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If you would like to support a fundraiser or would like to hold your own event or open a In Memory Page to support the work of Mesothelioma UK, please contact Jill Lemon, Fundraising Manager on 0800 169 2409.

Please, please remember to Gift Aid your donations, for every £10.00 you donate the government will give the Charity an extra 25% making your donation £12.50 and all this for just signing a 'Gift Aid Declaration Form' then post it on to us with your donation. Alternatively, if you are donating on-line remember to tick the Gift Aid box. Please be aware, you must be a UK tax payer to Gift Aid your donation. Download yours Here!

In Memory of Jack Moulder

Lisa Oliveri's lovely Dad Jack, sadly died of mesothelioma on the 19th December 2012. The family have asked that all donations from the funeral be kindly sent to Mesothelioma UK or you can click here to donate or text HYUU61 £10 to 70070. Thank you.

In Memory of John Harrington

John Harrington sadly died on 16th March 2013 after a long battle against Mesothelioma. The family are asking for donations to support Mesothelioma UK to help others who are fighting this horrible disease. If you would like to donate then please click here - Thank you.

In Memory of Bob Robinson

Debra Hickey has kindly set up an In Memory Page for Bob Robinson. This page has been set up on behalf of Kate and her family who so sadly lost their wonderful and courageous Dad, Bob Robinson after his long hard fight with mesothelioma. Kate says, "My father was a true gentleman, a tall strong fit man that struggled to come to terms with this terrible disease that suddenly took his life on the 4th August 2012, leaving behind a devastated family". The Robinson family have chosen the Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust as it is only funded by donations and we need to raise awareness to help other people and raise future awareness. The family requested that rather than flowers mourners please donate to the charity. To make a donation please click here or you can donate by text message LVUC93 £donation amount to 70070. Thank you for your support. The Robinson family, in memory of Bob, a wonderful husband, father, granddad, and friend have raised £1,735.00 incl Gift Aid.

Andrea Bayles-Gungabissoon

Andrea's world fell apart in October 2008, after months of various tests her Dad was diagnosed with Mesothelioma. At the time of diagnosis she felt there was absolutley no hope and that her lovely Dad would be taken away from her without a fight. The diagnosis it's self is devastationg and we all felt crushed. After the initial shock she vowed to ttry to make a difference by raising funds and awareness of Mesothelioma through her Travel Agency called Travel Link by donating money for each of their bookings to a Mesothelioma Charity.... And to date they have raised £2,060.00 but do want to raise a whole lot more. her lovely Dad has responded to chemotherapy quite well and after 3 years but unfortuantely he was diagnosed with a different kind of lung cancer which another round of chemotherapy followed and again he is doing very well. Andrea supports four Mesothelioma Charities, J.H.M.R.F, Mick Knighton and Mesothelioma UK and Debbie Brewers soon to be new charity, Red Hot Meso Warriors. Andrea's inspiration is her wonderful Dad who is incredibly brave and also her fabulous friend Debbie Brewer who gave her hope when there was none and Andrea would like to make a difference in her own small way in hope that one day there will be a cure.
Travel Link specialise in organising weddings abroad but you can also book your holidays too and they pledge to donate a minimum of £5.00 for every booking made, each month Travel Link will choose one of the charities to be the benfactor and in the months of June and July the chosen charity for the Race for Life as the Red Hot Meso Warriors which will be taking place in London's Regents Park on the 14th July. The target was £600.00 and they raised £1,250.00. August they have chosen the Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust and the charity will benefit from Travel Links Charity donations, however if you want to book before August and want your booking donation to go to our charity then all you have to do is request this at the time of booking. Andrea wants to raise £10k for the four charities and at this present time has raised a total of £2,290.00 click here to see their Meso fundraising thermometer!

