I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported our Headway Cambridgeshire ball at the weekend and made it such an outstanding success, raising more than £2,000 on the night.
Any charity will tell you how tough it is to keep the money rolling in when there are so many worthy causes competing for it.
I ended up buying the stunning painting of Madonna for my sister Rosalind (pictured with me) which you can see here, though she will have to wait till her birthday. It was painted by one of our service users, Barry-John Nevill, and he kindly donated it for an auction which my husband Stephen ran during the evening; he was born for that role and had the patter off to a tee! I always remember Jeffrey Archer saying how paintings were a great investment, and I’m sure that will be the case with this one too, though that was not the reason I bought it as my sister fell in love with it at first sight and cannot wait for it to grace her wall.
Our friends Liz and Steve joined us, our fellow cruising shipmates. Liz and I both had a good laugh as we felt like we were sailing around the Med again, being seated almost identically around a round table, with a casino and live music to follow. They even have art auctions on the ship – but no originals like Barry-John’s.
I would like to single out graphic designer Paul Lane of Savvy Designs for special thanks as he spent the evening capturing the event on camera. He gave his time voluntarily and his photos bring back memories of a wonderful evening, including the two on this blog post. The pics can be seen at this link.
Headway Cambridgeshire is fortunate to be growing from strength to strength. We will be opening in Peterborough later this month, and Fenland later this year. Sadly, there will always be a need for its services, providing rehabilitative care for adults with an acquired brain injury, and support for families and carers, because accidents like this can happen to anyone on any day without warning.
Hi Ellee such a great cause , so pleased that you are getting such support and growing.
Wow you and your sister look wonderful..and your sister must be so happy with her present, even though she has to wait!
I clicked the link but no painting!
When I get the money I’m going to collect paintings… or save myself the money and do my own modern art!!
Hi Anne, thank you, and yes, it is certainly a great cause to support. We know we are very lucky, but luck is only part of it because we have a great CEO in Andrew Gardner. He has a great knack of filling in grant application forms and making them turn to gold. 🙂
Gledwood, it’s been a long time since I heard from you, I hope you are well. The link does work, but you need to scroll the text down to view the pic. It is a previous blog post I wrote with the pic at the bottom. Here is the link again: https://elleeseymour.com/2010/02/05/my-headway-update/
The pair of you look stunning 🙂
You look fabulous, Ellee. Glad a good time was had by all. It’s in such a good cause.
Thank you Cherry Pie and Pip, I don’t get many chances to dress up like this. My pa-in-law bought me the frock for Christmas and there is a hairdresser in my village who puts my hair up for me.
Hi Ellee, we had a great time and so pleased to help contribute to this charity you are so involved in. Really enjoyed the auctioneer’s talents and the Abba tribute band! Yes, memoires of our lovely cruises together.