CHASE magazine 2009

Supporting familieswith life-limitedchildren andteenagers throughoutSW London, Surreyand Sussex.

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ContentsP5 WelcomeP6-7 A Year in PicturesP10-11 Meet two members of

the CHASE CommunityCare Team

P14 Millie-May’s Family –From Redhill

P15 Tuckwell CHASE LotteryP16 Donation FormP17 Sponsorship FormP20-21 Rhea’s Family – From

CroydonP22-23 Christopher’s, the CHASE

children’s hospice

P24 Friends of CHASE Groups,Volunteering & Schools

P25 CHASE Challenges & Events

P26 Businesses and otherways of supportingCHASE

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CHASE has to raise £4 million a year to

ensure its vital service is able to continue

and the vast majority of this funding

comes from charitable donations and

fundraising. There are more families who

need our support and we need to ensure

none of these families are ever let down.

In these uncertain economic times it is

more important than ever for people to get

involved and help us to fundraise. We are

therefore calling on members of the

community to help us in any way they can.

Thank you.

David King

Chief Executive

You can get involved in a number of ways:

• Raise money through a sponsored race

or event (see page 25)

• Set up a CHASE Friends Group (see

page 24)

• Get your workplace involved (see page 26)

• Get your school involved (see page 24)

• Other ways of Supporting CHASE (see

page 26)

To keep up to date with the latestCHASE news, sign up for updates atwww.chasecare.org.uk/newsletter

and communities. At CHASE we believe it

is the families who know best when it

comes to the care of their child and our

aim is to support them, in whatever way is

needed.

Christopher’s, our children’s hospice is

based just outside Guildford and families

from across the whole CHASE area come

to Christopher’s for a break.

Christopher’s provides a home-from-

home environment in a warm and friendly

atmosphere – so parents can be parents

for a while – not just carers. CHASE takes

away the strain of 24 hour care to give

families the time to create special

memories which can be so valuable for

them in the future.

Since CHASE was established it has

touched the lives of over 700 families –

and every year this involves offering

support to more than 1200 family

members.

to the new magazinefrom CHASE hospicecare for children.

We hope, through the pages ofthis magazine, to give readersan insight into the vital work

that CHASE does in the communitythroughout South West London, Surreyand Sussex and at its children’s hospice.

CHASE hospice care for children gives

help and support to families with children

and young people who are life-limited –

these young people are not expected to

live to reach adulthood.

CHASE supports the whole family not

just the life-limited children and our service

is flexible, practical and holistic, with the

focus on making every day count.

Members of the CHASE community

care team are out on the road throughout

the year supporting families in their homes

Welcome


Henah being supported at home in Crawley by

Gemma from the CHASE Community Care Team.Jack – who was delighted to be mascot for the day at Surrey County Cricket club

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a minor heart attack in training. He

recovered well though and was still

determined to take part so he did the ride

on his rather ancient motorized scooter!

Find out more about challenges on p25

or visit www.chasecare.org.uk/challenges

The 42-strong group was joined by Sky

News broadcaster and Eggheads quiz host

Dermot Murnaghan. Also on the ride was

main sponsor and headhunter Jonty Watt of

Watt Search and Selection, a City

recruitment firm, who had recently suffered

January – CHASE takes families iceskating

Agroup of children from CHASE

hospice care for children enjoyed

some ice skating at Hampton Court

courtesy of CHASE supporters, Foresters

Insurance.

CHASE care team member Kylie

Quincey went along to take photographs of

the event for family scrapbooks. She said:

“The families really enjoyed it – even some

of the children in wheelchairs went on the

ice. It was a lovely day out that the whole

family could participate in together and we

all had a wonderful time.”

Find out more about CHASE families on

pages 14 and 20, or visit

www.chasecare.org.uk/familystories

Joy goes ice-skating with her dad Stephen

March - Weight Watchers Easter EggAmnesty benefits CHASEIn a bid to avoid the temptation of too many

calories over Easter, a local Weight

Watchers group held an Easter Egg

Amnesty to encourage members to hand

over those tempting chocolate treats.

