tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43090554387172148752024-02-22T01:13:37.459-08:00Operation Elliotsallyinbearwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557600251247955407noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-76910468057760589712014-10-15T13:13:00.001-07:002014-10-15T13:13:43.902-07:00Amazing news for Elliot!<div class="Body">
We have some great news for you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We've been quiet again, but for good reason. Today, Elliot has
been admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital for pre-Op checks. On Friday, all
being well, he will have his operation. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The reason we've been quiet was to try and manage how much Elliot
knows about it, to help him manage the anxiety he feels. We were concerned to
ensure that school or other friends didn't find out and speak to him about it.
Instead, we've been keeping him informed on a need-to-know basis and gradually
working towards the news this week.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It's going to be a really hard few weeks, for all of our
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elliot's little brother and
sister will be looked after by their Gran, but will miss Elliot and their Mum
and Dad who, at various times, will both be away from our family home. But we
believe this is a fabulous opportunity for Elliot and our excitement about the
outcome helps to temper our nervousness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Elliot isn't just having the SDR operation, he's also having
orthopaedic surgery on his legs to compliment the SDR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will mean that his recovery might not
show immediate results like other SDR operations can, but the benefit to Elliot
will be immense.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some of you will have seen our <a href="http://www.operationelliot.org/2014/08/in-limbo.html" target="_blank">post about fundingannounced by NHS England</a> a couple of months ago. Well, Elliot was accepted for this a few weeks ago.
We were over the moon for obvious reasons, but it also meant there was no
longer a question over who would fund potentially exponential costs of his
Haemophilia drugs - everything is funded by our wonderful NHS. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In terms of the funds that you have helped us raise, you will be
aware that over half of it was intended for physiotherapy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is still needed as local physiotherapy
teams are under severe pressure and it is unclear whether they will be able to
provide a sufficient service for patients recovering from the SDR operation. </div>
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But what of the other half of the funds raised? We are hoping that no-one will object to us using
this to provide physio therapy for more years to come, beyond the two years
that we originally budgeted for. This will mean that we won't have to fundraise
again for support for Elliot which he is bound to need if the effects of the
operation are to be maintained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there
are any objections, please do let us know.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You have helped make this happen - your support has been
fundamental to allowing us to pursue even the thought of this operation with
GoSH. We will provide regular updates on here to tell you about how our
gorgeous Elliot is recovering. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s been quite a while since we’ve been able to give you any news on the blog, so we’ve felt a little out of touch with our lovely friends and readers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As we write now, it’s still a bit difficult – we are rather in limbo.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s been quite a turbulent time lately: we thought we were close to being given an operation date, then we weren’t, then we had some exciting news about funding, now we’re in limbo again… shall we tell you the whole story?<o:p></o:p></div>
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We <a href="http://www.operationelliot.org/2014/05/youve-done-it.html">reached our fundraising target</a> back in May as you know – and due to the generosity of many people continuing so support us, the funds have continued to increase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are now <a href="https://www.justgiving.com/OperationElliot">up to £70,000</a>. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #741b47;">Setback</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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We hit a huge obstacle at about the same time that our active fundraising came to an end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were told that rules around NHS co-funding might prevent the SDR operation actually taking place. Elliot’s Haemophilia means that he has to have expensive drugs every other day to reduce his risk of spontaneous bleeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These drugs are needed more frequently to ensure his safety during the SDR operation and could potentially cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously we would not be able to cover this cost but the NHS is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not allowed </i>to co-fund an operation that is partly being paid for out of private funds. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Together with Elliot’s medical teams we were trying to work out if there were ways around this for quite a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We considered a campaign for assistance from local politicians and even thought about restarting the fundraising. The Haemophilia team at Great Ormond Street finally decided it would be unethical for us to attempt to pay, because he could need more treatment than our funds could cover.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You can probably imagine that this was getting quite stressful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were beginning to wonder if we would ever work it out, when NHS England made an <a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/2014/07/17/cte-specialist-surgery/">amazing announcement</a>. They are going to fund 120 SDR operations across the UK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t quite know how to react! We got straight onto the phone to Great Ormond Street who confirmed that they are one of the centres that will be funded. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #741b47;">Where does this leave us?</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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It means that the cost of the operation itself is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">likely </i>to be fully funded. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is, frankly, beyond our wildest dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The funding of the haemophilia medication <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">may</i> no longer be an issue because we wouldn’t be co-funding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Likely </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">may</i> are in italics for good reason – we simply have not had any confirmation yet and there is a lot of work ahead for various NHS departments to agree the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were recently on <a href="https://www.justgiving.com/OperationElliot">South Today</a> talking about how difficult the delays are. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When we began our fundraising we could not have imagined that NHS England would have made this decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what to do with the money that you have all raised? Over half of the funds were going to be dedicated to Elliot’s post-op physio for up to two years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We hope that you will be as delighted as we are to think that the funds could now be used to help Elliot’s rehabilitation for many years to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The NHS may provide a minimum amount of physiotherapy, but the reality of the operation and his condition means that he will need more intense support for many years to come. Being able to provide this privately will have an immeasurable effect on his mobility and hopefully many other life outcomes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #741b47;">So what now?