Aidan Gibson

Aidan is collecting for the Charitable Trust because he says "we need to help and raise awareness". This is Aidan's story... "My father Steve, passed away in December 2011 having been diagnosed with mesothelioma the asbestos related cancer only two months before. He was only 60 yearsold, had not yet retird and still has many plans in his personal and work life, and much to live for. Dad was such an inspirational man to me. Calm, caring, funny and wonderful, he was an amazing Dad. After having worked in horticulture most of his life, he was happiest when he had his won kite shop in the 90's called Way-on-High. He was part of a kite formation team called The Air Heads. In 1998 he formed 'Start Business@ which helped hundreds pf [ep[;e tp set up their own businesses. As an award winning business advisor he first published the book 'Going Self-Employed' in 2008 which has just been updated.
In 2009, 2,321 people died due to mesothelioma in Great Britain - around 100 more than died due to road accidents in the same year, and rightly so there are campaigns to improve road safety and effort made to reduce these fatalities- reducing exposure to asbestos and deaths from mesothelioma should also be pursued. Apparently the Twin Towers in New York were full of asbestos and there are fears of an epidemic as more and more people are exposed to asbestos, whether from the Twin Towers or elsewhere decades ago people will develop this cancer. Mesothelioma can take decades maybe up to 60 years to develop. Many cases including my father's are diagnosed too late to effectively treat. he did not recieve any chemotherapy or radiotherapy. It is often aggresive with a poor prognosis." If you would like to support Aidan please click the link to his Just Giving page.

Joanne Bellefeuille

Jo and her husband run a very busy pub in Central London called the Red Lion and they have chosen to support the Mesothelioma Uk Charitable Trust this year and raise funds and awareness about asbestos by having our collection pots and our leaflets around the pub. They will also be putting on fundraising events throughout the year. The charity is very close to Jo's heart as her father sadly passed away in 2001 at the very tender age of 51 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma only 18 months earlier. So if you are round and about in London pop in and have a pint of real ale and support them both in supporting us. Picture kindly provided by Stephen Harris.

Ditsy Bird

Sarah Fitton is selling handmade items for the Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust "because what they do is so important to those affected". Sarah is hoping to raise money through donating a percentage of her takings from selling handmade items and the reason she is doing this is for her lovely mum who has the most upbeat & positive spirit regardless of having the shockingly bad luck of being diagnosed on 2nd December 2010 with mesothelioma. Watching her mum deal with the diagnosis has taught Sarah the true meaning of amazing grace. You can support Sarah by texting HQHN71 £10 to 70070 or click here and make a donation.

Mike Coxall, Captain of Erewash Valley Golf Club

Mike has been given the honour of being the Captain of the Erewash Valley Golf Club, Stanton by Dale in Derbyshire for 2012 and he has very very kindly chosen the Charitable Trust as his Charity of the year. Mike and his wife Jackie have been touched by this frightful ailment back in 2004 when Jackie's father was diagnosed then sadly died of mesothelioma and in his honour they would like to dedicate the Captains Charity Fundraising Year in his name and in support of the Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust.

In Memory of Malcolm Warner

Carla Robinson has kindly set up a Just Giving in memory page for her lovley Dad. To Make a donation you can visit her page by clicking here. You can also donate by text message, simply text the number 70070 with code MALC47 and £amount and a message with your name. Thank you.

In Memory of Graham Butler

Miss Ann Wood has very kindly set up a Just Giving page in memory of Graham Butler. To make a donation you can visit her page by clicking here.

In Memory of Alan Dixon

Lyn Youngman has kindly set up a Just Giving page in memory of Alan Dixon. To make a donation you can text XBRO76 £10 to 70070 or visit her page by clicking here.

In memory of Bobbie Campbell

The Campbell Family have kindly set up a Just Giving page in memory of their much loved family member Bobbie who sadly died of mesothelioma. the family would like to help raise awareness and funds to help the work that Mesothelioma UK do to help those suffering from this disease. You can donated by texting ELOX65 £10 to 70070, or by visiting their page by clicking here.

In memory of Barry Peter Bridge

Gillian Bridge has kindly opened an In memory Page for her lovely Dad Barry to help support and raises funds for the Charitable Trust and if you would like to donate and help raise funds too please click here.

In Memory of Kerry Garland

Leigh Garland is raising awareness and funds in support of Mesothelioma UK in memory of her wonderful Dad, Kerry Garland. Click here if you would like to donate.

In memory of Linda Barrow

Helen Barrow is helping to raise awareness and funds in memory of her dear Mother-in-Law Linda, who sadly lost her battle with mesothelioma on the 10th January 2012. Helen wanted to highlight this disease called mesothelioma and support the charity by raising awareness and funds. Linda was a strong woman, mother and wife and remained so until the end, and she will be missed every single day by her loving family Mike, Chris & Helen. To support Helen please click here to donate.

