Kate Casley For those who received my Melb Marathon fundrasing email yesterday - I'm not running the marathon, Meg & I will be doing the 4km walk! - Sorry to disapoint! - but no matter - sponsor us anyway! www.everydayheros.com.au/teammeg
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Team Meg well on the way to target
Thanks to those who donated today to Team meg! we have already raised $240 please go to the link http://www.everydayhero.com.au/team_meg to donate towards the wonderful cause CPEC.
I am trying to raise as much money as I can by entering in the 2010 St George Melbourne Marathon. Please click on this link to visit my fundraising page to find out all about it. Please dig deep to sponsor me. It only takes a few seconds.
Meg & I travel to CPEC (Cerebral Palsy Education Centre) every week for Meg's therapy! It's a 5 hour journey door to door from Bright in NE Victoria and we stay away from home for 3 nights a week so Meg can spend 2 mornings at CPEC in their world class specialist Cerebral Palsy clinic.
It really is the best in Australia! CPEC have government funding to the tune of $5000 per child that attends the clinic. This leaves a shortfall of $11,000.00 per child. It is through fundraising activities such as the Melbourne Marathon that mean that none of the families that attend the centre have to come up with $11,000 each year, when their lives have already been turned upside down with the news that their child has Cerebral Palsy and the implications financial & emotional that come with caring for a disabled child. Your support is invaluable and we hope that you will give generously.
Please spread the word and send this to as many people as possible.
Thank you very much.
You can visit my fundraising page at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/team_meg
Couple of facts –
· While CPEC are the official charity of the Melbourne Marathon, they do not receive a percentage of the runners/walkers registration fee. Our principal money from the event comes from supporters like you who raise money for us.
· This year it will cost nearly $1,700,000 to run our children’s education services. We only receive around $450,000 from the State Government. The rest of the money comes from our own fundraising and donations. The final short fall has to be met by parent fees.
Again thank you for making the effort to raise money to support nearly 100 kids who attend our world renowned education programs. It is your support that will ensure that we can continue to afford the programs and services for our babies and school aged children.
I am trying to raise as much money as I can by entering in the 2010 St George Melbourne Marathon. Please click on this link to visit my fundraising page to find out all about it. Please dig deep to sponsor me. It only takes a few seconds.
Meg & I travel to CPEC (Cerebral Palsy Education Centre) every week for Meg's therapy! It's a 5 hour journey door to door from Bright in NE Victoria and we stay away from home for 3 nights a week so Meg can spend 2 mornings at CPEC in their world class specialist Cerebral Palsy clinic.
It really is the best in Australia! CPEC have government funding to the tune of $5000 per child that attends the clinic. This leaves a shortfall of $11,000.00 per child. It is through fundraising activities such as the Melbourne Marathon that mean that none of the families that attend the centre have to come up with $11,000 each year, when their lives have already been turned upside down with the news that their child has Cerebral Palsy and the implications financial & emotional that come with caring for a disabled child. Your support is invaluable and we hope that you will give generously.
Please spread the word and send this to as many people as possible.
Thank you very much.
You can visit my fundraising page at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/team_meg
Couple of facts –
· While CPEC are the official charity of the Melbourne Marathon, they do not receive a percentage of the runners/walkers registration fee. Our principal money from the event comes from supporters like you who raise money for us.
· This year it will cost nearly $1,700,000 to run our children’s education services. We only receive around $450,000 from the State Government. The rest of the money comes from our own fundraising and donations. The final short fall has to be met by parent fees.
Again thank you for making the effort to raise money to support nearly 100 kids who attend our world renowned education programs. It is your support that will ensure that we can continue to afford the programs and services for our babies and school aged children.
Thanks Herald Sun
Thanks to the Herald Sun article a couple of weeks ago, we have had another $70 donated through the Meg Aid trust account. Thanks so much to the 2 anonymous donors for your support.
Heres a couple of recent pics taken by the fab photographer from Herald sun Jay Town - thanks Jay for forwarding them
Kate n Meg
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Something to share
Who in my situation would not ask WHY ME?
This is a lovely piece I thought I'd share!
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Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth; son; patron saint, Matthew.
"Forrest, Marjorie; daughter; patron saint, Cecelia.
"Rudledge, Carrie; twins; patron saint.... give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."
The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."
"Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a handicapped child a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."
"But has she patience?" asks the angel.
"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wears off, she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independance. She'll have to teach the child to live in her world and that's not going to be easy."
"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."
God smiles. "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."
The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"
God nods. "If she can't seperate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, there is a woman I will bless with a child less then perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her blind child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations.
"I will permit her to see clearly the things I see --- ignorance, cruelty, prejudice --- and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."
"And what about her patron saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in midair.
God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."
This is a lovely piece I thought I'd share!
To Donate to MegAid Bendigo BankMegAid TrustBSB 633000Acct 137281846
Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth; son; patron saint, Matthew.
"Forrest, Marjorie; daughter; patron saint, Cecelia.
"Rudledge, Carrie; twins; patron saint.... give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."
The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."
"Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a handicapped child a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."
"But has she patience?" asks the angel.
"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wears off, she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independance. She'll have to teach the child to live in her world and that's not going to be easy."
"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."
God smiles. "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."
The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"
God nods. "If she can't seperate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, there is a woman I will bless with a child less then perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her blind child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations.
"I will permit her to see clearly the things I see --- ignorance, cruelty, prejudice --- and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."
"And what about her patron saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in midair.
God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."
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