A fantastic range of products are being sold in aid of Too Many Women and with Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming-up in October, now’s the perfect time to wear your support!
Paez Pink Espadrille
These cool and summery espadrilles cost a very reasonable £20 with 25% (£5) from every sale being donated to TMW. Paez are a far more superior shoe to the original Espadrille. Built with a “spongy” rubber sole and padded leather in-sole, they’re incredibly comfortable. Orginating from Argentina and with dedicated retailers in Australia, the US, South Africa, Argentina and now the UK, stocks of the pink Too Many Women Espadrille are limited so snatch your pair up now!
Daniella Helayel recently teamed up with five-star resort Kanuhura to create 2 beautiful poncho designs in aid of Too Many Women. The ponchos cost £99 and 100% of proceeds will be donated to TMW. “I am thrilled to be helping Harry and his amazing Too Many Women Campaign for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. It’s such a fantastic charity and I am so pleased that my two poncho designs, which were inspired after my trip to the Kanuhura resort in the Maldives, will go to such a good cause and help many women with breast cancer,” Helayel explains.
Designed especially for Too Many Women by Vanessa Garwood, these lovely t-shirts are being sold for £30, which inlcudes postage & packaging, with all profits being donated to TMW. Vanessa has previously exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery BP award 2005 where she won the visitors choice award and her gorgeous Too Many Women T-Shirt is already creating a buzz in the fashion world as the next wardrobe must-have: http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/the-vogue-blog/articles/100706-tee-shop.aspx
Chrissie Douglas & Coleman Douglas Pearls have teamed-up with Rockfish Wellies to celebrate their 21st anniversary and they’ll be doing this in a very special way, with the launch of a limited edition ‘wellies in pearls’ collection created exlusively for Too Many Women. The 29 October will launch this collection with an auction of the 21 wellies (in 5 different designs) at their Knightsbridge Store.
If you would like to attend the event or bid for your very own unique wellies with pearls:
Call 07940 599 249
Email francesca@dibelmonte.com
Too Many Women has been making headlines on a daily basis. Take a look at some of the amazing and inspiring coverage the campaign and your events have received recently ….
Kinvara Carey will be having a childrens party in September. More details to follow shortly …
Vanessa Barneby Gates & Tabitha Akers-Douglas will be holding a House Sale on the 2 September from 10 – 12 & then 2 – 5 pm at 30 Orminston Grove, London (please open the invite below for full details and address). On sale will be gorgeous dip-dyed 100% cashmere shawls, beautiful leather accessories, gold-plated, gold-filled, silver & semi-precious stone jewellery and pencil/chalk drawings of children with 10% of every sale going directly to the charity. There will also be an entance fee of £4 per person which will be donated to the charity. House Bazaar Invite
Sophie Rogerson & Team have organised an exclusive shopping evening on Thursday 9 September to celebrate the launch of the new flagship LK Bennett store in Sloane Square. You will be able to enjoy champagne and a 10% discount on EVERYTHING from the new autumn range. A further 10% of everything sold on the night will very kindly be donated by LK Bennett to Too Many Women. Click here to download the invitation
Georgie Pridden’s dinner & disco on the 11 of September at a friend’s hotel in Yorkshire
Maggie Heath will be having an ‘Undressy Drinks & Catwalk Crumpet’ event in the evening in Poltimore’s Barn, near Hungerford on the 11 September
Colette King & Rawdon De Fresnes will be hosting a private film screening on the 12 September of the upcoming Bill Hicks movie, which will include an exclusive Q&A session with the Director.
Siobhan Machinwill be holding a Gin-Fest at sipsmith distillery on the 16 Sepetmber Click here to see the invite
Sophia Rogge has organised a Speed Dating & Singles Night for the 16 September at the Cuckoo Club!
Astrid Harbord’s team are doing a charity swap-shop on the 16 Sepetmber, in Singapore!
Indi Davis & Becca Robertson are having an event on the 16 September from 7.30 – 9.30 PM at the Brompton Bar & Grill. Click here to download the invite
Olivia Percival’samazing Party on the 17 September!
Annie Chichesteris having a lunch on the 17 September at Gatewood House in Exbury. Tickets cost £30 and includes 2 glasses of wine and entry into the raffle. 100% of the ticket price will be donated to the charity. Annie’s already had a great response and is well on the way to raising her £500 individual fundraising target!
Kate Percival’sMedium Rare Cabaret Night on the 22 September http://www.justgiving.com/toomanywomen-mediumrareGene Bible’s artwork Union Jack incorporating the names of more than 450 beautiful, controversial, loved, reviled, talented, misunderstood and terrifying British women through the ages is being auctioned off in aid of Too Many Women by Kate Percival on the 22nd September. Please call 07785395995 for more information.
Kate Reardonis having a lunch on 22 September at Pollen in W1.
Chloe Sidgwick’s‘Hand-Me-Down Extravaganza’! On the 25 September Chloe will be holding a day of bargain shopping, nibbles and cocktails for TMW. Cost will be £3 on the door or nay donation welcome and venue TBC shortly.
Lucie Hirst is organising an art exhibition for the end of September.
Davina Bosanquetwill be exhibiting her artwork at Sherpherd’s Bush Market from the 13 – 19 September and will be donating one of her paintings to TMW.