</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, we are still in limbo! There is tentative suggestion of a surgery date in October. We are trying to limit our excitement at the moment until we know for sure,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but we promise we’ll keep you informed when we have news to share. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you for continuing to keep us in your thoughts and support us with your well wishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t wait until the post operation days when we can finally sit down with confidence and write all our thank you notes and tell you about Elliot’s progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That time will come, soon!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-83434725680557635812014-05-08T13:23:00.000-07:002014-05-08T13:23:18.576-07:00You've done itYou've done it for Elliot. You've collectively raised the £66,300 fundraising target, in only 6 months!<br />
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Even though we've watched the funds grow rapidly over the last few months, it still feels like the most amazing surprise.<br />
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A huge number of you have contributed your time, your own money, your talents and your enthusiasm. How can we possibly thank you enough? Hopefully you'll be able to follow Elliot's progress after the operation and see the huge impact that you, however you've been able to contribute, will have made to his mobility and quality of life.<br />
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We don't currently have an exact date for the operation but Great Ormond Street Hospital have told us that it should be well in advance of the summer holidays, so we'll get a date through soon and keep you all posted.<br />
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We've got one more thing to ask of you. Very soon we will be writing a post about how you and we have achieved this together to share with other families who are going through the same stressful times. We'll be asking you to share this far and wide so that we can increase the chance we will reach other families wanting SDR for their children, to let them know that it IS possible, it CAN be done!<br />
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We thought this would be a really long blog post but actually there's only so much we can say, and it's basically a very, very big <b>THANK YOU</b>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-89454877382856110542014-04-17T12:44:00.001-07:002014-04-17T12:44:41.943-07:00Easter Endurance Eggstravaganza for Elliot!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMimQxYWiO_zA1tJZAQS_noTF_Q8jizkWM2hbpZDHAbXRKGBg7A-PTjapSPt-SuUr5bvpcSUaS7aKmx3wvf3h7UDB2X22yfecUWMxehCLHTkkrXeM1-htnrZA2r25XaCFOhy1SB1ZdvXY/s1600/kayak2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMimQxYWiO_zA1tJZAQS_noTF_Q8jizkWM2hbpZDHAbXRKGBg7A-PTjapSPt-SuUr5bvpcSUaS7aKmx3wvf3h7UDB2X22yfecUWMxehCLHTkkrXeM1-htnrZA2r25XaCFOhy1SB1ZdvXY/s1600/kayak2.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a>Here at Operation Elliot blog HQ we've just heard about an amazing challenge that two impressive Kayakers are undertaking for Elliot. <br />
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Edward Long and his kayaking partner Brad will be racing 125 miles from Devizes in Wiltshire to Westminster this weekend, along with 200 other kayakers. We're exhausted just thinking about it!<br />
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Here's what the <a href="http://www.dwrace.org.uk/overview.html" target="_blank">official race website</a> says:<br />
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<i>The Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race starts in Devizes, Wiltshire and finishing just downstream of Westminster Bridge in central London, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The race has been held annually over the Easter Weekend since 1948.</i></div>
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<i>The race is 125 miles long and has 77 portages. The first 52 miles are along the Kennet and Avon Canal to Reading, the next 55 miles are on the River Thames to Teddington. The final 17 mile section is on the tidal portion of the Thames.</i></div>
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Ed and Brad will be kayaking for about 22 hours straight, day and night - we really hope that the weather is kind to them over the weekend. Their supporters have certainly been very generous, they have raised £1,229 so far, very nearly their target of £1,250 through their <a href="https://www.justgiving.de/EdandBradDW2014" target="_blank">Justgiving</a> site. <br />
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Here are some more photos of the pair training. Good luck Ed and Brad, we're all rooting for you!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-31549695334198388992014-04-12T03:32:00.001-07:002014-04-12T03:32:26.048-07:00Eating for Elliot!This week we hear from Sophie Donovan and friends who completed a sponsored three-day purée diet for Operation Elliot, eating nothing but pureed meals and thickened water (apparently normal water was not allowed). Sound disgusting? Well it was, just look at the photos below! Sophie is a friend of Elliot's Mum Morwenna. Sophie and other fellow Speech and Language Therapists have together raised over £3,000 for Operation Elliot.<br />
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£3,000 for eating disgusting food. Is it worth it? Well of course we think so! Here's how Sophie, Helen and colleagues, and Becky, Jo, Shona, Nikki and Jules managed it:<br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><i>Sophie, tell us what it was like to eat nothing but pureed meals for three days</i></b></span><br />
Pretty grim! I was thirsty all the time despite making a real effort to keep my fluids up. The drinks were awful thickened! Smoothies were ok but I quickly got fed up with having sweet drinks all the time. I became desperate for water!<br />
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I had such a fantastic response from friends and colleagues which really helped keep me going, plus we all supported each other on Facebook which was fantastic (purée dieters and others from our UCL course). We shared notes about palatable foods and things to stock up on that were easy to transport around for snacks etc.<br />
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Anyway, that's enough from me! Here are some snippets from the others' Facebook food diaries:<br />
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I've just encountered first pureed meal that I couldnt finish: scrambled eggs, veggie hotdogs and tomatoes. Just not right! Then tonic water thickened- fizzes over and was just unpalatable. However, black Earl grey tea (sweetened) was ok, and almost getting used to water being somewhere between wallpaper paste and frogspawn....At least it's for a good cause!<br />
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Reckon I'll have another thickened drink before bed. Looking forward to normal drinks more than anything tomorrow - I miss water the most. Still v thirsty.<br />
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A really big and heartfelt thanks to you all for your donations - together you have raised more than £250 through my challenge - with some more for me to forward when pledges are collected. Wonderful. I'm truly moved by your generosity and know that Elliot and his family are too x x <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-71823912205516526442014-04-01T11:38:00.002-07:002014-04-01T11:38:50.905-07:00Hard graftCarrying on our posts about all the hard work our supporters have been doing, we also wanted to hear from Angela Cole, one of Elliot's family's oldest friends (duration, not age!).<br />
