Remembering Lexi Mace

LondonMarathon2020Debbie

Debbie Duncan is running the London 2020 Marathon for Great Ormond Street Hospital, in memory of Lexi Mace.

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund
Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

LexiMaceBrighterFutureFund2020

2020 fundraising page for The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund.

Thank you for taking the time to read about our fundraising and donating to Great Ormond Street Hospital in memory of Lexi Mace.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

WinItAll

*** Thank you for all the amazing donations! Ticket sales for the raffle have now closed! The winner will be announced on 8th December 2019 ***

Donation Page for Payment of Raffle Tickets for Win
It All Raffle

** Please make sure you leave an email address and name so we can contact you if you win! **

Raffle tickets on sale between Saturday Saturday 16th November 2019 until Saturday 7th December 2019.

Raffle tickets cost £2 per ticket. 

The draw will be held using a random
number generator on Sunday 8 December 2019. The winner will be
notified on Sunday 8 December 2019

If you attempt to purchase raffle
tickets here after Saturday 7thDecember 2019 the money will be treated as a
donation only and you will not be entered into the prize draw.

Prize:

One lucky winner will win all these
prizes. There is only one winner for this raffle.

• £300 Virgin Experience Days Voucher 
• Everything from Arbonne's Holiday 2019
  bundle (worth £600)
• £20 Oliver Bonas Voucher
• Little Street Sevenoaks Voucher
• Design a Head £55 Voucher
• Chapter One £50 Voucher
• 3 x Dominos Large Pizza Voucher
• Set of Gel Nails from Ebony Jai Make Up
  Artist
• Bundle of Usborne Books
• 100% Merino wool baby blanket
• Photography session with Drew Hart
  Photography
• Gin Hamper including bottle of Gordon's
  pink Gin
• Jägermeister x4 mini bottles
• Cortex challenge brain game
• M&S Duvet set / holdall and clock
• Gem Clock Cube by Shruti Designs
• 1L bottle of Glenmorangie Single Malt
  Whisky
• 1L bottle Cointreau
• Toy story 4 puzzle
• 2020 Gruffalo family calendar
• Space Masks

RULES OF ENTRY

1.      The cost of each ticket entry into the raffle is
£2. You may purchase more than one ticket at a time. Payment to enter the
raffle must be made in advance of the draw date. Any payment received after the
draw date will be treated as a donation.

2.      No tickets can be sold to, on behalf of, or for a
person under the age of 16 years.

3.      The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund raffles are open to all UK residents over the age of
16.

4.      All monies raised from this raffle will be added to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund for Great Ormond Street Hospital
Children’s Charity, registered charity number 1160024.

5.      Participation in this raffle can be made donation
to the JustGiving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/winitall or via PayPal Pool: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8jYsSBHAv6

6.      Please follow our Facebook or Instagram where
we will also announce the winners

7.      Raffle tickets will be entered into the draw only
when the whole payment is received.

8.      Any ticket entries received after the closing date
will miss entry into the draw and therefore will be considered as a donation to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund.

9.      Winning ticket number will be drawn using a random
number generator.

10.  All prizes will be won by the one winner of this
raffle.

11.  The result of the raffle draw is final. No
correspondence will be entered into.

12.  Where The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund is unable
to contact a prize-winner so that a prize remains unclaimed for six months
following The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund’s first attempt to notify the
prize-winner, The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund may apply the prize as it sees
fit, including re-offering the prize in future raffles.

13.  Your details will be stored in line with the EU law
on the handling of personal data, The General Data Protection Regulation,
referred to as GDPR. We will not pass your details to any third parties.

14.  Failure to comply with any of these rules may
result in the disqualification of the entry. The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund
reserves the right to disqualify any entry at their absolute discretion. The
Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund raffles and lottery are run for the enjoyment of
our supporters and to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. If you are
concerned you are gambling more than you would like, help and advice is
available from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or at www.begambleaware.org

15.  Our raffle is run by Sophie Mace, licensed by Sevenoaks District Council under
the 2005 Gambling Act. No one under 16 years of age may buy or sell lottery
tickets. Any person under 16 automatically forfeits the right to any prize.

Good Luck!

Emily-Grimes12

Hi all

Thanks for visiting my page. I am delighted to be able to do this in memory of Lexi. 

About me & running

Since having the kids I have found running as a bit of an escapism, but I'm definitely more of a social runner. I like nothing more than a chatty 5k followed by a cuppa. This half has taken me out of my comfort zone, but all good so far. The Clontarf Half is a fairly flat course, but part of it does involve running on a beach...in Dublin...at the end of November, so it will be interesting (aka baltic).

