MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER TO BE HONORED
AT SUPERSIBS! LUNCHEON & SILENT AUCTION

3rd ANNUAL ‘A TRIBUTE TO OUR QUIET HEROES’ EVENT BENEFITS
SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER

For the third consecutive year, SuperSibs! will host ‘A Tribute To Our Quiet Heroes’ Luncheon and Silent Auction on Saturday, May 8, 2010 to honor mothers of children with cancer.

Mother’s Day weekend is the perfect time to pay tribute to these women who have done little for themselves since their lives were overtaken by hospital visits and treatment schedules. “Our challenge and privilege is to provide a few hours of respite and appreciation for these incredible mothers, while raising funds to support their children, the siblings who stand on the sidelines enduring the devastating impact of pediatric cancer on their family,” said SuperSibs! Founder and Executive Director Melanie Goldish.

Over the years, the event raised has raised over $150,000 and draw more than 200 guests annually. Quiet Heroes mothers received Vera Bradley bags filled with pampering gifts and custom made Swarovsky crystal bracelets. This year, SuperSibs! is hoping to host 300 guests for this inspirational afternoon. SuperSibs! offers a variety of sponsorships to help cover the cost of the Quiet Hero mothers’ complimentary attendance.

The excitement and planning for next years event has begun. ‘A Tribute To Our Quiet Heroes’ Luncheon and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Westin O’Hare located at 6100 N. River Road in Rosemont, Illinois. Tickets are $100 and include admission, cocktail reception, luncheon and program. A portion of each ticket price will allow Quiet Hero mothers to have complimentary attendance. Corporate and individual sponsorships are available. Space is limited. For more information and to register, please visit www.supersibs.org and select Quiet Heroes or contact Sharon Cuttone at 847.977.6763.

SuperSibs! is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization bringing ongoing comfort, recognition and support to over 19,000 children and teens whose brothers and sisters have cancer. SuperSibs! helps these siblings to redefine the cancer experience to face the future with strength, courage and hope. No longer are these “shadow survivors” forgotten, and alone as they battle feelings of fear, insignificance, guilt, helplessness, anger and grief. Visit www.supersibs.org for more information.

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To be held at the Grand Chancellor, Hindley Street Adelaide on Tuesday 3rd November 2009.

Cost $125.00 each with all proceeds supporting Variety ……….. the children’s charity.

Sweeps, live music, auctions, bookmaking facilities and men’s and women’s fashions by Oscar the Third – an outstanding day not to be missed!

Either call Sue Pearce on 0417857241 or download the booking sheet from our website  www.car222.com.au

Sumptuous three course meal
O’Leary Walker Wines
Master of ceremonies: Rob Popplestone
Live entertainment – party band “Flirt”
Silent auction

Tickets $115 EACH
Call Encore 8268 7791 or www.encoregroup.net.au

All proceeds to Ronald McDonald House Adelaide

GALA LUNCH FOR LUNG CANCER

LAUGH THROUGH LUNCH WITH FIONA O’LOUGHLIN – FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

Comedian Fiona O’Loughlin will perform at The Australian Lung Foundation’s Inaugural Gala Lunch for Lung Cancer to help raise funds to employ a specialist lung care nurse on their 1800 number to provide patients carers and family members with medical information and support.

The Gala Lunch for Lung Cancer will be held in the Presidential Ballroom of the Sebel and Citigate Hotel King George Square on Friday 13th November – 11.30am – 2.00pm. Tickets $100 or $950 for a table of 10.

For booking go to www.lungfoundation.com.au or www.kjlcn.org.au or phone 1800 654 901

For more information please contact -
Kerrie Callaghan
Project/Communications Coordinator
The Australian Lung Foundation
P 3251 3641
Kerrie@lungfoundation.com.au

NSPCC Step Change

Step Change – a stair race up London’s most iconic building

British Olympic Swimmer and World Champion of the 10km freestyle, Keri-Anne Payne, and world class mountain runners Ricky Lightfoot and Andy Symonds joined Chris Day of the London Business Group to launch a new fundraising event for the NSPCC and the public are being encouraged to sign up now!

The Step Change Challenge, to be held at, 30 St Mary Axe, aka The Gherkin on Sunday 7 February 2010, will aim to raise a minimum of £125,000 for the charity’s Child’s Voice Appeal.

The NSPCC have been granted exclusive access to London’s most iconic building to host its inaugural Step Change, climbing a thousand steps to raise money raise to help children. Open to corporate teams, NSPCC supporters and the public, the challenge is for teams and individuals to run up 38 flights of stairs to reach the bar at the top and enjoy a glass of well deserved champagne.

