YOUR EVENTS – What’s Happened
March 6, 2010
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THE TOO MANY WOMEN AMAZING WALL OF FAME!!!
Below are all fundraising events and activities that have taken place already
August:
- Claire Neilson created a quiz and asked for donations through her justgiving page from people who wanted to complete the quiz and be in with a chance of winning a magnum of champagne! The quiz deadline was the 31 August and she has raised over £2,000!
http://www.justgiving.co.uk/ClaireNeilson - Colette King & Rawdon De Fresnes held their annual Wakeboarding Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend and this year supported TMW with it’s own Tea Tent! More details to follow shortly.
- Claire Moorman and Vicky Nute held a ‘Flutter Free Walk’ from Totnes to Dartmouth on the 29 August.
- Siobhan Machin & Charlotte Machin organised a Fete/Market at their local village hall on the 29 August selling second-hand clothes, toys, books and any unwanted items. After all, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure!
- Johanna Lunn cycled around the Isle of Wight on the 21st August! The 62 miles turned into 70 miles due to a couple of wrong turns and her idea that the Isle of Wight would be flat and that the weather would be good in August were both very wrong! Jo says “taking on the hills and the rain was all worth it though as I have managed to raise over £1500 for Too Many Women” :
http://www.justgiving.com/jolunn
- Ali Buckley-Sharpe walked 16 miles on the 16th August and raised over £1,300. Not only this, but she was also 26 weeks pregnant at the time! If Ali can do it, so can you!
http://www.justgiving.com/preggerswalk
- Nicola Howland-Jackson donated her services as an interior designer in exchange for donations to TMW. Read more about it here: http://www.howlandjackson.co.uk/howlandjackson004.htm
July:
- Tessa Emley & Nicky Sherlock organised a 15 mile walk along Wayfarers Walk on the 30 July and have so far raised an absolutely incredible £8,521 with donations still coming in!
http://www.justgiving.com/tessa-emley - Winky Skevington organised a brilliant all day & night music festival with camping, on the 24th July and raised approx. £1000. It was held in Aberdeenshire in her village called Oyne, so the event was aptly named “Get Oyne it”! She was raising her money through ticket sales, food (spit roast, pizza, pasta and other good homely foods) and through the bar. All of the live bands and djs played for free and people who just came for the day made donations.
Read all about Winky’s trials & tribulations in getting this amazing event organised, here!
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/winky01/2010/07/20/hello-world/#comments - The Brompton Club held their 2nd Too Many Women Tuesday evening on the 20th, with drinks, special acts and bands.
- Theresa Hawkins held a ‘Hint of Pink’ Party on the 17 July and raised £915 with her 3 year old daughter collecting over £34 on her own! Have a look at the photos from her event by clicking on the link below:
http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/ShareLanding.action?c=2jgd42epd.frvwmo0h&x=0&y=r625mp&localeid=en_GB - Sophie Rogerson hosted drinks on 15 July from 7.30 PM ’til late at the newly opened Coalition Bar on Fulham Road. The cost was £10 on the door with 100% of this being donated to TMW. The venue also kindly offered to donate 10% of bar sales from the night to TMW. They raised a brilliant £1300 in just a few hours. See the attached invitation below:
Click here to download the Coalition invite
Click on the link below to see more photos from this fantastic event:
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/photoboard/?album=1&gallery=14
- Mia Fenwick held an event on 14 July on the new rooftop at Palihouse in Los Angeles, in aid of Too Many Women and so far has raised an amazing £2000!
Donovan Leitch and Alex Edenborough, who is married to Gary Oldman, performed and Sagatiba rana Brazilian bar, with fresh caipirinhas. It was a great night and received some brilliant press coverage as well:
http://thedailytruffle.com/2010/07/the-gypset-hit-the-pailhouse-rooftop-in-west-hollywood-newly-decorated-by-antonia-von-salm//
- Smatts International Polo Event on Sunday 4 July at Berkshire Polo Club held an auction in aid of TMW and raised an incredible £5,500:
- Harry Becher & Catriona Blampied’s SUMMER VILLAGE FETE took place on the 3 July and raised £350.
The Fete was opened by Wellard from Eastenders and as well as lots of stalls had living Morris Dancers, Apple Bobbing, Coconut Shy, Strongest Man Competition, Gypsy Fortune Tellers, Voodoo Mini Spa, DJs, BBQ, Brass Band, Guess the weight of the local Vicar, Punch and Judy, Kissing Booth, Cider Drink-Off and much much more …. We’ll let you know how much was raised from the day shortly!
Below is Oliver Rampley’s incredible Too Many Women Pie! This huge pie weighed 306.25 ounces and made 42 adult portions. Nearly £200 was raised with a ‘Guess the weight of the Pie’ competition.