I would very grateful of any sponsorship for this fantastic cause.

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund

Our London friends, Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thanks a mill,

Emily x

Emily-Grimes11

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Lucy-Talbot8

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

It's my birthday this month and I'd like to mark the occasion by asking my family and friends to help me raise money for the Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund, which was set up by my wonderful neighbours, Sophie and Andrew Mace.  Please spare a few minutes to read on.....

Little Lexi was born healthy on 15th December 2017 and went home the next day with her loving parents Sophie and Andrew.  But that night Lexi became seriously ill and despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Lexi sadly died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December. She lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes. Sophie and Andrew's loss touched me deeply, then and still now. No parent should ever have to endure the pain of losing a baby, least of all at such a tender age, so I have committed to be a BFF for the Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund with the aim of raising a minimum of £100 in 1 year. If you would like to help me, any donations would be so gratefully received.  

All funds go towards enhancing Great Ormond Street Hospital’s ability to transform the health and wellbeing of children and young people. Donations help to fund advanced medical equipment, child and family support services, pioneering research and rebuilding and refurbishment.

I will raise a glass to you on my birthday on 22nd October by way of thanks and gratitude.

With love,  Lucy x

p.s Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Becky-Does-OctSober

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

If you know me, you'll know how much I love a tipple! But for the whole of October I'll be going sober, in the hope of raising lots of lovely £££ for the Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. 

Lexi was born on December 15th 2017 and spent just one perfect afternoon and evening with her loving family. Sadly, Lexi became very unwell with sepsis soon after her birth, and passed away on 17th December 2017 despite the best efforts of the doctors and staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital to save her life. She is remembered every day and deeply loved by her family, who aim to honour her memory through the Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund, which raises money for Great Ormond Street to help some of the sickest children in the world.

The fact that Lexi shares a birthday with my Mila (who also until recently attended Tiggers preschool with Lexi's brother Luke) and was born just a few weeks after my Marnie, means that this hits very close to home indeed. I cannot begin to imagine the overwhelming pain of losing your newborn, and having to explain to your children that their much-wanted baby sister will not be coming home with them...much less ten days before Christmas...

Unfortunately a series of injuries have put paid to my plans to run a 5/10k for the fund by the end of this year, so giving up the booze seems like the next most viable - if not exactly easier! - option! If you'd like to show me some solidarity, have a laugh at my expense, or indeed if you're even wondering if I'll actually manage to make it through, please do consider making a donation. Each and every pound raised goes straight to Great Ormond Street to fund the incredible life-saving work they do, and to make the lives of the sick children in their care just that little bit brighter. Most of all, I know your support will mean the world to Andrew, Sophie, Annabelle and Lukie, to show that their beautiful little girl's legacy lives on...and to me. After all, I'll need all the motivation I can get! 

Thank you so much for reading, and if you'd like more information about Lexi's fund you can find it here https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace  or here   https://there-are-no-words.co.uk/about/

If you'd like more information about the work done by Great Ormond Street Hospital you can find it here  https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/

Love  Bxxx

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

ThamesBridgesTrek2019

Denise and Geoff Allgood are taking on the Thames Bridge Trek raising money for GOSH in memory of their granddaughter Lexi Mace.

They will be joining over 2,000 walkers as they venture across the Capital. Setting out from Putney Bridge they will head downstream towards the City, zig-zagging over the array of historic bridges - some 25km later, a finish line celebration in Southwark past the majestic Tower Bridge awaits. 

Thank you for helping us reach our £400 target. 

Denise and Geoff 

Emma-Ellis18

I'm hoping this will be much nicer and pain free after the Marathon.

If you would like to sponsor me its for a very good cause the same one as i did for the marathon.

Thank you 

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

SundridgeBFFsforLexi

One year, one hundred pounds, one hundred BFFs

This year is all about finding Lexi some BFFs: Brighter Future Fund Best Friends Forever!! The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund is looking for 100 BFFs who want to take on the challenge of raising £100 (or more!) over the course of a year.

We are a group of 10 friends from Sundridge who have support Lexi’s Mace BBF in the first year. This year we are becoming a BFF and will continue to support Lexi’s charity. 