Find out more about fundraising on p24 or

visit www.chasecare.org.uk/fundraising

May – 42 Cyclists arrive in ParisFor the third year running Iain Armitage,

whose family is supported by CHASE,

cycled from London to Paris with a band of

plucky riders, raising a total of £230,000.

A year in pictures...

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Anne Marie Rosoman from Weight Watchers (right) with CHASE Fundraising Manager Melanie Hill

December – Sensory Garden atChristopher’s gets a make-overLeatherhead construction company

Alterspace project-managed a complete

makeover of the sensory courtyard at

Christopher’s, our children’s hospice,

free-of-charge.

August – Dunsfold Wings and WheelsCHASE had a stall at the Wings and

Wheels Airshow and was one of six

charities to receive funds from ticket sales,

raising £3,500. To find out about the latest

events raising funds for CHASE visit

www.chasecare.org.uk/events

September – Old School friends cycleevery county in England to raise fundsThree friends cycled around all 48 counties

of England in just over three weeks.

They took pictures of the signs as they

entered each new county as proof of

their achievement for when they returned

to collect sponsorship from friends and

family members!

Read the latest CHASE news at

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Eric Clapton guards the wicket. Photo by

Russel West (photojournalist)

June - Eric Clapton XI v The Bunburys CHASE Patron Eric Clapton fielded a team

of celebrities to play in a celebrity cricket

match against The Bunburys, the country’s

best known touring team of celebrities,

former players and cricket professionals.

Eric's team provided much

entertainment and action and a huge

surprise to spectators when former Rolling

Stone Bill Wyman sent Surrey and England

player Mark Ramprakash's stumps flying!

However, The Bunburys won the day.

Find out more about CHASE patrons at

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The Red Arrows display at the Wings and Wheels Airshow

Thomas Hunt, Joe Egerton and James Frankis raised £1,500 from their challenge

Building contractors Alterspace getting into the

Christmas Spirit

Specialised equipment for the courtyard,

such as fibreoptic lighting, outdoor musical

instruments including drums and chimes,

and tactile seating cubes, was purchased

with funds raised by the Armitage family

and the London to Paris cyclists.

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Meet Two Members of the CHASE

Marina – Supporting Families inSurreyCaring for the complex needs of a

seriously sick child, chatting to a

bereaved parent or listening to the

anxieties of a sibling are all in a day’s

work for Marina Crail (29).

Marina supports families in and around

Dorking, Leatherhead, Ashtead and

Bookham, and is out on the road most

working days. She says the challenge of

the job is enormous, but she loves the

work and knows that what she does

makes a real difference to the lives of

these families.

Marina said the role of nurses at

CHASE has become more medically

focused over the past few years, as

opposed to being purely a caring role.

“There is a high proportion of children

who require a specialist, skilled nursing

role, for instance requiring a system of

feeding through a tube direct into a

vein. There are also a number of

children with cancer who have complex

medical needs.”

The job is incredibly rewarding – giving

families the opportunity to spend some

quality time together by taking away some

of the strain. But this can put strain on the

Care Team Members themselves, so how

does Marina deal with it?

“Yes of course I get upset – we all do

and yes you will cry with the family but

you have to distance yourself as much as

you can – without distancing yourself

completely. It is difficult to explain but we

all have our own ways of protecting

ourselves from getting too entrenched in

the family’s grief. We have to be there to

support and help them – and be strong

for them.”

“CHASE also offers great support to all

of us in terms of helping us to deal with

the most difficult and challenging times

that we face in helping these families. All

staff members have clinical supervision

and we work in a very caring

environment. If someone is upset then

there is always someone here to listen.”

Janis – Supporting Families inCroydon and SW LondonJanis Wakefield lives and works in

the Croydon area supporting families

for CHASE.

She currently looks after 26 families in

this area, visiting them regularly at home

to help with day-to-day needs. Janis

explains: “Support for families in their own

homes and communities is vital, and it is

important for someone to be close at

hand if there is an urgent call.”

She has always worked in the field of

care and has a wealth of experience

caring for young people in the NHS and

private sector. After a spell as “nanny” to

her granddaughter, she joined CHASE

five years ago.

However, there is no typical day for

Janis. “I will check my diary to see what I

have planned for the following day but

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when I get to the family I might find I am

doing something completely different.

