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Fundraising
STARS NEEDS YOU! – Volunteering for STARS
STARS is the only charity in the world dedicated to supporting and caring for those coping with syncope and refl ex anoxic seizures. STARS desperately needs volunteers to help us in a number of key areas of operation. The options are 1. Fundraising; Always an essential option to allow STARS to continue operating. www.stars.org.uk/fundraising/ 2. Educating through Awareness; Also a critical area, raising awareness of the condition and sharing common issues and barriers will lead to national improvements in care and support. www.stars.org.uk/fundraising/ volunteers/ 3. Project specifi c support; This is where you can, as a supporter of STARS work, sign up to help a specifi c project that maybe close to your heart. At the moment we are looking for project volunteers for our ‘Shine a Light on Education’ project as we attempt to support children with syncope as they make their way through school life. www.education.stars. org.uk/ It is easy to become a Volunteer you just need passion and time and you could make a huge difference. STARS would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have funded our work since the last edition of the Newsletter back in July 2007. Without your continued support STARS will not be able to maintain the high level of services on offer so keep up the great work and don’t forget the fundraising offi ce is always there to help alongside the new fundraising web area. http:// www.stars.org.uk/fundraising/ STARS would like to thank you all.
Phoebe Palmer – Fundraising superstar
Phoebe has been working tirelessly fundraising for STARS and in particular for POTS sufferers. STARS was nominated to be the charity of the year for the John Lewis Benefi t Year 2007. As part of this STARS has received monies from two events of note, The Team England Golf Day which was on the 14th May 07 and the Captain’s Dinner held on the 23rd November 2007.
Danielle Burns a mother of an RAS sufferer ran in the Asics Breakfast 5K Run 1st July 2007 in aid of STARS. “The reason for my sponsorship being donated to STARS is because my youngest son suffered from a very mild form of Refl ex Anoxic Seizures, and STARS offered us great support and help when I needed it most.” Four brave STARS members completed the challenging British 10k London run on Sunday 1st July 2007. We would like to thank, Samantha Coney, Nicola Meldrum, Tara Meredith and Andrea Meyer.
All four raised substantial funds for STARS.
On the 29th September 2007 Chelsea stepped up and with great courage and determination conquered the Tesco Junior & Mini Great North Run. She is an inspiration to us all.
Thank you from everybody at STARS for great work.
“On 3rd August 2007 I had the best day of my life, when I married my husband Eric. The wedding was even more special to us after a year in which my sister’s twin boys arrived very prematurely, Eric’s parents both suffered strokes within a few months of one another, and I had a particularly diffi cult time with pre-syncope symptoms/posturaly potension. Fortunately I am now an obsessed auntie of two healthy one year olds, we were proud to have Eric’s dad as one of the Witnesses to our marriage, and his mum recovered well enough to make our wedding cake - tower of muffi ns! As for my health problems – well I tried not to let them get in the way of the wedding or celebrations! The frequent dizzy spells have been a part of my life for 13 years, so my wedding day was no exception. Fortunately I was having a good phase in the weeks surrounding the wedding so the symptoms weren’t severe but I was naturally pretty worried about swooning at the altar, so to speak! (Didn’t want to end up on You’ve Been Framed). I was determined not to let my dizziness spoil my dream day so I went ahead and wore a big corseted dress, and balanced the risk by allocating one of the best men the task of carrying round a pocket fan for me to keep cool (and conscious!). Having said that, wedding days aside, it is diffi cult and frightening to feel so faint so frequently, and I still don’t have all the answers of treatments. STARS was a huge help to me at the start of the year when I was really struggling to get another referral to a consultant and it has been a great resource for gaining more information and fi nding other people who have syncope problems. So STARS was one of the charities we donated to in lieu of traditional wedding favours –instead we were happy to put STARS key rings and pens on the tables for our guests to raise awareness of the charity.”
Thank you Anita Kiernan for your support!
Charlotte and Francesca Lobbans’ Parachute Jump
On the 2nd January 2008 still recovering from New Year’s Eve celebrations, we jumped out of a plane at 14,000 feet above Sydney, Australia as we thought it would be a good opportunity to raise some much-need money for STARS. Needless to say we were a tiny bit nervous, especially when Francesca found herself sitting by the exit! Yes - we did have our eyes open for the entire 60 second free fall and breathed a sigh of relief when the parachutes opened! We would really like to thank everyone who sponsored us.
Fundraising for STARS is now easier than ever. Since 18th February 2008 STARS is proud to announce its brand new fundraising area. Please take a look and start your fundraising journey by following the link
www.STARS.org.uk/fundraising
If you don’t have internet access please don’t despair, you can always give the fundraising team a call on 01789 451830
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