In recent months, members and supporters have been fund-raising;
DCLG MEMBER KAREN PEIRCE did a marvellously brave jump, 15.000(!) feet, in early September. To date, Karen has raised over £700. Gift Aid to be added to the total. The monies raised will be split between LUPUS UK and The Migraine Trust.
Karen’s donation page will remain open for a few weeks yet, so you can still support these two causes by donating on her fund raising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KarenPeirce
Lesa Morley: I was diagnosed with lupus four years ago and as I had been involved in fundraising previously,* my lovely neighbours David and Lucy very kindly invited me to join an open studio workshop weekend on 9th-10th June in aid of lupus.
HEMYOCK
David Ball is an antique furniture restorer in Hemyock. Restoration can often return a treasured possession to its former glory. Many came to see what David can achieve with traditional skills and materials. David’s website: www.dbfr.co.uk
I am a Pet Portrait Artist and had a table with greeting cards and other examples of my work, along with my flyers for people to take home. If you would like a portrait done or need a present for someone, then feel free to contact me. I will donate 20% of my fee to LUPUS UK. Look at my website for gallery and prices www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LesaMorleyDesign - E-mail lesamorley@gmail.com - Mobile 07557002765
We raised £200 (Ed. THANK YOU!) by selling greeting cards, books and Lucy’s gorgeous cream cakes, scones, flapjacks and cream teas, which were enjoyed in the beautiful garden next to the workshop.
*It was Lesa who did the Saint’s Way 28-mile-walk for lupus in June last year!
EXETER
A warm thank you to Su Gutowski, who, with the support of son Jonathan at a kind neighbour’s house in Exeter, held a coffee morning and raised £200 for lupus. The theme was purple and white, even the food and sweets! Party games were played, one being ’guess how many purple & white sweets are in the bag’ (’twas 178). Over two days, posters, booklets and leaflets were distributed to various clinics and shops, as well as having a poster displayed at the university.
LONDON
On May 5th, Elvin Samson with friends, Raymond and Simone Levy, took part, with 170 other participants, in a four-mile-walk to raise funds and promote awareness of lupus. Wearing their LUPUS UK T-shirts, they were an impressive bright purple sight as they strolled from Nelson’s Column to Covent Garden. The atmosphere was very friendly. They handed out leaflets to bystanders and £370 was raised by sponsorship. All in all it proved to be a very rewarding day.
DCLG MEMBER KAREN PEIRCE did a marvellously brave jump, 15.000(!) feet, in early September. To date, Karen has raised over £700. Gift Aid to be added to the total. The monies raised will be split between LUPUS UK and The Migraine Trust.
Karen’s donation page will remain open for a few weeks yet, so you can still support these two causes by donating on her fund raising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KarenPeirce
Lesa Morley: I was diagnosed with lupus four years ago and as I had been involved in fundraising previously,* my lovely neighbours David and Lucy very kindly invited me to join an open studio workshop weekend on 9th-10th June in aid of lupus.
HEMYOCK
David Ball is an antique furniture restorer in Hemyock. Restoration can often return a treasured possession to its former glory. Many came to see what David can achieve with traditional skills and materials. David’s website: www.dbfr.co.uk
I am a Pet Portrait Artist and had a table with greeting cards and other examples of my work, along with my flyers for people to take home. If you would like a portrait done or need a present for someone, then feel free to contact me. I will donate 20% of my fee to LUPUS UK. Look at my website for gallery and prices www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LesaMorleyDesign - E-mail lesamorley@gmail.com - Mobile 07557002765
We raised £200 (Ed. THANK YOU!) by selling greeting cards, books and Lucy’s gorgeous cream cakes, scones, flapjacks and cream teas, which were enjoyed in the beautiful garden next to the workshop.
*It was Lesa who did the Saint’s Way 28-mile-walk for lupus in June last year!
EXETER
A warm thank you to Su Gutowski, who, with the support of son Jonathan at a kind neighbour’s house in Exeter, held a coffee morning and raised £200 for lupus. The theme was purple and white, even the food and sweets! Party games were played, one being ’guess how many purple & white sweets are in the bag’ (’twas 178). Over two days, posters, booklets and leaflets were distributed to various clinics and shops, as well as having a poster displayed at the university.
LONDON
On May 5th, Elvin Samson with friends, Raymond and Simone Levy, took part, with 170 other participants, in a four-mile-walk to raise funds and promote awareness of lupus. Wearing their LUPUS UK T-shirts, they were an impressive bright purple sight as they strolled from Nelson’s Column to Covent Garden. The atmosphere was very friendly. They handed out leaflets to bystanders and £370 was raised by sponsorship. All in all it proved to be a very rewarding day.