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Wed 17th Jun 09 - 18:06
Little Maddi fights again!
They don’t come much braver than little Madison Allan. Four-and-a-half year old Maddi was only 10 months when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening tumour. It was touch and go whether she would survive a tough course of chemotherapy – not only did Maddi survive but grew stronger and for the past 3 years has led an active life so much so that Maddi took on the challange of fundraising for the Five Stars Appeal.
Unfortuately Maddi has now been admitted to the new Royal Manchester Children's Hospital as her tumour is growing again. Maddi will shortly commence an 18 week course of aggressive chemotherapy treatment so our thoughts and prayers are with Maddi and her family at this difficult time. Keep fighting Maddi!
Maddi has joined the Five Stars Scanner Appeal line-up alongside soccer legend Ryan Giggs OBE, Corrie star Samia.Smith, actor Max Beesley, actor/singer Will Mellor and actor Chris Bisson in a final push to raise the £1million needed for a state-of-the-art MRI scanner. It’s to be installed in the new Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and will help save the lives of sick children from Carlisle toCrewe. But it has to be delivered this summer and the campaign is still £250,000 short of its target.
Maddi is appealing to everyone in the North West to donate just £1 for the hi-tech scanner which will be able to detect cancer in children at a very early stage and give them a better chance of survival. Just a Quid for a Kid.
Five Stars Scanner Appeal Director Charmaine Wilkinson says the scanner will be three times faster than the existing machine, accurately scanning children to spot life-threatening tumours in just 15 minutes.
‘It’ll produce much better results than its predecessor. It’s quieter too, so much less daunting for small children. But we now need the money really urgently,’ says Charmaine.
The present scanner has scanned 27,500 children in 10 years and has saved countless lives. But the new scanner is far more accurate for youngsters like Maddi with rare tumours.
Maddi is no stranger to fundraising. For three years she has been the fundraising princess at a series of charity events for the scanner alongside proud mum Samantha and dad Mark. Maddi has been the toast of her home town of Darwen, in Lancashire, during the campaign to raise the vital £1million.
We now need you to help Maddi and other children so please donate a Quid for a Kid. It really will help save children's lives. Thank you for your support.
Donors are asked to sellotape a £1 coin to a piece of paper or card and send to Quid for a Kid, Five Stars Scanner Appeal, 446a Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1AZ or donate online through www.justgiving.com/quidforakid.
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Jane Houghton of Future recruitment Ltd has successfully bid £1000 for two VIP tickets to see Take That on Wednesday 24th June. Jason Orange of Take That kindly donated x5 sets of tickets to Five Stars Appeal to help raise funds to buy the much needed MRI scanner for the New Children's Hospital. The tickets have raised a staggering total of £8700 so a massive thank you to Jason, Howard, Gary, Mark and the generous people who have bid for the tickets at our charity events and auction.