Thank you for visiting our fundraising page for RMHC, in loving memory of Alice Mary Rowlands.

Our beloved daughter Alice was born on 25 September 2007.  She had a very rare and serious liver disease called Neonatal Haemochromatosis.  Alice’s only chance of survival was to have a liver transplant, so she was urgently transferred to King’s College Hospital in London on her fifth day of life.  During this time RMHC provided us with free accommodation near to the hospital so that we could be close to her.  Sadly Alice passed away on 10 October, just 15 days old.

Thanks to RMHC we were able to enjoy the time we spent with Alice, which was so very precious, and something no amount of money could ever buy.  We are eternally grateful.

HAVE YOU VISITED THE ALICE ROWLANDS MEMORIAL SOCIETY (ARMS) WEBSITE YET? Visit http://www.alicerowlands.org to read more aboutAlice and what we are doing to raise vital funds for RMHC in her memory.

LATEST FUNDRAISING NEWS (read more...)

The second ARMS/RMHC Gala Dinner was held on Friday 3 July at Sprowston Manor Hotel in Norwich.  Nearly 200 people attended the event enjoying a 3 course meal, raffle, charity auction and entertainment. which contained some exclusive one-off auction lots.  The event raised just over £13,000 which is a phenomenal amount.  Thank you to everyone who attended...and watch this space for the next event in 2010!

For some pictures from the 2009 event and to be on the mailing list for the 2010 dinner, simply visit www.alicerowlands.org

SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE
On Tuesday 2nd December, Team Rowlands attended a special unveiling at the Ronald McDonald House where we stayed near King's College Hospital last year.  In recognition of the amazing sum that has been raised in Alice's name, RMHC have put a brass plaque on the door of room 5 ('our' room) saying:

This room has been sponsored by the family and friends of Alice Mary Rowlands

We have added some pictures to the ARMS website, www.alicerowlands.org.

PREVIOUS FUNDRAISING NEWS...

ARMS Gala Dinner 2008
The Alice Rowlands Memorial Society (ARMS), was founded in February 2008 to raise money for charities inAlice’s Memory.  The ARMS Gala Evening, held on Saturday 5th July 2008 at Sprowston Manor Hotel in Norwich, was a huge success, raising a phenomenal £15,000.  This has been added to the ‘Amount Raised Offline’ below.  For a full account of the evening, visit http://alicerowlands.org/galaevening.aspx

Other fundraising events

Paul Macro did a tandem skydive at Old Buckenham Airfield on 12 July 2008.  This was a prize he won in a competition, and he decided it would be a brilliant way to raise money.  Paul said the skydiving experience was awesome.  We're very glad Paul landed safely and thank him for the money he has raised, which currently stands at over £150, with more to come.

On 25 June, Dave Farrant set off on a mammoth bike ride from Bristol to Toulouse in France.  The full journey was from Montpelier, Bristol to Montpellier, France, although Dave had to finish in Toulouse due to work commitments.  Even so, Dave covered a total distance of 652 miles by pedal power alone over a period of 10 days, which is a truly amazing feat and raised £500 for the charity.

On 5 October, Paul Rowlands ran the Great North Run in 2 hours 39 mins and raised £770 for RMHC.  You can read more about Pauls Great North Run experience at www.alicerowlands.org

Special Thanks...

...to the staff, children and their families at Fairview Nursery for collectively donating £78.60 at the children's Christmas Concert.

...to S1, Miranda's friends on the UEA Primary PGCE course who collectively donated £112.20 as a thank you to Miranda for organising their Christmas Party.

...to Evie who raised £200 for ARMS / RMHC.  Evie had a big party for her 13th birthday and invited her friends to make a donation to the charity instead of buying her presents.  We're touched by Evie's lovely idea.  Special thanks to her and all her party guests.

City of Norwich School Reunion Raffle
Our first ever raffle was drawn on Saturday 3rd May at the CNS Class of '89/'91 reunion.  It was a huge success, raising an astounding £1,404 for RMHC!  The cash has been added to our 'offline total' below.  Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and congratulations to the lucky winners.

Denton Charity Lunch – Sunday 6 April 2008
We would like to thank the people ofDenton who so generously supported the charity lunch at Denton Village Hall on Sunday 6th April.  A fabulous total of £640.00 was raised for RMHC at the event, which has been included in the ‘Amount Raised Offline’ below.

Denton is a small village near Bungay, close to the border between Norfolk and Suffolk.  Several of Paul’s colleagues, past and present, live in the village and decided to organise the charity lunch after hearing our story.

The meal was delicious, which is no mean feat when you consider that the chefs were catering for over 70 people!  There was a wonderful community spirit, we were warmly welcomed by everyone and made to feel like honorary ‘Dentonites’ for the day.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make the lunch such a big success.

Would you like to do a sponsored event for RMHC?  We woudl be delighted to hear from you -armemorial@tiscali.co.uk

FEEDBACK

"I have just looked at theJustgiving site and it's unbelievable. Your friends and colleagues have been so generous.  ... We have never had this done before and I feel humbled by your commitment and enthusiastic support for RMHC."
-Una Kularatnam,
Manager of the Camberwell Ronald McDonald House

“It's good that all the love that was due to Alice can find some expression in this fine effort on behalf of other families.  We both take comfort from that.”
- Phil and Cathy Ellis, Alice’s grandparents

Feedback and comments can be emailed to us at:
armemorial@tiscali.co.uk

Thank you for supporting RMHC and Team Rowlands