay in an update, it isn't going to be a full one, I will put photos in the gallery later this week. I have been out of action properly since last Thursday's shopping night, whatever is going around is terrible! I am feeling the best I have for over a week, today I am headache free fro the first time, my throat isn't as sore and I only have earache in one ear instead of two! Success....I'm on my way back lol!!

The Ladies shopping night was a great success and was a lovely chilled evening. I want to start by thanking Jo and the Ferrands Arms for hosting the shopping evening for War on Cancer, you are a great friend of War on Cancer and I thank you very much!

To all the stall holders who not only gave up their evening, but also gave a generous donation to War on Cancer I thank you all very much and hope you not only sold many things but also had an enjoyable evening.

To everyone who came by, I hope you had a great time, got yourselves a bargain and thank you for supporting War on Cancer too!

Lou's Sweet Treats......I can honestly say I have never seen such beautiful cupcakes! I kept thinking they are so nice, not sure I could eat them!!

The Ladies shopping evening raised a wonderful £370.00! It has been added to the thermometer total. We will be offering to pack bags at various supermarkets in the area, when we have confirmed dates, I will update the events page.

Our next event is our first annual War on Cancer get together on Dec 10th at the Shipley Club from 7.00pm until late. There are just a few tickets remaining, so if you want to come join in on a chilled fun evening with music and food. The grand prize raffle will be drawn this night, also there will be a chance of winning a luxury food hamper on the night! Hope to see you there.

I will load the photos later this week

Until then

Tracy