A Great Big Thank You

December Facebook Fundraisers

Thank you for supporting Max Appeal with your Facebook fundraising.
Heidi
Martin
Cherry

November Facebook Fundraisers

A big thank you to:

Allison
Antonia
Matt
Mark
Tracey

for supporting Max Appeal and their Facebook Birthday donations

Thank you Lee Davenport

For raising over £640.00, whilst running 50 miles in 24 hours. That's some serious fitness Lee.

Thank you

A huge Max Appeal Thank you to Sue Liddell and Kerrie for their Exercise for 22 over 11 days. £1385 was raised. Thank you!

August and September Facebook Fundraisers

Max Appeal would like to thank :

Sarah
James
Michelle

For Supporting Max Appeal with their Facebook Fundraisers

July Facebook Fundraisers

Max Appeal would like the thank the following people for their Facebook Birthday Fundraisers:
Linsey
Lee

June Facebook Fundraisers

Max Appeal would like to thank the following people for their Facebook Birthday Fundraisers:
Carla
Daisie
Cherry

May Facebook Fundraisers

Max Appeal would like to thank the following people for their Facebook Birthday Fundraisers:
Arlene

April Facebook Fundraisers

Thank you to Vicky, Becky, Danielle and Allison for your Birthday Facebook Fundraisers and supporting Max Appeal.

March Facebook Fundraisers

Thank you to Fran & Kayleigh for your support and your Birthday Facebook fundraisers.

A big thank you to Tommy Taylor

A big thank you to Tommy Taylor (Rebecca Oxley Max Appeal Member cousin) who ran the half marathon in February for Max Appeal in very windy conditions on the seafront in Brighton. Thank you Tommy

Facebook Fundraisers February

A big thank you to :
Lorrina's for her birthday fundraiser for Max Appeal.

A big thank you to Wayne Smith

My name is Wayne Smith and I am a member of Max Appeal. On the 26th January 2020 I completed the Farnborough half marathon which I finished in 2hrs 28m. I raised a total of £375 in donations for Max Appeal. I am due to run the Fleet half marathon on 15th March 2020 which I am currently taking donations for also. My son Freddie was diagnosed with 22q at 3 years old and we have been members of max appeal since then who have always been a great source of support and information.

Massive thank you to Lynette Dakin

Lynette Dakin held a fundraising Bingo event to raise funds for Max Appeal

Thank you to Hargraves Butchers for raising £55.00 for Max Appeal

Facebook Fundraisers

Thank you to our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers
Max Appeal would like to thank all of our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers. Sometimes we can't find the contact details, so if you see your name but haven't received a thank you card, please give us a shout.

Big thank you to the following Birthday fundraisers:

Liz
Stephen
Leanne
Melodie
Nikki
Angela

(Jan 2020)

A big thank you to a very special football team....

This is Kirsty's (Johnny's Mom) story

Thought we would let you know about the absolutely amazing day Johnny had at Manchester City at the weekend.

Johnny was diagnosed with 22q at 2 years old. He turned 8 in December and is mainly affected by speech and language issues, and can be anxious with unfamiliar situations and people. He loves playing football and watching Man City, and his favourite player is Kevin De Bruyne. We live near Glasgow and planned a trip down to watch them play in their FA Cup match v Fulham on Sunday. I emailed the club Supporter Liaison Officer to ask what time the team bus would arrive so that Johnny could see Kevin arrive, explaining briefly his condition and that he gets anxious.

We were absolutely blown away by their response, promising to make Johnny's day special. He was given access to the 'blue carpet' where he could high-five the players as they arrived off the bus, then taken on to the pitch before the game to have his picture taken with the team.

At first when I spoke with him, Johnny was unsure about being on the pitch with 40,000 people watching on, but was so excited at the experience he was an absolute star and went on with the other boys and girls in the group, leaving me at the side of the pitch.

The club were extremely accommodating, letting Johnny decide what he was comfortable with and giving me the opportunity to be with him whenever he needed support. I think he gained a lot of confidence and self-belief on the day and surprised his family, and maybe himself, at how brave he was! I know this was a big deal for him.

Johnny is second from the right in the second row, wearing the yellow kit.

thanks
Kirsty Huddleston (Johnny's mum)

A big thank you

Thank you to Paula from TKMaxx in Stockport, who's company voted for Max Appeal over a few other charities as their charity of the year. Max Appeal received a cheque for £500 - thank you to Paula, Lorraine and everyone at TKMaxx and Homesense.

Thank you to our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers
thank youMax Appeal would like to thank all of our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers. Sometimes we can't find the contact details, so if you see your name but haven't received a thank you card, please give us a shout.

Big thank you to the following Birthday fundraisers:

Megan
Melodie
Paul
Mel
Ciorstaidh

(Dec 19)

Thank you Coral for taking part in the Virtual Race 2019

These are my distances and dates, and a picture of Erica, the precious little Girl with 22q11 that I'm gifting my medal to.

A big thank you to:

Grasmere Academy - who raised £190 with a cake sale.

Everyone that took part in the Virtual Race in November.

A big thank you to Bottesford Dental Practice

Thank you to Michelle Hopkins and Bottesford Dental Practice who held a 'Have a Brew for 22q' in November and raised a fantastic £127.85 for Max Appeal.

Thank you to our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers

Max Appeal would like to thank all of our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers. Sometimes we can't find the contact details, so if you see your name but haven't received a thank you card, please give us a shout.

Big thank you to the following Birthday fundraisers:

Mark
Caz
Nadia
Rebecca
Tracey

& Erica's - No Xmas card donations - Thank you

(Nov 19)

A massive thank you to all the Great North Runners

On Sunday 8th September 35 Runners ran the Great North Run and raised funds for Max Appeal. A massive thank you to all those running.
Neil Gibbons 01:40:35
Tom Davis 01:50:19
Scott Mitchell 01:52:21
Hayley Norse 01:57:14
Helen Brandrick 02:01:26
Paul Bainbridge 02:04:19
Hannah Horsley 02:06:59
Jenny Barnes 02:07:55
Donna Morris 02:14:48
Michelle Balmer 02:14:48
Catherine Dixon 02:15:17
Alice Corrall 02:16:14
Samantha Wragg 02:17:57
John Sheppard 02:19:55
Katie Corrall 02:21:04
Noel Sanders 02:21:05
Dean Pryce 02:22:13
Zoe Pryce 02:22:13
Lucy Bainbridge 02:24:17
Archie Wootton 02:25:09
David Reed 02:27:41
Michael McGinn 02:30:55
Deborah Corrall 02:33:07
Chris Russell 02:36:44
Victoria Armour 02:39:07
Nicky Mansell 02:53:55
Georgia Wootton 02:59:12
Gemma Lynch 03:00:06
John Doyle 03:15:20
Cj Gosling 03:15:20
Barry West 03:15:20
Mark Tripp 03:15:20
Laura White 02:44:06
Claire Duddin 03:22:06
Paul Wootton 02:37:33

Thank you to everyone who took part. A huge amount of over £17,000 was raised which was amazing.