The Lexi Mace Brigther Future Fund

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

ForLexisLegacy

On the 11th May 2018 I embarked on my first ever park run. It was something that I’d never really contemplated going to being the least enthusiastic and able runner (despite that being the main exercise I do!). I knew I needed to get my fitness back up after having my baby girl ready for my work fitness test, but that was insignificant for my motivation. 

Only a week after my precious daughter was born, Lexi arrived. Same hospital, same wing, only a week later. Lexi however, didn't get to spend much time at home with to her loving family before she was rushed to Great Ormand Street Hospital. 36 hours later after Lexi was born, her family had to do something I will never be able to contemplate, they said goodbye to Lexi, a darling angel whose life was too precious to stay on earth and was needed in heaven. 

I never met Lexi, or her many of her family but her life impacted my first day at Parkrun. I knew I wanted to do something to continue Lexi’s legacy, and I knew it had to be something that would be hard, and tough for me to do, something that would share the struggle that Sophie and Andrew live with day in day out. On the 11th May 2019 I will be running my 50th Park Run. It still doesn’t come easy, and each Saturday morning that 5km is still a struggle, but every step Lexi is there, in my mind, in my legs in my motivation, knowing that this 10k would be my goal. 10k is not a marathon. To some, 10k is a warm up, but to me, it’s my marathon. And this marathon, darling Lexi is for you, for your legacy. Every step.

Every donation helps Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity to
provide the best facilities and equipment, research and develop new treatments, and support their remarkable patients and their families.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it's the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

AbstructThreePeaks

Abstruct Consulting are taking on the Three Peaks Challenge, on 28th June 2019. 

We will be setting off on Friday 28th June, flying first to Glasgow and then driving to our first peak, Ben Nevis at 16:00. After Ben Nevis we will drive to Scafell Pike before tackling the final peak, Snowdon which we aim to finish by 16:00 on Saturday 29th June.

We are a self guided group under the direction of one of our civil engineers, Martin Howell, who as a scout leader has previously completed all three peaks. Martin will be guiding our group of 6 climbers up the peaks. Two more of the Abstruct team will take on the role as driver, ferrying the climbers between the peaks. 

3 Peaks Challenge consists of climbing the country's three highest mountains: Mount Snowdon (Wales, 1085m), Scafell Pike (England, 978m) and Ben Nevis (Scotland, 1345m). With the aim of covering the 26 miles of walking distance, 462 mile drive and 3064 metre ascent in just 24 hours.

We have set ourselves this challenge to raise money for The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Sophie Mace left Abstruct in December 2017 to go on maternity leave. Sophie had worked at Abstruct as our admin assistant for over three years. Sophie and her husband Andrew welcomed a happy and healthy Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Devastatingly though at just a day old Lexi became seriously unwell and was rushed to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December. As well as Sophie being one of our old colleagues, Lexi is also Adrian's niece and so this charity holds a special place in Abstruct's hearts. 

Following Lexi's death Sophie and her family alongside GOSH setup a Brighter Future Fund in Lexi's memory. The fund is currently raising money for the Alligator ward. The Alligator ward is one of GOSH's Cardiac Intensive Care and High Dependency Units, that helps to treat the sickest of babies, children and young people. Since the fund being setup in May 2018 they have so far raised over £19,000. 

Thank you for reading about our Three Peaks Challenge and The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund and helping us raise money for such a worthy cause.

Best Wishes, 

All at Abstruct Consulting. 

Meet the team:

The climbers!
Adrian Boult
David Edgson
James Burton
Helen Jenkins
Sarah Ellis
Martin Howell

The drivers!
Matthew Woods
Carrie Abrahams

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About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund


Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Kate-Cross4

Myself and Noah, along with our close friends, Dawn, Poppy and Freya will be taking part in Run or Dye to raise what we can in memory of beautiful Lexi Mace and help her star shine even brighter.

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way.  Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future.  

With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320;  Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like
to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page:
https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

emmamarathon2019

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund


Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

AMillionDreamsGalaForGosh

For all money raised on the night at A Million Dreams Gala for GOSH celebrating Lexi's birthday and all that has been achieved in her memory this year. 

SpiceGirlsTickets2019

*** The Raffle is now closed. Winners will be announced following the draw on Saturday 15th December ***

Payment page for Raffle Tickets.

For full raffle details and rules visit - https://there-are-no-words.co.uk/raffle/

Raffle tickets cost £2 per ticket. 

This raffle runs from Saturday 17 November 2018 until Sunday 9 December 2018. The draw will be held at our gala event, A Million Dreams Gala for GOSH, on Saturday 15 December 2018. All winners will be notified by Sunday 16 December 2018. If you attempt to purchase raffle tickets here after Sunday 9December 2018 the money will be treated as a donation and you will not be entered into the prize draw.

