Richard West

Richard's Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Fundraising for Cystic Fibrosis Trust
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Dearest Fans & Friends,

I'd like to bring to your attention this auction for a very important cause, to raise some money & also awareness for a condition that isn't spoken about nearly enough.
I'm going to be doing this auction, right here on this facebook event for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust UK.
http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/

For many years I've thought about auctioning my infamous fetish harness & cod piece that I wore on the Shamen's UK number 1 smash hit video, Ebeneezer Goode & our memorable Top Of The Pops performances of the same song for a charity & I'm honoured to now do this for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Here's the link to the auction: https://www.facebook.com/events/508068122655953/

Just before doing the first Top Of The Pops performance back in September 1992, I'd had some bad press from the Daily Star who were sensationalising the drug reference in their national daily smutty rag & also the indie inky Melody Maker had been running a weekly spoof attack on me as an annoying rapper (which many believe I was... lol). So I stuffed the cod piece with these 2 articles for the TOTP performance, which remain in the cod piece to this very day & will stay there as an exciting addition to this very sought after item.

I also have an exclusive one off print of the image on the cover of my Change album from 2002 for auction on this event & a Mr.C Smell The Coffee limited edition T-Shirt, which will be auctioned separately from these 2 items at the actual fund raising event that is being put together by a family friend Anna Greenhouse on Saturday the 28th of June 2014.
https://www.facebook.com/events/624545487637239

I've autographed & left a short message on both of these items. Please be as generous as you can with the bidding for this extremely important cause, that effects many children in the UK & the world over.

I have set starting prices for both of these items which you can bid on, on the threads below.
The harness / cod piece will start at £200 & the one off exclusive print (both pictured on the wall) will start at £50, but I'm expecting my wonderful fans to really get bidding, so we can raise as much money as possible for this charitable cause.

A little more about Cystic Fibrosis:
Cystic fibrosis is a life-shortening inherited disease, affecting over 10,000 people in the UK. You can't catch or develop cystic fibrosis, it's something you're born with and most cases in the UK are now diagnosed soon after birth.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease caused by a faulty gene. This gene controls the movement of salt and water in and out of your cells, so the lungs and digestive system become clogged with mucus, making it hard to breathe and digest food. 
More than 2.5 million people in the UK carry the faulty gene, around one in 25 of the population.
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis but many treatments are available to manage it, including physiotherapy, exercise, medication and nutrition.
Each week five babies are born with cystic fibrosis, and two people die.
More than half of the cystic fibrosis population in the UK will live past 41, and improved care and treatments mean that a baby born today is expected to live even longer.
Find out more about what causes cystic fibrosis, how cystic fibrosis is diagnosed and the symptoms of the disease.
You can also read about the history of cystic fibrosis.
- See more at: http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/about-cf/what-is-cystic-fibrosis#sthash.6fEWYxxE.dpuf
Please feel free to go to the website for your own personal donations.

Lastly, I'm asking you from the bottom of my heart, to invite your friends list to this event & to share this event as far a wide as possible. Who knows, we may find a Billionaire Shamen fan who's into fetish, who has a huge heart & wants to support this cause.
I'm also paying a little to Facebook to promote this event.

Thank you all so much for your help. ♥

About the charity

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

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RCN 1079049 (England and Wales) & SC040196 (Scotland)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening genetic condition that slowly destroys the lungs and digestive system. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the only UK-wide charity fighting for a life unlimited, when everyone living with CF can look forward to a long, healthy life. www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk

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