“It might be a hospital visit – I will sit

with children who are in hospital to give

their parents a break. I might find when I

get to their home that Mum might need to

go out to the shops so I will look after the

sick child while she is away. Sometimes I

will take the siblings out somewhere as

trips for them are a rare treat.

“No two days are the same, but we

always give families just a little bit of free

time. Mum may not have been outside the

door since my last visit, because of the

intensive 24-hour care that her child

needs at home.”

Janis will sometimes give the children

a massage if they are stressed – as this is

very comforting for them. She is currently

taking a comprehensive course in

massage and once fully qualified, she will

be able to offer massage therapy to the

Mums as well.

“We have massage therapists at our

children’s hospice but it would be good to

be able to take this out into the

community as well.”

Janis has a relaxing and artistic hobby

which she loves and which also benefits

the young people she cares for: she

makes them special greetings cards for

birthdays and other occasions.

Janis says working for CHASE is

wonderfully rewarding because she knows

how much people really appreciate her

support and they always look forward to

her visits. She cannot imagine working

anywhere else.

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Millie-May’s family – from Redhill

Millie-May is always laughing, reallynosey and a real hit with everyone.Emma and Dave – Mum and Dad –

describe her as a real treasure and Ruby, hernine year old sister, loves her to pieces.

But life for the four year old has been

a round of doctors, hospital, surgery

and struggle.

Millie-May’s life has been dominated by

illness and challenge. She was born with

the rare Costello Syndrome in 2003 – a

debilitating syndrome with only about 300

cases worldwide. She has heart and kidney

complications and has had a cardiac and

respiratory arrest. On top of this, she has

had bronchiolitis twice and suffered

agonising pain caused by kidney stones

that went undiagnosed for many months.

She cannot feed orally, fully support her

head, roll over, crawl or walk. She lives with

constant breathing difficulties, which means

being supported by a ventilator every night

as she sleeps. Until she reaches the age of

eight she has a high risk of developing

tumours: hospital appointments are a

regular routine.

Millie and her family were first

introduced to CHASE by their health visitor

when Millie was not yet a year old. They

were going through some of the most

testing times. They now get invaluable and

incredible support, both at Christopher’s

and at home, without which life would have

been much worse.

Having previously worked in publishing,

Emma is now Millie’s full time carer. Emma

says: “I have to watch and entertain Millie

all the time when she is at home, as well as

providing for 100% of her needs. Despite

all these challenges she has enriched our

lives hugely.“

The family try to live as normal a life as

possible, given the restrictions that Millie-

May’s condition imposes, and they make an

effort to go away on holiday which is

important, particularly for Ruby. They went

to Suffolk last year but Emma said it wasn’t

easy – they had to take two cars because

of all the equipment they needed to support

their young daughter during their break.

As such they really appreciate any

breaks they are able to take at the CHASE

children’s hospice, Christopher’s. “We get

15 nights from CHASE as well as the

ongoing community help at home. They are

brilliant. We drive up there and when you

walk in you feel you are going home. You

know everyone there has an issue so when

I am plugging Millie-May into her feeding

tubes, no one stares.

“We really appreciate the support

CHASE gives us as a family. They have

brilliant siblings days and Ruby thinks it is

wonderful. There are splash sessions for

families as well, and when I take Millie-May

to the ‘Little CHASERS toddlers group’ I

can go and have a therapy session, either

an Indian head massage, reflexology or

aromatherapy, it’s fantastic.

“They do music therapy for the children

as well; Millie-May got so excited one time

there when she was able to ring a bell.”

Millie-May has now put on weight and is

improving – so much so that she was able

to start at Brooklands special school at

Reigate. Emma says: “There are a million

things to think about, plan for and

communicate to others just to ensure that

Millie is packed up for school every day. I

still have to watch her all the time when she

is here so I really appreciate the ‘time-out

opportunities’ that CHASE gives us as a

family. Every day brings something different

and I cannot imagine life without her.”

To read more CHASE family stories please visit www.chasecare.org.uk/familystories

CHASE Care Team Member Gemma and Millie-May smiling for the camera!