FIRST PRIZE:

Missed out on Spice Girls tickets? This could be your way in! We have 2 tickets to the concert on Thursday 13 June 2019 at Wembley Stadium. Seats are BK 521, Row 14, Seats: 214 and 215. This is a fabulous opportunity to win tickets to a sold out date for the Spice Girls – Spice World 2019 UK Tour! Just think what an amazing Christmas present they could be! This prize is worth £150.

SECOND PRIZE:

Our lucky second prize winner will win a much welcomed before Christmas £50 cash! This will be paid by BACS transfer directly into your account.

THIRD PRIZE:

Our third prize is an All-new Echo Dot (3rd Gen) – Smart speaker with Alexa – Charcoal Fabric. This prize is worth £49.99.

RULES OF ENTRY

1. The cost of each ticket entry into the raffle is £2. You may purchase more than one ticket at a time. Payment to enter the raffle must be made in advance of the draw date. Any payment received after the draw date will be treated as a donation.
2. No tickets can be sold to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 16 years.
3. The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund raffles are open to all UK residents over the age of 16.
4. All monies raised from this raffle, less cost of prizes, will be added to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, registered charity number 1160024.
5. Participation in this raffle can be made by purchasing tickets from our website. Once you have entered your information you will be given the details of how to pay for the ticket via BACS transfer or via JustGiving page. Tickets may also be purchased in person with cash directly to Sophie Mace.
6. Please follow our Facebook or Instagram where we will also announce the winners
7. Raffle tickets will be entered into the draw only when the whole payment is received.
8. Any ticket entries received after the closing date will miss entry into the draw and therefore will be considered as a donation to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund.
9. Raffle tickets will be drawn randomly.
10. Prizes will be allocated in order of the tickets being drawn from the 1st prize down to the 3rd prize.
11. The result of the raffle draw is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
12. Where The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund is unable to contact a prize-winner so that a prize remains unclaimed for six months following The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund’s first attempt to notify the prize-winner, The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund may apply the prize as it sees fit, including re-offering the prize in future raffles.
13. Your details will be stored in line with the EU law on the handling of personal data, The General Data Protection Regulation, referred to as GDPR. We will not pass your details to any third parties.
14. Failure to comply with any of these rules may result in the disqualification of the entry. The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund reserves the right to disqualify any entry at their absolute discretion.The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund raffles and lottery are run for the enjoyment of our supporters and to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. If you are concerned you are gambling more than you would like, help and advice is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or at www.begambleaware.org

Our raffle is run by Sophie Mace, licensed by Sevenoaks District Council under the 2005 Gambling Act. No one under 16 years of age may buy or sell lottery tickets. Any person under 16 automatically forfeits the right to any prize.

Good Luck!

Rebecca-Allgood

I am running the London Marathon 2019 in memory of my niece, Lexi. 

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

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John, Nikki and Stu are running for The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund.

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017.  Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of five they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically, late at night on 16th December, Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day
before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be
stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Great Ormond Street Hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but
despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors and nurses
in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December. 

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their
daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour
their daughters memory in a positive way, not only by helping others
but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of
Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have set up The Lexi Mace Brighter
Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320;
Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes. All money raised by the
fund will benefit Great Ormond Street Hospital.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children. 

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial
page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie's blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

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Sophie and Pavla are taking on the challenge of running (possibly jogging at most) the London Landmarks half marathon. 

Thank you for donating to Lexi's fund for Great Ormond Street Hospital. You can read here about how the money raised is being spent http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/proud/ and how we are getting on with reaching our target of £39,320. 

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

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About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund:

Thank you.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Here's what I'll be hoping to raise money for, The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund...

On 15th December 2017 good friends of ours, Sophie and Andrew welcomed Lexi Mace in to the world.  The following day Lexi came home with her loving family, but later that night she became seriously unwell and returned to hospital.  Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied the odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital, but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi tragically died of Sepsis on Sunday 17th December. 

Sophie and Andrew hope to honour their daughters memory in a positive way, and so with the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital they have set up the Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund and have set themselves a target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes. They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children. 

So, what am I going to do to help......

