BCNA fundraiser

w.a. kaz
w.a. kaz Member Posts: 80
edited October 2010 in Community news and events

 

Just wanted to share with all, I'm so proud.  My son three of his friends and myself have just done a month of fundraising. We put 15 tins around town, asked local businesses for vouchers and donations and the kids spent time on the school holidays cooking. This week on wednesday they held a morning tea at their school- geraldton grammar School, and sold drinks and cakes (they made 450 cupcakes and 21 slab lamington cakes!!!) Then on friday we held a mini field of pink lady's, free "pink" dress day- gold coin donation, sold almost 100 balloons and put tribute notes on them and released them at 1.30 yesterday afternoon (so look out for them all my eastern states friends as it was very windy here and their heading your way,lol) We had media coverage but the most exciting bit is we sold $1550 of merchandise and almost $2500 in fundraising!!! The kids (15 years old) showed so much maturity and made the school and community extremely proud, many could take a leaf out of their book. I will attempt to add the small video clip i took of the balloon release, I was thinking of you all at the time, good health and happiness to all,  love Kaz xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  • Kerries
    Kerries Member Posts: 49
    edited March 2015

    Well done you!!! it sounds like a fantastic thing to share with your son. We sometimes forget the men in our families.

    Great job & keep up the good work...now you can have a well deserved rest.

    Cheers

    Kerrie

  • Kerries
    Kerries Member Posts: 49
    edited March 2015

    Well done you!!! it sounds like a fantastic thing to share with your son. We sometimes forget the men in our families.

    Great job & keep up the good work...now you can have a well deserved rest.

    Cheers

    Kerrie

  • w.a. kaz
    w.a. kaz Member Posts: 80
    edited March 2015

    So after having a bad experience with co- BCNA local I got very disillutioned with the fact that some people think they "own" cancer in small towns instead of embracing new, younger and fresh ideas.

    Unfortunately I have now been diagnosed with secondary cancer (bone matases)  and feel I need support through this.

     I loved being a BCNA representative and especially a on-line champion. I still did a fundraiser this year and was very pleased to meet Jacques on his tribute ride around Australia and he joined our Younger Womans Cancer Support Group for lunch. We are under the Cancer Council banner but love supporting BCNA. Unfortunately Geraldton is still very divided and nothings changed with the "others" that have had the run of all cancer for 20 odd years and I refuse to be upset by their narrow minded, self promotion (only see the same 2 faces in the paper year after year- bit sad for the other woman that turn up to support them!!) but I will still silently continue to promote all causes that help locals get through their various stages of diagnosis. Look forward to touching base with fellow woman fighting the disease and the bullshit of small town syndrome, love to all xx Kaz

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