Tuckwell CHASE Lottery – Give it a Chance!

The Tuckwell CHASE Lottery hasrecently celebrated its TenthAnniversary Draw.

The Lottery is really easy to play and

gives you a chance to win £1,000, plus 70

smaller prizes, every week!

Entry is £1 per chance and members

can buy as many chances as they want.

The lottery raises over £170,000 a year for

each of the charities it supports, CHASE

hospice care for children and Phyllis

Tuckwell adult hospice.

The lottery donation is one of the

few regular, sustainable sources of

income that the two hospices can rely on

each month.

Its annual donation to CHASE hospice

care for children provides support in the

home and at Christopher’s for sixteen

families for a year.

Former BBC Southern Counties Radiobreakfast presenter Fred Marden draws thewinning ticket for the 10th Anniversary Draw atthe CHASE Fundraising Office

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CHASE supports families with children and teenagers who have life-limiting or significant life-threatening conditions.

Specialist practical and emotional care is provided free-of-charge in their own homes and communities throughout

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Rhea’s family – from Croydon

From the day she was born Purabi,

from central Croydon, believed that

there was something wrong with

her baby, and after a cranial ultrasound at

two months old they realised that little

Rhea had major brain damage.

Rhea has cerebral palsy with many

complications, which include scoliosis,

sleep disturbances, breathing problems

and constipation. She has a

developmental disorder resulting in the

two sides of her brain having abnormal

structures, and cortical blindness, which

means her eyes work but her brain doesn’t

carry the message to enable her to see.

She also has severe epilepsy, and has

to be tube fed a special diet for her

epilepsy - all of which means she is a

very sick child. She is under the care of

eight different consultants at Great

Ormond Street Hospital as well as several

local professionals, and she needs 24

hour care.

Purabi’s husband left her with the

baby to care for but she is fortunate to

live with her father Vithal, now a

widower. They share Rhea’s care

between them, but life has proved to be

more complicated than they could ever

have imagined. Their kitchen looks like

a laboratory with all Rhea’s feeding

equipment and other apparatus that

is needed.

Life is a catalogue of hospitals,

paediatricians and consultants and Rhea

has had three major operations. Initially

they struggled on their own and found it

very difficult to cope, until a care worker

suggested they contact CHASE.

Purabi had never thought of Rhea as

being life-limited – and the idea of using

a hospice service was very frightening.

But they decided to approach CHASE

and it proved to be a turning point in

their lives.

Purabi, Rhea and Vithal now receive

regular visits from Care Team Member,

Val O’Donnell, who has been going to

their home on community visits for four

years so she knows the family really well.

Val cares for Rhea’s medical needs

and has a really calming effect, giving

Purabi with Rhea on the London Eye


Purabi and Vithal an opportunity to be

Mum and Grandad for a while, instead of

just carers. Christopher’s, the CHASE

children’s hospice, is also a wonderful

haven for Rhea and gives Purabi and

Vithal an opportunity to take a break from

their exhaustive carer’s routine.

Vithal always goes to the

grandparents’ days run by CHASE, which

provide grandparents with an opportunity

to meet others in the same situation, to

share their feelings and experiences.

Purabi and Rhea used to visit

Christopher’s every fortnight when Rhea

was younger, to attend Little CHASERS,

a pre-school group where there were

some excellent activities for her to enjoy

and where Purabi made friends with

other mothers.

They like to take the short breaks that

CHASE offers in big chunks. Purabi says:

“You just pack your bags, take Rhea to

Christopher’s and fly away – it’s

wonderful! It gives us something special

to look forward to. We are so grateful to

CHASE because without a break

sometimes we would never be able

to cope.”

“It is incredibly difficult and heartbreaking to look after your life-limited child 24 hours a day putting in 100% effort, love and care into what you do for them,knowing all along that one day they will be prematurely snatched from you andyou will be left with nothing, but a shattered heart and a massive void in your life.CHASE helps you to care for your child during their life, whilst helping youprepare for a future without them.” – Purabi, Rhea’s mother

“Christopher’s is an amazing place. If I phonearound midday Rhea hasprobably already been inthe pool, the sensoryroom and the art room.Vicky does music therapywith her and there is a ballet school coming soonto entertain the children.There are so many thingsat Christopher’s that shecan do that we cannot dofor her at home.”Purabi, Rhea’s mother


Christopher’s, the CHASEchildren’s hospice

In addition to the care they receive intheir own homes and communitiesthroughout the year, all families

are welcomed for short breaks atChristopher’s, the CHASE children’s hospice.