In Memory Thomas O'Mahony

Caroline Meechan has kindly set up a Just Giving Page in memory of her father Tom. Also Caroline wants to do something positive and fundraise so along with her Mum Margaret's help se has held her first two 'Car Boot Sales' selling items she no longer has use for which made £128.85. Caroline is also losing weight for charity which she will do until the 23rd August and has already donations of £40.00 plus selling our wonderful wristbands and then helping friends with their Car Boot Sales she really is a busy lady. all donations will go through her lovely Dad's In Memory Page and with gift aid has already raised £1,915.29. Caroline is doing all of this for her Dad Tom. This is Carolines story about her lovely Dad; Tom was a friendly amiable man who made friends easily. With his warm personality he made many friends throughout his life and was well liked by everyone who knew him. Tom and his wife Margaret were blessed with 3 children, Caroline, Sharon and Tommy. Tom was a very family orientated man, a dedicated family man whose family meant everything to him. He was also a devoted grandfather to his 3 grandchildren, Paul, Amy and Sean. He fought his cruel illness bravely and never complained, he didn't lie down to it or let it control his life even right up to the end of his fight for life. His courage and fortitude throughout are an inspiration to us all. If you would like to donate in Tom's memory then click here.

Ann Goodman's Fantastic Women

Norah's Pittar's family would like to say a huge thank you to all those 'Fantastic Women' who keep popping by hoping to get a nice cup of tea, often being asked to make it themselves and then pay for the pleasure, which Ann says they willingly do! and ladies just to let you know, this is where your money goes.
We too would like to thank all those 'Fantastic Women' and, please do keep popping by expecting a nice cup of tea and one think's to enjoy Anne's wonderful company..
Ann has been supporting the charity over the last year and through her small fundraising events has raised a whopping £1,548.50 and we cannot thank Ann enough for her continued support and her wonderful wishes for the charity.

In Memory of Carl Wheatley

Carl and his family have kindly set up a Just Giving Page in memory of his wonderful Dad, Malc Wheatley to help support the work that Mesothelioma UK do. If you would like to help raise monye and support them, please click on the link for Malc's in memory Page and pledge your donation. Thank you.

In memory of Lee Edward Stephens

Carole has kindly set up a Just Giving Page in memory of her late husband Mr Lee Edward Stephens. If you would like to donate in memory of Lee please click on the link for Lee's in memory page. Thank you.

In memory of Sidney Poole - Mick, Chris, Jonathon, Rebecca & Sophie Poole

This wonderful family have set up a Just Giving Page in the memory of a very dearly loved relative Mr Sidney Poole, who sadly passed away on 11th April 2011 with Mesothelioma. If you would like to help raise money for their fund in memory of Sidney, please visit their Just Giving Page Thank you.

In Memory of Dave Jones

Ross has set up a Just Giving page in memory of Dave Jones who tragically died from mesothelioma. Ross describes Dave as "one of the good guys" so please help Ross raise as much money as possible by visiting their JustGiving page. Thank you.

The McOnie Agency

The McOnie Agency are celebrating their '21st Birthday' and to celebrate this they have nominated Mesothelioma UK as their charity for 2011 and are going to embark on a flurry of 21 activities, each designed to raise money or have lots of fun or equally to do both. Their main fundraising activity is the 'Sponsored Static Bike Ride Challenge'where each member of the agency will have to cycle 21 miles each month from April to November. We would like to express our sincerest thanks for your support. Good Luck and have lots of fun! If you would like to support these wonderful people visit their Just Giving Page and speed them on to their goal. McOnie are creating a tree in support of 'Action Mesothelioma Day 2011' and you can buy your leaf for £21.00 and be added to their tree on Face book just follow the link. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-McOnie-Agency/88907108737 Update from Alison Green: I just wanted to let you know that we have now finished our fundraising exploits for 2011 and as of the 1st January 2012 'Team McOnie' have raised a grand total of £5,683.00. This amount was rasied through a combination of the sponsored cycle ride and the charity auction. We are so pleased that we have surpassed even our own expectations as we are all such novices at fundraising, and we have to say that we have found the whole process and experience, very inspiring.

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McOnie's Alison, Laura, Carolyn, Jo, Pauline and Sarah celebrating Action Meso Day 2011.

The Southern Hay Toddlers Group in Exeter

The Southern Hay Toddlers Group in Exeter have very generously chosen Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust as their annual charity. We would like to thank Amelia Coughlan and friends for their kind support and spreading awareness of mesothelioma. Thank you ever so much and good luck with the fundraising!

In memory of Frank Arnold

Susan has set up a Just Giving page to honour her husband, Frank Arnold, who sadly passed away in January 2011 due to mesothelioma. Susan wants to raise £1,000 for Mesothelioma UK and so far has raised an amazing £260.50! Many thanks for your generosity Susan, and if you would like to donate to Susan just visit her JustGiving page. Many thanks for your support.