On the 6th October 2018 I will be taking part in my third Spartan Obstacle Race of the year.  So far I have completed the Sprint race in Gloucestershire (5km and 20 obstacles) and the Super race in Kent (15km and 25 obstacles), and next up is The Windsor Beast race!  They don't call it the Beast for nothing, this will be by far the most gruelling race of them all, comprising of 22+km and 35 obstacles over hilly terrain.  My aim is to do all 3 races distances in one calendar year to earn the Trifecta medal.

What better way to help me get through, than to focus on the fact I can help, by raising money for the Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. I'd be most greatful for any donation, big or small, as we work towards raising the target figure of £39,320.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page:  https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophies blog:  http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

Thank you.

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THE RAFFLE IS NOW CLOSED TO ENTRIES. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW

Welcome to our first online raffle!!

The raffle runs from 1 July 2018 until Saturday 21st July 2018. The draw will be completed on Monday 23July 2018. If you attempt to purchase raffle tickets here after 21st July 2018 the money will be treated as a donation and you will not be entered into the prize draw.

Thank you for visiting our online raffle. We have been busy fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital over the past 2 months in memory of our daughter Lexi and we are very pleased to be able to kick off our first online raffle. If you would like to read more about Lexi and our fundraising you can visit our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/therearenowords2017/) or her memorial page here (https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace)

FIRST PRIZE:

Our first prize, very kindly donated by Greg Jones from Trans Comms ltd (http://www.transcomms.com/), is a brand new sealed iPad (6 Generations) Wi-Fi+Cellular 128Gb, Space Gray. Included is iPad, Lightning to USB Cable, and USB Power Adapter. This is worth over £500! You can read more details about the iPad here - https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-9-7/128gb-space-grey-wifi-cellular

SECOND PRIZE:

Our second prize, very kindly donated to us by Abstruct Consulting (http://www.abstruct-consult.com/) is £100 John Lewis vouchers. Vouchers can be used online or instore - www.johnlewis.com/

THIRD PRIZE:

Our third prize, very kindly donated by Russell&Bromley  (www.russellandbromley.co.uk) is £50 Russell&Bromley voucher. The voucher can be used at any branch of Russell&Bromley by 30 June 2019.

RULES OF ENTRY

1. The cost of each ticket entry into the raffle is £2. You may purchase more than one ticket at a time. Payment to enter the raffle must be made in advance of the draw date. Any payment received after the draw date will be treated as a donation. 

2. No tickets can be sold to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 16 years.

3. The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund raffle are open to all UK residents over the age of 16.

4. Monies raised by this raffle will be added to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, registered charity number 1160024.

5. Participation in this raffle can be made by JustGiving website page or cash directly to Sophie Mace. Entrants via the JustGiving website page will be notified by email of their ticket numbers. 

6. If you are paying via JustGiving website page, please ensure once your donation has gone through that you tick the box alongside “I'm happy to be contacted by Sophie Mace ". JustGiving can then share your contact details with me and I can and contact you if you are a winner.

7. Please follow our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/therearenowords2017/) or Instagram account (@therearenowords2017) where we will announce the winners 

8. Raffle tickets will be entered into the draw only when the whole payment is received.

9. Any ticket entries received after the closing date will miss entry into the draw and therefore will be considered as a donation to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund.

10. Raffle tickets will be drawn randomly.

11. Prizes will be allocated in order of the tickets being drawn from the 1st prize down to the 3rd prize. 

12. The result of the raffle draw is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

13. Where The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund is unable to contact a prize-winner so that a prize remains unclaimed for six months following The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund’s first attempt to notify the prize-winner, The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund may apply the prize as it sees fit, including re-offering the prize in future raffles.

14. Failure to comply with any of these rules may result in the disqualification of the entry. The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund reserves the right to disqualify any entry at their absolute discretion.

The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund raffles and lottery are run for the enjoyment of our supporters and to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. If you are concerned you are gambling more than you would like, help and advice is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or at www.begambleaware.org

Licensed by Sevenoaks District Council under the 2005 Gambling Act. No one under 16 years of age may buy or sell lottery tickets. Any person under 16 automatically forfeits the right to any prize. 

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors in the world, Lexi died of sepsis on Sunday 17th December.

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children.

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or follow Sophie’s blog http://there-are-no-words.co.uk/

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Thank you for visiting our team page for Run Or Dye 2018. On 1st July 2018 we will be running, walking and dancing our way through the Run Or Dye course. Our team are taking part in the 5km run and the 1km dash. 

About our Team

Our team is made up of  mums and staff  from Tiggers Nursery School in Dunton Green. Along with our children we hope to raise money for The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund and create happy memories for Lexi's legacy.. 

