Hi fellow Lupies! I hope you are all doing as well as can be expected.🤞
I haven’t posted for ages because I’ve had nothing of interest to report just the usual chronic fatigue and lots of joint and muscle pain especially in my left shoulder and neck and especially during this winter weather. 🥴 I see my GP tomorrow so hope she can help with the pain. So to distract me from it I’ve been arranging a wee sale of books, DVDs, CDs and a few crafts at my local Bannatynes Health club to raise awareness and funds for Lupus UK.
I told my neighbours and friends of my intentions and they have donated loads of books, CDs, DVDs and a few crafts which I added to my own which some of you will recognise from a previous post. I put Lupus UK badges on the sewn and knitted items I made and hope they will gain a few donations. My friend Sue made the lovely framed items in the first photo.
The manager of Bannatynes has been very supportive and put up a notice on the Members Noticeboard last week to announce the sale and to invite donations of books. When my hubby and I took the 4 flat boxes of items I’d collected to Bannatynes yesterday the manager’s office floor was strewn with books that had been donated by other members. She said to leave all the awareness posters and leaflets with her and she’d get the display made up today. So imagine my surprise when the Reception Manager sent me a photo of the display last night! That is the second photo. Didn’t they do a great job? 👍🏻 So it is up and running now and will remain in the main reception area for a week.
I am so blown away by the interest and generosity of all those who have donated, and by the enthusiasm of the manager and staff of my Bannatynes Club. All that is left to do is hope and pray that this display will achieve both its goals - to raise awareness of Lupus and to raise funds for Lupus UK.🙏🏻🙏🏻🤞🤞
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Well it’s looking great spotty 🙌🏻👍 and I hope it all goes great makes lots of money and raises lots of awareness 👍it’s great you give all this great efforts for a great cause. Hope you are not over doing it, take care spotty and great work 💐🤗x
Thanks for your kind wishes Stiff. I hope it does well too because as you say it is a good cause. 👍🏻 I don’t think I’m over-doing it but if I am it is worth it! Look after yourself Stiff. 🤗😘
Kate, as always, you are amazing!! You take your pain and discomfort and turn it into a selfless act for others. And applause to all those who rallied around to help you too. 👏👏👏 You have wonderful friends because you are a wonderful woman! Kudos!!
Aww, thank you Brook, you are too kind! I am certainly lucky to have wonderful friends and you are one of them! You are always supportive, positive, encouraging and appreciative despite your own health issues. I really appreciate that. Thank you. 🤗😘 Take care Brook. 💕
Fantastic!!! Pat yourself, but lightly for your courage, sweet ideas and blessings that you did something that we all cannot. Looking past your own difficulties for the greater cause. Sending you humbling acts of success, comforts from your pain, and peace. thestormx
Thank you so much for your good wishes Storm, and your kind words. How are you keeping these days? It is a while since I saw you on the forum. I hope you are okay. 🙏🏻 With best wishes, Spotty. 🤗
Thank you Spotty for asking. I have been very unwell, and trying to hold out as I have a new Cardiologist visit this week. As so many of us here, I have so many symptoms this winter, and with the ongoing ones still on the GP's desk, seems like it never ends. Thats why I have been hovering here, but not posting. I can not help but love your inspirations, as well as everyone else's positive vibes, it lifts my spirits, and brings me smiles. Especially when you all post great moments, photos, and talents! You all are an encyclopedia of wealth, and common ground. I appreciate that you remembered me, thank you again, and be well, blessed and loved. thestorm
Sorry to hear you’ve been so unwell Storm. This illness with all its symptoms is a challenge in so many ways. 😫 But we are all here to listen and to help if we can. So keep us updated on how you are doing. We care and we want to know. I hope the Cardiologist appointment goes well. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Let us know how it goes. Take care Storm 🤗😘
Thank you Stiff. I take that as a real compliment from one who is very talented at crafting herself.👍🏻 I’m crocheting another bowl at present - helps to make TV programmes more enjoyable. 😂😂 Take care lovely Stiff as I know you have a lot going on just now. Hugs 🤗😘
I’ve received a lot of support from everyone on this wonderful forum so only too pleased to be able to offer some back. Thanks for all your support too Stiff. 👍🏻👍🏻😘😘🥰🥰
Thank you so much Jhpc. 😘 Isn’t it typical that now the GP appointment is near my shoulder and neck feel SO much better! 🤷♀️ But I’ll still tell her and see what she suggests. Glad yours has settled down. 👍🏻 I hope that the antibiotics have kicked in and that you are feeling much better today. 🤞 Take care. 🤗😘 Spotty
Many thanks Lily.😘 I popped in this afternoon and was pleased to see some of the literature had been taken. Only 3 craft items were left, and many spaces are appearing between the books, CDs and DVDs, and this is only the second day. So a success already as you say. Thanks for your support! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks as always for your enthusiasm and encouragement Kat!👍🏻👍🏻 But I think you are a little ambitious with the challenge you envisage - I have trouble jumping out of bed never mind a plane! 😂😂 Maybe one of my staff? 🤣 Or have you any other ideas I might manage? 😁
This is amazing. Thank you so much for your continued efforts to raise awareness and funds for the charity. It is great that your health club has been so supportive!
It is a real pleasure Paul and yes I am very grateful to Bannatynes for their support. The manager just told me today that they plan to run it for another week because some people are still bringing in books for the table. We counted up what was in the donations box on Monday and it was £53.91 and yesterday a further £17.50 had been donated. Hopefully a few more pounds will be raised before the end of next week.
Do you think it would be possible for a letter of thanks to be sent to my Bannatynes Health Club when it is finished? I would be happy to supply the names of the general manager and the reception manager who have both gone out of their way to help and support me, if this is at all possible. The letter could always be sent via me, if that is easier, once I have sent in the final donation. I think they would really appreciate it. Best wishes.
That's excellent fundraising from the stall! Well done!
We can definitely send them a letter of thanks. The best thing to do is to email my colleague Janine at janine@lupusuk.org.uk
Janine is our Fundraising Manager and tends to send out the letters of thanks. If you provide her with the details of the people to write to and and outline of what they did, she'll definitely ensure they're thanked.
Yes we were staggered by the funds donated in the first 48 hours being so much 😃 but I think my neighbour’s blue-ray DVDs as well as our crafts brought in good donations. 👍🏻
Thanks for Janine’s e-mail address. I’ll get in touch with her as soon as we close the stall and have a total for the funds raised.
Just to let you know I collected the last of the donations in the Lupus UK donations box from Bannatynes’ safe today, and when my husband added it to what we’d collected already it amounted to £162.73! I’m really chuffed with that and will contact Janine now to see if I can send it via bank transfer.
Thanks Paul. It is an incentive for me to give it a go again another time! A member of Bannatynes approached me yesterday to say she’s thrilled with the lovely books she got and hoped she’s put in enough of a donation. So a success all round. I’ll definitely try it again if I’m allowed.😁
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