Davina won “Wildlife in Action” at the Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010; progressing from the Highly Commended she received the year before and has been taken on by Lloyds TSB as one of the Young Artists for the British Olympics 2012. She has also won several awards for her equestrian paintings. Click here to read the exhibition summary information
October Events:
Thomasina Mierswill be hosting a Mexican Night. More details to follow shortly!
Amanda Bestermanis having a country lunch on the 1 October
Louisa Marcq is having a Cabaret Event at Madam Jo Jos on the 4th October.
A heady mix of live performance, ventriloquists, aerialists, puppeteers, accordianists, poets, singers, dancers and time travellers all casting a cheeky eye back to Moulin Rouge Paris.
More specific details to follow shortly ….
Sarah Tillie’s unique Drumming Circle evening on the 6 October at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill! Full details can be seen on her justgiving page (which is also where tickets can be brought) or please download the invitation below: http://toomanywomen.co.uk/sarah_tillie/ The Power of the Drum Invitation
Annabel Novisprivate screening at the Coronet for 400 people on the 14 October.
Lucie Needhamis having a huge clothes sale on the 20 October at a private room at the Cod. The venue has been donated for free so all money raised will go towards their £5K fundraising target!
Georgie Llewelynis organising a ‘Call My Bluff’ Wine-Tasting Evening with an auction on the 22 October
Amber Aikens will be holding a Go-Karting event in October
Chrissie Douglas & Coleman Douglas Pearlshave teamed-up with Rockfish Wellies to celebrate their 21st anniversary and they’ll be doing this in a very special way, with the launch of a limited edition ‘wellies in pearls’ collection created exlusively for Too Many Women. The 29 October will launch this collection with an auction of the 21 wellies (in 5 different designs) at their Knightsbridge Store. Click here to download the wellies and pearls press release
Sophie Rogerson is having a huge Halloween Party at an old church in Mayfair on the 30 October!
India Langton’salso making the most of Halloween with her own Party on the 30 October. More details to follow …
Lucy Pridden is having a Too Many Clothes Sale on the 30 October. The event is at Plough Studios, 9 Park Hill, SW4 9NS – FREE OFF STREET PARKING To coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month this October associate fundraiser Lucy Pridden has arranged a fabulous fashion clearance sale with fantastic discounts in aid of Too Many Women at Plough Studios in Clapham (with plenty free off street parking). Designers and boutiques participating in the sale include Austique, Donna Ida, Lotus London, Mimi Bijoux and Wilbur & Gussie. The sale runs from 12 noon until 6pm with an exclusive preview hour at from 11 until 12. The preview will be limited to 50 places and tickets cost £10, from noon entrance will be charged at £2.00.
For further information and preview tickets please email lucypridden@lpps.co.uk and check her blog for updates at toomanywomen.co.uk
November:
Rachael Stirlingis planning a collection at an Oscar Wilde Show due to take place in November.
Other Events coming-up include, comedy nights, bra-crawls, discos and dog shows, whilst the ‘Too Many Women’ Men plan a few wild nights out on the town with ‘The Pink Ticket and the ‘Big Girls Night Out’!
Do you have a fundraising event planned? Tell us about it, we’d love to add it to our Events Calendar and if you let us know in advance we could send the TMW Film Crew along! …
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 Lunncycled 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
Tessa Emley & Nicky Sherlockorganised 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 Skevingtonorganised 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 Clubheld their 2nd Too Many Women Tuesday evening on the 20th, with drinks, special acts and bands.
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
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.
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 Lanzheld a clothes sale on the 24 June from 9 – 12 PM and raised almost £1000!
Jane Mackenzieheld a lunch in London on 22 June for a group of her friends and raised an amazing £850
Ralph Laurenthrew 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 Sainthillheld 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:
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 Frankhttp://www.knightfrank.co.uk who donated corporate umbrellas for use on the day as well as The Labrador Companyhttp://www.thelabradorcompany.co.uk who generously donated raffle prizes and food
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 Heathhosted 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!
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’sMahiki 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 Sherbrookehas 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/
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!
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!
Natasha Tillie & Teamheld 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 Botrosand 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 Jacksonalso 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/
Carly Lorenzheld 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 Casdeglihad 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 Leeheld 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 Luardheld a Chinese New Year Dinner on the 3 March and asked for donations. The Dinner raised £128 – not bad for a few hours!
Jennie Hardlessheld 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/
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/
Have you held a fundraising event already? Tell us about it and we’ll add it to our ‘Wall of Fame’ to help give your fellow TMW friends a bit of inspiration!
On Thursday 17th June Ralph Lauren held 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 was attended by Too Many Women Ambassadors & Associates as well as well-known faces Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Le-Blanc and Tamara Beckwith among others.
It was a fantastic night with ice-cold jugs of Pimms, Champagne, the most delicious canapes and charity chatter. The event culminated in a Raffle in aid of Too Many Women and with the top prize being an incredible pair of tickets to the Mens Final Wimbledon Match, it raised a very brilliant £1,618!
Not only this, but Ralph Lauren will be donating 15% from all sales up until the 4th July to Too Many Women. So if you feel in the mood for some summery shopping, please just complete the attached card and do forward it on to your friends & family too!