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Angela has been the coordination and brains behind some very successful events. The <a href="http://www.operationelliot.org/2014/01/fundraising-musical-house-party-supper.html" target="_blank">folk concert</a> at Elliot's Granny's house raised a whopping £936. Many thanks go to Ed and Mo for all their hard work, and the fantastic performers: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Octin Vintage Free'; text-align: center;">Rod Jenkins & </span><span style="font-family: 'Octin Vintage Free';">Black Tulip, Malcolm Bishop, Take Thackray, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Octin Vintage Free'; line-height: 26px; text-align: center;">Frank Boyle, Bob Whitley, Sue Pugh & Dave Lambert.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">And then there was t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">he Zumba party, also Angela's doing. Angela said "It went really well despite a terrible storm which kept quite a few away. The session was very energetic and enjoyable and we had masses of cakes and scones to raffle". The Zumba raised over £200, a fantastic amount - and thanks must go to</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> Claire Nightingale and the Two </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Riversmeet Leisure Centre who donated the sports hall. </span></span><br />
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If any of you were at the Valentine's Dinner and Auction you'll know that the room looked stunning. <br />
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Well, it was Angela that did all this for us - she spent hours hand-making the amazing table centre pieces and generally making all the tables beautiful. She's a wonder, don't you think?<br />
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The success of the auction was down to lots of people, not least the very generous businesses and friends that donated holidays, collector's items and days out. Without them, it simply wouldn't have happen. Here's a reminder of how generous people were - we had so many lots to auction!<br />
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And of course, the auction itself was run by our Star Wars celebrity extraordinaire Jack McKenzie and seasoned charity auctioneer Juliet Pull. We are incredibly grateful to both of them for helping us out and getting some fantastic prices!<br />
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Here are some more photos of the night, including early photos of the children 'helping' to set up the room!! :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-39548531715470262202014-03-20T13:36:00.000-07:002014-03-20T13:39:00.489-07:00How did we get here?!We're using the word 'overwhelmed' a lot at the moment. We're overwhelmed that we've reached over £43k, getting so close to our goal for Elliot. We're overwhelmed at the generosity of donations and support we've received. And we often feel overwhelmed by the sheer hard work of our friends and family and even people we don't know. Our supporters have been organising events, drumming up support from their business and social networks, and generally being amazing.<br />
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We've asked a few of our friends who've organised some fantastic events over the last few weeks to tell us a little bit about their successes over the next few blog posts. Whether you've organised or supported an event, made a donation or shared our campaign with your friends, you've helped us get to where we are - ever closer to getting Elliot the operation he needs!<br />
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First up are Hanna and Izzie Butler, Mother and Daughter team extraordinaire. Hanna has been pounding the pavements of Southbourne Grove encouraging local traders to support us. You might remember the offers on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/operationelliot" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> before Christmas about how traders were helping us by donating a percentage of their takings on certain items. Hanna has continued her relentless work and the latest kindness is from HSBC who did a cake sale for customers last Monday.<br />
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Hanna's daughter Issie wanted to get in on the action to help her friend Elliot too. We thought it would be cool to hear directly from Izze, so we asked her to tell us about her event:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">1) How old are you Issie and how do you know Elliot?</span><span style="color: #351c75;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;">I am 7 years old and I know Elliot because he used to go to Pre
school with me and now he goes to my school.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">2) Why did you want to organise an event?</span><span style="color: #351c75;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;">Because Elliot has got problems with his legs and he needs lots
of money to have an operation. I wanted to help him because he is my
friend. I wanted to give him my Christmas money but Mummy & Daddy
said it would be a good idea to try and do something to help him and raise more
money.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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to get ready, like nails, and hair, and I came up with the Glitter Girls Disco
Party. To start with it was just going to be my friends coming to my house, but
Mummy thought more people might like to come. We asked some friends and
their Mummies if they would help us paint nails and do lots of beauty
treatments. We asked Father John if we could use the church hall for the
party, and then Mummy and me went to lots of shops and asked them if they could
donate things for it. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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people from ballet and people from other schools who I didn’t know! We
had make up, hair crimping, face painting, make up, stick on earrings, glitter
tattoos, nail painting, a pocket money stall and dancing. My auntie
Tanya, Evie & Freya’s Mummy and my dance teacher Yolanda all did dance
routines for us. It was lots of fun. All the Daddies sold tea and
cakes to the mums and dads, and the Mummies did the painting and stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">5) How much money did you raise?</span><span style="color: #351c75;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
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my friend Erin and we charged £1 for tickets and then on the day we asked for
donations for the beauty treatments and the tea & coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">6) Wow, that's amazing! How did it make you feel?</span><span style="color: #351c75;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
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Elliot's doing lots of physical training for his operation at the moment. If you'd like to get in on the action, there's a fundraising Zumba event next weekend. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-89941367248672191432014-02-21T12:51:00.000-08:002014-02-21T12:51:08.881-08:00Another busy weekAfter a fantastically successful week in the run up to Valentine's day, this coming week is another busy one for our wonderful supporters.<br />
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There was a coffee morning and beauty treatments at <a href="http://www.lemontreenails.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Lemon Tree</a> salon in Tuckton which raised £337, a coffee morning and raffle at Elliot's Grandma's house, 'The Great Toy Sale' at <a href="http://www.twyfordschool.com/" target="_blank">Twyford School </a>in Winchester which raised £814, A classical concert on Valentine's night at St Peter's Church in Poole and, of course the Operation Elliot Valentine's Dinner and Auction at the <a href="http://www.captainsclubhotel.com/" target="_blank">Captains Club</a> in Christchurch.<br />
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Regular readers will know that there were some amazing goodies, holidays and experiences donated for the Valentine's auction by businesses in Bournemouth and further afield - across the UK as well as France, Austria and Switzerland. Congratulations to all the winners. We're still sorting out the income from that night but it's well over £7,000. All in the week that we exceeded the £30,000 fundraising milestone, a wonderful achievement.<br />