Sept 19

A big thank you to Rachel Radford and 'The Sloths'

Story by Rachel Radford

On 22nd September I was joined by my running group 'The sloths' to run the Sheffield 10K. The group aims to help people run 5k in their own time, whilst realising they can do more than they think, without being left behind and with loads of encouragement from it's founder Ian Mitchell and fellow runners. Seven of us took part and only one of us had ever run 10K before. 3 years ago I got shingles followed by a year of chronic fatigue which meant I could barely sit up for more than ten minutes at a time so to have got to 5k was a massive achievement, let alone 10! They kindly said they would join me to train and run it in aid of Max Appeal because my daughter Eloise has 22q. Some of them had never met her before but were inspired by her story and the fact that they only know what 22q is because of her.
On the day, we stuck together on a challenging course - Sheffield has many hills! We raised over £1500 including gift aid which exceeded our modest target of £500! And raising so much awareness.
On the route, people were asking about Max Appeal in the toilet queue, running up beside us to ask what it was, shouting 'well done Max Appeal!' From the side of the roads. It was an emotional day, a massive achievement to run and not stop, and totally worth it when I think of the procedures, pain and daily challenges that my gorgeous 10 year old Eloise faces. She was proud and I am always proud of her. Thanks to Max Appeal for their support and my fellow runners for running for a charity they didn't know existed 9 months ago!

Thank you so much Rachel and all your running group friends on behalf of Max Appeal
Sept 19

Thank you to our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers

Thank you to Alysha and Specsavers

Alysha

Alysha is a Max Appeal member and her daughter has 22q. She works at Specsavers, Reigate. Over a two week period they dressed up as Superhero's to raise awareness for Max Appeal. They didn't get as many donations this time round, but still did pretty well. Alysha said they need to do a final count, but have been holding off as many people who came in a saw the cause and came back and making donations.

Alysha's manager wanted to hold off sending the money in, and to continue to Halloween to combine the annual dress up with another charity fundraising.

Sept 19

A massive thank you to Ben Smith and family

Here is his story.....

Four-year hold Jacob inspires his family to complete 300K paddleboard challenge which raised over for £3K Max Appeal

Photo: Maxie and, from left, Jacob Smith, Kayleigh Millward, Vicki Smith and Ben Smith.

Jacob lives with the rare genetic disorder 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, also known as DiGeorge syndrome. It means from a young age he has had to contend with severe developmental issues, both physically and emotionally.
His father Ben (32yrs) said: "Jacob was born with a cleft lip and submucous palate, and a right aortic arch. At 13 weeks old he had his surgery for repairing his cleft which was a very difficult time. He suffered with feeding problems as well as reflux and slow speech, he has had a lot of input from the speech and language therapist to help his progression.
"As he began to grow he showed signs of slow development, muscle weakness and hyper-mobility. He struggled to hold his head up.
"He has very slow progression with regards to learning compared to his peers and finds it difficult with social interactions and making friends, and he gets very anxious.
"He needs regular routine and pre-warning of changes as he finds this upsetting and difficult. He also gets very frustrated when trying to communicate what he wants and if he can't explain what he means.
"Everyday things we take for granted takes a little more time and careful planning. We feel very lucky though as the condition affects each person differently and there are people who have a lot more severe medical conditions."
Ben said that the charity Max Appeal, which supports families affected by DiGeorge syndrome, has been a huge help for them with advice and support, and now they are doing their bit to raise funds.
Jacob's parents Ben and Victoria joined Ben's brother Daniel, his partner Tracy and their sister Kayleigh Millward to paddle a total of 300 kilometres on the river Wye at the end of August.
Ben said: "We raised money for Max Appeal to raise awareness of 22q11 deletion and support the thousands of families affected.
"With the support of family, friends and the help and advice received from Max Appeal we were able to move forward as a family and ensure Jacob had the extra help required.
The 300km paddle ( #SUP300 ) was the combined brain child of Ben and his older brother Dan.

Ben said;

'What a challenge it was. Each day became a lot harder for everyone but in their own way, the challenge took its toll on both our body's physically but it was also a big mental challenge. Throughout the week the following complaints/ injury's accrued, blistered hands from the paddle, blistered toes from rubbing on the board deck, sunburn and pain in ankle joints, shoulder blades and elbows were to name but a few. Day four was also a bad day for Kayleigh as a visit to hospital was required for a severely sprained ankle after she fell from her board as we finished day four.

The mental challenge came in two parts; the challenge of overcoming the mind and body's need to just stop and rest and the challenge myself and my wife faced when asked to explain the condition to others, this made the whole journey worthwhile as it has allowed to talk about Jacob and his conditions and not to bottle up our emotions. I'd like to think we have made a small difference in raising awareness for both the charity and also the condition.'

Sept 19

Thank you to Bedford Walking Football Club

This is Bedford Walking Football Club who are celebrating making Max Appeal their charity of the year 2019/2020 season. Trustee member Mark Tripp

Sept 19

A big thank you to Jamie Taylor

Thank you to Jamie Taylor for donating monies raised at Emilia's first birthday party in July 2019

Sept 19

A massive thank you to Ffion Aykroyd-Davies family

A big thank you to Ffion Aykroyd-Davies family and friends for raising monies for Max Appeal on their son's 1st birthday party. They raised just over £1,500, this is their story....

'We've made it'.. 1 whole year. Our special blue eyed boy has changed our lives forever, it's been hard but also very rewarding, one thing for sure we've got a little fighter on our hands!. Many more hurdles to come but I know he'll smash them all.
Math was diagnosed with 22q11.1 deletion earlier this year, he's our 22qtie. We have not idea what the future may hold, we take each day as it comes.
Today we celebrate an amazing little human that is loved more than anyone will know. He's adored by his big brother, we are so proud of Ollie for adapting so well throughout a year of hospitals and worry.
Raising awareness of 22q is important to us as a family and that's why we have raised the funds for Max Appeal.
Thank you the Aykroyd-Davies family
August 19

Thank you to the following:

Thank you to Peter Sheehan for selling his art pieces and donating £100 to Max Appeal. Thank you Peter

Thank you to John Davenport and Patricia Hume for donating monies raised from their 70th Birthday celebrations (via Phil Hume)

(July 19)

A massive thank you to Sharlene & Dinos Constandi and Ali Fleming

Story by Sharlene Hodgson....

We took part in the 100 mile bike ride 4th August with Prudential ride London to raise money for Max Appeal.

We just wanted to send you some pictures from the day! It was an amazing day and we got so many comments on our jersey tops and people asking what the charity was so it was great to raise awareness! We set ourself a target to raise £1250 and it feels incredible that we have gone above and beyond this and currently raised just over £2700 (inc gift aid) and we are still getting donations coming in!!!

My Aunty Ali trained really hard for the ride and all her hard work paid off because she finished it in under 6 hours, she was incredible!! I am 6 months postpartum and still breastfeeding so more of a challenge for me to get out on the bike to train, but my husband stuck with me till the end and we finished it in just over 7 hours!

All in all, it was a great challenge, an amazing day for a worthy cause.
Sharlene Constandi, Dinos Constandi and Ali Fleming

(Aug 19)

A huge thank you to Barton Stacey Football Club

Thank you to Barton Stacey Football who held a charity football match - they raised over £300 for Max Appeal. Many thanks to Marc Elliman who organised the event.
Aug 19

Thank you to our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers

Max Appeal all of our Facebook Birthday Fundraisers. Sometimes we can't find the contact details, so if you see your name but haven't received a thank you card, please give us a shout.

