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This is me with my poetry book "From The Heart" also with my special rose given as a symbol for the launch of my book. A rose has so much meaning to me, but this rose is special, each petal has a different colour, the photo was taken just before i set of for Tall Trees Hotel to my launch night for my charity poetry book "From The Heart"
Opposite is the front cover, back, and inside front page which I designed myself and the publisher Mr Dean Watling of Darlingtons City Image Print printed it excactly how i wanted it to look i'm very pleased with the book he has done a perfect book to how i requested I have dedicated the book to my gran& grandad who died recently of cancer
this is my buffet everything was homemade by myself & my mam
myself signing the very first book for my liaison officer Chris McCormack I promised from the beginning he would get the first one as he was the first one to donate a poem which was called My School Day, and also because he has done so much for me from problems to support .I cant thank him enough also his loving family, especially his mam she is Such a wonderful lady a true fighter.She thoroughly enjoyed the evening along with everybody else.
Myself & Ann McCormack she is a wonderful lady a true friend and a real fighter she is an insperation to everybody that knows her Ann was the reason i decided to set up change for a Smile to help parkinsons Disease society. Ann has a fantastic caring & supportive family and they are so proud of her, I'm so honoured to know Ann & her wonderful family they give back so much love and support to me .
The lady to the back of me was a very sweet,friendly lady her name is Maureen Gallile the Best Friend of Mrs Ann McCormack. Author of the poem titled Happy Birthday, to which Mrs Ann McCormack donated to my book.
Myself & Mrs Elizabeth Wilson Hon Branch Treasurer of the Parkinson's Disease Society it was such an honour to meet such a friendly caring lady it was our first ever meeting and this lady's husband has parkinsons but she divides her time to the society and giving her devoted loving care to her husband. I'm so pleased I'm able to meet the many people involved in parkinson's from the people who have the terrible Disease to their loving carer's ,devoted family's and all the many dedicated helpful supporters. These people are the best friends you could ever want to meet and i'm so honoured to meet each and every one of them.
Myself & Cllr Lee Narroway it was such a great honour to finally meet such a great man who has been a great help and support to me and become a very good friend through communicating by email. He and fellow I.B.I.S Cllrs have been a fantastic support over the past year in donations, friendship and attending events I have organised. I have met all the other Cllrs on numerous occasions but Cllr Lee Narroway was not able to attend due to been otherwise engaged in other activities in the area but always sent his apologies he is pictured with one of the Auction Items the replica rolex watch to which he made an offer of £40 to which i greatly accepted it was a great boost to the charity money.
Myself with Cllr Lee Narroway & his loverly Wife Sharon and in the background you will see another good friend Cllr Kenneth Dixon from I.B.I.S, Who is a Great supporter and made a generous donation along with Cllr Lee Narroway to help towards my cost of a publisher this was a wonderful donation that was greatly appreciated. Cllr Kenneth Dixon was the author of a fantastic poem titled "Respect",and Cllr Lee Narroway is the author of a truly brilliant poem titled, "For You"
This gentle man was a great honour for me to meet its Mr Rob Nichols of the Fmttm Boro Fanzine magazine as I'm an avid Boro Supporter i never believed i would ever get to meet anyone associated with the boro so it was such a great pleasure when he accepted my invite to the launch night and especialy to end up with this photograph.
The lady in this photo is Cllr Jennie Beaumont who has been a very good friend and brilliant supporter she has been a great honour to meet on many occasions Cllr Beaumont Also is the Author along with her husband Mr Brian Beaumont of a brilliant poem Titled Winter Birds .To the right of the photo is Cllr Andrew Larkin another great supporter, friend,and Donator of a fantastic Auction Item a fully signed Boro V Man U Match Ball.Cllr Andrew Larkin attended the evening with his Wonderful wife Mrs Sue Larkin
this is me with a brilliant young boy William Brown who was one of the youngest donaters of a brilliant poem titled Sound Of War.It was such a great honour for me to place his poem in my book it was so nice of him to accept my invitation and attend with his very proud family
William Brown with his very proud family ,and the sweet little boy beside me is Sam, Williams little brother, he was a great helper by handing the books to me ready to be signed and keeping me company with his loverable chatter. Williams dad was unable to attend due to work commitments but sent me his wishes for a succesful night, they were all such a wonderful family to meet.
