Remembering Miche...

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