Thank you

Well, thank you to all of you who attended the AGM on Saturday at West Monkton Village Hall. It was so lovely to see so many of you, to have a round up on what has been happening with the charity over the last year and look forward to the coming year. As always, it was lovely to catch up with you over coffee and then lunch to see how you are all doing. What a busy of people you all are! We also really enjoy hearing about what you would like us to focus on for the coming year so, even if you didn't manage to get to the event, we are always happy to hear about suggestions from you.

Our intrepid Rocksolid team also had a good selection of photos on show for everyone to see how they raised the, just over, two thousand pounds in sponsorship; with gift aid this should take the final sum to just over £2,500. Wow, what an amazing achievement guys, thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts.

Our next formal meeting is the Autumn Event on Saturday 17th October 2015, where we invite old and new people to come along to a packed programme of speakers, professional updates and panel of experts. If you would like to be added to the list for the day, please do not hesitate to let us know on 01823 342452. please save the day for us.

Our blog anniversary!!

For the eagle eyed of you, you may have spotted that we are now just over a year old and are therefore celebrating our first anniversary of the blog this month. We are so excited by this and the fact that we will soon celebrate two thousand hits to the blog. We do hope you like the content and are always happy to take suggestions for topics/content. We would also be delighted to post any pictures of achievements you have undertaken for us - judging by the number of hits since the Rocksolid pictures were uploaded - we are assuming you do too, but please let us know.

Just a little reminder........

Just a little reminder that we are holding our Annual General Meeting on Saturday 18th April 2015 at the West Monkton Village Hall . Please do come along, we would be delighted to see you. We will update you about what we have been doing, sort out the nitty gritty of running the charity and would love to hear about any ideas and suggestions from you. Plus, we always love to catch up with you and hear how you are doing.

For those of you who have any filled Smartie boxes, we would be happy to receive them on Saturday.

We are looking forward to seeing you all there.

and a couple more...

Hm, minus two degrees in here you say? Really!

601: Why go to your local pharmacy for a mud pack when you can get one free courtesy of Rocksolid!

362: You're kidding , right?

Just a peek to be going on with....



The intrepid team, minus two ladies with fairy wings

Team working at its best

Nearly home and dry



And still they are smiling!

The final climb to victory

 

A large number of the team are on this obstacle at once!

We will add more as we bring them all together. It was hard but such a great day! In the words of JFK " We do these things not because they are easy".

They did it......

Just a quick post to say, they did it one and all. What an amazing group and what team work and sportsmanship. A particular thank you to the three ladies who are non nhs workers but completed the course for us, your are awesome. Also, we just wanted to say, who said chivalry was dead? The three gentlemen taking part were absolutely charming, chivalrous and absolute team players. Exactly what one wants in any team. A huge, huge thank you to you all for spending your Saturday in chest deep mud and freezing water, keeping the team going and generally making it an enjoyable and memorable experience.
To all who took part, you are truly great people and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Pictures to follow but, apologies, feeling a little tired for some reason tonight!!

For the rest of the MDT - the gauntlet has been laid down !

The big event

Well, the day is nigh on here and, out there tonight, are 6 or 7 intrepid souls who may be having a few wobbles about just why did they sign up to do the Rocksolid Race tomorrow, a few nerves may beginning to show, a few inward sighs. BUT intrepid souls, you are amazing and you can do it. Take your time, enjoy it and have fun. It is about participating, getting round and working as a team. We believe in you and want you to know that, with many others, we are rooting for you. Go team go. We are proud of you and will be with you, in our minds, every muddy, wet, slip slidey, solid wall, ice bath, single step of the way. You are amazing, truly amazing.

We aim to add photos here after the event, so keep coming back over the next few days to get a glimpse of just what this amazing team went through to raise funds for our charity.