I am proud of what I have achieved this year, I hope with all my heart that you can say the same. We have seen some atrocities, the Ebola Crisis, the death of loved ones and no end of animals going missing from their homes. But I ain't here to bring you or anyone else down. There has been many happy moments too. The Ebola Crisis has not by any means come to an end, but there are many people out there that is working tooth and nail to help. It never ceases to amaze me by the amount of people that care, that will do almost anything to stop this dreadful disease. I heard on the news yesterday (30th December 2014) that Ebola has come to Britain and even scarier that they have run out of the drug that they were treating people with, but...that is not the be all and end all, they are trying something new, using the blood plasma from patients whom have survived. It is a good idea and I hope with all of my heart that it works.
Two days ago, (29th December 2014) I organised and hosted another charity event in aid of the British Red Cross for the victims of the Ebola Crisis at Oldbury Library, West Midlands. We had wonderful acts. Two Poet Laureates, Ian Henery from Walsall, West Midlands and Brendan Hawthorne a Poet Laureate of Wednesbury, West Midlands, whom sang with Kerry Halford, a lady with such a beautiful voice. Other acts included, Dr Brian Dakin, otherwise known as Billy Spake Mon, John Langford (whom kindly and generously donated the money off his Cd's sold at the event), Niven Smith, Martin Hubbard, and Peter Hacket, all three are extremely talented singer/song writers. We sold cakes, tea, coffee and hot chocolate and it was a bargain to get a cuppa and a cake for just £1. All the cakes were generously donated by GREGGS bakery in Blackheath, Rowley Regis, West Midlands. After all of that I am proud to say that the end total, including previous Poetry booklet sales, came to £82.36p It might not sound like a lot, but it will make a huge difference, because of that total, someone will live. Everyone who donated, performed or just bought a cuppa can rest assured that you have helped someone to survive...so, I thank you all so very much and I wish you all a very happy new year. God bless you.
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Hi All, I just wanted to let you all know that the Poetry Event I put on in aid of the British Red Cross for the Victims of the Ebola Crisis at Oldbury Library on the 28th November went really well. In the space of a couple of hours we managed to raise an amazing £130. Here is Mr Roy Smith with his fantastic Acoustic Blues. He played three songs, all original and was a welcome addition to the many other acts that played. Mr Ian Henery Poet Laureate of Walsall, Mr Brendan Hawthorne Poet Laureate of Wednesbury, Mr John Langford, and many many more played, giving us and the Charity an event to remember, there will be many more coming too. Another event is booked for 29th December 2014 at Oldbury Library and another at Bookmark Library Theater on the 30th December 2014 (Tickets for Bookmark are £3 each; 100% of the ticket sales goes to the British Red Cross for the Victims of the Ebola Crisis). Here is Mr John Langford entertaining us with his wonderful poetry. He will be performing some of his great original music at my other events. I am so proud of every who performed and helped with the sales of cakes and cookies, hot and cold drinks, without them the £130 would not have been raised, we all helped to save some lives last week. Well done to everyone and thank you, thank you, thank you. You're all amazing! |
AuthorI am the author of a book called Innocent Spirits, I write short Novella's and Short stories. I love to dabble with a bit of Poetry. All my stories are either Horror or paranormal Thrillers. I write poetry of all genres. Archives
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