Big thank you to the following Birthday fundraisers
Cherry Woods
Jo Crawford
Michelle Downes
Carla Littlfield
Kirsty
Brooke
Jess
Meg

(Aug 19)

A huge thank you to Evie Alliott

Evie Alliotts' story....

First thing first: I am not a runner! I'm really not very sporty at all. I used to play netball at school, but since I started training as a midwife, the days of netball clubs are long gone!

This is why I wanted to set myself a challenge... I set myself the target of running the distance of a marathon across the month of May. Running 26.2 miles in one go was a bit too much of a challenge for me,and running this distance in between my 12.5 hour long shifts (night and day!) would be tricky enough.

My younger brother was diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome at the age of 11. He is the most wonderful, kind hearted boy I've ever met, and I wouldn't change him for the world. The Max Appeal have been absolutely fantastic in providing information to my family, and I really wanted to give something back.

I aimed to raise £220 - for chromosome 22 - but was actually lucky enough to raise £463.12 in total.
It definitely wasn't an easy challenge, and I won't be rushing to do it again! But it was definitely worth raising the money for such a fantastic cause.

Thank you Evie - July 19

Thank you to Craig and Angela McKee and their friends

A massive thank you to Craig and Angela McKee who organised a sponsored cycle on 1st June 2019 raising funds for Max Appeal and Lymphoma Action in memory of their beautiful daughter Danielle.

The Ladies did a sponsored cycle around the Isle of Cumbrae on Saturday 1st of June. 30 gals made up of Danielle's family and friends turned out on the day clogging up the roads on the island which included a 7 seater bicycle. There was a few sore bottoms the next day. All said it was worth it. Again the support they are receiving is humbling.

They managed to raise £5000 from the 2 events. Split equally between Max Appeal and Lymphoma Action.

Thank you so much to the McKee family and their friends.

A big thank you to the following :

Moredon Primary and Nursery School in Swindon who held a cake sale and raised £37.76

Ham Dingle Primary School in Stourbridge who had a fundraising event and raised £330.85

Thank you to both schools what a fantastic amount raised

A huge thank you to the McKee family

Angela and Craig's special golf tournament salutes tragic Danielle

A family were supported by dozens of golfers at a special tournament set-up in memory of their late daughter. Angela and Craig McKee teed-up the fundraiser after they lost Danielle to cancer when she was just 23. Almost 100 players from across the UK did their bit – including wearing boxing gloves as they teed off – to help raise more than £3,000 for charity.

Mum Angela, 50, said: 'We're overwhelmed by the support we've had. 'Lots of friends and family coming together is a great way to keep Danielle's memory alive, 'we had players travelling up from down south and from all over Scotland'. 'All the money goes directly to charities supporting sick young people and their families.' Angela and hubbie Craig, 50, and son Craig, 19, ran their first tournament last year. This year's competition at Elderslie Golf Club was even bigger and better. Danielle suffered from rare genetic disorder DiGeorge Syndrome. It affects just one in 4,000 children and batters the body's defences. It ravages the immune system and leaves patients more susceptible to illness. Danielle died two days after being diagnosed with cancer in November 2017. She was well-known for working behind the deli counter at Paisley's Morrison's supermarket. Her family have ran a series of events, coining in £25,000 in the last two years. Funds will be split between the Lymphoma Association and Max Appeal, which helps others with DiGeorge Syndrome. Angela added: 'We had representatives up from the charities for the tournament. 'Their support has been invaluable to us. We want to do whatever we can to help raise awareness of the conditions.

A massive thank you to the McKee family

Thank you Natalie Wilson and your team

Natalie Wilson

Last June my husband and I found out the news that our son Byron had 22q. He was one and a half at the time. As you can imagine we had a whole host of questions and a lot of hospital tests. I found the support from Max Appeal really helpful especially the consensus document as I really wanted to understand how this could affect Byron. I have also found the Facebook page a great support. After digesting all the information and hospital appointments settling down I decided to speak to my team at work and complete a have a brew for 22q. Alongside the have a brew aspect we also came up with some other ways of raising money."

We had items donated to us to make up these beautiful raffle prizes which we sold tickets for and drew on the night. We had a member of the team make a beautiful Indian takeaway which we sold alongside ladies from my team going up and down the floor selling and making tea's and coffee's to staff on the phone along with cakes and other treats. We all had a great evening and the atmosphere was brilliant. Through our event we have also raised awareness. Hopefully my company will also complete matched funding bringing our total for the evening to £732.00.

June 2019

Well done Scooby Gang!!!

Hull 10K run – 2nd June 2019 – Tracey Frank (Max Appeal member)

What a fantastic day on the 2nd June 2019
The first picture of the Scooby Gang are:
Mike - Fred (family friend)
Wayne - Scooby Doo (kobi's dad)
Jayde - Daphne (kobi's sister)
Pete - Shaggy (family friend)
Beth - Velma (kobi's sister)
Tracey - me at the end supporting them all
Front - Meka (kobi's sister) Kobi and Isobel (friend)

On the second photo is Sue on the left who also ran supporting the scooby gang
We think we have raised in total including the Have a brew and quiz night over £2150.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/hull-10k-results-2019-first-2932890?405

A big thank you to the the Kiltwalkers!!

Aberdeen Kiltwalk – written by : Gemma Martin

On Sunday 2nd June

June 19

A huge thank you to all our London Marathon Runners

A massive thank you to all our London Marathon Runners who pounded the streets on London on Sunday 28th April 2019 to raise money for Max Appeal. Those running were:
Charles Campey

A huge £21

Picture - Michelle Dix

Charles Campey

L - R - John O'Flynn

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Scott Madden

A big thank you to Tracey Frank

They held a "Have a brew for 22q" was at Burstwick Village Hall

Donations from Asda Mount Pleasant in Hull were received also from Hull and Malton branches of Morrisons. Plus local donations from Kreative hair salon

A huge amount of £370 was raised. Tracey and her husband are on the right of Kobi (who has 22q) and their daughter is on the end. The ladies in the picture

April 19

A huge thank you to Craig
Morrisons in Paisley had an awareness weekend in November raising funds at the same time. Their support and compassion was amazing. Danielle was a popular member of staff in the store. Morrison's plan to make this an annual occasion going forward.
A grand total of £3
This was an amazing amount of monies raised for Max Appeal

A huge thank you to Sue Liddell

On Wednesday 6th March Sue Liddell held a fundraising day at Legal and General for Max Appeal. A percentage of the monies raised were from local businesses selling their goods at
work for Max Appeal. The day was a huge success and people were very supportive and generous.

The raffle raised £958
The brew for 22q £83.26
The stalls £128
Donation from a stall holder £50
Matching amount from L&G £500
Total: £1719.26.

I have attached a couple of photo's of the day – and I'm sure you will agree that it looks an amazing Max Appeal cake !!