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During the week after Valentine's Day Clare Hookem managed her very first 5k run at the Glow in the Park fun run - running at night in this freezing cold weather! Well done Clare for getting your medal - and for looking so perky at the finish line.<br />
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We imagine some more grim training is in order for Sophie, Helen and Jules who will be starting a three day puree diet on Thursday 27th Feb. If you're anything like me and enjoy your food, now might be the time to get to www.justgiving.com/operationelliot to give them some encouragement!<br />
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And finally, on 28th February Elliot's Granny and friends are hosting an <a href="http://www.operationelliot.org/2014/01/fundraising-musical-house-party-supper.html" target="_blank">acoustic gig and supper</a> at home. We're delighted to say that tickets have sold out for this, which is great news - another successful fundraiser before it's even taken place.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-18569269278221504792014-02-10T13:07:00.001-08:002014-02-14T04:00:56.281-08:00Operation Elliot Auction - email your bid now!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are delighted to present this selection of some of the items for auction at our Valentine's Dinner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you can't be at the dinner on Friday but want to bid, please email your maximum bid to operationelliot@gmail.com by midday on </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Friday 14th Feb 2014.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The subject line <b>must</b> include AUCTION and the Lot number. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Artur is one of the goalkeepers for Southampton Football Club First Team and <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luke is number 23, an up and coming player who plays for both under 21 and First team at Southampton Football Club<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">LOT#2 Football boots signed by Adam Lallana and Limited Edition Luminous Yellow Training Top </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">also signed by Adam Lallana, No 20</span></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70397000/jpg/_70397749_adam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70397000/jpg/_70397749_adam.jpg" height="111" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Size 7 Puma football boots donated by Adam Lallana – Captain of Southampton Football Club and member of the England squad who recently played against Germany. These are signed and embossed with the name of his son Arthur as a special commission</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">LOT#3 Jack McKenzie signed Star Wars pictures</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>LOT#4 Football boots signed by Rickie Lambert</b> and <b>Limited Edition Luminous Yellow Training Top also signed by Rickie Lambert, No 7</b></span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtW3NBCs8SUNil0dPVuXGaV70fAeAaHq3jPfPGceCoH0OJFHAQjM8xv5JLOhbEhHL6TAtVXPbfyFRIFpLdiJ3TkzHWHgXvFOOC0aIsUppIaVC44_KNN0YokBrXLQjxOfwh0EeAkyyBjME/s1600/Rickie-Lambert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtW3NBCs8SUNil0dPVuXGaV70fAeAaHq3jPfPGceCoH0OJFHAQjM8xv5JLOhbEhHL6TAtVXPbfyFRIFpLdiJ3TkzHWHgXvFOOC0aIsUppIaVC44_KNN0YokBrXLQjxOfwh0EeAkyyBjME/s1600/Rickie-Lambert.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Size 10.5 Nike football boots worn by Rickie Lambert who is a valued member of Southampton Football Club First Team and also an England squad member. Rickie recently played in England matches against Chile and Germany and also scored a goal against Burnley in the F.A.Cup.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">LOT#6 LEGO Master Builder Academy Products</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Exclusively created for America and extremely hard to find in the UK this is a one off opportunity to obtain all of the following sets:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Master-Builder-Academy-Space-Designer-20200" target="_blank">Space Designer</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 hour photo shoot on location in Bournemouth or Poole including a minimum of 20 high resolution images. Valid May-December 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>LOT#8 Day fishing permit x 2 at Orchard Lakes in New Milton</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Enjoy a relaxing traditional English Afternoon Tea for two in the luxury of the Chewton Glen hotel in Hampshire. Featuring a selection of teas, sandwiches and cakes<b>, </b>the afternoon tea is available daily, excluding bank holidays, until 18<sup>th</sup> December 2014.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Palmers Brewery is the only thatched Brewery in the UK and is situated in the hills on the outstanding Jurassic Coast. The tour is valid from Easter –October 2013 and takes you through the historic brewery buildings giving an insight into the brewing process. The tour ends with beer tasting where you will receive a Palmers glass tankard commemorating your visit!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To be held in private studio in Harbridge introducing you to this disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together. Course includes all flowers and plant material, use of Japanese containers and kenzans needed for the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This fantastic package includes tickets to the match, a 3 course dinner and afternoon tea at half time! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The 2013 year book is signed by drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton and Ross Brawn and Toto, the team principle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Peep is perfect for families. It is just 2 minutes walk from a safe, sandy beach and has t</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">wo bedrooms (One Double, One Bunk bedroom), a </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Bathroom with Shower and a fully </span>equipped kitchen. Here is the website for more details: <a href="http://www.cornwallholidaycottage.co.uk/">http://www.cornwallholidaycottage.co.uk</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">families this self contained flat sleeping up to 6 with everything you'll need for a comfortable stay in Southbourne is just a few minutes walk away from the beach and is within easy reach of Christchurch, Bournemouth town centre, New Forest and Hengistbury Head. Southbourne has safe waters and plenty of cafes and restaurants nearby. If you enjoy walking there are beautiful coastal walks to discover and stunning views to see.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With direct access to historic theatres and Shakespeare Houses, the hotel is a popular choice for family holidays, leisure breaks and romantic weekends as well as business, weddings and special occasions. It boasts superb hotel accommodation, stylish meeting and function rooms and all residents have complimentary use of the Vital Health and Wellbeing club at the nearby Macdonald Alveston Manor Hotel. Available Good Friday – Easter Sunday 2014 only. (Friday 18<sup>th </sup>to Sunday 20<sup>th</sup> April 2014)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN06pKV-L8WNReU1kgPDvJgdFaTcwgjJ9ki4GblfN9DfW7kU50oClnoB0nDEaGLk_D9wSxJalrx8kgzujKjvTiYW4e65zrAhc5wMC8hXcxOWCypnf2K5oMKqifT3EZj1PLvLme4YqevbU/s1600/ham+farm+cottage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN06pKV-L8WNReU1kgPDvJgdFaTcwgjJ9ki4GblfN9DfW7kU50oClnoB0nDEaGLk_D9wSxJalrx8kgzujKjvTiYW4e65zrAhc5wMC8hXcxOWCypnf2K5oMKqifT3EZj1PLvLme4YqevbU/s1600/ham+farm+cottage.jpg" height="106" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ham Farm Country Cottages has been in one family for generations. It comprises six luxury country cottages and farmhouse offering a unique opportunity to experience natural Devon at it's unspoilt