Chris Day, from the Advisory Board of Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller and member of the London Business Group said, “I’m certain that this event is going to be very popular due to the exclusive access we can provide to the Gherkin. Limited places are available and we’re offering people of all levels of fitness the chance to have a go and help us move one step closer to ending cruelty to children. Please help us by pulling on your trainers, donning your fundraising cap and helping to bring in the pounds for the NSPCC.”

Keri-Anne Payne said, “This event offers an exclusive opportunity to step inside a landmark building and is a fun way of raising money for the NSPCC. I fully support the NSPCC’s Child’s Voice Appeal and would encourage anyone at any level to get running, get fit, and get involved in Step Change.”

For the less adventurous competitors a champagne lift pass is available. Bypass the stair challenge and elevate yourself to the dizzy heights of the champagne bar where you can enjoy a glass of bubbly and savour the views for around 30 minutes before being propelled back down to earth.

Money raised at the event will go towards the £50 million Child’s Voice Appeal, which was launched in September 2008 with the aim of funding the expansion and development of both the ChildLine service and the NSPCC Helpline.
For more information on the Step Change Challenge and details on how to register please visit www.nspcc.org.uk/stepchange or contact the Step Change Team on 0207 650 3426 or stepchange@nspcc.org.uk

Baltimore area residents with lupus—or those who think they may have lupus—can get tips and information in the free “Living with Lupus” workshop on October 24 offered by the Lupus Foundation of America Greater Washington Chapter (LFAGW). The workshop will run from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Y of Central Maryland, 900 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, Md. 21218. Dawn Isherwood, R.N., will offer current, medically accurate information on lupus, its symptoms, treatments and coping  techniques.

Affecting mostly women, lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease with no known cure that can damage any part of the body including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and the brain. Registration (free) and details:

http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/gwashington_programs.aspx?articleid=2636&zoneid=143

or go to http://www.lupusgw.org, and click onto “Programs and Events.” Toll-free telephone: 1-888-349-1167

Be swept up in Melbourne Cup glamour when the red carpet unrolls to present one of Sydney’s true hidden gems, the Newmarket Stables, Randwick. Promising an afternoon of unrivalled style and unbridled fun at the very home of racing royalty, children’s cancer charity, Cure Our Kids will host, Melbourne Cup luncheon, Cup at the Stables, Tuesday 3rd November, 2009.

Sydney’s best kept secret, the Newmarket Stables is set on 11 acres boasting stunning fig trees and ambling landscaped gardens. Owned and run by the famous thoroughbred auctioneers, the Inglis family, this magnificent heritage-listed venue is steeped in history, tradition and prestige.

Indulge in bespoke gourmet tastes, fine wine, fashion on the fields, watch your horse cross the line on the big screen and kick back for an afternoon of great live entertainment.

Lawn Marquee & Stable seating available
Full TAB facilities
Fashion on the Fields
Pamper Rooms
Charity Sweeps
Valet Parking

Dress: Thoroughbred

Tickets: $150 per person (tables of 10+ available),includes sparkline wine on arrival, gourmet lunch, live enertaimnet and race guide.

Corporate Tables and VIP areas are available. Please contact Katrina Ortolan on 9938 3499 or katrina@cureourkids.com.au, for more information.

Tickets can be purchased on line: www.cureourkids.com.au

Established in 2001, Cure Our Kids is a nonprofit charity dedicated to improving quality of life for children with cancer and their families at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. To date, Cure Our Kids has raised over $6,000,000 and funded an extraordinary agenda of programs and developed a range of innovative support services for children with cancer and the families who love them, including:

Hospital renovations
~ Computer Resource Centre
~ Development of patient and family resources
~ Support programs for parents and children
~ Survival kits for newly diagnosed families
~ Funding of Play and Music Therapists

Cure Our Kids is hosting this sublime event to support children with cancer and the families who love them.

Never played at Settlers Run Golf & Country Club? This is the newest Greg Norman designed championship golf course and here is your chance.

Settlers Run is the picturesque 18 hole championship golf course that has been inspired by courses that Norman has personally played on, both around the world and across Melbourne’s famous sandbelt.

This golf event will raise valuable funds for the National Stroke Foundation and is a precursor to the established National Stroke Foundation’s Mornington Peninsula Counterstroke Golf Classic, commencing on Tuesday 23 February. Places are limited but you have the opportunity to secure yours before they go on general sale. Book now and don’t miss this opportunity to play at a great new golf course and help raise money
to save Australian lives.

Event Details:
Competition – Four Ball Stableford
Monday 22 February
8:30 am shot gun start
Followed by a luncheon in the clubhouse
$250 a pair- includes cart hire and luncheon
Email: jlesniak@strokefoundation.com.au or
Phone (03) 9670 1000 to secure your ticket.

All funds raised go to support the National Stroke Foundation in our aim to Stop Stroke, Save Lives and End Suffering.