Maggie's Oxford

Local Fundraising Events

Sandy Briscoe, Community Fundraiser for Maggie's Oxford can be contacted by e-mail on sandy@maggiescentres.org or telephone 01865 225690.

• Waterperry Gardens

  May 2008

  

  Waterperry Gardens are delighted to announce they've chosen Maggie's Oxford as their charity of the year.

  Staff at the beautiful tourist attraction and plant centre have pledged to raise awareness about the work of Maggie's and help boost funds needed to build the new Oxford Centre.

  Waterperry's Horticultural Manager Rob Jacobs hopes the new relationship will spread the word about the fantastic work done by staff at the temporary Maggie's Centre.  He's also keen to offer people who use the Centre the chance to make the most of Waterperry's beautiful, theraputic ornamental gardens in the future so watch this space. 

• Big Band Night

  Saturday 14th June 2008, 8pm

  

  At the General Elliott, South Hinksey.

  Dance the night away with the talented Velvet Tones from 8pm til late.

  Enjoy the pig roast or vegetarian option and delightful sweets all for £20 per head.

  Tables for 10 available at £180.

  Contact The General Elliott, South Hinksey, OX1 5AS on 01865 739396 for tickets or more information.

• Brideshead Exclusive Preview

  Monday 30th June 2008

  

  An exclusive opportunity to see a special preview of the exciting new film version of Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh's iconic masterpiece, in support of Maggie's.

  Find out more information about the event and how to book your place.

• Gourmet Dinner for 10 People!

  

  Imagine a gourmet dinner served to you and your friends in the comfort of your own home.
  
  We lost a dear friend to cancer this year and wanted to do something in his name, and so are helping Maggie's Oxford. We are two London trained chefs, so satisfaction guaranteed!
   
  The highest bid will win this pledge.  All you have to do is write the cheque, and then you can have a hand in designing a menu that we will provide, cook and serve to you and your guests, at a date and time to suit.
  
  Spoil yourselves and help Maggie’s all at the same time!
  
  Please e-mail your bids (last bids December 2008) to malcolm@snowdrops.biz or sandy@maggiescentres.org

• Become an Active Friend of Maggie's Oxford

  Active Friends are volunteers who form a group that represent Maggie’s in their home area and help to raise money in local communities.

  Groups of Active Friends can have between 5 to 20 members, depending on the size of the area covered. To get involved you don’t need experience – you just need good organisational skills, to enjoy bringing people together and a passion to improve cancer support in Oxfordshire.
   
  You will work closely with the Maggie’s staff to identify and approach people in your area who may enjoy being part of the Active Friends Group.  Maggie’s will support you in all your efforts.
   
  Active Friends set a fundraising target each year. There is a huge variety of activities you can be involved with, so it’s up to each group to decide what would be most fitting and to delegate responsibilities within the group.  Activities can include:
  
  •    Holding one or more annual Active Friends local events; perhaps a coffee morning, a book sale, a fashion show, a ball – the possibilities are endless.
  •    Ensuring all shops in your area are offered a collection tin for Maggie’s and banking the money on a regular basis.
  •    Attending cheque presentations and functions on behalf of Maggie’s.
  •    Selling raffle tickets.
  •    Putting up Maggie’s posters in local areas and distributing information to Doctors surgeries, libraries, etc.
  
  Please contact Sandy Briscoe if you would like to become an Active Friend for Maggie’s Oxford on 01865 881356 or 07920 583798 or e-mailing sandy@maggiescentres.org

• A HUGE thank you from Maggie's!

  We would like to thank everyone who has helped us to raise money for Maggie's Oxford.

• Rotary Oxford ISIS raise £2,000 for Maggie's!

  January 2008

  

  Many thanks to Oxford Rotary ISIS who gave a cheque for £2,000 to Maggie's Oxford in January 2008.

• Charles Jencks: Maggie's Centres Healing and Environment

  Wednesday 2nd April, 12.30pm

  

  From Frank Gehry in Dundee to Zaha Hadid in Fife to the Wilkinson Eyre designs at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, Maggie's Centres have become contemporary landmarks.  Exploring the uplifting power of buildings, Charles Jencks, author of Critical Modernism and Iconic Buildings and co-founder of Maggie's Centres, discussed the importance of design in creating these unique environments and told the story behind Maggie's pioneering form of cancer support.

  Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre joined Charles Jencks on stage to answer questions about the design for Maggie's Oxford.