On behalf of Max Appeal many thanks to Sue

March 19

A big thank you to St Thomas' Church

A big thank you to Rose Hoey and the committee from St Thomas' Church in Stourbridge who raised a whopping £250.00 from the Christmas Tree Festival held in December. Rose met with Julie Wootton last week to present the cheque to Max Appeal.

Feb 19

A big thank you to The Garret

A huge thank you to The Garret Pub and Lounge in Mintlaw who held a Boxing Day Pool and Darts event and raised a massive £500 for Max Appeal. Our member Gemma Lamb notified us of this as it was a total surprise to her that they were doing this.

A big thank you to Michelle Downes

A big thank you to Michelle Downes and her mum who raised a whopping £235.05 in November for their sponsored line dance. A collection tin was also put out at Michelle's mom's 60th Birthday party and family and friends were very generous. Dec 18

A massive thank you to Ivy Mitchell and all her friends

In November Ivy Mitchell

Thank you to Ian Kinnear

Ian's father sadly passed away last month and he nominated Max Appeal as the chosen charity for donations at his funeral

A big thank you to Moira Stephenson

Thank you Moira Stephenson - who donated £77 to Max Appeal from her 40th Birthday celebrations - Dec 18

A big thank you to Louise Henderson

A big thank you to one of our Max Appeal Trustee's who on Saturday 24th November had a Brew for 22q at her House. David Duguid MP was first to arrive and after that it was quite steady. Louise had sold plenty of raffle tickets before the event and had prizes which were donated from lots of kind people. The kettle was never off and she had lots of home bakes also donated. The last people to arrive were Sarah Goodyear and her lovely family who were fresh from finishing their 22 beaches in November challenge. Her grand total was £341.18 and Louise was delighted with such an successful event. Nov 18

A big thank you to James Evans

A massive thank you to James Evans. This is his story...
I will be running the Bristol half marathon in September and would like to raise money for Max Appeal. Max Appeal supported my brother and my family when we were younger; it is a cause that is close to my heart and a charity I have seen at work first-hand
James raised £305. Thankyou James on behalf of Max Appeal (Nov 18)

A massive thank you to Rosemarie Dakin

A big thank you to Rosemarie Dakin (Lynette Dakin is a Max Appeal member) who's mom turned 70 in September – I have to say she doesn't look it....

A big thank you to Denise Munro and her playgroup

A big thank you to Denise Munro who held a coffee morning at her local play group. Lots of cakes were made and sold and £30.00 was raised towards Max Appeal

A big thank you to Steve and Nicola Dearling

A huge thank you to Nicola Dearling and her husband Steve

A huge thank you to Frank Ladley

Teri Ladley is a Max Appeal member this is her story....

So proud of my Dad he completed the Great South Run on Sunday 21st October – 10 miles in 2hrs & 10minutes. He is 56 years old and here is a little bit about him. He obviously chose Max Appeal cos of how great it is but here is why the run was a big challenge for him.
These are his words .... I have chosen to run the Great South Run as it will be a personal challenge for myself. I have had a couple of medical problems myself over the years that I have had to overcome. When I was 28 years old I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and had to undergo a major operation in which I had my large intestines removed and an internal pouch inserted. 6 years ago in March I had a respiratory arrest
A fantastic achievement

October 18

A massive thank you to Craig McKee
Craig McKee and his family held a Sportsman's Dinner to raise funds for Max Appeal and Lymphoma Action in memory of their beautiful daughter Danielle.
The Sportsman's Dinner was held on 5th October 2018 at Blacklandmill Bowling Club in Paisley. We sold over 140 tickets for the event where our guest speakers were Tam Cowan (BBC sports pundit) and George McNeill (a former British champion sprinter).
Everyone enjoyed a 3 course meal which our family and friends kindly gave up their time to prepare and serve free of charge.
To raise funds for Max Appeal and Lymphoma Action we had a giant football card
For the Auction we had a hospitality package for 5 people at Celtic
Everyone involved dug deep on the night and we managed to raise an incredible £5
On top of this we importantly raised awareness of both Charities.
Thank you so much to Craig

A massive thank you to all the Great North Runners

On Sunday 9th September runners descended on Newcastle upon Tyne for this years Great North Run. Max Appeal had 29 runners taking part in this years race. Here are a list of the runners and their times. A fantastic achievement by all.
Waleed Agabani 01:47:30
Barry West 01:51:16
Daniel Buckley 01:52:23
Mark Hall 02:00:49
Joseph Farmer 02:01:16
Anna Parry 02:09:48
Matthew howell 02:11:18
Trevor Sutcliffe 02:11:42
Joe Timothy 02:13:05
Shell Dillon 02:15:04
Oliver Barker 02:15:54
Katie Corrall 02:16:42
Donna Morris 02:17:12
David Ahern 02:22:23
Anne Noott 02:27:20
Joss Hughes-Jones 02:27:31
Deborah Corrall 02:34:02
Wendy Chantrell 02:38:28
Gadge Grocott 02:40:50
Chris Meldrum 02:42:14
Chris Swale 02:42:28
Grant Smith 02:49:39
Gillian Christie 02:52:39
kelly Tripp 02:53:33
Sue Booth 03:01:02
Helen Farris 03:01:02
Gemma Lowe 03:06:54
Georgia Wootton 03:08:21
Rachael Green 03:26:33

A whopping £16

A massive thank you to the team at Jaguar Land Rover

In early January 2018

One of our band of brothers

Although the course was as tough as expected

The team would like to thank everyone who has supported their cause and helped us raise a fantastic amount for a worthy charity and one that is close to our hearts.

A huge thank you to all the runners: Marc Salmon

A amount of nearly £3

A big thank you to Gemma Martin

A big thank you to Gemma Martin who did a 'Intoxicating Have a Brew for 22q' night in September. This is her story...
When we got Bella's diagnosis in November 2017

We don't know what support Bella will need in the future

We also had a visit from our APPG Chairman

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Linda and her staff at The Garret Bar in Mintlaw

The final total was £3517!!!

Bella doesn't live with 22q; 22q lives with Bella.'
Sept 18

A big thank you to Sharon Sharpe

Sharon Sharpe had a 'Have a brew for 22q' this is her story....

My 'have a brew for 22q' went really well. I raised £250 but hoping some more monies will come in and would love to make it closer to £300. Will Keep you posted.

This is Eloise's story.

Eloise is now 10 but at 6weeks old at Great Ormond Street
We asked for a 2nd opinion and on our 1st visit for open heart surgery your charity had left a bear sponsored by a charity ball which was left on Eloise's hospital bed. It was a very daunting time but this small gesture went a long way. Ever since then the charity has given us much needed guidance to help our expectations of dealing with 22q.

This gave me the opportunity to raise awareness and to give something back to a very worthwhile charity that means so much to us as a family.
Sept 18

A massive thank you to Keith Jasper

On 15th and 16th June 2018
Thank you to Keith for completing the ride and raising a fantastic amount of money for Max Appeal.
Sept 18

A big thank you to the team at Twentysix

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Max Appeal member Samantha Wragg walked the Three Peaks in August

A group of us bold

Only a few of us thought this was going to be a walk in the park

Would we do it again ......Now that all the hurting

Here's to next time. Maybe. In a few years. Or not!
Sept 18

Thank you to.....