My form teacher Mr Marc Healy getting a signed copy of "From The Heart"I was so pleased he made it to the launch night as many of my teachers were unable to come due to alternate commitments,we had a very enjoyable evening,he stayed to the very end i appreciated his support along with Mrs Helen Taylor & Mr Haj Zaheer.
starting from the right my form tutor Mr Marc Healy myself,
Mr Haj Zaheer,& Mrs Helen Taylor they all made it to my launch night by cancelling another event, to which I was so grateful. also i felt so comfortable in there company away from the school role they have, they were so much fun to be with they were just like a group of very good friends we had so much fun with one of the raffle prizes won by Mr Zaheer. its amazing how much fun you can have with a set of scales!! there was another member of staff having fun with us Mr Graham Wood but he's very camera shy but i think he still deserves the recognition he has always been a tremendous help & support and he has attended most of the charity events i have held . I appreciated there attendance they were the last guests to leave the sucessful launch night
Myself with my English teacher Mrs Helen Taylor i was so pleased some of my teachers were able to attend it meant a lot to me that they had cancelled another event so that they could attend my launch night.
Myself with my head of House Mr keith Swain it seemed so strange that i was writing in a book for him its usualy the teachers wrighting in my school books.
Myself and Chris McCormack my compere for the night. Without the help, support & friendship of such a brilliant man i would not have achieved as much as i have done in the past few years ,he has always believed in me and that always gave me the determination to show i was capable of doing anything and also the enjoyment that goes with it.i will never be able to thank him enough apart from making him proud of me.
Mr Chris McCormack,Mr Edd Harford, were my compares for the raffle prize draw they made it a very comical prize draw to which everybody enjoyed. They both are two amazing people who have always been there for me and i appreciate there friendship, help and support. Also Mr Edd Harford Kindly Donated a signed Hartlepool football & Mr Chris McCormack gave a very generous cash donation along with a beautifully framed signed Gazza photo from the Euro 96 England V Scotland game. These superb items will be auctioned at the next charity event possibly the handing over of the first cheques this to be arranged at a later date.
There were 30 fantastic prizes to which tickets were purchased before the event as well as on the launch night, so this brought a substantial amount of money to add to the sale of the poetry books. All raffle prizes are collected thought the year for me to use at events. I get many a bargain when the sales are on, i also use unneeded presents and receive lots of donations from my many supporters to which I’m always very grateful of as everybody loves to have a go on raffles and Tombola s at all my events.
This is me with my beautiful spray of flowers that were presented to me towards the end of the evening. I became very emotional as they were given to me by Mr Chris McCormack when he said they were from my mam who because of her health was unable to attend my launch night but wished me luck and wanted me to know she was so proud of me and said to enjoy the evening. I was so pleased the launch night was such a success and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, but most of all to see the many happy smiling faces that means so much to me. it shows my work has been worthwhile and the money's raised is an extra added bonus for all the charities concerned.
i thank you all and look forward to you all been able to attend the handing over of the first cheque, as you all have played a great part in raising this substantial amount.
The sale of the poetry books is going very well and i will be putting a special information box on the home page so you all can keep up to date on how much money has been raised for Change For A Smile on behalf of my 3 Specially nominated charities .
My very special friend Mr Dave Robson a brilliant man who has been a great support and helped me so much and has been a great honour to know such a caring man.due to his many commitments Mr Dave Robson was unable to attend my launch night butI hope if i give him plenty of advanced notice he may be able to attend my next event as i would like those of you who have never had the chance, to meet him and see what a warm friendly and caring man he is and he has such a comical side he is a man with so many talents.Mr Dave Robson is the Author of the Brilliant poem "The News"
Vera Baird Q.C M.P For Redcar, Who was unable to attend due to it been the final day at the house of Commons.She is a wonderful lady and kindly donated a brilliant poem titled
"A Visit to Africa" for my book and has been a great support and friend to me to which i appreciate and i look forward to her attendance at my next charity event .
Cllr David Harrington & his lovely wife Esther Harrington are to very special friends of mine who were looking forward to attending my launch night but unfortunately due to Esther Harrington taking ill on the day of the event they were unable to attend. Cllr David Harrington emailed and sent his apologies and we made arrangements for me to call to his home and take a signed copy of the book for them both, and he also made a generous cash donation to Change For A Smile. I informed him that there is going to be a large auction night been arranged very soon and look forward to him and Esther been able to attend and also to my other forthcoming events planned through out next year i have so many plans and ideas that i intend to carry out to raise lots more money for my charities
Cllr kevin Faulks who unfortunatly was unable to attend due to work commitments ,Cllr Kevin Faulks & his loverly wife Mrs pat Faulks have been great friends and supporters at many of my charity events, they asked a fellow councilor to obtain a copy of the poetry book for them as Cllr Faulks had donated a poem titled. "Thanks for what you do" which i was honoured to place in my book.