- Chrissie Elworthy held a wonderdul Teddy Bears Picnic on the 1st July: http://www.justgiving.com/teddybearpicnic-hurlingham
June:
- Rupert Spice, James Chapman Andrews & Anthony Becher raised an amazing £1000 by doing a street collection for a few hours in the afternoon on Sunday 27 June!
http://www.justgiving.com/copafeel
- Caroline Eisner & Suzanne Lanz held a clothes sale on the 24 June from 9 – 12 PM and raised almost £1000!
- Jane Mackenzie held a lunch in London on 22 June for a group of her friends and raised an amazing £850
- Ralph Lauren threw an amazing Wimbledon Party for Too Many Women at their Bond Street Store. The event was hosted by Boris Becker, Venus Williams and Elizabeth Saltzman and included an on-the-night raffle which raised over £1600.
For more info, photos, press coverage and video footage from the night, visit:
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=705
- Thea Oakley held a 5-a-side charity football tournament near Turnham Green Tube Station on the 13 June. We’ll keep you updated with how much was raised from this brilliant fundraiser.
- Roberta Moore held a World Cup Party on the 12 June with a sweepstake, raffle, plenty of drink and footie food! Total amount raised is yet tbc, but it’s looking like it could be an amazing £4000!
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/roberta_moore_hobbis/
- Lisa Carter held a fun family day out in Gloucestershire on the 12 June with a hog roast and games in the garden for the kids and raised £325 in donations.
- Becks Sainthill held a Summer Circus Party at the Cobden Club on Friday 11 June from 8 PM – 3AM. They had exclusive use of the venue, a whole host of DJs, an amazing auction, a flying circus band, burlesque acts and cicrcus performers! So far she has raised £2,612 through her justgiving page:
http://www.justgiving.com/circusparty
- Issy Stainforth held a pub quiz on the 5 June and raised a fantastic £600. Watch the video of the event, which was kindly filmed by Leap Anywhere TV
- Ros Milani Gallieni held a Yoga Class in Hyde Park, at the Pavillion, on Saturday 5 June from 9.45 – 11AM. The event cost £20 a ticket and raised an incredible £1000 with all money being donated to TMW! Everyone who attended received a free goodie bag which included a Swetty Betty water bottle and Mari Marinez beauty treatment vouchers.
www.justgiving.com/ros-milani-gallieni
For further info about Yoga in the Park, visit the Facebook Group at:
http://www.facebook.com/?page=1&sk=messages&tid=1201187130217#!/event.php?eid=124997297516705
To see photos from the event, take a look at our photo-board page: http://toomanywomen.co.uk/photoboard/
What a lovely simple, summer fundraiser:
- Anna Scott’s online raffle raised £900! Take a look at the incredible prizes she was offering:
http://www.justgiving.com/Anna-Scott
May:
- Grania Gregson organised a bank holiday Monday ‘Stately’ car boot sale on the 31 May. Bunny Campione from the Antiques Roadshow and the auctioneer James Grinter of Reeman Dansie attended to value items. It was a fantastically fun day out for the whole family, with a BBQ, bouncy castle, donkey rides and plenty of great finds! To date Grania has raised an INCREDIBLE £4,243 (not including Gift Aid) but the final count is yet to be confirmed, so watch this space … !
- Helen Priday held a very lovely Cotswolds Scavenger Hunt on the 30 May. She had been given access to 10 of the most beautiful and privately owned Gardens in the Cotswolds. It was a wonderful day out and she has raised an inspirational £3,545 (not including Gift Aid):
http://www.justgiving.com/Cotswoldstreasurehunt
Helen’s event was very kindly sp0nsored by Knight Frank http://www.knightfrank.co.uk who donated corporate umbrellas for use on the day as well as The Labrador Company http://www.thelabradorcompany.co.uk who generously donated raffle prizes and food
- Chloe Delevingne held a Pub Quiz on the 19 May at the Chicago Rib Shack in Knightsbridge:
http://www.justgiving.com/Chloe-delevingne - Katie Canvin and her team of girls from Austique hosted an amazing Fashion Show at the newly re-vamped Beaufort House on the Kings Road on the 19 May. The event was sponsored by Rum Company Smatts with free entry and a fabulous raffle of items donated by top designers! They raised £800 on the night!
- Maggie Heath hosted a fantastic Drinks Party on the 25 May:
http://www.justgiving.com/maggieheath-TMWdrinks
Her total to-date is an AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, FANTASTIC £7,315 and even more once Gift Aid is added! Thank You Maggie for all your hard-work. - Anna Bonsor held a drinks night at Raffles on 26 May from 7PM – 9PM with cocktails and canapes! She raised a brilliant £2,200!
- Sarah Haden took part in a 20K walk across the South Downs on the 15 May:
http://www.justgiving.com/20Kwalk - Indi Davis & Becca Robertson held a Drinks Evening at Barts on Sloane Avenue on the 13 May. We’re still waiting for the final count!
