Local Fundraising Events
Find out how your fundraising is giving people in Edinburgh access to Maggie's cancer support.
For details of upcoming events and ideas, please contact Marion Taylor, the Community Fundraiser for Maggie's in Edinburgh, Lothians and the Borders by email on marion.taylor@maggiescentres.org or call 07825 056 385. You can also contact contact Shona Langlands, Fundraising Organiser for Maggie's Edinburgh, by emailing shona.langlands@maggiescentres.org or telephone on 0131 537 3135.
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Maggie’s Edinburgh Welcome events
Happening weekly on a Thursday from 4pm till 5pm
If you haven’t been into the Maggie’s Centre before this is a perfect opportunity to come for a tour and the opportunity to meet both Andrew the Centre Head and Marion the fundraiser to discuss any opportunities you or your company may have to work with Maggie’s Edinburgh. You will also be able to meet with other like minded individuals and will be a perfect opportunity to network.
Waterstones - Easter gift wrapping
Saturday 7th April - 12pm till 4.30pm
We have been given a opportunity to hold Easter gift wrapping across Waterstones stores in Scotland and looking for volunteers to cover the five in Edinburgh and Livingston. If you can help even for a few hours please get in touch with Shona Langlands who can give you more information on 0131 537 3135 or email shona.langlands@maggiescentres.org.
Scotland's Gardens Scheme
Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres are one of Scotland's Gardens Schemes main beneficiaries please visit as many gardens as you can that are opening for SGS and by doing so supporting Maggie's Centres. To see a list of open gardens go to www.gardensofscotland.org.
10 Pilton Drive – Open Day - Sunday 15 April, 11am - 4.30pm
Divided into three areas, the garden is 90 x 40 feet. In April, fritillarias, erythronium 'Pagoda' and other plants flower in the woodland area. In May the rockery and herbaceous bed are in flower. There are ponds, a greenhouse and numerous unusual species, e.g. vestia, actinidia. kolomikta and ribes Speciosum. The last area is evergreen with Polyanthus and Tulips. Please come along for a look around the garden, some homemade teas and a browse of the plant stall!
10 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh, EH5 1NX.
Admission £3.00.Spring fete
Sunday 13 May 2012, 11am - 3pm
We love an excuse for coffee and cakes so Maggie’s Edinburgh will be holding their Spring Fete at the centre! It’s a chance to pop in and have a look around the centre and our stalls, enjoy some home baking and hopefully win a prize in our tombola! The Maggie’s garden just outside the centre will also be in full bloom so this will be a lovely chance to see the space and relax on one of our garden benches (weather dependant!).
If you have any questions or require any further information then please get in touch with Shona Langlands on 0131 537 3135 or email shona.langlands@maggiescentres.orgLadies lunch
Friday 18th May, 12.30pm
At the Sheraton Grand Hotel and One Spa
Hosted by Grant Stott this is a chance to dress up and get together for a fun afternoon with your girlfriends. Enjoy a glass of fizz on arrival, a delicious three course lunch (including a half bottle of wine per person) with guest speaker and a chance to have a mini treatment from One Spa therapists. There will also be a opportunity to win some indulgent treats in our fabulous auction and raffle.
Tickets are £55 per person or £550 for a table of ten, to book contact Carron Webster on 0131 221 6445 or email carron.webster@sheraton.com
*We are also looking for volunteers to help on the day if interested please contact Shona on 0131 537 3135.Art Auction Dinner
Friday 8th June, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
Starting with drinks reception at 7pm and a chance to look at the auction prizes. Prizes for auction donated by new young Edinburgh based artists as well as the top prize which is a VIP tour of Red Bull Formula One Factory donated by Infiniti cars.
Tickets for 9 guests are £1,000 with the organisers providing a surprise tenth guest to the table or you can buy a individual ticket. Evening includes a four course gourmet dinner as well as entertainment throughout the night.
For tickets please contact Kim Jardine on 0131 260 3480 or email kim.jardine@cre8architecture.com
*We are also looking for volunteers to help on the day if interested please contact Shona on 0131 537 3135Rotary Forth Bridge Abseil Challenge 2012
Sunday 24th June 2012
Forth Rail Bridge
Your chance to take this unique challenge to abseil 165ft SAS style, (i.e. freefall) from the Forth Rail Bridge onto the beach below. No previous experience is necessary; it is suitable for everyone over the age of fourteen. Our team of highly skilled instructors from the Glasgow Climbing Centre will ensure you are equipped with all you need to make your abseil as safe and enjoyable as possible.
Parental consent is required for persons aged under eighteen wishing to abseil.
Registration fee £20 with a minimum sponsorship of £100
To register go to http://www.web-developments.co.uk/xcart/Abseil-Registration-main.html
We are also looking for lots of volunteers for this event and if you are available we would love to have you join us. We are looking for people who can volunteer in either the morning, afternoon or who can do a full day of volunteering!
