Archive for November, 2009
Will You Rise to the Charity Challenge?
Sky Diving is just one of many challenges available
Brain Tumour Action and Charity Challenge have got together to offer you the chance to enjoy life-changing experiences in some of the world’s most incredible places – and to help in the fight against brain tumours at the same time.
Climb Kilimanjaro and help the fight against brain tumours
Charity Challenge are the UK’s top challenge-creating companies, and organised the very successful Comic Relief celebrity Kilimanjaro climb for Gary Barlow, Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh, Ronan Keating, Chris Moyles, Denise Van Outen, Alesha Dixon, Ben Shephard and Fearne Cotton which raised over £3.35million.
The 3 Peaks Challenge - a favourite with BTA fundraisers
Getting a challenge together for yourself is simple. Click here to download our Charity Challenge Brochure. Choose a challenge from the brochure. Then fill in the online form below -Â we’ll reply with full details. Raise your funds, and off you go, knowing that you are in safe hands and that everything is professionally taken care of.
There are Challenges for just about everyone. And, if your time is short, you don’t have to travel: the Three Peaks Challenge is a popular choice for Brain Tumour Action fundraisers – or perhaps you’d prefer to Skydive!
And it’s not all just about cycling, hiking and climbing. You can change the lives of patients with brain tumours by helping other people change their lives for the better too in the South African Community Challenge.
The South African Community Challenge - Making A Difference to Make A Difference
If you’ve never fundraised before, this is a great way to start – with help from Brain Tumour Action and Charity Challenge, you’ll have the resources you need to succeed. And in years to come, when you look back on your challenge, you’ll know that it made a difference in one of the hardest health battles of our time: the search for a cure for brain tumours.
November 30, 2009
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Lobbying Resources for our Advocates
IMPORTANT: Please use these online facilities in accordance with BTA’s lobbying guidelines. If these useful facilities are abused in any way, we will lose the right to use them.
Click here to read BTA’s Lobbying Guidelines
Read a list of subjects agreed with Brain Tumour Research UK for BTA Political Lobbying
Information and Contact Details for both Scottish and UK Parliaments
Get in touch with your local politicians
November 23, 2009
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Helpline and Counselling
Brain Tumour Action runs a Helpline, open twenty four hours a day. The number is: 0131 466 3116. This is manned by a trained counsellor. All calls will be answered as a matter of priority and anything you say in conversation on the Helpline is completely confidential.
If you would like face-to- face counselling we will be able to advise you on how to obtain this.
One-to-one Counselling
Lorraine Mackenzie, a long-time member (and former Chair) of BTA , offers one to one Counselling as well as Reiki throughout Central Scotland.
Lorraine holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy; in addition, she also has her 2nd degree in Reiki.
She is experienced in working with clients with a variety of issues (bereavement, trauma, abuse, bullying, relationships) and conditions (including mental and physical health issues / diagnoses).
Contact her on 0775 685 3638 and/or lorraine@lmtherapies.co.uk . Y ou can find further details at www.lmtherapies.co.uk.
November 23, 2009
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Education
Brain Tumour Action is dedicated to the spread of knowledge about brain tumours throughout the UK. We are here to help, and will provide speakers for events in Scotland, information booklets and leaflets anywhere, and will provide advice to those training staff who will come into contact with patients with brain tumours.
If you would like more information, call on 0131 466 3116 or use the contact form below:
November 23, 2009
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Support Groups
Here is an up-to-date list of support groups for patients with brain tumours in the UK.
November 23, 2009
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BTA Downloadable Forms
Download all of the forms you need here.
BTA Sponsorship Form – Continuation Sheet
November 23, 2009
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How We Can Help
Brain Tumour Action provides a wide range of services and supports a wide range of activities. Our vision is of a day when brain tumours are brought under control and patients can take up their full lives again as soon as possible. Until that day comes, here’s how we can help:
Support Groups
Brain Tumour Action runs its own support groups, and publicises support groups run by other groups and organisations. For the current list and details, click here.
Information
Brain Tumour Action provides a full set of information booklets and leaflets. They are available on request, and in addition can be downloaded free of charge – click here to see the range and to download your copies.
Telephone Helpline
Brain Tumour Action runs its own telephone helpline on 0131 466 3116 – call for support, information, help and counselling.
Education
Brain Tumour Action is dedicated to improving the level of public knowledge about brain tumours and the issues they create. Click here for more details.
Counselling
Brain Tumour Action counts a trained counsellor amongst its committee members and can provide expert advice about obtaining help and support in your area. In Edinburgh, we also provide access to aromatherapy.
Research
Brain Tumour Action funds research and is a proud member of Brain Tumour Research, an alliance of colleague charities who combine their resources to contribute significant sums to research and increasing political influence to encourage state research funding.
November 23, 2009
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BTA Befrienders’ Centre
Like all cancers, brain tumours can isolate people, removing them from their old lives, old lifestyles and social networks. Befrienders help reduce that isolation. They do this in a number of equally important ways:
- Assisting with support groups
- Being available to receive telephone calls
- Providing company and conversation
- Doing basic household chores and shopping
- Performing domestic maintenance tasks or gardening
- Providing transport, for instance, driving someone to an event they’d like to attend.
Being a Befriender calls for real commitment. Because the role brings the Befriender into contact with potentially vulnerable people, training and high level disclosure is required, and Befrienders need to be willing to be involved for a considerable period of time.
Brain Tumour Action is currently in the process of creating a Befriending scheme based around the needs and requirements of Scotland in the 21st century. We will be publishing details here when ready. For the time being, we will be seeking volunteers to undertake Befriending roles in Scotland, although we hope to extend the scheme to England and Wales in due course.
November 22, 2009
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