Doug PollardGay Dad Needs Your Help
James Christoffelsz
James Christoffelsz is a 42 year old father to three young children and donor dad of two others.
James has worked in the community, helping families at separation resolve disputes, helping staff in organisations in HR roles, and in the gay community, helping gay men realise their dream of fatherhood, through the Gay Dads Alliance.
Cancer diagnosis & treatment
James was recently diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and his treatment has stopped him working for the time being, placing a strain on his family in caring for the kids and on the family finances.
It has been a difficult eight weeks for James and his family including five weeks of chemotherapy and radiation.
His courage and wisdom in dealing with his diagnosis and has been inspiring.
$10,000 needed urgently
So folks please join us in supporting him, raising as much as possible towards the $10,000 cost of a new drug therapy not yet on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and administered via The Peter McCallum Hospital, where James is being treated.
Fundraising activities include:
1. A Picnic in the Park , with activities for kids from 11:00am on Sunday 27th November, 2011 - (a great chance to connect with James, Steve and family) see below for details RSVP required
2. A Band Night at East Brunswick Club - 3 bands (live music which includes James's brothers performing) on the 23rd November, 2011.
3. A possible Trash and Treasure Market - where people bring items they want to sell (kind of a community garage sale) and mini fete with nominated funds going to the fund raising account.
4. Host a morning tea at your work ?
5. Simply donate to the account
We hope you may be able to support these great events - and encourage friends and family to join you and make them a success. If you can't attend, please consider donating to the cause to help James and his family.
Your donation will make a difference to James and his long term survival and we say thanks in advance for any help.
For more details contact Olympia Tzanoudakis (on behalf of James and Family) 0419 100 360, or email lymps63@hotmail.com.
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FAMILY FUN DAY
Sunday 27 November 2011 11am-2pm Johnson Park Northcote -Rotunda
BYO Picnic,drinks and plate to share (optional)
RSVP Essential to: lymps63@hotmail.com with phone. Contact needed in case of bad weather so that you may be notified of other arrangements.
Donations will be gratefully accepted and can be made on the day, either by locating a collector or for an activity!
Proposed activities.
Face painting
Parachute games (confirmed)
Busker
Ball Games (confirmed)
Feel free to organise and run other activities!!!!
Johnson Park Details can be found at http://www.darebin.org/
Enter from Palmer Street or from Bastings Rd.
Melway Ref: 30 H10
Transport: 500 m to nearest 'Dennis' train station. 40m to bus stops.
Parking: On street residential parking available on Basting Rd and Palmer St.
Playground: Children's and teenage playground with spider web, swings, climbing frames and slide. Reasonable path access from the rotunda onto soft fall mulch.
Picnics & BBQ's: Sheltered picnic area under rotunda. Unsheltered tables around park also. New BBQ's linked by path to the rotunda and the main paths.
Shelter & Seating: Rotunda and plenty of established trees. Backed bench seating with arms.
Drinking Water: Yes
Toilets: Toilets are very small.
Entry: Crossovers and paths leading to park entrances are accessible. Accessible via the main entrance. Bollards restrict access to northern and
north-western entrances.
Help us to publicise these events and begin our task of reaching the fund
raising goal by passing this email around to as many friends, family &
others as you see fit.