Team Members

Sophie (Lexi’s Mum) & Annabelle (Lexi’s big sister, 5)

Rebecca, Vikki, Adrian, Charlie, Emily & Elliott  (some of Lexi's aunties / uncles and cousins)

Denise & Geoff (Lexi’s grandma and grandad) 

Debbie, Alex & Kieran

Amy 

Jill & all her lovely children!

Amber, Mark,Ollie & Ben

Pavla, Sarah & Freya

Kate & Noah

About The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund

Andrew and Sophie Mace welcomed Lexi to the world on 15th December 2017. Lexi’s arrival was eagerly anticipated by her sister, Annabelle and her brother Luke. On 16th December Lexi was discharged from hospital and came home to start life with her loving family. As a family of 5 they spent a perfect afternoon and evening together.

Tragically though it was not known how little time the family would have together. Late at night on 16th December Lexi became seriously unwell and returned to the hospital where she had been born just a day before. Lexi suffered several cardiac arrests and defied odds to be stabilised enough to be transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Great Ormond Street Hospital tried all they could to save Lexi but despite the best efforts of some of the greatest doctors and nurses in the world, Lexi died on Sunday 17th December. 

Whilst still trying to navigate through the traumatic loss of their daughter, Andrew and Sophie hope that they will be able to honour their daughters memory in a positive way. Not only by helping others but by giving them a positive focus for the future. With the help of Great Ormond Street Hospital, they have setup The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund. They have set themselves the target of raising £39,320; Lexi lived for just 39 hours and 32 minutes. All money raised by the fund will benefit Great Ormond Street Hospital.

They hope to help the many families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital and hope to create a brighter future for some of the worlds sickest children. 

If you would like to learn more you can visit the Lexi Mace memorial page: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/547691/Lexi-Mace or visit the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/therearenowords2017/

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

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On 15th December 2017 we welcomed our beautiful little Lexi to the world. She arrived 2 weeks ahead of her Boxing day due date. Her brother and sister were so excited that Lexi had arrived in time to join us for Christmas. We left the hospital on 16th December and enjoyed a perfect afternoon at home as a family of 5. Lexi's brother and sister got time to cuddle and kiss their sister before they went to bed that night. In the early hours of 17th December Lexi became very suddenly unwell. She was taken to the local hospital and eventually transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Lexi was taken to CICU (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) they did everything they could to try and save our baby but not long after she arrived she suffered her fourth cardiac arrest of the night. At 08:37 we held our daughter’s hands and sang to her as the heart-breaking decision was made to stop life support. There was devastatingly nothing more that could be done to save our little princess.

In those moments our world fell apart. Just a few days before Christmas we had lost our daughter and somehow needed to find a way to carry on for our other children. Great Ormond Street Hospital helped carry us through those initial weeks. The kindness and compassion shown to us by all the staff at Great Ormond Street was exceptional. Especially the help we received from the two family liaisons from CICU. They were an amazing support through the scary world we found ourselves in of inquest, post mortems and investigations. We are still trying to find a way through life without Lexi and hope soon to understand what caused her to become unwell. We do know we will be forever grateful for the staff of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

A Brighter Future Fund has been setup in Lexi's memory. This fund will allow us to centralise any fundraising efforts made in Lexi's memory. All funds will go to creating a Brighter Future for the many children and families who pass through Great Ormond Street Hospital.

We have lots of fundraising ideas planned but if in the meantime you would like to run, jump, climb, swim, challenge yourself or bake in Lexi's memory please do let us know and we can show you how to setup a just giving page to link to Lexi's fund.

Thank you to everyone who kindly donated to our crowd funding page in lieu of flowers for Lexi funeral. We raised an incredible £1,639 which will be added to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund.

Thank you also to the parents of Reception classes at Otford Primary school where Lexi's sister Annabelle attends. They raised an amazing £185 which was donated to Great Ormond Street in Lexi's memory. Great Ormond Street have assigned this money also to The Lexi Mace Brighter Future Fund.

Our little girl was with us for a moment but has created a lifetime of love. Her legacy will be one of a brighter future for the sickest of children and their families in a time of need. A legacy of kindness and love. Friends and family coming together to raise money in memory of a beautiful little girl who we all wish could be with us still today.

Thank you for reading, donating and for challenging yourself.

Love
Sophie & Andrew xxx


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Every donation helps Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity to
provide the best facilities and equipment, research and develop new treatments, and support their remarkable patients and their families.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it's the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.