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News from 2007 / 2006 / 2005 |
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2007 |
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How To Spend The Holidays
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During their recent summer holiday, Emily and Phoebe Bunje from Norbiton in Surrey, got together all their old toys and bits and bobs and held a sale nearly every day outside their house, in aid of Momentum. They raised £200, which we will be putting towards the holiday home for sick children and their families. Many thanks to them for using their own holiday in such a generous way. |
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Charity Day In Ember Farm Way
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On Sunday 2nd September, residents of Ember Farm Way in East Molesey, held a Garage sale in aid of Momentum. They raised the spectacular sum of
£3,362.75 and were delighted that the Mayor of Elmbridge to visit the sale. |
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Travelling in style
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On Monday 4th June several of our Momentum teenagers had one of their wishes granted when they took a trip to look around the BBC Television Studios in White City.
There were 18 in all on the trip and everybody somehow managed to squeeze into a stretch limo. This is definitely how the other half live! |
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Well Done Olly!
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Congratulations to Oliver Spratt who ran the London Marathon on the 22nd April in aid of Momentum. His fundraising target was £3,000 which he has exceeded, despite the difficult conditions on the day, raising the magnificent total to date of £3,529.10.
Well done Olly and a huge thanks from us all at Momentum. |
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London to Paris cycle ride
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On 13th June Karin Bosoni and Victoria Hodgson will be taking part in the London to Paris Cycle
ride on behalf of MOMENTUM. If you would like to sponsor her, please do so
through the Just Giving website.
There are many people fundraising on behalf of Momentum including Oliver Spratt who is running the London Marathon and Mike Hamblin who is running the Asics Breakfast Run.
Please check the Just Giving website if you would like to support them on our behalf.
www.justgiving.com |
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Ian Moor accepts cheque for Momentum from the Catenians Association of Esher
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| Last month, Ian Moor, one of our Committee members, accepted a cheque on
behalf of MOMENTUM from the Catenians Association of Esher. The cheque was
the result of a month of fundraising and was for the magnificent sum of
£1,000. |
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Momentum Children helping each other
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| On a recent weekend, Melanie Kogelbauer enjoyed a fun day out at Thorpe Park
with her French exchange student and her friend Jasmine. They had a
brilliant day and it was all thanks to Kiera Brown, who had very kindly
given them the tickets. It's always lovely to hear about MOMENTUM children
helping each other.
Here's a picture of them having fun on the carousel. Looks like it was a
bit chilly!
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Waitrose Surbiton present us with a fundraising cheque
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In February, all John Lewis and Waitrose branches had a week of fundraising
for local children's charities and the Surbiton branch chose MOMENTUM. On
Wednesday 28th March, two staff members from Waitrose, Surbiton, presented a
cheque for £940 to MOMENTUM, in the MOMENTUM Children's Garden at Kingston
hospital.
During their week of fundraising, Waitrose staff held a cake sale and had an
auction night where Partners auctioned off unwanted gifts. They also had a
nail-biting game based on 'Deal or No Deal', playing for packets of Quavers!
The cheque for £940 was presented by Julia Maguire and Theresa Noakes, who
work for Waitrose in Surbiton. The cheque was accepted on behalf of
MOMENTUM by 10 year old Kiera Brown from Teddington. She was joined by her
Mum, Ann Brown and by our Chair of Trustees, Bianca Effemey.
The money will be put towards MOMENTUM'S latest fundraising project, which
is to re-design and refurbish the Playroom and the Teenager's Room in the
Paediatric Department at Kingston Hospital.
On receiving the cheque, Kiera said: "It would be lovely to put the money
towards some computer equipment, maybe a laptop, for teenagers to use when
they are in hospital for a long time."
Many thanks from MOMENTUM to the staff members at Waitrose, Surbiton. |
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Kiera Brown sees hit musical Mamma Mia!
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On Monday 5th March, Momentum Trustee Bianca Effemey, arranged for Kiera Brown and some of her best friends, to have
a special outing to London's West End in a stretch limousine to
see the hit musical Mamma Mia!
