A new issue of the Ticker Times is now available for download.
New postal address
We have another address change as we now have a new National Secretary, Michele. As always, our current contact details can be found on our website.
Christmas Cards 2010
It’s nearly that time of year again and now is a great time to buy our Christmas Cards. We have a number of high quality designs at £3.50 per pack of 10. For more information see www.heartchild.info/cards.
This year we are again running our Personalised Christmas Card scheme in partnership with Charity Choice. 50 pence from each card sold goes to our charity (minimum order 50 cards per design). See www.charitychristmascards.com for more information or email us for an order form.
CHA joins Facebook
Our Association now has a Facebook group, see https://www.heartchild.info/facebook. Show your support by joining the group. Please note that joining the Facebook group does not make you a full member of the Association, please contact us for further information to become a member.
Make A Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation UK has a very simple objective – to grant magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. The charity was founded in the UK in 1986 and since then has granted over 5,500 wishes. With over 20,000 children in the UK living with life-threatening conditions at any one time, our work is never ending. Our aim is to ensure that every one of these children is able to experience the magic and joy of a Make-A-Wish wish. We receive no government funding or lottery grants, relying on the generous donations of the public and that’s why, for our charity, every donation really counts.
Adriana Ceruso’s Fundraising Page
Adriana Ceruso has raised £265 for the Association by taking part in a Saint Valentine’s Day Walk. Fantastic. See her fundraisng page at http://www.justgiving.com/adrianaceruso
Photographs from recent events
There are some photographs of recent Association events online now. To see the photos please visit http://picasaweb.google.com/childrensheartassociation1.
Halloween Party
Our Halloween party was held at Alder Hey and just a little earlier than the official date of 31st Oct. We had a good response to the party – not too busy but busy enough – and again we had an entertainer. The Children and some adults got dressed up in their best outfits and people really did make a fantastic effort so well done to everyone who joined in the fun. Michele Casey and her family not only looked great but also brought along some fantastic decorations for us to use, so thank you. My skull necklace and bracelet (my new best jewellery) were popular with the children who wanted to see them. My mum bought me these in America and i was glad she did.
We even had food at the party which we gave names to. So things such as traditional jam sandwiches were renamed. Can you guess the name of these?! There are some photographs from the party online on Flickr.
Thank you all for your support
A sincere “Thank You” from all of us at the Childrens Heart Association, your support and donations go a long way to helping us fulfil our aims.
Thank you to Dr James Tornos for a donation of £200; all the staff at BAA Business Support Centre Ltd for a donation of £235.53 which was raised on the back of your monthly dress down day; Bob and Marion Hitchen for a donation of £120 which you raised on the back of your Diamond Wedding Anniversary; Tom and Jean Hitchen for a donation of £150 raised by donations at your Diamond Wedding anniversary; and Mrs Brenda Buttery for your very kind donation of £120, which you raised through the fun run/walk for your grandson’s 1st birthday.
Donation from Eli Lilly and staff
The Children’s Heart Association would like to thank all those at the Eli Lilly Speke site for their support of our charity. Their donation of £1000 is greatly appreciated and will go a long way to allow us to fulfil our charity’s aims of helping children with congenital heart defects and their families through the difficult times they face.