- Susanna Warren’s Mahiki Night on the 12 May raised £1700! Take a look at the beautiful invitation to the event below:
- Mimma Viglezio had a stall at the accalaimed designer recycling clothes sale at the Supper Club in Notting Hill on the 8 May. She raised £750 in only a few hours!
http://www.buymywardrobe.com/ - Tara Sherbrooke has been spring cleaning and selling her unwanted items on EBay with all the money donated to TMW. So far she has sold an old bridesmaids dress, some books and a dining table and has raised £115 – and all from the comfort of her own home!
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/tara_sherbrooke/2010/05/08/8-5-10/ - Alexandra Tillie organised a Glastonbury Pilgrimage Walk for the 8 and 9 of May: http://toomanywomen.co.uk/alexandratillie/2010/03/30/labrynth-walk-in-may/
- Arabella Llewelyn held a club night at Maggie’s on the 7 May and raised £1560! www.justgiving.com/mischiefinmay
- Claire Moorman and Emma De Pree held an incredible Butterfly Ball on 1 May. The money raised is still being counted and collected, but we’ll let you know as soon as we’ve heard the final total!
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/coops/
April:
- Victoria Fox held a Yoga Class on Parsons Green in return for donations. Watch this pace to see how much she raised!
- Philippa Holland & Martha Sitwell completed a 100 mile side-saddle horse-back ride. They have generated some fantastic press coverage for their fundraiser and for the TMW campaign and donations are still pouring in, despite them already raising an amazing £2,215!
http://www.justgiving.com/Philippa-Holland-and-Martha-Sitwell-100-Mile-Sidesaddle-Ride
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/marlboroughheadlines/8101087.Riders_from_Chisbury_on_the_hunt_for_charity_cash/?ref=rss
- Ricky Calvocoressi held a ladies lunch on the 27 April at a lovely venue, the house where ‘Emma’ was filmed! There was a small raffle, plus a lot of pampering and Ricky raised an incredible £1390, with more donations yet to come in plus over a £1000 in Gift Aid!
Click here to see some photos from Ricky’s wonderful lunch! - Clare Roberts held a Complementary Therapies Taster Day on 24 April. Funds raised to be confirmed soon!
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/clarence/2010/04/12/recentre-health-taster-day-24th-april/ - Natasha Tillie & Team held a fantastic Sunday Social at the Old Queen’s Head on 11 April with bands, raffles, games and an exciting male t-shirt competition! They raised approx. £300, but total funds will be confirmed soon!
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/natashatillie/2010/04/08/hello-world/ - Holly Botros and her team ran an impressive 8.2 mile Kingston Breakfast Run on 11 April. They’ve received some great donations to their Justgiving page and have raised an impressive £2566 so far: http://toomanywomen.co.uk/holly_botros/
- Andrew Jackson also put on his running shoes on 11 April and be took part in the 10k Regency Race in Leamington Spa: http://www.justgiving.com/toomanywomen
- Anne Quayle held a ‘Quayle’s Tales’ Quiz Night on the 9 April and raised an amazing £1570.00!
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/milo/ - Emilia Falcetti donated her £100 winnings from her Poker Night to TMW. Read her lovely blog about the night’s events here:
http://toomanywomen.co.uk/emilia_falcetti/
March:
- Carly Lorenz held a wonderful party on 31 March at the Cuckoo Club in London for close family and friends with bands, karaoke and a raffle. She rasied around £5000, which is absolutely incredible and very well deserved.
- Anna Casdegli had her Easter Egg Hunt on the 30 March in Ladbroke Grove Communal Gardens and despite the rain and the event only costing £4 a child, Anna raised a fantastic £165.30 and has received lots of lovely emails from parents saying how much fun their kids had.
- Bee Rice held a car boot sale in Chiswick and also had a stall at Portebelllo Market filled with her unwanted clothes , books, kids toys and general bric-a-brack! This simple fundraising idea raised £500!
- Rachel Lee held a special private preview screening of the film ‘The Blind Side’ on Sunday 7 March at Cineworld, on Fulham Road with all ticket sales being donated to TMW. The event raised a fantastic £300 and that’s not including all of the gift aid!
Why not watch the trailer (the Film’s leading lady Sandra Bulloch won an Oscar for Best Actress):
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/theblindside/ - Karen Luard held a Chinese New Year Dinner on the 3 March and asked for donations. The Dinner raised £128 – not bad for a few hours!
- Anna Scott will be holding a raffle in late March and has received some incredible prize donations: http://toomanywomen.co.uk/anna_scott/
February saw a great mix of events taking place:
- Jennie Hardless held a ‘Bridge for breast cancer’ night at hers and her neighbour’s house in the last week of February, with 11 tables and a raffle. The event raised £1,500! http://toomanywomen.co.uk/jenniehardless/
- Tory Nichol’s got creative for the 14 February and made a Valentine’s Magazine which raised £500: http://toomanywomen.co.uk/blog/2010/02/24/valentines-magazine-raises-500/
- Selina Hoare and her associate Sophie Cranston held a Libelula end of studio sale from the 6 – 9 February, of which 10% of the proceeds were donated to Too Many Women. An incredible £1,700 was raised from this event: http://toomanywomen.co.uk/selina_hoare/
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