At Christopher’s the CHASE Care

Team takes over the child’s care routine

completely. This can be complex and

many children require constant care and

attention 24 hours a day. Without support,

it can be exhausting for family members

who care for the child, which also has

a strong effect on siblings and the

extended family.

This is why Christopher’s provides

opportunities for the whole family to relax

and recharge their batteries. It is a

welcome break that gives them the

precious time and space they need to

make the most of every moment together

with their life-limited child.

There are four family flats, as well as

nine bedrooms for children or teenagers

who can also spend time at Christopher’s

independently while the rest of the family

takes a break elsewhere.

Christopher’s has a friendly ‘home-

from-home’ atmosphere with many

wonderful therapeutic facilities for children

and families to enjoy. The fun times

enjoyed here today become happy

memories for the future that will

last forever.

In a safe and secure environment, the

hospice also provides emergency, end-of-

life and specialist palliative care (palliative

care relieves or soothes the symptoms

of a disease or disorder without effecting

a cure).

Therapeutic FacilitiesThe wide range of therapeutic facilities

provide opportunities for families and

children to do things that might be taken

for granted by others.

For instance, swimming in the

hydrotherapy pool with the CHASE Care

Team at hand and a special harness for

children who need it can be a wonderful

experience for the whole family. Families

even get together at the regular SPLASH!

sessions, which allows them to get to

know others in similar situations.

Isobel with CHASE Care Team member Jo, at

the Music Workshops with the Royal

Philharmonic Orchestra at Christopher’s.

“Sophie has experienced so much during her time at

Christopher’s and we have many lovely memories; we

were able to take her swimming, for trips out and she

even met Mickey and Minnie mouse!” – A CHASE family.

FUNtastic with Indigo at Christopher’s


At Christopher’s, life-limited children,

teenagers and their families can use

special accessible computers, interact

with sounds, lights and vibrations in the

Sensory Room, de-stress with an

aromatherapy massage, play with musical

instruments during a music therapy

session, and much, much more.

Special eventsThroughout the year there are lots of

fun events designed to put smiles on

faces and create special memories

for tomorrow.

At Christmas FUNtastic, a sensational

pop-band for children, visited

Christopher’s to sing their own versions of

Christmas carols to children who receive

care and support from CHASE.

CHASE Royal Patron, HRH The

Countess of Wessex, recently made a trip

to meet families at Christopher’s and to

see the developments that had been

made there since she performed the

official opening in 2002.

The Countess saw the hobbies room,

teenage den and therapies room, as well

as the lounge and recently built garden

room which she had not seen before.

Evie and Maddie with mum Carrie and aunty

Mandy, and Indigo with mum Emma, at the

CHASE hydrotherapy pool.

HRH The Countess of Wessex with Madeline

and her parents Katherine and John, from

West Ewell, Surrey.

Find out more at www.chasecare.org.uk/aboutCHASE


Volunteering

CHASE hospice care for children isfortunate to have a team of 200committed volunteers who give uparound 1100 hours of their time everymonth to help the charity. If paid a salary,this would cost CHASE around £12,000 amonth or £145,000 a year – proving thatthey are worth their weight in gold!

Volunteers undertake a wide variety oftasks at our Fundraising Office and atChristopher’s, our children’s hospice.

Their help at fundraising eventsthroughout SW London, Surrey andSussex is vital, and they form an integralpart of the CHASE team.

