Best Night Out of the Year – Berties, Elland

Saturday 30th January 2010

A fantastic post-Christmas event is being planned by the friends of Liz Orant.  They are organising a fantastic evening out at Berties in Elland.  The event includes a three course dinner, mystery raffle plus a fun packed evening of entertainment, all for £35.00! 

The great thing is that you will be supporting brain tumour patients and research in Yorkshire AND have a brilliant night out too, and you can pick up a new outfit in the sales too!

Please contact Carol for more details and to book your place or table.

Research Update!

I am delighted to tell you that we are making much progress with the appointment of a senior scientist to lead the brain tumour research lab, which will be based at the internationally renowned Leeds Institute for Molecular Medicine.

Andrea’s Gift and Candlelighters (Leeds based children’s cancer charity) have agreed to jointly fund the lab for a minimum of five years. 

As many Andrea’s Gift supporters know, we have been working since 2003 to raise sufficient funds to support the project and the news that work  is likely to commence in 2010 is just fantastic.

In addition to this commitment, there is an event planned for June 2010 called Meek’s Three Peaks which aims to raise an additional £100,000 to fund an additional PhD student to work in the lab.  If you want to support the Brain Tumour Research lab or make a donation to support the Meek’s Three Peaks campaign, follow the appropriate links.

Working together to fight Brain Tumours.

Big Christmas Party – Weetwood Hall

Wednesday 9th December 2009 from 3.00pm onwards

Patients, carers and supporters are invited to join in the fun at the Andrea’s Gift Christmas Party!  There will be face painting, card making, our friend Stingwray and the usual fab things to do, including a very special guest who might bring some presents!

If you and your family would like to join us, please let Carol know as soon as possible!

Guiseley Marks & Spencer, Bag Pack

Saturday 5th December 2009

Supporting the Meek’s Three Peeks campaign to raise £100,000 to provide funding for a PhD student to work within the brain tumour research lab in Leeds, Carol Robertson has organised a bag pack at Guiseley M&S.

If you can help – from 0900 onwards, please let Carol know and she will organise a rota.

Quiz Night – Meek’s Three Peaks!

Thursday 28th January 2010

Please come along and support Ian Meek’s Big Quiz Night!

Join us at Sherburn White Rose Football Club at 7.30pm.

Each team will be made up of 4 members costing £20 a team, including a pie and pea supper and a cash bar. 

There will also be a prize for the winners.

Spaces are limited to 25 teams and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

To secure your place, please contact Carol and she will ensure your place is reserved.

Address is Sherburn White Rose Football Club, The Recreation Ground, Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, LS25 6EL

The Hare & Hounds, Menston – Charity Christmas Night!

Thursday 26th November 2009 from 7pm to 9pm

The  team at the Hare & Hounds are hosting an evening full of entertainment to support Andrea’s Gift and we would love for you to join us and offer your support.

There will be a huge raffle with the main prize being a hamper worth £85 and a second prize hamper worth £50, with many other prizes.

Table bookings are being taken for the evening from 7pm onwards.  The cost is £9.99 per person for the whole evening and includes a fabulous three course Christmas menu!  

Entertainment, including Carol Singers and a band whilst you dine, will get everyone in the festive spirit and will run throughout the evening concluding in the raffle being drawn at approximately 9pm.  Raffle tickets will be sold at just £1 and the team are hoping for a sell out evening.

At 8.30pm there wil be a Christmas quiz, with a prize given after the raffle for the best table and the worst!  

Bookings are being taken now – to reserve a table please call 01943  873998 and you can pay by card over the phone.

Meek’s Three Peaks – Target to raise £100,000 to support Brain Tumour Research in Yorkshire!

June 19th 2010 will see a group of 60 people attempt to complete the National Three Peaks in 24 hours.  The group will climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon in a bid to raise £100,000 for brain tumour research in Yorkshire. 

The group will be led by Ian Meek who is brain tumour survivor and all round inspirational guy. 

More details will follow together with suggestions on how you might be able to help us reach our target!

Lord Mayor of Leeds Raises £54,646 for Andrea’s Gift!

