Nickys Last Wish
Fundraising campaign by
nickywish
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£107.00raised of £343.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
Nicky's life long dream was always to take her children to Disney World.
This dream became a mission when 4 months ago she was told she had cancer, her mission was a simple one:
"Beat the cancer, take the children to Disney"
If only it was so simple, as last week Nicky was told by her consultant that she had 18 - 24 months left to live and so ending her dream of taking the children away.
This is why I am writing to you today regarding my close friend Nicky Lewis who, 4 months ago at the age of 36, was told she had cancer. She had a large section of bowel removed and started chemotherapy in the hope of curing the disease.
For someone so young to get cancer seemed at the time unfair, unfair to her, her husband and her two children Cody who is 11 and Fai who is 5. The plan was simple, get well, beat the cancer, then Nicky wanted to do what she always said she would and take her children to Disney Land. This plan and the lives of the family and her friends was smashed to pieces when we were told just over a week ago that Nicky's cancer was incurable and that she has a maximum of 18 - 24 months to live.
As her friends, we feel powerless. I guess because we are. Desperate to try to help, we thought we would try to make Nicky's last wish come true: to raise the funds to send her and her family to Disney Land Paris.
If you able to give any amount big or small it would really help towards reaching the target of £5000, the amount needed to send Nicky's Family on her last wish.
As a father of 3 myself I feel and am powerless to help Nicky and her family with the cancer. Why, well simply because there is nothing that can be done. That said what I can and will do, is to do anything within my power to raise the funds to send them to Disney Land.
I along with other friends are organising fundraisers to try and make Nicky's last wish happen, to give Nicky, Jon and their two girls Fai and Cody a last memory.
If you can help then thank you, if you are unable then I still thank you for taking the time to read this and for taking the time to visit GoGetFunding.
With thanks,
Daniel Steer
Father of 3 beautiful children and close friend of Nicky & Jon.
Organizer
- nickywish
Donors
- nickywish
- Posted On Nov 08, 2012
Raffle tickets and fundraising are going well.. to those that donated here I thank you so much it all counts towards hitting that target as there is no way I can fail. Even if I walk into that last fundraiser on the 15th Decemeber filled with friends and family and have to lose my eye brows, the hair on my head and legs just to get people to get people to put cash in the bucket.. I will raise that money.. failling isnt an option. Also MASSIVE thanks to GoGetFunding for featuring our project and also helping me change the currency from $ to 's. Whilst I am not picky what currency donates in.. it mekes it easier to see what we have raised here and how much else we / I need to raise. Again thank you all so much... Dan.
- Guest
- Posted On Oct 31, 2012
I hope this goes a little way to helping Nicky have a wonderful holiday in DisneyLand. With thanks to Daniel for highlighting such a worthy cause.
A bit merry...
Update posted by nickywish at 11:11 pmA bit merry so please excues the shortness of the update and any spelling mistakes.... Final fundraiser was this evening, raised loads but still left us £343 short of the target to send Nicky and her family on thier last holiday. I would like to thank all those who have. . . . .
Running on empty
Update posted by nickywish at 10:34 amHaving sat down and worked out how much the raffle tickets have made (as the date for selling has now passed), and trying to predict how much the fundraiser on Saturday will make I put us to be about £600 - £800 off what we need to hit the target.. . . . .
The morning after.. the morning after!
Update posted by nickywish at 03:31 amSo we held the darts fundraiser on Saturday night and raised just over £500, add that to the total of raffle tickets now sold the target amount need drops yet again to £1394. From a starting amount needed of £5000 this is a massive achievment and the final fundraiser next. . . . .
Band Night!
Update posted by nickywish at 02:26 pm** EDIT: Make sure you read the full article to get photos of last night including the kids band who where amazing! And so it began, the first of 3 fundraisers that I hope will help us reach the target or at least get close :-D In an upstairs. . . . .
The night before!
Update posted by nickywish at 07:35 pmSo its 1.30am in the morning and I thought I would give an update at where we are at before the 1st of the 3 organised fundraisers tomorrow night, or should I say tonight (makes note to self to goto sleep after this message :-D) Raffle tickets are going. . . . .
**STOP PRESS**
Update posted by nickywish at 10:11 amA wicked weekend for fundraising, firstly the Lancing Lyons offer to donate £750 towards the total needed due to Jon & Nickys familys involvement with them over the last 20 or so news.. and then more good news on the raffle ticket selling front!! Started about 2 weeks ago. . . . .
Update 8th November!
Update posted by nickywish at 10:07 amSo far we have raised £135 in selling tickets for a raffle we are holding for friends and family on the 15th of December.. I have lowered the target amount to reflect this and will keep doing so as we raise more money. A big thank you to those that. . . . .
Donors & Comments
- nickywish
- Posted On Nov 12, 2012
New update on the updates page, more money raised to bring the total target needed down, and a pic added of Nicky this weekend at Jons brothers wedding.
- nickywish
- Posted On Nov 08, 2012
Raffle tickets and fundraising are going well.. to those that donated here I thank you so much it all counts towards hitting that target as there is no way I can fail. Even if I walk into that last fundraiser on the 15th Decemeber filled with friends and family and have to lose my eye brows, the hair on my head and legs just to get people to get people to put cash in the bucket.. I will raise that money.. failling isnt an option. Also MASSIVE thanks to GoGetFunding for featuring our project and also helping me change the currency from $ to 's. Whilst I am not picky what currency donates in.. it mekes it easier to see what we have raised here and how much else we / I need to raise. Again thank you all so much... Dan.
- Guest
- Posted On Oct 31, 2012
I hope this goes a little way to helping Nicky have a wonderful holiday in DisneyLand. With thanks to Daniel for highlighting such a worthy cause.
- Guest
- Posted On Oct 24, 2012
Love you Nicky so much xxx.
New update on the updates page, more money raised to bring the total target needed down, and a pic added of Nicky this weekend at Jons brothers wedding.