The Race is on!!!!!

Well this has been an interesting couple of weeks.  The gym training is not going as well as expected because both Heather and I have had the flu; Oh okay a "VERY BAD COLD", anyway we have not been able to breath, even talking has been difficult, much to Howards amusement, he lives with two woman who every time the speak start coughing!!!!

It hasn't stopped our fundraising though, we are just taking turns with the jobs LOL!!!

So while I was in bed, Heather spent her spare time contacting load of companies, begging for donations to the raffle for our Race Night and calling loads of pubs in Aberdeen getting permission for us to visit them for last weeks Fancy Dress Pub Crawl.  She was very successful!!!!

However, on the day off the pub crawl, Heather took to her bed, leaving me and Lianne to do the pub crawl ourselves.  I think her timing was brilliant; I had just agreed with Lianne, that we were each going to try and beat Heather at the pub crawl, as she has raised the most in every event so far :-(.  Heather will do anything, to avoid being beaten LOL!

It didn't work though, it may be because it was a Saturday night instead of Friday or Sunday this time, OR it could have been the costumes, but we raised more that night than ever before; Lianne raised £338.39 and I raised £417.86, giving us a total of £756.25.

I was dressed as the lion from the Wizard of Oz but Lianne was dressed as Edward Scissor-hands.  A costume so real looking, one girl ran screaming and hid in the toilets as soon as she saw her.  Bad Lianne!!!!!

Lianne as Edward Scissor-hands and Karen as the Lion from The Wizard of Oz

This brings us to this week and some of Heathers begging has worked well.  We have several more raffle prizes for the Race Night from companies such as The East Neuk, Partylite, John Laidlaw Butchers, plus several others have asked us to come back to see the managers, with comments such as "I'm sure he/she will but you have to ask him/her" so appointments have been made to go back later in the week.

Meanwhile, posters for the Race Night have now been put up throughout the city, watch out for these whenever your out and about.

 



 Tickets for the Race Night are available online by clicking the link here Race Night OR on the door.

Don't forget you can also make donations for our biggest challenge "The Trek to Machu Picchu" online through our Just Giving Accounts here: Karen or Heather.

What A Battle

What a fantastic night we all had on Friday night raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.  The Battle of the Bands event arranged at The Tunnels was a very successful night. 

 

The Tunnels © Karen Kennedy

 

 

Unfortunately one of the bands had to pull out at the last minute, but that still left five bands in the battle.  Easily Led got the night off to an exciting start, unfortunately they had to leave immediately after performing for personal reason's but we would all like to say a big thanks for making the effort.  Congratulations also go to Easily Led for coming second in the battle :-) Our thanks go out to Morgan's Music for donating the second prize of a ukulele plus £25 Gift Voucher.

 



Easily Led - © Howard M. Kennedy PhotoClassic





 

Eden was next on the timetable however, their was a slight problem, someone at The Tunnels forgot to pass on the message that we had a wheel-chair user in one of the bands.  Thankfully the staff at the Tunnels were very good and although it was not ideal, they did the best they could to help.  There are two rooms at the Tunnels, one which is wheel-chair friendly and one that is not, unfortunately we were in the wrong one.  Rodney could not get up onto the stage so the mikes were brought to him. 

 



Two of the Eden band members on the stage - © Howard M. Kennedy PhotoClassic



 



Rodney played the Harmonica up by the sound man and the bar © Howard M. Kennedy PhotoClassic



 

The third band up was Reverse 61, a very young band with a great future ahead of them, these lads had great voices and had everyone there was singing along with them.

 

 

Reverse 61 © Howard M. Kennedy PhotoClassic

 

 

Logic Effect were the fourth band to take the stage and have the crowd singing and dancing to their music.  They are also the band that took the third prize for the evening, a large selection of chocolates donated by Heather and Myself. 

 

Logic Effect © Howard M. Kennedy PhotoClassic

 

The last band to take the stage were a very new band to the circuit who had only performed a few times before, but they had the whole room bouncing and with the result took first place in the Battle of the Bands competition, they were I Just Punched A Hurricane.  The winners of this event got a Photo Shoot worth £250 from PhotoClassic, that the bands are free to use for promotional material, cd covers etc. Thank you PhotoClassic, its much appreciated!