best. Idyllically set in the peace and tranquillity of the countryside just a short drive from North Devon's spectacular coastline. Surrounded by five acres of carefully landscaped gardens and grounds with a further 100 acres of pasture and woodland to enjoy - it is an island of undisturbed peace, rich in wildlife and offering a variety of interesting walks, space to breathe, relax and forget the rush of modern living. Yet in less than one hour's drive you can find plenty of interesting places to visit and many varied activities. To be taken in April, May or June 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cottage is just outside the village of <a href="http://www.france-voyage.com/towns/notre-dame-du-touchet-17650.htm" target="_blank">Notre Dame du Touchet</a> close to Mortain and St Hilaire du Harcouet on the Normandy / Brittany borders. It is Ideally located for exploring both Normandy and Brittany. Clean deserted sandy beaches about half an hours drive, as is Mont St Michel, and there is excellent fishing all around the area and four golf courses easily accessible. The D day beaches are about 90 minutes away. Access from the ferries is easy with St Malo (60 miles) being about one hours drive, Cherbourg (98 miles) two hours , Caen (80 miles) one and a half hours and Le Havre about two hours away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cottage offered is situated by a wildflower meadow/orchard the cottage has a well equipped kitchen, utility room with downstairs toilet and washing machine. There is a lounge-dining area with wood-burner and French windows out onto a large patio area with outdoor table and chairs, sun loungers & BBQ. Sleeping: Family bedroom with double bed and single chair bed; double bedroom with vanity unit; small bedroom with two small single beds. Separate toilet. Bath/Shower room with wash basin. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The central location in the Mölltal valley is perfect for summer and winter holidays amongst the lush rivers, lakes and mountains. It has two funiculars for hiking in the mountains, a rafting centre, a horse riding centre, tennis courts, a swimming pool & restaurants/bars, also nearby is Millstätt with its beautiful lake & golf course.</span> </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-35643763839228428282014-01-25T06:48:00.000-08:002014-01-25T06:48:06.626-08:00Live Band and Karaoke Night, SouthamptonFor those of you who might not know, Elliot's mum Morwenna works as a Speech & Language Therapist at Western Community Hospital in Southampton. We were delighted to hear that her very supportive team at work have organised a fundraising event for Operation Elliot. <br />
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All our supporters are cordially invited to THE dinner of the year!<br />
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We are very, very excited to announce a Valentine's Charity Dinner and Auction on 14th February at 7pm.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-41636884837242061502014-01-08T13:32:00.003-08:002014-01-08T13:32:29.490-08:00Gearing up for her Pier to Pier Pedal: Carol DaviesWe've really pleased to have heard from Elliot's family friend Carol Davies who says she is starting 2014 with a challenging resolution: to raise funds for Operation Elliot by cycling between Boscombe and Bournemouth piers 16 times (25 miles) on 23 February. 25 miles!<br />
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Elliot’s Mum Morwenna has fond memories of Carol: “To think that Carol taught me to play piano when I was Elliot’s age and now she is cycling for my little boy, it’s wonderful! We are hoping that Elliot will be able cycle on his trike with Carol for a little bit of her ride – he’ll be very excited if he can manage it!”.<br />
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Who's up for supporting Carol on the day? She'd love to see as many Operation Elliot supporters as possible cheering her on! To sponsor her directly you can of course <a href="http://www.justigving.com/operationelliot" target="_blank">Operation Elliot Just Giving page </a> or click 'donate' above noting in the comments section that you are sponsoring the Pier to Pier Pedal. And don't forget that you can follow Elliot’s progress on Twitter @SDRforElliot and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/operationelliot as well as this blog.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-21308447415428755712014-01-02T07:21:00.002-08:002014-01-02T07:21:59.620-08:00Front page newsThe New Year has started well for Operation Elliot!<br />
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We've passed the £20,000 milestone way earlier than we thought possible (thank you, again, to everyone who's helped us get here) and thanks to a front page story in the Bournemouth Daily Echo we've managed to expose the fraudsters who have been using Elliot's details and photos fraudulently to raise money: <br />
<img alt="Bournemouth Echo: James and Morwenna Gower who have discovered several websites that are using the details and images from their appeal to raise money for life changing surgery for their son Elliot." border="0" height="305" src="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/resources/images/2797103.jpg?type=articleLandscape" title="Bournemouth Echo: James and Morwenna Gower who have discovered several websites that are using the details and images from their appeal to raise money for life changing surgery for their son Elliot." width="458" /><a href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10906670.Web_of_lies__fundraising_campaign_for_six_year_old_with_cerebral_palsy_is_hijacked_by_online_fraudsters/">http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10906670.Web_of_lies__fundraising_campaign_for_six_year_old_with_cerebral_palsy_is_hijacked_by_online_fraudsters/</a><br />
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Thankfully this has not affected <i>our</i> Just Giving fundraising site, and from looking at the fake sites we are sure that none of our supporters have been duped. The fraudsters have been setting up their own independent sites in order to try and get money from unsuspecting victims in the U.S. and here at home. <br />
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So we're safe, and our supporters are, as long as only <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/OperationElliot">www.justgiving.com/OperationElliot</a> is used for donations.<br />
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In the meantime, the police are aware of what's going on. We're glad that we have been able to expose what's happened and raise awareness, as well as generate some more press interest for our campaign from TV and Radio as a result (watch this space!).<br />
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We're very excited about the year ahead. We intend to keep the cheats in check and get ever closer to our fundraising target.<br />
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Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2014,<br />
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from all at Operation Elliot.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-79171692027704832632013-12-23T11:37:00.004-08:002013-12-23T11:40:31.560-08:00Half way to the operation costs<span style="font-size: small;">We're nearly a quarter of the way to our fundraising total after only 8 weeks of campaigning, which means half way to the cost of the actual operation itself (the other costs are physio costs). This is totally amazing and all thanks to the hard work and dedication of so many friends and family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We originally thought that we'd be able to write a post about each event but there is so much going on that we just can't keep up! Here is a list of things we haven't posted about yet - do let us know if there's an event we have missed at operationelliot@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: small;"> as we want to capture as much as we can through this blog so we can remember everyone's generosity and commitment, which we are so grateful for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In addition to events there have of course been many, many generous donations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here's a flavour of the creative ways through which people have been fundraising:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">The St