For more information or to volunteer please call Shona Langlands on 0131 537 3135 or email shona.langlands@maggiescentres.org.Challenge Scotland Events
Sunday 24th June starting at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Choose to run 5km, walk 6 or 12 miles or take part in either the golden mile or the toddlers walk. Event is suitable for the whole family of any age and even the dog can go along!
Entry fee: Adults £10 if you choose Maggie’s
Toddlers entry £5 and Dogs £2
Enter online www.challengescotland.com or call their Hotline 0131 208 2500.Sing in the City
We now have stock of the eagerly anticipated CD from the choir. The choir have now played at both Maggie’s monster Bike and hike and at the opening of Maggie’s Gartnavel and are fantastic fun! The CD is available in the centre for £10 and well worth a listen so please come in and buy one. The choir is now so big they have had to set up a second choir and are looked after by choir master Kirsty Baird if you would like more information about the choir please go to www.singinthecity.kirstybaird.co.uk.
Sunshine CD
Fraser and friends have made a CD for Maggie’s which is now available in the Centre for £5. Please come in an buy one as a perfect stocking filler. Please go to their facebook page for more information http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-song-for-maggies/218778424852087?sk=wall.
Lisa Stephenson’s Challenge for Maggie’s
2012
Lisa has set herself the challenge of raising £50,000 between now and October next year and after her launch night which raised £18,000 I think she may need to revise her target! Please watch this space for more details of events she has planned or go to her website www.lisaschallengeformaggies.co.uk.
Thanks in advance as always for your help and if I don’t speak to you before I hope you have a good Christmas holiday.Edinburgh Rugby Club Calendar
We still have some stock left in the Centre for anyone who missed out on this years calendar which I think was the best yet! We are still waiting for the final amount of money to come and will have a total for you soon. Massive thank you to Nick De Luca for co-ordinating the whole thing and all the lads who took part - fingers crossed there is a 2013 one!
Music Magpie
Do you have any old CDs or DVDs that you don’t want anymore then please hand them into Maggie’s Edinburgh and we can send them to Magpie and raise even more money for Maggie’s Edinburgh. Our last box we sent raised £71!
A HUGE thank you from Maggie's!
We would like to thank everyone who has helped us to raise money for Maggie's Edinburgh.
Margaret Brown our centre volunteer
April 2012
Our volunteer Margaret has now been with us for an amazing 10 years! She does an amazing job volunteering in the centre and at some of our events and we really appreciate everything she does for us. Margaret couldn't make our volunteer night on Tuesday so here she is receiving a certificate and huge bunch of flowers from all of us in the team!!
James Campbell’s retirement
April 2012
A big thank you to James who raised £325 from his retirement collection from the Fire Brigade! Thank you so much for thinking of Maggie's Edinburgh, we really appreciate your support!
Sing in the City Show “More than Movies”
April 2012
As always the choir didn’t disappoint! Their 50+ performance choir was accompanied by their own professional 5 piece Sing in the City band! Their all new set list was great and like usual had people on their feet dancing the night away! All profits from the two nights are being split between Maggie’s and Radio Lollipop so a total will be updated very soon! A massive thank you to musical Director Kirsty Baird and the whole choir for your continued support from Maggie’s Edinburgh!
Anna Mather’s Spring Summer Hair and Fashion Show
April 2012
Anna did an amazing job with this event with clothing by Harvey Nichols, Totty Rocks and Goodstead and Hair being done by Anna Mather Colour Specialist and Hairstylist. Thank you so much Anna, we really appreciate your support. Total raised to follow!
Mercat Bar Treasure Hunt
April 2012
A massive thank you to Graham and his team and the Mercat Bar who organised a fun treasure hunt around the west end of Edinburgh. Was a really good night with lots of team spirit! Watch this space for the total raised!
Steph Moffat's event in aid of Maggie's
Saturday 11 February 2012, 7.30pm - 11pm
Stephs event at Murrayfield saw over 300 guests enjoy stovies and entertainment from the band U-Know-Hoo as well as DJ Barrie Wilkins till 1am. Special thanks to Steph for pulling such an amazing night together as well as Scott Wilson for being the MC and Stephs cousins who ran about all night and who all helped raise funds for the Centre.
Swishing Evening
Friday 3 February 2012
Thank you to Kim Robb and friends for all their hard work in pulling together a fantastic night. It was my first swishing event and found it great fun, but was a little disappointed there was no fighting over items as there were some really good pieces of clothes and bag to swop with!
Brian Samson
January 2012
Massive congratulations and thanks to Brian Samson who raised £2,730 for the centre by climbing to the Himalayan Base Camp!