Meet new people and make newfriends while helping life-limited childrenand their families: Volunteer work canprovide some of the most rewardingexperiences of your life. To find out more visitwww.chasecare.org.uk/volunteers

Tim Hope volunteering at Christopher’s, the

CHASE children’s hospice

Friends of CHASE Groups“It doesn’t matter how much time you have or whatyou can do – every little helps.” – Sarah Johnson,Epsom Friends of CHASE Group

“I do get a great sense of having done somethingworthwhile. Being able to give up my time and notexpect anything back in return is very rewarding and Ienjoy the sense of cameraderie and support atCHASE. Everyone is always looking out for everyoneelse.” – Tim Hope, CHASE Volunteer

Fundraising at SchoolFundraising can be a great way for everyone to get involved in a fun, teamproject that will make a real difference to the children and families CHASEsupports.

For example, all three classes of Year 2 students from Brooklands College inWeybridge brainstormed and planned their own fundraising themes, and thencombined their events with a ‘Fancy Dress Day’ that raised £1,500 for CHASE.

Be on our team – start with an A-team!Why not set up an A team? Like a charity committee, A-Teams hold meetings,decide on events, learn how to budget and plan an event or activity – with theultimate satisfaction of raising money for a much-needed cause.

Our Fundraising Team can help you with your fundraising whatever yourplans - from Christmas fairs to fancy-dress days, we can give you all the helpand advice you need.Find out more at www.chasecare.org.uk/schools Fundraising students from Brooklands College

Map showing all 19

Friends of CHASE groups.

The first ‘Friends of CHASE Group’ was set up in Richmond and Kingston in1995. CHASE now has 19 Friends Groups and hundreds of supporters whoare the cornerstone of CHASE, not only raising fantastic amounts of moneybut spreading the word and encouraging others to raise funds for us too.

We need our supporters to help set up more Friends Groups or getinvolved with our existing Groups. Fundraising is a really beneficial way ofhaving fun and meeting new people, as all your efforts make an amazingdifference to the lives of local families with life-limited children andteenagers. To find out more, visitwww.chasecare.org.uk/friendsgroups.


CHASE Challenges & EventsChallengesMany people take part in sponsored

challenges for CHASE, doing amazing

things to raise vital funds to keep the

CHASE service running.

Just a few of the challenges that could

raise funds for CHASE include fire-walks,

parachute jumps, running events, car

rallies, bike rides, white water rafting,

head-shaves, silences... anything that is a

challenge can be an inspiring fundraising

opportunity!

To take part in a challenge for CHASE

please contact the Fundraising Office on

01483 454213 or visit

www.chasecare.org.uk/challengesYou can also use the sponsorship form

on the centre page of this magazine. There

will always be a challenge for everyone!

Lands End to John O’GroatsThe intrepid Race for CHASE team made it

all the way to John O’Groats in Scotland from

Lands End in Cornwall in an incredible five

days – cycling an average of 180 miles a day

on the gruelling 900 mile journey. Organised

by Jules and Iain Russell from Guildford,

whose family is supported by CHASE, the

team raised over £50,000 for CHASE.

Find out more at

www.chasecare.org.uk/raceforchase

EventsOur dedicated supporters and Friends

Groups organise hundreds of fundraising

events each year. From wine tasting to

antique trading, and from art shows to

discos, these events raise vital funds to

sustain the CHASE service.

CHASE also organises a Fun Run at

Loseley Park in Guildford, a sponsored

‘bridges’ walk in London, and has a team

of Marathon Runners whose members

have collectively raised over £1 million in

the past ten years.

To see a full list of CHASE events just

go to www.chasecare.org.uk/events

Loseley 10K & 4k Fun RunEach year the Loseley 10k and 4k Fun

Run in November attracts about 1,000

runners, who hit the trails around Loseley

Park for CHASE. Last year they raised

£38,000 to help the families with life-limited

children and teenagers CHASE supports.

Both routes loop over road, track and

field in the beautiful grounds of Loseley

Park, near Guildford, starting and ending

in front of the magnificent Loseley House.

Everyone agrees that the hilly 10K course

is a great opportunity to test their fitness

levels, while the 4k route is enjoyable

whether you race, jog, or stroll at a

leisurely pace with the whole family.

To find out more go to

www.chasecare.org.uk/loseleyRun

Let’s LunchThe CHASE Let’s Lunch campaign aims to

get as many as people as possible to

organise lunch with their friends, families

or colleagues in the month of March and

raise money for CHASE at the same time.