Nicholas Preschool nativity play collection organised by Lorna Skipworth </span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">St Katherines School nativity performance collection </span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">St Katherines School staff collection, an additional collection in lieu of cards and presents for each other and Mrs Sweetland donated her pub quiz winnings at the Ludo Lounge in Southbourne </span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">Hannah Butler has traipsed the streets of Southbourne Grove and had some fantastic donations from retailers there. </span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">Birmingham Carboot selling items donated by well-wishers</span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">Helena Taylor's sponsored swim </span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">Pub Quiz at The Canonbury in Islington organisated by Amy Rodway</span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0].[0]">A raffle/auction and toddler group event organised by Amanda Snow </span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[0]">The 10th Bournemouth Brownies raised funds by
carol singing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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Sampson organised a
cake sale.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570366549708136}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[0]"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570369073041217}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570369073041217}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2y9ol].[1][3][1]{comment570338299710961_570369073041217}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">Lisa Clark organised a coffee morning at her work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></h5>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-44933603365416411762013-12-10T13:05:00.000-08:002013-12-10T13:05:52.410-08:00Fundraising Festivities in IslingtonIf you live near Islington, London, you'd better note 17th December in your diary. For that's when The Canonbury Pub in Islington will be holding a Festive Pub Night with a quiz, gospel choir, raffle and more - all for Operation Elliot. What better way to celebrate the £10,000 milestone we've reached this week!<br />
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Check out these great posters to spread the word. <br />
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If you know anyone who lives in London, why not tell them where they need to be on 17th December at 7pm? The more who turn up, the more Amy will be able to raise for Elliot. <br />
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If you go to the party, please send us pictures of the night - some selfies! - to operationelliot@gmail.com so that we can write all about it here. <br />
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Keep up with the latest on the quiz night @thecanonbury and with our fundraising @SDRforElliot<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-49435641905279959472013-12-02T13:05:00.002-08:002013-12-02T13:06:24.658-08:00Sweetening the working week<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">A friend of Elliot's Aunty Verity, Caroline Earth, got in touch with us to tell us about a cake and craft sale she's organised that is lasting a whole week long - a week! - for staff at Bournemouth University. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I went to school with Elliot’s Aunty Verity, and also Morwenna, Elliot’s
Mum. We are still good friends and so I really wanted to get involved with
Operation Elliot. I’ve known Elliot since he was a baby and seen him grow up to
be an amazing and cheeky little boy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Although Elliot is very determined and in many
ways his disabilities don’t seem to stop him, I can imagine how much more
easily he would be able to play and get involved with things if he was more
mobile and looking to the future I think this operation could really help him
to be more independent as he gets older. That’s why I want to do what I can to
help raise some money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I work in Student Support Services at Bournemouth University. I know
that cakes are always popular and there would definitely be appetite for a cake
sale. I’ve been making some Christmas tree decorations too which I thought I
could sell. My manager agreed to let us have a table for the week in our staff
common room area and we’ve put an honesty box on the table for donations. We
hope that by keeping the table topped up with cakes for the whole week, we’ll
raise more money than if we just did it for one day. </span></div>
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I was amazed at how keen people were to bake cakes and contribute their own
handmade crafts for sale. My friend Barbie and I spent our day off making
Christmas cards and decorations and we’re really pleased that although simple,
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also asked the staff in our coffee shop on campus to have a small basket of
cards and decorations for sale and they’ve got an honesty box and some
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Elliot, Lucas and Jocelyn's granny Liz celebrated her birthday in style last Wednesday by raising £1,800 for Operation Elliot. Coffee and cake work well in Southbourne it seems!<br />
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There was a raffle, a 'guess how many sweets in the jar' competition as well as 'guess the name of the doll'. Liz was delighted at the number of people who turned up to celebrate her birthday and helped the Operation Elliot cause by baking cake or spending their cash - or both!<br />
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Liz really is a supergran. She helps out, as the children's other grandparents do, with a great deal of childcare. But that's not enough for Liz - she used her day off being childminder to do this fundraiser. The party lasted all day; an open house with many friends helping at different times to make tea and coffee and drum up support for Elliot. Thank you if you came along, we were astounded by everyone's generosity.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-8309876612176071862013-11-22T15:53:00.002-08:002013-11-23T02:33:43.648-08:00Coffee and cake and fundraising... what could be better?!<br />
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“As soon as I heard Elliot needed all this money, I instantly said I would do a coffee morning. </blockquote>
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In all honesty, I just enjoy doing it. It's a good excuse to get a load of mates together, and catch up with them all, and raise some money at the same time. I've done quite a few in the past, for various charities that have been close to my heart, but I have never raised as much as we did for Elliot, he has touched so many people”. </blockquote>
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We contacted Annie Bury, one of Elliot's friends, to find out more about how she arranged the coffee morning and what made it such a success:<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>So, how do you know Elliot?</b></span><br />
We first met Morwenna about 20 years ago. My eldest son went on a French exchange, with a family who Morwenna had stayed with so she phoned to ask if she could come and see him when he stayed with us. I then met her Mum, Liz, and we instantly hit it off, became friends, and the rest, as they say, is history!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>And how did you organise the coffee morning? </b></span><br />
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About two weeks before the event, I sent emails to all my mates who I thought would come, mentioning the men were welcome too. Many of those that couldn't come gave me a donation. I sent a text to the one or two without the internet. In these messages I mentioned Elliot's website and said a little bit about what a wonderful little friend he is.