A big thank you to John Sherrat and Kay Martin who's local Wolferton Bingo and Social Club raised a whopping £355 for Max Appeal

A massive thank you to Alysha Gill and everyone at Specsavers

I (Alysha Gill) work for a Specsavers store and each year a staff member gets to put forward a charity to raise money for. It goes on for a week and we dress up
Our target was to hit £500 and we've definitely gone over that. We will be doing a count in the next few days and send you the final figure. (Not including the money in the collection box you kindly provided) Aug 18

A big thank you to David and Sarah Oddy

Sarah and David Oddy with the help of their son Nick
£850 was raised on the day a further £110 was collected later. There may have been some additional donations via facebook. A huge big thank you to the Oddys' for their generosity and supporting Max Appeal. (Aug 18)

A big thank you to Craig and Angela McKee
Friends and family all took part in this event and raised a whopping £750.00
Many thanks to all involved. Aug 18

A huge thank you to Samantha Wragg and Twentysixdigital

Max Appeal member Samantha Wragg worked with her Employers 'twentysixdigital' to organise a fund raising quiz night and auction in Leeds on the evening of Thursday 31st May.

The evening was introduced by twentysix CEO Gail Dudleston and Max Appeal Trustee Martin Kennedy and the auction commenced. Prizes were very generously donated by business clients and ranged from designer furniture to an evening with Brian Cox and raised an incredible £5200.

The evening was a huge success and was very well supported by everyone at twentysixdigital.
(June18)

A huge thank you to Craig McKee and family and Elderslie Golf Club

A few words by Craig McKee

This was raised at our 'One Love' charity golf day last Friday 1st June at Elderslie Golf Club.
80 golfers turned out to honour our beautiful daughter Danielle's memory. £3000 was raised from the day with donations split between Max Appeal and Lymphoma Action.
We had a huge football card made up with the logo's. We plan to use this as often as possible.

The day was a massive success with the sun shining and the golf course in brilliant condition. It was such a success that we plan to do it all again next year.

The added bonus was raising awareness for both charities.

Danielle would have been so proud that so many people gave up their time and money to support the day.

The golf competition was a Texas Scramble format which makes it more fun for everyone participating. Dad's (Craig) team won on the day which is only fitting lifting a trophy with Danielle's name on it. Added to this we had a giant football card and a raffle that so many people donated to.

We would like to thank everyone that attended and also to those that supported us with donations etc. Their support has been overwhelming and we are truly humbled.

Keep up the good work Max Appeal (June 2018)

Football card photo below......

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A big thank you to Kelsi Mitchell for completing the Nuclear Rookie Rush

Kelsi Mitchell completed the Nuclear Rookie Rush in May and chose Max Appeal as it is also close to her heart

Kelsi has so far raised £200 on just giving

Thank you Kelsi (May 2018)

A big thank you to Samantha Revett

On Sunday 3rd June I took part in the Worthing 10k run to raise money for Max Appeal. I chose this charity because it's foundation is close to my heart.

My close friend

When Rebecca suggested that I join her in taking part in the Worthing 10k I laughed. I've never been super fit and never really taken part in a fundraiser before

Having done little to none training I felt like I may not do so well on the day. But I arrived on the morning at the race village and saw Rebecca and Jack with Ellie-May ready to cheer me on. I felt a little spark of confidence and I reminded myself why I signed up.

Although this charity means a lot to me and is close to my heart

From this experience

I'm proud to say that I ran the 10k course in 1 hour and 13 minutes. And I'm even prouder to say that my fundraising will go to the teams at Max Appeal to support families in the UK.

Thank you

A big thank you to Craig and Angela McKee

We had a fundraising night in February in memory of our beautiful daughter Danielle who passed away last November aged 23.

Danielle was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma after a spell in hospital. She sadly passed away 2 days after diagnosis.

Danielle was born with Di George and lived a normal life and boy did she live it to the full. She never let the illness get in her way despite the many hospital and doctor visits. For this we couldn't be more proud.

The fundraising night was attended by 250 people which is testament to how popular Dani is. We raised £6200 on the night raising funds for your wonderful cause and for Lymphoma Association

We also have a Charity Golf day arranged in June

Another big thank you another Marathon runner....

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Troy Wood ran the London Marathon on 22nd April for Max Appeal

Hey guys! What an experience. After all the pre warnings about it being the hottest marathon ever I set off in the blazing heat! I was in good spirits when I saw Rae
I would like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has donated so far. All donations small and large
Thank you so much again! Big love x (April 2018)

A massive thank you to Virgin Marathon runner... Jack Padley

I completed the marathon in 4.12.37 and raised over £2500 for Max Appeal and Ivy Mitchell who we know.
It was a good experience and I would do it again to try and get under 4 hours which was my target this year. The atmosphere was good as was the beer on the way home.
(April 2018)

A massive thank you to the Virgin Marathon Runners

This is Joe Farmers story of the Virgin Marathon on the 22nd April 2018.
We had an absolutely fantastic day

A big thank you to Sarah Greenway

A big thank you to Sarah Greenway for her charity bike ride. This is her story:
On the 13th May I cycled 30 miles around the Hertfordshire countryside to raise funds and awareness for the Max Appeal.
Well the sun didn't shine but we didn't get wet either! The weather was fairly perfect for our bike ride and here's a photo of the 3 of us at the end of the ride with our medals and very sore legs! (may 2018)

A huge big thank you to Craig Powell

A huge thank you to Craig Powell who cycled from Crew to Weston Super Mare on 23rd March 2018 to raise funds for Max Appeal – here is his story:

Our family wasn't aware of 22q11 until Esmee came along

Esmee was born in February 2009 and surprised us all by being immediately rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital where she was diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome due to her complex cardiac issues. She would continue to be an inpatient in Alder Hey' s ICU and HDU for a further 20 months where we lived with her

Esmee was finally able to come home along with a tracheostomy

Esmee has the most enthusiasm for life and love for other people of anyone I have met and Max Appeal as an organisation which is invaluable for providing information and support for a condition which is still widely not known to many

Craig raised a whopping £1

A big thank you to Mr John Hayward

Max Appeal would like to thank Mr John Hayward and The Provisional Grand Lodge of Warwickshire for their kind donation of £500 donated to Max Appeal.

A big thank you to SCA Hygiene Products

A big thank you to SCA Hygiene Products for their cheque for £1

Max Appeal says thank you to:

Kimberley Smith Boswell for holding a cake raffle at St Marks in Cumbria and raising £53.75. Thank you Kimberley

A big thank you to:

Cliff Faires and his Regency Lodge for raising £514.70 for Max Appeal. His lodge chose Max Appeal as one of 3 recipients of monies raised at their Christmas Party. Thank you Cliff

Miss N Jones at Culverhill School

Max Appeal says THANK YOU....

Thank you for your kind support Mrs Field for your donation of £215 in memory of your late husband.

Max Appeal would like to Thank..

Bewdley Rotary and Rotarian Mr Andrew Page for £100 each.

EPD Fundraising £240 for Halloween Cake Sale & Quiz and a further £50 from their Charities Committee.

£165 from Shelly Chapman Running Club Hamper Run on New Years Eve.

