Ovacome Birmingham People's Projects

[TheOvacomeTeam]

Dear All

We need your help by voting for us to receive funding from The People's Projects. The People's Projects is a partnership between the National Lottery Community Fund, the National Lottery and ITV, which gives the public the power to decide how funding should be spent in each region of the UK.

Five community-based schemes are shortlisted in each region. The projects that receive the most public votes will each receive up to £50,000 of funding.

Ovacome has applied for this funding to set up a base in Birmingham, so that we will be able to better serve the Midlands area and the northern regions.

We want to give those affected by ovarian cancer living further north the same opportunities as those living close to London. We want to appoint a member of staff in Birmingham, who will deliver Ovacome's support services in the area, helping us to offer resources, personalised information, emotional support and wellbeing events, where women can meet others with similar experiences.

We also want to set up a local awareness campaigning programme, educating people living in the West Midlands about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Our new member of staff will deliver free awareness talks to local businesses and community groups.

We will need your help to achieve all of this! Voting for our project to receive the funding will only take a few minutes and is completely free. You can live anywhere in the UK and still vote (you do not have to live in the West Midlands), but can only vote once.

To vote, follow the steps below:

- Click on this link: ow.ly/I78C50oJMhW

- Click on the 'Add to votes' button

- Click 'continue with your vote'

- Fill out your name and postcode, then enter either your email address or mobile number

- Depending on whether you entered your email address or mobile number, you will be sent a verification link to either your email or mobile

- Click on the verification link that you have been sent. If you do not complete this step then your vote will not count.

Our video on the People's Project webpage explains how we would use the funding to better support those affected by ovarian cancer living in the Midlands and the North.

Thank you for your time, and votes!

Best wishes

The Ovacome Team

[SCWI]

All done, thanks, I live in the area covered by this.

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to SCWI]

Thank you SCWI!

[Gdavo]

Done. I also live in the area that will be covered.

Good luck.

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to Gdavo]

Thank you Gdavo.

[Juleswhee]

Done , don’t live in the midlands but Ihave friends and family that do , wishing you good luck .

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to Juleswhee]

Thank you Juleswhee.

[ShropshireJo]

Voted and shared via Facebook. We had an interesting day in Birmingham while the film was made. You did a tremendous job, organising yoga and a talk on aromatherapy as well as some excellent sandwiches. It was good to meet everyone. Jo x

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to ShropshireJo]

Thank you Jo. It's great that you enjoyed the filming day. Thank you for all your support.

[Alifit]

I’ve voted as have many friends and family. I was sorry to have missed the filming day but was otherwise occupied. Xx

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to Alifit]

Thank you Ali!

[BeeWild]

I’ve voted let’s hope this happens as I live in the north and would welcome more regional support.

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to BeeWild]

Thank you BeeWild.

[Cropcrop]

Done. I live further north and hope we will be able to get something closer however Birmingham is much closer to me than London so it’s a step in the right direction and anything that can help raise awareness and help sufferers of this disease can only be a good thing. Good luck ❤️Xx Jane

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to Cropcrop]

Thank you Jane.

[diamondart]

Done x

[TheOvacomeTeam Partner in reply to diamondart]

Thank you diamondart.

[Iside]

How long do you leave

Messages mostly am reading ‘8 months ago’ & some of the info not relevant ?