I then started making cakes! Freezing them in advance, a few days prior to the day. I made whole cakes, tray bakes to cut up, and some individual fairy cakes. I borrowed an extra kettle, and had at least 2 kettles constantly boiling.<br />
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I think we had about 35 to 40 here.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Who helped you? </b></span><br />
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It was at my house and I had help from friends who just joined in! One friend took coats as people arrived, very helpful, as it was a cold day. I laid out lots of mugs, jug of milk and bowl of sugar.
I had 3 tables. Table 1 was for plates, serviettes, cakes and biscuits, and the donations box
Table 2 held a bring-and-buy with books, bric a brac and wrapped cakes.
Table 3 held raffle prizes.
Another friend volunteered to do the raffle for me. She was brilliant, and managed to extract lots of money off people!! We charged £1 a ticket, and when we drew the raffle, at the end of the morning, we tried to make sure everyone won something, especially any children there.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Sounds good! What was the best thing about the coffee morning? </b></span><br />
Everyone together, chatting, meeting up and either catching up with each other, or meeting new friends.<br />
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I don't really know why it worked so well! We kept the coffee and tea flowing, encouraged people to eat, had a good mix of girls and boys, and plenty of people so they HAD to talk to each other, no room to be ignored!<br />
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£379!<br />
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Yes! I was thrilled and very touched by friends’ generosity. Asking for donations helped - I never ask for a fixed amount, apart from the raffle ticket price. I think if you ask for say, £2 for coffee and a cake, you get £2, but if you leave a box and ask for a donation, with any luck, people will put in a fiver!!
At one point I asked everyone to listen, while I thanked them all for coming, and helping, and asked Elliot’s Mum Morwenna if she wanted to say anything. She mentioned the website again, so everyone knew where they could get more information.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">And finally, Annie, tell us why you love Elliot! </span></b><br />
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Thank you Annie.<br />
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If you'd like any support to organise a coffee morning or other fundraising event, please don't hesitate to contact Sally, Morwenna and James at operationelliot@gmail.com. We can help you by providing flyers, publicity and even put you in touch with other friends who want to help.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-22682831484405167242013-11-16T11:52:00.001-08:002013-11-16T11:52:02.205-08:00It's all go at Operation Elliot HQ!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">People have been getting in touch from all over the place to tell us about the fundraising events they are planning, activity is really hotting up! Are you looking for <a href="http://www.operationelliot.org/p/blog-page.html">inspiration</a> about how you could help? Well perhaps these ideas will get you thinking... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>There are lots of exercise-based events planned...</b> Elliot's friends getting competitive with the intensive pre-op physiotherapy he's doing perhaps?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Carol will be doing a sponsored bike ride on 23rd February from Bournemouth Pier to Boscombe Pier and we're hoping Elliot will join her part of the way on his impressive trike. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.bobcats.org.uk/" target="_blank">Bournemouth University Bobcats</a> American Football Team are going to lift the equivalent of a plane in December. Now that's a way to get ready for over-indulgence at Christmas! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Helena will be swimming 100 lengths and asking her fellow gym members for sponsorship and Mark is thinking about doing a bike ride to France for Elliot. All pretty impressive, and a little scarey for us couch potatoes at HQ. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>And then there are the folk who wish to entertain... </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Morwenna and James may ask everyone to get their gladrags on for a black tie dinner fundraising evening. Sally and her parents are putting on a Black Country Comedy night near Birmingham. Other folk are looking into organising a <a href="http://www.racenight.co.uk/fundraising_racenights.asp" target="_blank">race night</a> at their local cricket club - fundraising <i>and</i> the chance to win money, what could be better?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Here at HQ we are planning to set up a nationwide collection of old mobile phones...</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">More on that coming soon, so get looking in your drawers or have a think about where you could arrange a collection point. Your school? Your church? Your local pub perhaps? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There are also the the really crucial, regular events that will keep us on track to reaching our fundraising goals. Cake sales and work collections, Facebook shares and Twitter posts, and good old fashioned word of mouth - spreading the word is the best thing we can all do as we never know who might want to get behind the campaign by donating or helping out at an event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you have a fundraising idea we'd love to hear about it, even if you can't manage to do it yourself. Do leave a comment below or email us at <a href="mailto:operationelliot@gmail.com" target="_blank">operationelliot@gmail.com.</a></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Morwenna (Elliot's mum), James (Elliot's Dad) and Sally (Elliot's grown-up friend).</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-56047303765457028602013-11-13T13:34:00.001-08:002013-11-13T13:34:38.934-08:00Great NewsHi, it's Elliots dad, James, here.
