National CMN Coffee Morning

SATURDAY 21st AUGUST 2010

The Caring Matters Now Support Group Trustees would love all our members to get involved and organise a coffee morning or afternoon to help us raise funds for the research programme and provide support to our members.

You could put a twist on this and hold a strawberries and cream afternoon or even strawberries and pimms garden party, the choice is yours but I am sure your taking part will be an opportunity to get together with friends and family for a great cause.

Ask for raffle donations and hold a raffle or tombola to raise a little more, maybe an activity for the kids, name the teddy, guess how many sweets in the jar. The list of ideas to make the event as big as you wish is endless.

Let's maintain the superb momentum we have all achieved in raising the funds needed for the research programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital. By taking part in this national event, we can all be involved in achieving the massive fundraising target this year of £45,000. We only need to achieve £225 per family this year if all of our members take part.

Your fundraising effort to date has allowed Dr Kinlser to take a great leap in the amount of research taking place and the findings are an example of the progress being made. In addition, the money has given us the opportunity to hold more family days to reach more members and to produce the new literature which I am sure you will all benefit from or use at some stage to help people to understand this rare condition.

This is a fun and easy way for all of us to help raise funds for the CMN medical research and support group.

We understand that this date may not be convenient to everyone but this doesn't mean you can't take part. Change the date to a more suitable date for you, but don't miss taking part.

Thank you for your support.

Jodi Unsworth

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