Alistar Griffin who also was unable to attend as he was very busy recording with his new band Albion Alistar so kindly donated the lyrics to his famous song among his fans to which it was a great honour to place them in my book.
Norman Evans MBE Donator & friendly supporter, a good man who has M.S. But with the caring, loving help & support, from his devoted wife Ethel he continues to do as much as he can and enjoy all that he can do. He devotes his time to raising money and helping those who need it. Mr Norman Evans is also a very talented man in lots of ways he sings,plays some wonderful instruments,he also is the Author of the poem Titled "Dont Take Nothing For Granted " which actual is a brilliant song that he wrote and had recorded. I was highly honoured to recieve the origanal words to place in my book,also in his time has made some fantastic items, including the picture opposite of a car he made out of old pram wheels. He now spends most of his time Busking in Redcar highstreet, to raise money for his many great causes. It has been a great honour to meet him and we now have become very good friends, i'm looking forward to reading his Autobiography which he has written and will be out very soon.
Myself & Norman Evans MBE .It was a great honour to have this photo taken with him, as he now comes to visit me every Sunday after playing the organ at mass .He is an amazing man who has done so much for other people,he tells me so many wonderful stories of things he has achieved in all the years he has been doing his great work.I hope one day that Ican tell people of all the many achievements that i have yet to do,as i have so many ideas that I hope I can accomplish, and help all those who need some kind of help no matter how big or small Itry to give support in some way .
My Uncle Pete & Auntie Anna 2 brilliant caring supporting people who have been a fantastic help to my charity's
Me with my uncle Pete he is a brilliant uncle who is a great support to my charitys and the Author of a Brilliant Poem Titled
"Excuses"
Mr Chris Brayshay reporter for the Northern Echo a brilliant man who has become a good friend and support to me to which i'm most grateful.
Sam Walker (reporter for the Circuit Newspaper great supporter)
Peter James Patrick Brennan (very good friend great supporter)
Stewart Featherstone (very good friend great supporter)
Citizen Smith (good friend and supporter if you read this please give me a call lost your contact details )
Uncle Pete & Auntie Anna great supporters
Anonymous donator(thornaby resident)
Mr John Megson (good supporter & friend)
Mr Tom Newbould (ICT Adviser Business Link and good friend. )
Mr Lipthorpe (school mentor & friend)
Steve Bunn School site manager supporter & friend)
John Stanley Petch (Usky) Friend and supporter
William Robert Hewitt (Billy) Friend and supporter
Prim Scope (poet and short story writer) and good friend
Brian Morton (poet and short story writer) and good friend
Auntie Sandra great supporter
Tracy Briggs good family friend
Marjorie Elizabeth Oldfield good family friend
Ian Levett good family friend
Mary the cook good family friend
Mr Tim Brown (friendly donator)
Jacky Stevely & Hannah Chynnah Stevely who were unable to attend due to Hannah been unwell
Graham Petite (spud) (friendly supporter )
Norma Lockey (friendly Supporter )
Mr George Keegan (kind Donator and friend from Stafford )
Eileen & Her neighbour (nurse on Ward 9 James Cook University Hospital friendly supporters )
Also a special thank you to Dean at city image printing who published the book and helped with a lower quote
This is the report my good friend Mr Chris Brayshay wrote for the Northern Echo on 6th January 2007 Mr Brayshay was unable to attend my launch as he was out of the area, but i hope he is able to attend one of my forthcoming events, he will then see his good friend Mr Dave Robson.I will be truly honoured if they can both attend they have been great friends to me and a tremendous support to my Charity work Mr Dave Robson is the Author of a brilliant poem
Titled "The News"
This story was written for the circuit newspaper by a loverly lady called Sam Walker , who has been a good friend & supporter and has done so much for me to help me publicise my charities & my poetry book "From The Heart"
Opposite is the signed football shirt kindly donated from Mr Graham Fordy boro's head of commercial on behalf of Middlesbrough F.C. It has been inserted in a beautiful donated display frame from ABC Craft Design, which is a buisness that my sister has just set up making all kinds of wooden items. Which include sporting memorabilia frames and cases, it will be included in with many other items in the large auction i'm just in the process of organising at this momment, and i hope to bring a lot more money to add to the money raised from the sale of the book .