I wanted to update you on our donations service. We have changed from Fundrazr, who have done a sterling job, over to a Just Giving page. We have asked Tree of Hope to be the charity that we can run Operation Elliot through, so if donations are made they will go to Tree of Hope and then on to Operation Elliot and in that way we can use the Gift Aid scheme to add to the pot which is just a brilliant bonus!
The Fundrazr page will still be active for a while yet as we have sent out Facebook updates and flyers all over the place with their address on them but we are starting to spread the word about the Just Giving page and if you have shared or mentioned our campaign can you possibly share again and mention that we now are running with the assistance of the Tree of Hope charity so any donations are now charity donations and Operation Elliot wont get charged for them at all.
Thank you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-13324949272000124182013-11-04T13:55:00.000-08:002013-11-05T12:29:51.771-08:00After only a week...<span style="font-family: inherit;">Right now Elliot's Mum and Dad are at Great Ormond Street Hospital with Elliot as he is having another botox treatment in his legs (more about that in a sec). They have asked us here at Operation Elliot HQ to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far. <i>[Editor's update on Tuesday: Elliot came round from his general anesthetic this afternoon and is doing well].</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After only a week of campaigning you have helped us to raise over £1,400. Morwenna and James are bowled over by the generosity of everyone who's donated, many of whom don't even know them or Elliot. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XDG3jhm2klpIiP9WQU430UV4tvmS292JXf8X9Tkk950JhZr1xzSGoLS9FgKfa1ODPAyZtxdo6tjmVyhP_Ea6tqx9eAop5X_g6OPAMtYhVF4zuJ_rxYByHbT2TINCS60PQ325uE9BcM0/s1600/pumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XDG3jhm2klpIiP9WQU430UV4tvmS292JXf8X9Tkk950JhZr1xzSGoLS9FgKfa1ODPAyZtxdo6tjmVyhP_Ea6tqx9eAop5X_g6OPAMtYhVF4zuJ_rxYByHbT2TINCS60PQ325uE9BcM0/s320/pumpkin.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is just the start of a big challenge! We only have until March 2014 and it's a lot to raise. To get us to our £66,300 target we will be shifting the focus towards fundraising events - asking people not just to donate but also to organise. There are cake sales and quizzes and charity evenings and all sorts being planned across different locations. If you have an idea we'd love to feature you in this blog. It doesn't have to be big, every little helps. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are also trying to widen the network of people interested in the campaign. Press releases are being prepared, we're learning how to tweet (@SDRforElliot), and already we've had some great support. We hope to be able to post details of Bournemouth University American Football Club fundraising plans soon - they have decided to take on Operation Elliot as their fundraising project this year. Needless to say, we are delighted!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While we've all been fundraising, Elliot has been enjoying Halloween and doing lots of physiotherapy to increase strength in his calve and thigh muscles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's these muscles that are problematic for Elliot, and anyone with diplegic cerebral palsy. And that's why he's having more treatment at Great Ormond Street this week. Botox will be injected into four places in each leg from the top inside muscles (adductors) down to his calves. Botox helps reduce spasticity (tight muscle tone) by relaxing these muscles in order to make walking easier and more comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's complicated though - loosening muscle tone usually makes falls more frequesnt until the toxin has worn off after around 6 weeks. What it does enable is an intense bout of </span>physic and strengthening the core muscles, making them stronger when the toxin has worn off. Sound impressive? It is, especially as Elliot is only 6!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately the botox treatment is getting less and less effective as Elliot grows. Hence our determination to prepare him for a <a href="http://www.operationelliot.org/p/what-is-sdr.html" target="_blank">Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy</a> and make life much, much easier. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17630280488648822615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309055438717214875.post-35726106394327173242013-10-12T15:34:00.000-07:002013-11-16T12:01:39.761-08:00A little bit about ElliotBefore we tell you about Elliot, here's the important link for the <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/OperationElliot" target="_blank">Operation Elliot Just Giving site</a>.<br />
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Elliot is a six year old little boy with <a href="http://www.scope.org.uk/help-and-information/cerebral-palsy" target="_blank">cerebral palsy</a> and severe <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Haemophilia/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">Haemophilia A</a>.<br />
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He's just like any other six year old in many ways - he wants to be a pilot at the moment but the next best thing would be to be a pirate. Having cerebral palsy means that he can't do all the things his friends and siblings do and he gets understandably frustrated as a result.<br />
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He has recently been assessed by a specialist team at Great Ormond Street Hospital and is considered to be a strong candidate for a potentially life changing operation called a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. This is a huge spinal procedure which aims to give him much more freedom of movement. In order to be in the best possible position to get the benefits he has already started an intensive program of 'prehab' with a physiotherapist.<br />
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We're hoping that we'll have enough funds to go ahead with the operation sometime mid 2014 but it's no small undertaking. Currently Elliot is doing preparatory physiotherapy at a cost of £6,300. The operation will cost £30,000 and after 4 weeks in hospital Elliot will come home to a physiotherapy rehab programme lasting two years and costing another £30,000. <br />
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We know there's a lot of work ahead but it's all going to be worth it so let Elliot know you're right behind him - please <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/OperationElliot" target="_blank">donate now</a> or get involved by <a href="http://operationelliot.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">organising your own fundraising</a> event. <br />
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