CHASE Patron and GMTV Presenter

Andrew Castle recently pledged his support

for the campaign, saying: “We are planning

to get some of our friends and family round

for a special lunch for CHASE. This will be

a great opportunity to get everyone

together, have a catch up, and enjoy great

food whilst raising money for CHASE.”

To find out more please visit

www.chasecare.org.uk/letslunch

Andrew Castle with CHASE staff members and supporter Ben Feist (with medal) after the Loseley

10K and 4K Run.

Canada to MexicoOne of the most extreme challenges

undertaken by a CHASE supporter was

Andy West from Guildford, walking from

Canada to Mexico in 2008.

Andy followed the Continental Divide

Trail down the Rockies and ended up

hiking around 2,700 miles in five months.

Find out more at

www.chasecare.org.uk/andywest


Businesses supporting CHASESupporting CHASE can enhance your

organisation’s image with staff, suppliers,

customers, and the local community, and

generate some great PR coverage. You

can enjoy a rewarding experience and

make a real impact, whatever the size of

your organisation. We would be delighted

to work with you and find a way to get

involved that suits your organisation.

“With the help of PR coverage we

doubled our expectations in terms of the

money we raised for CHASE and

increased our profile with local

businesses.” Daniel Beck, Daniel

Alexander Consulting.

To find out more please visit

www.chasecare.org.uk/corporate oremail [email protected] The CHASE Care Team accept gifts from Philips

employees for the children CHASE supports.

When Ann and Robert Warne from Billingshurst held their Golden Wedding celebrations in 2008

they raised over £1,000 for CHASE by requesting donations instead of gifts. They also held a

raffle on the night for CHASE, and all 100 guests were pleased to be able to support the charity.

If you are celebrating a birthday, wedding or another special occasion and would like to request

gifts to CHASE, our Fundraising Team can set up a unique Fund for you, so we can let you know

the total raised and provide a list of donors (without detailing individual amounts).

If you would like to make a one-off donation on behalf of a friend, family member or colleague,

CHASE also has a range of gift cards as well as ‘e-cards’ for emailing – to find out more visit

www.chasecare.org.uk/gifts

Gifts as presents

Legacies

An anniversary card showing a

donation has been made to CHASE

Requesting or making donations in memory

of friends or loved ones can be a very

special way of celebrating their life and

honouring the values and beliefs that were

important to them.

For instance, one supporter from Alton

was able to realise the last wish of her

husband by raising around £14,000 for

CHASE in his memory. Sheila Betts’ husband

Roy wanted to celebrate the 25th anniversary

of their flower shop in Alton High Street with a

flower festival. Plans got underway, but when

the couple saw an episode of Challenge

Anneka which was filmed at CHASE and

highlighted the work of children’s hospices,

they decided that evening that the flower

festival should be in aid of CHASE. Sadly, the

very next day Roy died.

Sheila bravely decided to continue with

his dream and added a memorial concert

to the celebration which featured the Welsh

Ynysowen Male Choir from Aberfan -

which was formed in 1968 after the

Aberfan disaster when 116 children died.

Sheila requested donations in memory of

Roy instead of flowers, and a collection at

Roy’s funeral raised £640. The remaining

money, totalling £7,000 was raised at the

flower festival and concert.

It became clear to Sheila that the audience

had their own special people to remember, so

she decided to hold another concert this year.

She explained: “I decided to call the concert

‘A Night To Remember’, in memory of all

those we love but see no longer.” The event

was compered by her friend and regular

customer at her flower shop in Alton, Alan

Titchmarsh, and raised a further £6,500 in

memory of her late husband Roy.

To find out more about gifts in memory

please visit

www.chasecare.org.uk/giftsinmemory

One of the best ways you can help local families with life-limited children and teenagers to

make the most of their precious time together is by remembering CHASE in your Will. This

helps to ensure that families who come to us for help and support in the future can live as full

lives as possible, creating special memories and making every single day count.

To find out more call the CHASE Fundraising Office on 01483 454213, [email protected] or visit www.chasecare.org.uk/legacies

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Team Member Gemma

Gifts in memory

Lauren McKrell entertains at the memorial concert

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CHASE magazine 2009