Read more in Kiera Brown’s blog. |
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16th February 2007 - Venetian Masked Ball
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| The Momentum Venetian Masked Ball and Dinner, on Friday 16th February, was our most ambitious fundraising event to date and was a huge success. Read more. |
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Valentine's Special
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On the weekend of 10th and 11th February, we were able to make many Valentine's wishes come true when our wonderful volunteers inflated and handed out 7,000 heart-shaped balloons at the
Bentall Centre in Kingston.
Living statues in the form of Cupid
were on hand for photo opportunities with romantic shoppers!
Many thanks to the Bentall Centre for arranging this event for Momentum. We raised £3,863.62. Fantastic! |
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Momentum Teddies
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Why don't you treat someone you love to a Momentum Teddy Bear? They are approximately 24 cm tall and each has his/her own Momentum sweatshirt or hoody. They cost £10 each plus p&p. Please contact Momentum on 020 8255 0945.
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Momentum Children's Garden
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The Momentum Children's Garden at Kingston Hospital was opened on Saturday 7th October by HRH Princess Alexandra.
We are thrilled with the end result of this project which will give all children who are admitted to the hospital a beautiful outside area in which to play.
Oncology children are not able to socialise with other children and spend nearly all their time in isolation. This new garden will enable them to have time outside to play in a bright and fun environment when it is closed to others.
Click here for picture gallery.
On Sunday 8th October our new Patron, Jacqueline Wilson, hosted a children's tea party in the new garden which was attended by many of the children who have been treated at Kingston hospital.
She read extracts from her latest Tracy Beaker book 'Candyfloss'.
Click here for picture gallery.
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Great North Run
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Well done to Rob Pearce from Kingston who entered the Great North Run on behalf of Momentum on 1st October.
Along with 50,000 other runners, Rob completed the run in a 'comfortable' 2 hours and 9 minutes!
He raised £250 for Momentum and our picture shows Rob on South Shields beach with his medal. |
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2006 |
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Momentum Christmas Cards
We now have Christmas cards for sale, all designed by children who are affected by cancer. |
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Garden
Work is currently underway to build a sensory garden within the paediatric department at Kingston Hospital. This will give all children that are admitted or visit the hospital an outside area in which to play. Oncology children are not able to socialise with other children and spend nearly all their time in isolation. This new garden will enable them to have time outside to play in a bright and fun environment when it is closed to others.
The Overall cost of the project is £45,000.
Our garden will be officially opened on Saturday 7th October by HRH Princess Alexandra. |
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Mosaic
For those children who visit the paediatric department in Kingston Hospital regularly, walking through the doors can be a very upsetting time. We want to turn the entrance into a magical area that will be more inviting.
Working with award winning charity Save the World Club, we are about to embark on an exciting project to fund a mosaic mural that will cover the entire entrance area. One side will depict a Sun theme for Sunshine Ward and the opposite side a Sea theme for Dolphin Ward.
Save the World Club has worked on many mosaic projects in and around Kingston, which have transformed areas that were once deprived or graffiti covered into fantastic pieces of art. Visit www.savetheworldclub.org for details of recent projects.
Two local schools, St. Paul's Church of England Junior School and Kingston Grammar School have helped to design the murals.
You can help with the construction of the murals on 23rd and 24th October at the Bentall Centre, Kingston. |
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New kitchen
We have installed a new kitchen for the use of the children's families. |
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Main achievements
Since the charity was formed last year, we have raised funds for air conditioning to be installed in three of the isolation wards, and decorated and fitted the rooms to create a more pleasant environment during long and difficult hospital stays.
We have also installed a computer with Broadband access, fitted fridges, installed televisions and bought many games for the children to enjoy. |
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Thanks to our sponsors
John Lewis in Kingston has chosen Momentum as their sponsored charity for 18 months. They arranged a sponsored pub crawl and raised £1000.
Body Concepts is committed to helping charities and donated a week's income to Momentum during September 2005. |
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Thanks to our donors
On Saturday 16 October, 50 bikers descended on Kingston Hospital with cheques and games to the value of almost £1,000 for Momentum.
For more details see our Past Events page. |
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