Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
9 Year Old Haringey Boy Needs £30k For LifeSaving Treatment
A mother desperate to save her son’s life says she will never give up hope and will do anything to help him. Three months ago, Elaine Thompson, of Courtman Road, Tottenham, was given the news her nine-year-old son Keir had Duchene Muscular Dystrophy.
Since the diagnosis at St Ormond Street Hospital she has been organising events to raise £30,000 to take Keir to Canada for life saving stem cell treatment.
More from Haringey Independent here
Members of HoL have shown they can be good at collecting money for local causes (map/cashmob) and I hope that we can do the same again.
You can pledge online: http://www.gofundme.com/1csdqo using paypal or credit/debit cards. Or you can contact the mother, Elaine direct via the funding site.
Heart breaking story... :'(
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Permalink Reply by Seema Chandwani on
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Thank you soooo much, looks like £75 has come from HoL members so far...
The mum had a charity football event on the weekend with Arsenal and raised £3,000. This with the amount raised online gives a grand total of £3,550 so far.
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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I think this cause is most worthy of a cash mob.
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Permalink Reply by ant on
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Yep. Strange this is getting so few donations from HoLers...so many gave so much for a map. It didn't make the Tuesday Ketchup either which would have helped.
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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I did think the final sum was a ridiculous amount to pay for a map and that the money could have been better used to support a charity, but I was in, and committed.
Maybe the ( any) profits from the sale of copies could be sent to this appeal ?
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So HOLers waddya reckon? fancy cash mob to help this young lad? It'll do you you more good than eating posh cheese
.I'm in for a tenner lets see if we can raise grand
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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OK I'm in - I meant to donate but forgot.You need to get Hugh on the case, though, otherwise this post will sink without trace!
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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On the case, how Maddy? Do please remember this ain't the day job, but I'd be delighted to support Ben and you and whoever. Let me know what you need.
Ben, are you asking people to donate on the gofundeme.com site, then make a declaration of their pledge here or something different?
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Yeah I guess so Hugh.
A pledge page to donate would be good thing. I have donated tenner but will do so again. What's the feasibility of setting up a banner on the HOL site directing people to the donation page.
Would the Traders Association be able to help out too? Or Winkworth's etc who are all regular contributors to the site and have more opportunity to access the public and the means to have donation box on site?
A Stall at the market is also great idea by the way, if not just someone walking around with a collection box!
I too have a day job so cannot really spend lots of time on this other than asking people to access the link. Ultimately it to be as easy as possible for people to donate. A virtual cash mob if you will
I am thinking out loud at the moment so apologies for perhaps stating the obvious or the impossible.
I think a sum of £1000.00 is well within our reach if we all put our heads together.
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Just donated £10.
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Just need another 99 people to do the same
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