Linda Wride

Linda is hoping to raise £1,000 for Mesothelioma UK. Lindas' husband Steve was diagnosed with Mesothelioma in June 2009. A huge thank you Linda. If you want to help Linda please donate at her JustGiving page.

Kate Menzies

Kate has generously set up a Just Giving page to help raise funds for Mesothelioma UK. If you would like to donate to Kate please visit her JustGiving page. Thank you Kate!

In memory of David J M Taylor

Christine has opened a Just Giving page in memory of her dear husband David J M Taylor. Dave was fun loving and lived life to the full, he enjoyed all aspects of life including travelling, golf,fishing, cricket, snooker and football. He loved his life in France mostly for the food and wine, sunshine and way of life, but most of all it was his family and friends that meant the most to him, along with their five pet dogs that the family had throughout their wonderful years together. David's page has raised £1,187.05 if you would like to donate to David's page then please click on the link.Thank you so much for your support.

Pam Jones

Pam's husband has recently been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, and Pam has opened a Just Giving page in a bid to raise awareness and funds for the Charitable Trust. If you want to support Pam please click on the link to her Just Giving page. Pams Page

Motorhomefacts.com

David Burley of Motorhomefacts.com have opened a Just Giving page to try and raise £3000.00 in support of Mesothelioma UK. Thank you for your support.. If you would like to support this cause please visit Motorhomefacts.com Just Giving Page

Kelly Mcaleer

Kelly has opened a Just Giving page to help raise money and awareness for mesothelioma. Kelly's gran was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year and thanks to the surgeons in the Golden Jubilee Hospital she is doing amazingly well... If you would like to support Kelly please click on her Just Giving Page

In memory of Brian Heaps

Vanessa has opened a 'Just Giving in Memory page' for her beloved father Mr Brian Heaps, and the family have kindly donated all the proceeds to Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust. Brian led a very busy life and had lots of interests and enjoyed a physical and energetic life with his family. They miss him so very very much. The charity would like to thank his family and friends for their kindness and generosity. If you would like to donate in memory of Brian please click on the link and visit Vanessa's page. Brian Heaps In Memory Page

In memory of Peter Bridges

Peter Bridges sadly died of mesothelioma, his family have set up a 'Just Giving in Memory page' and have kindly donated the proceeds to Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust. The charity would like to thank his family and friends for their kindness and generosity. If you would like to donate in memory of Peter please click on the link and visit his page. Peter Bridges In Memory Page

In memory of Michael Nealon

Theresa has opened a 'Just Giving in Memory page' in honour of her husband Michael. Michael battled with his illness, and was such a wonderful person he would have wanted any donation to help provide support to others and hopefully find a cure for this less well known disease. If you would like to donate in Micheals' memory please click on the Just Giving Link. Theresa's page

In memory of Mike Street

Maria has opened a 'Just Giving in Memory page' in honour of her husband Mike, who died of malignant mesothelioma on Tuesday April 13, 2010. This page is to honour his memory, initially, so that friends and family can donate money to Mesothelioma UK in his name. Beyond that, she'd like it to be a channel for further fundraising for the charity. Maria would like to put together a book about the life stories of those who have suffered or who are suffering at the hands of mesothelioma in hope that one day it may be published. If you are interested and would like to talk to Maria, contact us at Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust and we will forward your details. If you would like to support Maria please click on the 'Just Giving' link and visit her page. Maria's page

Keith Rutherford

Keith is busy trying to raise funds for his 'Mesothelioma UK £1 Million Appeal Fund' through his 'Just Giving' and e-bay pages, Keith donates a percentage of the things he sells on e-bay to Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust, and he heads up 'Buy a Minute at a Time and support Mesothelioma UK' campaign, whilst also running the 'Just Giving' 1 Million Appeal Fund. Keith works tirelessly trying to raise awareness and funds for Mesothelioma UK. If you would like to help and support Keith raise these funds please click on the link to 'Just Giving' and visit Keith's page Keith's Page or you can visit Keiths E-bay page. http://www.mesotheliomaukappealfund.co.uk/

If you would like to support any fundraising event you can donate via our 'Charity Choice' link or click on the individual fundraisers link to their Giving Pages, or you can send a cheque made payable to 'Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust' to Mesothelioma Charitable Trust, C/O Management Offices, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP