DON'T FORGET TO PURCHASE YOUR $5 TICKETS FOR THIS HAMPER (Alcohol, choclates & meat vouchers)

This hamper will give some lucky person several last minute birthday or xmas pressies or you can crack open a bottle with friends over a few winter dinners!!

ALCOHOL HAMPER (valued at over $250.00)

Includes

1 x Bombay Sapphire (Gin)

1 x 42 Below Feijoa (Vodka)

1 x Jim Beam

1 x Alize (blue)

2 x Lindauer

2 x Cabernet Sauvignon

1 x Sauvignon Blanc

1 x Chardonnay

1 x Deutz Marlborough

Plus a delectable variety of chocolates

AND

$100 meat vouchers

(kindly donated by Mad Butchers with an expiry date of October 08 hence the addition to our wonderful hamper !!)

Tickets ONLY $5.00

If you would like to buy a ticket email all4sarvs@yahoo.co.nz (subject: hamper).

Drawn under Police supervision the winner to be notified by 1st September 2008

Che che & thanks for ya support,

Sisters are doing it for themselves...!!!

In a society where just anything we need for schools, sports or clubs has to be fundraised it is very unfortunate people are having to fundraise for their own cancer treatment as well.
When I get tired it infuriates me to think about fundraising for a chance of a longer life when one really should be concentrating on treatment and recovery.

So we now have another wonderful cancer support network group and a fantastic answer to the prayers of the many women out there who have to deal with cancer and fundraise for Herceptin.

I implore you to take check out this website that not only explains why and how but so you can pass it onto others who are also in the same boat as myself.

http://www.skipforlife.org.nz/

Our Variety Fundraiser Concert

Leading up to our Variety Fundraiser Concert I was a frantic nutcase - and I was not even performing! My speech OMG sucked...LOL...but that was because I was still being a nutcase but at least I was being a bit quieter...!!!

In hindsight this is was going to be my Oscar award winning screech, oops I mean speech -

Thank you to all who gave up the Saturday night footy, the comforts of their homes on a cold and wet night to share this evening and to support my fight with breast cancer.

A dear old friend once said that cancer is not about me but about our family and friends. That was so profound that I have not forgotten her words because the reason why I stand here tonight is to fight to survive so that I can continue to make memories for them; memories that I am entitled to make as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend etc etc etc.

To my family, I am dearly grateful for you all. Much alofa's, you will never really know.

To my friends old and new, thank you for being here to share another milestone in my life; a special mention to my friends who travelled from Whangarei and Palmerston North, how blessed am I to have such support in you all.

Our beautiful PI MC and gifted artists, who I know will rock your socks off, thank you thank you for giving up your time to be here tonight. Most of you I don't know from a bar of soap, you are all amazing.

To my dear friend Saylene our stage manager and her partner Pat, you guys are just freaking awesome coz I wouldn't have a clue!! Thank you for taking that daunting task away from us!!

To Marama and crew from Tagata Pasifika, the opportunity to capture this I am grateful for!!

My wonderfully patient committee, for pushing me, encouraging me and helping me keep it together, words just are never ever enough, fa'afetai mo le alofa!!

To my darling husband and chillens, this will all be a distant memory one day however because we are all here to make it a treasured memory, this fight will be worth it in the end. I love you so very much.

I know you will enjoy this talented line up tonight, please enjoy with us!!

Thank you.

My heavy metal/ rocker mate from Whangarei who brought his lovely family down for the concert and sacrificed the All Blacks game said that not only did they 'sooooooo enjoy the concert' but he took away with him the fact that media waste too much time on youth gangs and youth crimes when the flip side to all that was the awesome talent (from west, north and south) that was being showcased in Kelston for a stranger they had not met who was fighting breast cancer.

Thank you to my cousin Efu Koka (who is running for councillor for Otara as a Labour candidate- VOTE FOR EFU KOKA hey what are family for aye...!!) who asked Su'a William Si'o to be our guest speaker. Fa'afetai Su'a William Si'o.

Lastly, thank you to our very old friend Iate who weathered the cold and wet to stand security for us for free - YOU ROCK OUR TONGAN BROTHER!!!

The gorgeously witty Yolande Ah Chong our MC for the night with Pili Apulu (left)

Pili and friends

Above: The Roadies

The Alofa Tunoa Ministry Band

Our southside brothers, Cydel

Kelston's own Polytentials

Betty Anne and Friends (centre, Florence - didn't know you were part of the "Friends" hahaha)

Ash (centre) with her blues mates

Allegro and Grace Ikenasio (second from left)

Pacific song bird Grace Ikenasio who lifted the roof off with her finale song Listen by Beyonce

During intermission we sold beautiful cupcakes (pictured above) made by the CakeMaker (http://www.4goodnesscake.blogspot.com/), yummy pork buns made by my mother inlaw, scrumptious puni popo or coconut buns made by my Aunty Fatima and other delicious baked goods by Lily Huch and Margs friend who baked those beautiful as carrot cakes!!! Thanks so much!!

PS: all the funds raised from the concert has been stashed in a cash box and the keys were handed to me. I placed the keys in a really safe place. So safe that I can't find them at the moment and the more I panick about not finding the keys the more I spiral into the world of amnesia! When I find the key I will count the funds again and post it on my blog...!!!

NB: aha, found the keys and the cash is safely stashed in the Herceptin account..!

Hair today, gone tomorrow..

Friday 18th April at 14 Glenhaven Place, Te Atatu Peninsula at 7pm sharp a very old friend of mine that cancer managed to bring back into my life (see it does have it's positives) is inviting friends and family into her home to cut, hack and maybe even shave (should I have even suggested that..?!) off her crowning glory to raise more funds for my Herceptin treatment!!

Okay so if you are reading this and in disbelief of Carey's bravery, you have nothing to do that night and have some spare cash jingling in your pockets you are officially and warmly invited to join me and others in supporting Carey on the night, support me for life.

• 14 Glenhaven Place, Te Atatu Peninsula
• Friday 18th April
• 7pm sharp
• Light refreshments and nibbles (BYO also for more dutch courage)
• A snippet for a donation

***UPDATE FROM CAREY'S FUNDRAISER EVENT***

The cost of Carey's new G.I Jane hair do was a whopping $1090.00 - this was how much was raised on the night.

To all the wonderful ladies that attended and made Carey's fundraiser for my Herceptin a huge success THANK YOU so very much!!

And to Carey from me, thank you darling for taking the plunge; I hope you too will enjoy the new look and the kids don't get too freaked out..LOL!

Dearest Baby Luamanuvae,

Your darling parents I will love to no end and no words could do justice or begin to describe my gratitude.
One day you will know that many loving people put much thought into giftng you a beautiful name and gifting me with an extension to life.
You will be surrounded by those loving and generous people who I am so grateful to.
I hope one day you will realise you were a key player in making a difference for me.

Blessings and much love
Aunty Sarvs oxo
(**An amazing $1025.00 was raised and humbly accepted to go towards another Herceptin treatment**)

BABY LUAMANUVAE (due 17 April 2008)

Sone & I have known Sarvs for many years and we are blessed to be able to help her. We are awaiting the arrival of a precious baby girl and are selling bids for her name to fundraise for Sarvs' treatment. We would love for you to help us find a beautiful Samoan or English name her. You can place a bid for a name that is special to you or you think we may like. A $50.00 bid per name would be fantastic, however any contribution would be greatly appreciated. Once she is born we will then choose a name from the list and if lucky, it could be your name we have selected! We would prefer not to know the names on the list until she is born. Get thinking about baby names and start making bids, we can't wait to see a huge list and raise lots of money for Sarvs.

To register a name please contact Liz on liz.murray.nz@flightcentre.co.nz or twobirdleg@xtra.co.nz and I will send further information.

