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The Total !!!

12/2/2013

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So, that's it! Done and dusted for another year and what an absolutely fabulous night!

Starting at 10am with Sam and her Glamourpuss team (and a couple of novice hands) there were 300 sashes, 30 mirrors, Vases and Light bases, over 3000 feathers, millions of table diamonds, 1 blow up Champagne bottle, 50ish balloons and one emergency trip back to Barnsley! 

The room looked stunning and as always Sam gave The Queens Hotel Ballroom the WOW factor.  Everyone commented on how stunning it all looked so Thank You Sam.

The decor was then given a sparkly boost with the addition of a Twinkle Dancefloor supplied by Wedding Venue Lighting if you haven't seen one in action I have to say it beats dancing on a plain old dance floor, I think this is going to have to be a regular addition to The Ball now! Lighting in the room was given an ambient pink glow by Martin from Carta Projects as well as our lovely logo on the wall, I have to say even though we had a little hiccup with the lights due to The Queens electrics not being 100% Martin didn't hesitate to drive all the way back to us to sort it out.  Excellent service and I am trying to restrain myself from looking at all the fantastic things Carta Projects can do for us for 2014!!!

That was it the night was under-way, the speech was nervously spoken whilst trying to hold back the tears and take in the 300 pairs of eyes staring back at me, the meal was delicious and the drinks were flowing nicely.

Our entertainment was massive hit so once again I need to say Thank You to Graeme Cox
http://www.party-joe.com/fr_home.cfm for starting the evening off with his wonderful voice and Mark Waddington who entertained brilliantly with his magic,  the amount of people talking about the tricks at breakfast made me chuckle alot. http://yorkshireweddingmagician.com/

Func on the Rocks were unbelievable no sooner had they said hello and started their set then the dance floor was swamped, you did a brilliant job guys the dance floor never emptied whilst you were playing and so many people came to me to say how good you were http://funcontherocks.com/  Also our Fun Casino was once again a massive hit so Thank You to Ian Mac and Grosvenor Fun Casino's everyone had a blast and lots of very happy prize winners.

There are some brilliant pictures floating about from the night some of which are here, if you were there and would like to share them please tag us on facebook I'd love to see them
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.429715100440457.101254.284367448308557&

Please please share your memories with us, what you enjoyed and maybe what you'd like to see in the future, all ideas are gratefully received.

And so to our total ...






£16029 is the total raised from the sales of all tickets including the Raffle, Auction Prizes, Sales of Fun Casino Money and Golden Envelopes on the night and the donation from our Photographer.  Also included in this total is £410 from Penistone Players, our local Theatre Group who I have to say did a great job Thank You All.

I'm overwhelmed I wanted £15000 and hoped we could achieve it so THANK YOU all so so much for playing a part in it. I now need to have a chat with FSID and talk about where this money is best placed, some of which will be going into research as normal but I would really like to keep this in Yorshire and have a legacy for Alexander in his home county.

It also appears that I may have booked Alexander's Charity Ball 2014 so after a few months off I shall come back to you all ready to start again!!!


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I remember ...

18/10/2012

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So whilst in the shower I got to thinking, it's actually where I think and reflect the most.  Probably because it's the quietest room in the house and the time I get a little bit of me time!
This isn't an easy post but for me I wanted to write a personal post about the things that come to me when I least expect them, sometimes I can appear detached from the issues when the fundraiser in me takes over but these are things I remember from that day the things that are imprinted on my memory. 

I Remember ...

the day it happened, the worst actual day of my whole 34 years. The shower I took before 'waking' my son, the moment I touched that bedroom door handle and knew with absolute certainty that something was drastically wrong.

ringing Ian who was on his way to work, lying to him just so he would be careful driving home.



ringing our parents and my Mum strangely asking if I'd phoned an ambulance.


his foot peeking out from a blanket as the paramedics carried him to the ambulance.

the car journey to the hospital, the hope that Ian had that things would be ok and knowing deep down there was no hope.

the look on the faces of the 3 men that had tried to save my baby.

the sound of my husbands hope disappearing in the instant we saw that little person laying lifeless on a massive hospital bed.

asking for a Catholic priest (I haven't set foot in a Catholic Church in a long time) and thinking when he arrived that his shoes were terrible and had no laces in them!  

the sight of a Dad from my boys school (who is a Vicar) walking towards us and feeling able to let go, he and his family are now a very dear set of friends for us.

ringing Shelley (a Twin Mum, a member of a fabulous message board for parents of twins and someone with whom I'd met only a handful of times) I cannot remember exactly what I said or how long I was on the phone but it was important to me at that time to let the 'friends' I'd made over 2 years know.

all those sad faces arriving at our door with no idea what to expect or what to say.

the weather, it snowed !



the police.  I can't tell you what they looked like, who they were (I know they were locals) or what they said but I know they were there not in an intruding way they were just there.

my Dad taking Tom and Jack on endless bracing walks and building snowmen in the garden.

the endless cups of tea, it wore my kettle out !

the emptiness, the heartache, the fear.

watching Harrison our surviving twin searching in their hiding spots looking for the other half of him.



Most things are a blur or feel a little like I dreamed them but 5 and half years later these are the things that pop into my head when I least expect them too.  I know I will never ever forget the events of that day and I'm sorry if this post is a little difficult for you to read but I needed to share it, for me but to also try and make people understand a little more. 


Thanks for reading 


Nicola x


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Func on the Rocks Playing Live at Alexander's Charity Ball 2013 

17/8/2012

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We are delighted to announce that our Band for 2013 will be Func on the Rocks featuring vocals from Cherie Gears.

Func on the Rocks are local to Leeds and have a great repertoire of songs for us to dance the night away so if you have a special request let us know and I'm sure the band would love to include it on the night.

Please visit the website and have a listen to the soulful sound of the band and give them a like on Twitter and Facebook.



http://funcontherocks.com/ 


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