Up The Farway Tree

Hello!

As a follow on from my last blog, I have been quite busy helping to organise the Soccer Sevens tournament in memory of Anders.  He organised this football tournament every year for CF and transplant charities, raising thousands over the years.  Anders joined Team Glasgow last year and had enlisted our help with this years event.  Of course we are going to host this as planned.....and make it an event he would be proud of!

Thankfully Anders had already secured the venue - Firhill Sports Complex in Glasgow on 10th August.  We have sorted referees, getting teams details in now and thinking up other extras to make it more special.  We plan to run a tombola this year to raise a little extra money and so that people attending in support also can take part :-)  So if anyone has prizes they would like to donate please give me a shout! 
Anders always used to make up packs for any children attending, so also give me a shout if you have any ideas for these or can face paint on the day...or make balloon animals lol ;-)

We are having one fundraising page for all the football teams and to take donations in memory of Anders.  All proceeds are for the Butterfly Trust - the only Scottish charity supporting people with CF.
www.justgiving.com/soccersevens/

I have also been super busy trying to finish a first draft of my second Autism essay.  The topic was based around Policy and Practice, which I found more difficult to write about than the theory one.  Have more or less finished a first draft of 6,500 words and waiting on tutor to get back to me and let me know if I'm on the right track......!

This is also national transplant week.  NHSBT are running a campaign called Spell it Out - with reference to the need to to make your wishes explicitly known to your family.  If your family are not aware of your wishes around organ donation (and you haven't signed the register) then almost 70% will say NO when asked to donate your organs. Even if you are signed to the register families are still asked for consent and can overturn your decision - 125 families (UK) 2012 refused because the loved one had never spoken to them about it, even though they had signed the register! It's not just about signing the register - you need to talk about it!   NHSBT were inviting people to come up with their own "spell it out" slogans.   I made this one on my scrabble board ;-)