Boobs and comedy fundraiser

Host: Michele A'Court voted Female Comedian 2007 Gorgeous in pink the organiser, Irene Pink

Top: Looking like a character out of Matrix, the sexy and funny Rebecca McFagden

Below: And the star of the show who rocked the entire club with laughter, Justine Smith

Sunday, 9th March at 8pm down at the Classic Comedy Club, 321 Queen Street me, my sister and a very close friend of mine were treated to a night of absolute hysterics. Who would have thought that fundraising could be so extremely hysterical..!!
It was an all female night of comedy to raise funds for me organised by the very talented and funny Irene Pink and hosted by Michele A'Court.It was a full house and if I had gotten the flyer out to all my friends and family the club would have been too full to house us all. By the end of the night I had like lockjaw from laughing so much; sore guts from laughing so hard and a runny nose from crying with laughter. For $15 it was one of the best nights of entertainment that I'd had in an extremely long time and I would thoroughly recommend you go along to the Comedy Festival coming up over the next few months.

Thank you ladies for a great night, for giving up your time to do this for me - a complete stranger I might add too - and for helping me forget about reality for a while. In particular to Irene who is one of many people who has been affected by cancer in one way or another and wanted 'to do something for a breast cancer survivor instead of talking about it', lady you are wickedly too kind, thank you so much!!

Left: Diane Spencer, Ruth Spencer, Rebecca McFadgen, Justine Smith, Irene Pink, Michele A'Court (front)

Left: Me and the gorgeous Irene Pink

**$1095.00 WAS RAISED FROM TICKET SALES, WHICH HAS BEEN KINDLY DONATED TO MY HERCEPTIN TREATMENT**

Walkathon - first event

True to form Auckland's crappy weather turned it on as the first 16 dedicated supporters arrived to 'walk the distance' for me at sparrow's fart, which in my books is 6am, and in pitch black too. Within a couple of hours more dedicated souls rocked up in wet weather gear to take the track - people just kept turning up throughout the course of the day. Family, friends, friends of friends, their family friends from all over Auckland and out of Auckland (try Kawerau, Ohope and where Mrs Ross drove from which I said will become part of Auckland shortly anywhere) turned up on the day. You all truly sent my spirits soaring on an absolute high.

The committee were kept busy with registrations, sponsorship forms and with people who turned up to support by making a donation and taking to the track. I know some were not able to make it for good reasons and I just want to say thank you for your donations that have not yet been registred on our Board!!

The barbeque did turn up however the crappy weather kept us from cranking it up so we do apologise for not feeding our dedicated supporters. We were asked by many if we would hold another walkathon so it is in the pipelines for the committee to confirm at a later date and this time you will be replinished.

Taking into consideration the rain we were touched and overwhelmed by the turnout and cannot thank everyone enough for getting out of bed on a dreary and wet Saturday morning.

To the beautiful people who referred to their donation as 'just small' I want to tell you all now, a donation of every kind is never small. In my eyes it is huge and goes a very very long way to reach my goal target.

(PS: pics to follow and a grand total of your stellar efforts for my goal target)

Strike the pose

A friend of ours will be exhibiting his art at the Waitakere Open Studio Weekend on Sunday 2 March 2008 from 10am - 4pm which is being run by the Waitakere Central Community Arts Council (WCC-AC). It will be held up at "The Studio" at CEAC, 426 Great North Road, Henderson.

What has this go to do with my cancer blog, you ask? Ever-ree-thaang of course!!

Our friend will be commissioning a couple of art pieces and will kindly donate them to support our fundraising for my anti cancer drug Herceptin. And yes I am plugging our Artsville ahead of schedule so if you are or have been on the lookout for 'that particular piece', come on down to see a very generous and talented artist at work.

Another sample of our friend's work...(and no it is not my husband modelling)....

Like what you see then check out the following sites -

http://www.kiwiartz.co.nz/art/7_paddy-bourke

http://www.ceramics.co.nz/PikesPtGallery/PBourke/PaddyBourke.htm