Broadettes and cricket fans who love helping a cause
saw how grateful our lad was earlier this year :) He was clearly surprised that
we all managed to pull something like this off and also very proud of all of us
(organizers and donors). I do not know about you, but it definitely put a smile
on my face.
We (@TheBroadettes8) are doing another fundraiser this
upcoming year… this time in memory of the incredible lady who inspired the
start of another fantastic charity, The Broad Appeal. This year it is all about
Miche Broad. Most of us may not have had the opportunity to know who Miche was
but from everything that has been said about her, it is clear that she was a
strong, independent, and an inspirational woman whose life was taken away from
us way too soon due to this horrible disease – Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
Every year we would send something to Broady celebrating
his birthday. I know, I know, slightly creepy and very much fangirly; they
don’t call us the Beliebers of cricket for no reason you know, although the
comparison to the Beliebers is slightly disturbing. Moving on, earlier this
year we decided instead of sending Broady something it would be best if we do
something that would help out a cause that he believes in. Let’s be honest, the
guy’s nearing his 30s. What can a bunch of girls send him that is not categorized
as creepy or stalkish? Yes, the choices are very limited.
So instead of
creeping the lad out, we decided to do a fundraiser. It was difficult as Broad
fans or cricket fans are scattered all over the world. The best way to bring
everyone together was to do an online fundraiser where people could donate from
anywhere in the world. In two months, we managed to raise £1309.59 due to the
generosity of so many cricket fans and Broad fans around the world. For that we
are grateful. It is great to see fans, despite of all the differences, joining
forces to help diminish a horrible disease like MND. We honestly did not expect
to raise as much as we did in two months. This also got us wondering about the
possibility of raising even more if we had the fundraiser going for 5-6 months;
hence the reason for writing this blog now.
The last time we did the fundraiser, we kept it a
secret from the big lad because we wanted to surprise him and boy was he
surprised. I do not know if we would be as successful as last time this time
around, but I am willing to try – both to keep this fundraiser a secret and
also to raise more than £1310. So, if you have it in your heart to make a
donation again for this fundraiser, we would very much appreciate it. Since it
is Christmas, what better way to make yourselves feel good by making a donation
to a cause that would one day find a cure to defeat MND? If you are interested,
and you know someone who would also be interested in making a donation, please
go to the following link and help as much as you can: http://www.justgiving.com/Uniting-To-Rid-MND
Thank you
for supporting last time around, we hope we have your support this time around
too!
Have a safe
and jolly Christmas!
Love always,
Jay
xxx