Jeans for Genes £2

Hayley Delicata £241.50 from Have a Brew

Sandra MacNicol £150 Pharmacy Distribution Centre.

Govan and Neil McCathie £2

Thank you Chris Simpson

Chris Simpson ran the Peterborough Great Eastern run in October 2017 and raised £1225. Thank you Chris for your support and hardwork.

Thank you St Fergus Primary School

Thank you to Mayah for putting Max Appeal forward.
They raised a whopping £605. We are so grateful for your support.

A big thank you to MAZDA

A huge thank you to Fiona Ross at Mazda for organising a coffee morning and a fashion show
and nibbles on the night

The staff modelled the clothes which were all current styles from high street chains at a great discount

The evening raised £700 for Max Appeal.

Thank you so much Mazda and Fiona Ross.

A big thank you to The Farmer family

Julie and Paul Wootton attended a lovely evening at Halesowen Leisure Centre

Julie said a few words about Max Appeal and then Julie and Paul presented Certificates and Plaques to all the young swimmers.

The sponsored swim which was back in October raised £1

The other charity who were supported were Penns Meadow School in Wordsley.

We were pleased accept a cheque for £1

Thank you once again to the Farmer family.

Nathan Hewison - Nathan's White Collar Fight

Thank you to Nathan for raising £300 for Max Appeal.

A Huge Thank you from Max Appeal for the following donations

Keysoft Solutions £200.00

Peter Vardy Foundation £100.00

Hugh Fraser Foundation 1

We are very grateful for your support.
(Oct17)

Averie's Sponsored Hair Cut

Averie would like your sponsorship to support her in having her first significant haircut. As well as raising money for Max Appeal Averie will also be donating the significant amount of hair that she is having cut to the Princess Trust that provides children suffering from Cancer with real hair wigs.
Thank you so much Averie
Here is the link to her just giving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/averie-bell?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=updates&utm_content=Averie-Bell&utm_campaign=updates-facebook#updates

A Massive Big Thank You to Aaron Bullock and Powerleague

On Saturday 17th June The Max Appeal Broadcast Fives Football tournament was held at Powerleague Shoreditch in the Centre of London. On an extremely hot and sunny day 20 teams from the Broadcast Industry took battle to find out who would be the 2017 Champions!

Before the event there was an opportunity for everyone to learn about Max Appeal and
22q .11 deletion Syndrome. Chace Bullock who is 10yrs old was diagnosed with 22q .11 deletion syndrome at the age of 2

Each team played in a Champions League style group stage where they played 4 fixtures of 15 minutes. At the end of the group stage the top two teams qualified for the cup knockouts
Congratulations to all teams that took part on the day. There was some great football played in very hot conditions! The Wooden Spoon Winners were Deluxe Digital B
It was the team from ITN News who were crowned the Max Appeal Broadcast Fives Champions 2017 after beating Smoke and Mirrors 2-0 in the final. Ex England and Liverpool Football Captain Mark Wright presented the trophy to ITN.

The event raised £1067 for Max Appeal and we are hoping for the event to be even bigger and better next year

Picture:
Aaron Bullock UK Corporate Sales Manager (left – Chace's daddy ) receiving the cheque from Rupert Campbell CEO of Powerleague Fives (right)

Aaron Bullock and Powerleague 'DAB'

Max Appeal would like to Thank Mazda

Max Appeal would like to thank Emily Wood
That cake looks amazing !

Thank You Helen for your support

A fantastic blog by Helen who ran the GNR for Max Appeal and raised over £890.

Also an article from Railnews is attached.
https://doyouevenrun.wordpress.com/2017/09/12/the-great-north-run-2017/

A Great Big Thank You To Tommy and Evie

A huge well done to Tommy and his sister Evie who did a sponsor swim to raise funds for Max Appeal. The sponsored swim Evie and Tommy (Tommy has 22q) did took place on Sunday 8th October at Halesowen swimming baths. The swimming club that arranged it is called Swim For It. Tommy swam 2 lengths and Evie swam 75. All the money hasn't been handed in yet but as soon as we know how much they raised we will let you know. Thank you and a big well done !

A Great Big Thank You To All The Great North Runners

A huge thank you from Max Appeal to all 36 runners who completed the Great North Run on September 10th 2017.
Over £18
It was a fantastic day
Callum Riley - 01:31.25
Mark Nettleton - 01:35:36
Sean Doughty - 01:37:33
Andrew Cooper - 01:52:53
Ryan Cooke - 01:54:00
Scott Madden - 01:54:03
John Doyle - 01:54:21
Dan Evans - 01:54:52
Aidan McCabe - 01:56:17
Donna Morton - 02:05:27
Trevor Sutcliffe - 02:06:06
David Hill - 02:12:21
Richard Parry - 02:16:50
George Morgan - 02:17:14
Archie Wootton - 02:17:51
Joanna Barnsley - 02:21:57
Alan Wainwright - 02:22:52
Jo Rainsbury - 02:24:41
John Prendergast - 02:25:28
Joanne Griffin - 02:27:03
Philippa Reed - 02:27:04
John Deason - 02:29:46
Olwyn Wainwright - 02:30:24
Paula Titley - 02:36:34
Lauren Smith - 02:42:11
Georgia Lennard - 02:45:31
Adele Naisbitt - 02:52:45
Jeannette Sullivan - 02:54:27
Grant Smith - 02:55:27
Georgia Wootton - 03:03:51
Alexandra Lynch - 03:09:55
Michaela Lynch - 03:09:56
Helen Biggs - 03:14:52
Lynne Gillham - 03:14:52
Caira Richardson - 04:21:40

Wow - Matthew Dodd. 140km !!!!

In total Matthew managed 140 km (87 miles) with a mixture of running and walking (mainly running in the first half and mainly walking in the second half) and raised an amazing £1600.

Thank you so much for all of your support Matthew. - He also ran the London Marathon for us too!

Well done.

Matthew Dodd....

Matthew Dodd....

A huge thank you to Jenny Cooper and her Husband

A massive thank you to Jenny Copper and her husband who both completed a 50k bike ride and raised well over £1

A big thank you to Catherine Flemans

Thank you to Catherine Flemans for her fundraising Zumbathon...

A big thank you to Catherine Flemans

A big thank you to Catherine Flemans who organised a fundraising Zumbathon at her local gym. 70 people turned up and all danced for two hours in severe heat to raise money for two great cause including Max Appeal. They also made the local paper aswell. Catherine was very proud as Zak (her son with 22q) did the last two dances with her. They raised about £600 for Max Appeal.

Well done and a huge thank you Catherine on behalf of Max Appeal

22q at the Zoo 21st May 2017

Thank you to Chris Ryan and Link2Connect in helping sponsor 2017 22q at the Zoo.

A big thank you to Geoff Kirk - Wolds Way Run 22nd May 2017

The MG Car Club East Yorks welcomed members from Max Appeal and we raised £300+ from the raffle. More importantly we got a mention on Radio Humberside and Look North featured the cars. A gentleman from Doncaster took details to send some pennies from a charitable coffee morning that they run. Even more important the families that turned up had a great time. Thanks to Mark Tripp and Debbie Payne for making the run up

A big thank you to Marie Jenkins 100
I decided to do a step challenge in February to mark Rare Disease Day. I measured my steps In January and decided to aim to do more in February - 100

I have a rare hereditary disease myself which leaves me walking not very well at all and on two sticks so unlike friends and family I can't do a marathon or a 10k but I wanted to make sure I challenged myself.