 

I Just Punched A Hurricane © Karen Kennedy

 

 

At the end of the night we counted the takings and have added a further £263.61 to our fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support.  Thank you everyone for a brilliant night.

 

Don't forget we still have one more large event on the calendar for the 15th February at the Transport Club, join us that night for a Race Night and Fun Photo Booth.  This event should be full of fun and laughter, tickets are available in advance online or on the night.  Don't forget to buy and name your horse, prices start from £3 per horse.

 

 

 

We also have a couple more Fancy dress pub crawls arranged for the next couple of months, the next one is arranged for the 18th January 2014.  Please give generously, you will be promised a good laugh at our costumes, remember what the last ones looked like, I'm not sure I want to.

 

 

Sarah, Heather and Me!

 

Shaz, Heather and Me!

 

 

You can also sponsor Heather and Karen for our biggest event, the Trek to Machu Picchu through our Just Giving pages. Email us if your interested in joining us on one of our fancy dress pub crawls.

 

 



 

 

 

Happy New Year

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a fantastic time over the holiday season.  Lots of presents, food, alcohol and catch up time with the families.  All healthy and happy I hope!  So now to the new year and time to reflect on all that the last couple of weeks have given us. 

Unfortunately there are loads of people out there who have spent the last couple of weeks in hospital or making memories for their families as they may not be here next Christmas.  Cancer is a disease that effects us all, it is the most politically correct disease of the modern world, infecting the young, old, rich and poor alike.

Why not make one of your new year resolutions a vow to help those brave people who are facing this disease right now.  Macmillan Cancer Support does just that!  They are there to help the families of cancer patients as well as the patients themselves, through the toughest time of their lives.

As you all know Heather and I are trying to raise several thousands of pounds over the next few months for Macmillan Cancer Support and our emotions at present are very mixed.  We have had to cancel the Dinner Dance and Auction planned for the 25th January at the Copthorne Hotel due to lack of interest, this as you can imagine was a very difficult decision but the limited tickets sold would not have even covered the costs, so we have refunded everyone who had already bought tickets, I am sorry for all of you who were looking forward to this event, I know I was.

CANCELLED





We do have TWO other events coming up and have great hopes for these as luckily the out-going costs for us are much lower, meaning nearly all the money received for these events will be going directly to Macmillan Cancer Support. 

This week we have the "Battle of the Bands" at the Tunnels on the 10th January, doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm.  Tickets are £3 each available on the door.  Check out which bands will be playing and when here.

The second event is the "Race Night" at the Transport Club on the 15th February, doors open at 7pm and then nights fun starts at 7.30pm.  Tickets £3 each, buy your horses in advance online for £3 each too.  More tickets and horses will be available on the night, as will a fun photo-booth.

We do have a couple of Fancy Dress Pub Crawls planned for the near future too, anyone who fancies joining us for a fun night in Aberdeen please get in touch by email.  The last two Pub Crawls were very successful and great evenings.

 

Sarah, Heather and Karen on our first Fancy Dress Pub Crawl

 

 



 

Shaz, Heather and Karen on our second Fancy Dress Pub Crawl

 

 

Don't forget you can also sponsor us for our biggest event still to come the Trek to Machu Picchu, a 6 day trek across the Andes to this amazing Inca city. The trek begins at Cusco 11,400 ft high and ends with a climb of 3,000 steps up to the Inca city of Machu Picchu, before we start the trek back down again ( a shorter route this time).

 

 

 

Machu Picchu

 

 

This is our biggest challenge and therefore, over the next few weeks and months both Heather and myself will be not only raising as much money as possible for Macmillan Cancer Support before we go, but will also be pushing ourselves into the biggest fitness challenge of our lives.



 

Me Just Now!!!!!

 

Fitness Target!!!!

 

 

Please sponsor us for this amazing challenge, through our just giving accounts here: Heather and Karen.