I am delighted to tell you that the Lord Mayor of Leeds charity fundraisers collected a staggering £54,646 raised for brain tumour research and patients in Yorkshire through 2008 and 2009.

We are so grateful to Councillor Frank Robinson and his wife Sheila for choosing Andrea’s Gift as their charity of the year, to the great fundraisers in Leeds City Council who supported the charity, in particular Rob Kelly and the guys in ICT Services, John Draper and Christine Mabbett who all organised some fantastic fundraising events. Also, thanks to Stephen McHugh and the Office of Lord Mayor together with the Lord Mayor’s Charity Committee who work so hard to raise funds for the Lord Mayor’s charity. Their help and support was fantastic and without their dedication we would not have received the essential funds that were raised.

This is an amazing amount and helps the charity to progress plans to develop Yorkshire’s first brain tumour research lab, and I hope to bring you more exciting news on that very soon!

Thank you to the 60+ walkers who took part in the Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours event last Sunday – we were blessed with fine weather (for the most part!) and had a lovely day.

 We still have a few tickets for the Wine Tasting at Cookridge Hall on Wednesday 21st October, £10.00 pp. Please let Carol  know if you can support this event. 

We have now raised almost £870,000 – heading fast for the £1m by 2010!

Thank you to everyone who has made this possible.

Big Wight Matter

Join Andrea’s Gift and friends of the 14 UK brain tumour charities that have joined together to form Brain Tumour Research in a fun walking event …

Big + Wight + Matter = Family fun on the Isle of Wight! 

Join in, raise much needed funds for the brain cancer community and have a great time in the process!

 Where: Brighstone Holiday Centre, Isle of Wight

When: 25 – 27 September 2009

Who: Families and friends of the brain tumour community

What: an invitation to people and dogs of all ages to raise funds for their favourite brain cancer charity affiliated to Brain Tumour Research! You can participate at whatever level you want. Two fifteen mile walks, taking in the breathtaking scenery and big skies of West Wight, can be done on two consecutive days. Much shorter walks will also be organised for little legs!

Basecamp will be at Brighstone Holiday Centre, where additional entertainment and events will be provided such as music, a hog roast, BBQ facilities, swimming and the all important beer tent. You will be able to walk from basecamp straight onto the cliff paths and wherever possible walks will be off roads. A quiz/treasure hunt will be included and there will be a prize giving ceremony.

How will this event raise much needed funds for my favourite brain cancer charity?

You’ll be able to support the brain tumour community twice over! Firstly through seeking sponsorship for your efforts for Andrea’s Gift, whatever the length of walk you opt to do. And secondly, by donating the miles you walk to IBTA, you will be contributing to IBTA’s annual Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours.

This event is being organised by brainstrust on behalf of Brain Tumour Research and its affiliated charities. You will need to register with brainstrust to be able to participate in this event, more information very soon!

Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours – Sunday 4th October 2009

Join supporters and friends on Sunday 4th October 2009 when we will walk either 10k or 10 miles along the Leeds Liverpool Canal, raising funds for Andrea’s Gift in this sponsored event.  Download a Sponsor Form or create an online sponsorship page at Justgiving  and follow the Raise Money link.

We shall once again join in the International Brain Tumour Alliance Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours event, coming together with organisations across the world to raise awareness of this disease.  This year, brain tumour charities and groups will attempt to walk around the world five times, covering a total of 125,000 miles or 200,000 kms.

There will be a choice of distance, with everyone starting from Kirkstall, Leeds.  Those undertaking 10 miles will meet at the start point at 09:30 for a 10:00 start.  They will then walk a 5 mile route to Apperley Bridge before turning around and walking back to the start. 

The 10k walkers will follow the same route, registering at 10:15 and starting their walk at 10:45.  They will walk 3 miles to Rodley before turning around and walking back to the start. 

Parking will be arranged and hopefully will be in the BHS car park – this will be confirmed asap.  Also, we hope that lunch will be available for those who are in need of nourshment at the Old Bridge Inn.  Refreshments will be available at Rodley.

Please let Carol know if you would like to take part and join in the Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours event, everyone welcome – children and dogs in particular!