I wanted to raise money for the Max Appeal as my niece has DiGeorge syndrome and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law have had so much help for Amelia from you guys.

I've been out in the rain

I'm pushing the challenge today so that I can reach my fundraising target of £250. I've already got through my target for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group

Well done Marie... and thank you

A big thank you to Anne Barlow for Santa Letters

Anne's Story .....I have been organising Santa letters for over ten years now and people kept saying I should charge for them

The letters include a personalised letter from Santa that the parents submit a template for

From starting with doing 5 or 6 its grown into about 50 but I do get more money for Max Appeal so really rewarding and shares some awareness too. Over the years I would say I have raised over £800 and on the year my husband and stepdaughter ran for Max Appeal in the London Marathon the additional Money helped reach their target. I have letter templates from new baby to non believers and enjoy seeing the kids grow up through them and also the desirable toys each year. I would love to really do more but its time I am short of as with so many people.

Thank you Dorne and Friends

For the month of November Dorne and friends helped raise awareness by arranged the following:

Pub quiz £150 raised
Violets pre school raised £28 doing a doctors and nurses day
Lily and Ivys school

Thank you for your continued support.

A big thank you to Shaun Popple for shaving his top knot !

A big thank you to Shaun Popple for raising £155 for Max Appeal. He shaved his top knot off before Christmas !! Thank you Shaun and well done.

Thank you Steve Chappell and the Post Office

Thank you Steven Chappell for your donation of £333 and thank you to the Post Office for match funding of £200. We really do appreciate your support.

Jonathan Lee Recruitment

Thank you to Jonathan Lee Recruitment for nominating Max Appeal as their charity of the quarter. They have donated Max Appeal £250.
We really do appreciated your support.

Thank you Evanbrook for your Xmas Jumper Day

Thank you to Michaela Cook and her colleagues at Evanbrook for holding a Christmas Jumper day. All donations for the day were made to Max Appeal and they made an impressive woolly amount £175.
Thank you for your support.

A big thank you to Dan Howcroft

Thank you to Dan Howcroft and his local golf club for organising a charity quiz night and raising funds for Max Appeal. Dan's nephew has 22q and he wanted to do something for the charity. Dan raised £1

Have a Brew !

Thank you Deborah Noblett for arranging a get together
Thank you so much for your support.

Attached are photos of Helen

Le Tour de Bathams!

Thank you Nigel Moseley at Tulleys for raising £600 via his Le Tour de Bathams

Kelly's Nuclear races

Thank you Kelly for running (walking lol) a 6k obstacle course for Max Appeal and raising £485.
Well Done !

Mel's mad weekend of exercisethon!

Big thank you to Mel Chase for raising £1370 for Max Appeal. Well Done!

A huge thank you to Toby Gowan and his brother running in the Frankfurt Marathon

My brother and I ran our first marathon on the 30th October in Frankfurt. We wanted to raise money Max Appeal. Our sister
The course was pretty flat with a few dips and plenty of support over the distance. Personally it was a race of two half's for me! I hit the half marathon at around 1h 32 which was a bit too fast and I paid for it in the second lap! The last 5ks were a horror show but the support we received as we came back into the city centre made sure both legs kept moving. I eventually finished up with a time of 3h 17. My Brother
We smashed our target on the raising front coming in at just under £3k. Both raising and running this marathon have been fantastic experiences and thank you to Max Appeal for all their support along the way as well. We both look forward to working together again in the future!

Thank you Mark Billingham

Thank you Mark for raising over £200 for Max Appeal.
The Challenge is an annual event we do at Vodafone raising money for a charity of our choice
This year it was a 10k run

A Massive Thank You to Ryan Pritchard.

Thank you Ryan for raising over £500 for Max Appeal.
I decided to run the Cardiff Half Marathon for Max Appeal
I was pleased to complete the race in 1 hour 52 minutes. It was only my second event like this and I beat my previous time
It was a great day

Charity Night

Thank you Anita and Brothers of charity for holding a quiz night and raising a wonderful £370 for Max Appeal.

Brothers of Charity

Thank you Polwarth Nearly New Sale.

Thank you so much for your support to Max Appeal and a massive thank you for the fundraising and donation of £900.00

This money will really help to support families who are affected by 22q.

The Polwarth nearly new sale is always a busy sale with ques along the street. I love this sale for kids stuff and always get great bargains! Its always buzzing and full of people of all ages. It's run within Polwarth Church and some funding goes to the church. Other funding goes to charities. I saw on their previous poster that they had charities along the bottom and loved the thought of Max Appeal appearing on it and raising awareness of 22q as no one has ever heard of it. The money is split between the chosen charities and all the hard work is done by the girls that run it

A big thank you to Sue

A big thank you to Lisa Franklin & Amanda Burgoyne who raised over £800 at Annual Duck Race

Amanda and myself have been wanting to raise some money for Max Appeal for a long time and were just waiting for the right opportunity to do so. My dad was helping to organise an Annual Duck Race Day so we asked if we could have a stall which he said he yes and then told us that Max Appeal would be one of their main charities on the day and we would get to keep any money made on out stall plus 25% of the overall money taken on the day we were thrilled. Amanda is an amazing baker and said she would make all sorts of goodies to sell on the stall

A big thank you to Mark Elston - Iron Man Challenge - raising £1

It was quite emotional as I rode into the event site to transition from bike to run. I only started completing triathlons this year & I'd put a lot of effort into my swimming & running in particular

When I started to feel tired

Thank you Ellie for fundraising for Max Appeal - completing colour obstacle rush

Ellie's fundraising on behalf of Max appeal
So far her JustGiving page has raised just over £100 and the sponsor sheet has £119.
It was a brilliant effort by her and we are very proud of her efforts! Alex her brother(22q11 deletion) enjoyed watching her take on the challenge of the course and was at the finish line to greet her along with her mum Stephanie
Kind regards Ian Kinnear

Well Done Ellie. Brilliant fundraising. A huge Thank You from Max Appeal

Graham & Lesley Allen. Thank you for your Support

Last Saturday (19th June) Lesley held a table top sale in Aid of Max Appeal on the street outside their house. She was ably assisted by Tom Wilson along with his older brother and sister Niall and Niamh. It was part of a neighbourhood sale day where there were up to 40 stalls.

Every one was very generous and Lesley raised £125.75p on the day.

Wonderful support. Thank you all that helped.

Thank you James Parker & KiffKaf

Wonderful support from James and KiffKaf. They raised £95.30 for Max Appeal. Thanks guys.

Thank you Team Lucia

Team Lucia - Manchester 10K run
On Sunday 22nd May

Big Thank you to Team Lucia from Max Appeal.Well Done.

Music for Zack

Sammi Foreman & family & friends held a fund raising night called Music for Zack on the 6th May.
There were 3 bands who performed (all giving their time for free)
Sammi would personally like to thank: Debbie

They raised a whopping £2382.15

Thank you guys for your support.

