Over the course of the past year Maxine Gopsill, a client of Freshwinds, has carried out various fundraising activities to raise money for Freshwinds and this year has successfully raised

£1601.31

Fundraising Activity 1: In the Pink

“Hello, my name is Maxine Gopsill.
As a person with cancer, I am myself a client of Freshwinds and I have been receiving regular sessions of hypnotherapy, massage and reiki which have had a real impact helping me with relaxation and managing my pain. Freshwinds is an invaluable charity which has made me feel valued and has helped me through my darkest and most painful days. It has helped me with my self esteem, confidence, pain and general well-being. Even when I am at my lowest, Freshwinds has a solution to enable me to take any direction in life that I choose.

Freshwinds has helped me to change my life completely and has made me feel very enabled and not at all disabled by my cancer. I now have more control over my life, rather than the cancer taking control of me.

IT HAS been a traumatic four years for Maxine Gopsill as she continues her battle to beat breast cancer. The 45-year-old, from Kings Norton, was diagnosed with the deadly disease in 2006 and is still struggling to return to normal life. Because of the treatment she has received, some days she will wake up without any sight, while other days turn into a physical struggle. But despite her troubles, the determined mother-of-three is desperate to help out a local charity group which has been a key factor in her recovery quest. Selly Oak-based organisation Freshwinds has offered endless support to Maxine throughout the four-year period. Its holistic approach to care, by way of providing complementary therapies alongside traditional forms of treatment, is a huge benefit to recovering patients. It has also supplied a number of free confidence-building courses for Maxine and many other patients to help them return to employment. Debt management advice and special massage courses are also on offer to those who seek help from Freshwinds. Without its help, Maxine’s long road to recovery would have been even harder, which is why she is so keen to help raise awareness for the charity. Not only has she dyed her hair fuscia pink to replicate the group’s logo, but she is playing an active part in fund-raising for the charity. During an holistic event at Hawksley Community Centre in Kings Norton, Maxine will hold her own raffle to help raise funds. The event took place March 13 from 10am-4pm.

Source: Birmingham Mail

Fundraising Activity 2: Charity Variety Event

UB40 Tribute Band
Blues Brothers Tribute Band
A 15 Strong Group of Jazz Dancers
A 15 Strong Group of Street Dancers
A Pixie Lott Tribute Act
An Alicia Keys Tribute Act
A Michael Bolton Tribute Act
Plus live music from a DJ

All 250 Tickets Sold! – The Night was enjoyed by all.