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Supporting the North West Centre for Heart & Lung Transplantation
London Marathon Triumph
Claire Atherton ran the London marathon last weekend for New Start and has raised over £2K
Claire’s reason for raising the money is as follows:
In 2005 my Dad received a life saving double lung transplant at Wythenshawe Hospital, and we were lucky enough to have another 6 years together as a family.
Being ill enough for organ transplantation to be your only hope is a desperate and often daunting position to be in for both that person and their family and friends. The care and support we received from everyone we came across as we travelled this emotional rollercoaster of a journey was immeasurable.
From Dad initially being placed on the waiting list and the false alarms, to the operation going ahead in the nick of time, the lengthy recovery and numerous hospital visits in the subsequent months and years, we were met time and again with friendly faces and positivity.
A big THANK YOU Claire from all of us here
April 200 Club Winners
Our first 200 club was drawn today and the winners are
1st Prize Stuart Hughes £98.40
2nd Prize Stephen Crook £32.80
if you would like to join the May Draw please download the application form Here
North West Charity Singers
We had a lovely cheque presented to us last Friday for £2000 from the NW Charity Singers.
the NW Chairty singers are a group based in the Merseyside area. They raise money by singing in local Supermarkets and Shopping Malls. Last year they raised £14k for North West Charities. Peter Rowe one of our double lung recipients is a member.
For more information on the singers please go to http://nwcharitysingers.org.uk/
Still Standing Boxing Event
A massive Thank you and well done to Joe Jackson for hosting a boxing event for New Start in March 2016.
The event took place in the Premier Suite at the Makron Stadium in Bolton on a Sunday Afternoon.Over 600 people attended
Thank you goes to all the competitors who took part some of whom had never taken part in a match before.
The event has already raised nearly £7k and Joe is hoping when all the ticket money is in to make it past the £10k mark
Staff pull Together
“Together” based in Cheadle have raised a magnificent £2550.90 for New Start. All the staff have been taking part in Dress Down Fridays and other fundraising events over the past few Months. One of the staff had nominated us after his Father was treated in Wythenshawe Thank you everyone its much appreciated
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