To see more info & photos please click link below to Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/events/990313434395686/?active_tab=posts

A Massive Thank You to Tom Naughton

Tom ran the London Marathon 24th May 2016 and so far has raised a massive £1916.39.
Thank you so much for your support.

Dave Jones & Family

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A wonderful massive thank you to Dave Jones
Dave ran the London Marathon in 4hr 12m.
A charity night with band was also organised and everyone had lots of fun

Wow.. Thank you Claire Homhuan

Thank you Claire for running the London Marathon on the 24th April 2016. A HUGE £3370.67 raised.
Thank you Claire

A Huge Thank you to the The East Yorkshire MG Car

For raising £240 for Max Appeal

For the full story please see:

Easter Raffle

****** Max Appeal Easter Raffle ******
Leah Ryan made a marvellous Easter Egg Basket. Thank you Leah
Tickets were £1 (& 23p paypal fee) each and we raised £30.
The Winning ticket was won by Sophie Brumfitt.
Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket.

A HUGE Well Done and Thank You to Lee and Mark Mitchell.

Lee and his brother completed their ultra challenges to raise funds for Max Appeal. Dorne Mitchell appealed to SJP after Ivy won child of bravery award and they have also contributed to the appeal.

We have now closed the page with a total of over £7000! THANK YOU SO MUCH... THAT IS FANTASTIC.XX.

Ivy had further heart surgery in November thankfully she made it home for Christmas. She is requiring ventilator again but hopefully this is short term she has amazed us all again!

Crocodile Toy Shop - Thank you for your support

Here's Max working (as he does every Friday morning) with his uncle Mark at Crocodile Toy shop

Smith & Williamson - Thank you

Smith & Williamson £200.00 as nominated by Alison Moynihan

Esher Probes Group and John Leitch - Thank you.

Esher Probus Group and John Leitch £200.00

Kingston Choral Society and Hereford Cathedral School - Thank you

Duncan Wilkins £125.00 concert fees donated by Kingston Choral Society and Hereford Cathedral School.

The Burgoyne Family - Max Appeal Thanks you for your support.

The Burgoyne Family £160.00 from the sale of reindeer food and donation from their daughters

The Orr Mackintosh Foundation - Thank you

ShareGift The Orr Mackintosh Foundation £1

Max Appeal Thanks you Sharon Deyell

Sharon Deyell £100.00 from their annual swapshop

Zumbathon - What a great way to raise funds for Max Appeal

Thank you to Kirsty Yeung for raising over £600.

Recently I took part in a 2 hour zumbathon on 21/11/2015 in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders to raise money for Max Appeal. My daughter has 22q and my mother helped to arrange this event. The zumba instructor will send through the final donation when all counted. So far I'm aware that it is over £600. Here are just a couple of photos from the day. A great morning for a great cause.

Thank you so Much Louise Henderson for your "Have a Brew for 22Q"

Lovely note from Louise who raised a whopping £227.

Super chuffed to report that I raised £227!! Thanks to everyone who has donated and thanks to everyone who posted their brew photos! To only have 4 people come I am super chuffed I've raised a fab amount for Max Appeal so I don't feel I've let you down. And super chuffed Sarah won the Christmas cake raffle. I love you all

Have a Brew at the Tripps 21st November 2015

That's a fantastic looking table of cakes.
Thank you for raising a wonderful £263 at your Have a Brew for 22q.
Cheers.

Massive Thank you to Carol Trip for holding a Have A Brew in Cyprus !!!!

Over £100 raised for Max Appeal.
The first international "Have a Brew for 22Q" event.
Full story please click link.

Many thanks to Peter Heley

Many thanks to Peter Heley who secured £500 for Max Appeal through his employer London Overground Railway.

Great work Peter

Thank you Harry Jones....

Thanks to Harry Jones nephew of Dave Jones

Well done and thank you for supporting Max Appeal.

Thank you Jayne for holding a "Have a brew for 22q" fundraiser for Max Appeal

A massive thank you to Jayne Rabbitts for her "Have a brew for 22Q" event.

She says they all had an amazing time with lots of people.

Her daughter works for Waitrose and they kindly donated some really nice raffle prizes.

They raised a whopping £300!

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Bingo Night May 2015

Back in May Mark attended the bingo night run Kay Martin ( mum of Terri Martin and grand mother to Jacob ) in Kings Lynn.
We received a cheque for £455 that they had raised.

Thank you all so much for your support and a thank you for holding a fun bingo night for Max Appeal

John Disley Oxford Half Marathon

A massive cheers and thank you to John Disley for his support to Max Appeal by running the Oxford Half Marathon.
At present £755 raised and still coming.
Well done John !!!

John Disley Oxford Half Marathon

John Disley

Studio 3 Dance Workshop - Thank you so much for your support

Studio 3 Dance Workshop put on a show on the 19th September and all funds are being donated to Max Appeal. They raised an amazing £174.00.

In support of a little girl who has the condition 22q11 deletion called Leah Wilkins who lives in Knaresborough.

A few details
Thank you........
to all the girls for their hard work and commitment over the summer holidays.
to Marie Jones
to Sara Rishton for costumes

Thank you Viv......

for the last 30 years of great teaching
for your support and advice in the organising of this show.
Donations from tonight show will go to:-

in support of Leah Wilkins

Family Fun Day organised by Emma Wilkins 26th September 2015

Emma organised a fantastic family fun day with all monies raised donated to Max Appeal.

Over 400 people came and over £500 was raised.

They had a funfair

Thank you so much Emma for all of your time and effort arranging this wonderful day.

Looks like it was a great success

Disco bouncy Castles !!!

Fun on the bouncy disco castles.

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Thank you Kayleigh Michelle Bentley...

The weekend of 12th September Kayleigh took Max Appeal to Belvoir castle and took part in Equinox24.

This is a 24 hour relay race

She thanks her lovely team mates for the donations

Where will she take her vest next? The London Marathon 2016 by the looks of it.

To donate and sponsor Kayleigh

uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=KayleighMcGettigan

Great North Run 2015 - Team Max Appeal

A huge thank you to all who took part in the Great North Run 2015 on behalf of Max Appeal.
Monies raised so far is £16
WELL DONE.

For the full story please click the link below:

188 Mile Bike ride for Max Appeal

A tremendous thank you to Phillip Hume and Team for their epic bike ride:

WE DID IT!

I am very proud to announce that a team of eight cyclists supported by five crew completed an epic bike ride on Saturday

It was a warm day too with some pretty steep climbs akin to the mountain stages on the Tour De France so this was certainly not an easy course.

Attached are a few photos from the day.

So it's a HUGE congratulations to those who took part & a BIG thanks from those charities for whom you worked so hard for.

Lynette Dakin - Have a Brew for 22q - Fabulous Fundraising

Lynette and family held a Have a Brew for 22q and raised an impressive £250.
They had some fantastic raffle prizes.
Thank you so much from All at Max Appeal for your fundraising.

A MASSIVE Thank You to Radhika McCathie - London Marathon 2015

A MASSIVE Thank You to Radhika McCathie

Radhika says she "had a fab day

I did it in 4hours and 13 mins exactly."

Total raised £1280 to date - WOW !!!

Thank you Radhika.