Fundraising Events and reports - latest update - 24.10.2007
Fruit Cake Secrets!
Dan, Hannah and Hannah's mum, Marja, have been baking Marja's fruit and nut cake - a secret family recipe - selling it at work and have raised a whopping £450 for Sacha. A big thanks to all employees at Ricardo and Train to Gain for their support with this and especially to Hannah's mum for all her time and effort in baking it and for creating the recipe.
Friday 26th October 2007 - 8pm to 12 pm - Fund raising night with the GP Roadshow at the Victoria Club, Lingfield.
In order to raise funds for Sacha's treatment there will be a special fund raising night at the Victoria Club in Lingfield which will include a raffle, an auction and a disco. To make a good eveing even better Chris Oxlade from Radio Mercury will be making a guest appearence.
If you would like to donate to the raffle or auction (or support the evening in some other way) then please contact Graham on 0774 667 8515
September 15th 2007 - Annette Lives!! Annette and friends are pleased to report they are still alive after daring to jump from an aeroplane. This death defying leap was made as part of a fund raising event to raise funds for Annette's daughter Sacha who suffers from Batten Disease.
The event (referred to as 'brown pants day' - for obvious reasons!) required participants to leap from a plane and hurtle at considerable speed toward the ground.They did of course have parachutes which appear to have worked really quite well. There were 15 'jumpers' in total - Graham Pearson, Geoff Mackmurdo, Dominic Cook, Dominic Smith, Nadia Ventner, Dan Marsden, Bernadette Adamic, Amanda Deverick, Lily Worth, Rizwan Omar, Jonathan Roughton, Christina Kimbrough, Alex Hose, James Baxter and Claudette Griffin. SEE PHOTO. Have a look at the Big Thankyou List...
Supporters on the day included: Charlotte Waring, Hannah Hucko, Fiona Matthews, Max Healey, Carly Wilson, Brad Scott, Neal Lewis, Alex Antoniades, Cecelia Carroll, Cath Mackmurdo, Michelle Lee, Luke Rees, Sarah Wadman, and Lesley Hawkins. Jame's nieces - Georgia, Amy and Adele.
We will shortly report back on the funds raised by this event. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and their supporters.
Have a look at the Big Thankyou List...
Friday 20th July 2007 - A Night For Sacha
Brighton Artists Pull Together to save a little girl's life.
11.pm. Ends 3.00 am.
The Beach Club (Brighton Seafront)
Confirmed acts so far:
Dave Parr (Stompa Phunk), Transformer (Trancefarmer DJ Set), Senor Mick (Schtumm!/Unkool), Neal Lewis (Schtumm!), Sam Watts (Schtumm!), Andy Mac (Skint) and Holly Cooper (Stompa Phunk) will join other Brighton artists in an appeal to raise money for a local girl's life saving treatment.
Sacha Skinner, aged 6, of Firle Road Brighton was diagnosed with a fatal illness known as Battens Disease in July 2005. The genetic condition affects the nervous system and sufferers lose the ability to walk, talk and see. With the money raised from this event her parents are hoping to take her to China for potentially life-saving Stem-Cell Treatment that is not yet available in the UK.
Entry is £7 including a free shot Tuaca.
This will be a night of Nu-Disco, Electro and Techno as well as raising for an excellent cause!
High Altitude fund raising! Big thanks to Catherine Mackmurdo who climbed Mount Kenya in December for Sacha and raised £500.00. Brrrrr - looks chilly!
Coming soon! Annette (Sacha's mum) and friends will throw themselves fearlessly from an aeroplane in an attempt to raise funds for Sacha's care. It is believed that parachutes will be available! Probably....
Sussex Beacon Half-Marathon - Hannah and Dan completed the half-marathon and raised a very welcome £400 towards Sacha's fund raising campaign. Thank you from all of us!
To find out more about the Sussex Beacon Half-Marathon click here.
Tuesday 19th December 2006 -
Blind Auction at Funplex in Bevendean, Brighton. Raised : £4500!
On the evening of Tuesday 19th December we held a fundraising auction at the Funplex in Brighton.We would like to thank everyone who contributed to making the event a success! We were able to raise £4500, as a result of which we have been able to arrange for Sacha to return to Beijing on 1st February 2007 to see a top neurosurgeon. We will keep you informed of what happens - see blog
Annette & Sacha
In 2006 Cecilia Carroll took on the challenge of the great London Marathon to raise funds for Sacha and the treatment she needs. This kind of support and dedication has made a real difference to Sacha's life. Thank you.
See pics...
So many people have offered time and energy to support Sacha we have made a 'big' thank you page. Do tell us if we have missed you off the list!