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TSCommunity                                          Without our fundraisers we would not be                                                                                                                   TSCommunity
                                                               able to do what we do – provide support,
        ABIGthank you!                                         fund research and campaign for better                                                  Natalie Sadlierand her                                  Mary and Marin Stone,
                                                                                                                                                      husband James ran the
                                                                                                                                                                                                              owners of Café M in
                                                               treatments for people with TSC. In this
                                                                edition of SCAN, we’d like to thank:                                                  Hastings Half Marathon in                               Timperley, Cheshire, held a
                                                                                                                                                      March, their first such event.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              fundraising night and had a
                                                                                                                                                      They did it for their son Flynn
                          The 19 cyclists from JCB Power                                                                                              and raised £1,471for the TSA.                           collection tin in the cafe to
                          Systemswho recently spent two days                        The Charity Action Groupat Phyllis                                                                                        support customer Ceri Ann
                          riding in the stunning Peak District.                     Court Club for their very generous                                                                                        Jones. Café M and its
                          Team leader Paul McCarthy said, ‘All                      £1,000inspired by Marsha Elms,                                                                                            customers raised £174, as
                          together we cycled 2350 miles and                         who has a personal connection to            Jessica IlicInspired by                                                       well as awareness of TSC.
                          climbed 195,000ft!’  To date #TeamTSA                     someone with TSC. Tanya, our                   six-year-old Boris
                          at JCB Power Systems have  raised                         Fundraising Manager (South) is              Bunyard, who has TSC,
                          more than £900for us.                                     pictured here with Marsha and                                                                  Green Power AdviceSouth-Shields-based Green
                                                                                    group chairman Diana Pearman,                    Jessica, from                                 Power Advice fundraised for us throughout February
                                                                                    receiving the cheque.                        Warminster, recently
         Special thanks to Ellie                                                                                                completed her first half                           with dress down days, raising £108.
         Welch, who has TSC,                                                                                                     marathon. She raised
        pictured serving at the                             Our friends in @TKMaxx Glasgowfor                                     £1,381 for the TSA.
       counter, her mum Cheryl,                             their incredibly generous donation of                                                           Ashleigh Signs The staff at Ashleigh Signs in
        manager Mitz Solanki                                £1,500to help us to fight #TSC. Pictured is                                                     Normanton held a company raffle and raised £457.50.
          and photographer                                  Kathryn, our Fundraising Manager (North)
       GeorgiaSandy. Together                                      with TKMaxx Glasgow manager
         they have raised more                                            Scottpresenting a very
              than £200.                                                         big - in every                                                              Dan MurphyCarer Dan competed in an Ultra White Collar
                                   Currys PC Worldin Coventry Airport Retail     sense of the word                                                            charity boxing match in Bath in support of his friend Matt
                                   Park for their #Father's Day fundraising for us.   - cheque to us.
                                                                                                                                                           Godfrey, who has TSC. He raised £2,948for the TSA. Dan and
                                                                                                                                                                   Matt have also done two live radio interviews for us,
                                                                                                                                                          supported by Matt’s mum and dad, Yolanda and Steve Turner.
                                 #TeamTSA’s Ashley Cordwell, John Turnbull and Lee Oxleywalked
                                 the length of Hadrian’s Wall for us covering 73 miles in 7 days – albeit,
                                 as they put it, ‘with a few beers along the way’.  They were inspired by
                                 Ashley’s daughter, Bethany, who has TSC and so far have raised £625.                                                  West Yorkshire Police Customer Service
                                                                                                                                                       Team Susan and David Reynolds                    Veronica Barnesfrom Blackburn
                                                                                                                                                       organised a Christmas Jumper Day with            raised £122for the TSA by losing
          Kevin Aldertonand Andy Wellington, both                                                                                                      the West Yorkshire Police Customer Service       pounds for pounds in a January
          of whom have TSC, and who both                                                                                                               Team,  raising £450.                             Slimathon.
          completed the Watford Half Marathon for us
          raising more than £100. Way to go, guys!!                                           Mum and daughter
                                                                                              Adeleand Mia
                                                                                              Whittaker. Little
                                                                                              Mia, has raised £600            In the past few months, the TS community has sadly lost several
                                                                                              for us thanks to a
                            Adrian Hunt and his colleaguesat Ian                                                              wonderful people who have all been touched by TSC in one way or            In memory
                            Black Consultingin Northern Ireland who                           sponsored haircut               another. They will be missed and we would like to thank all their families
                            organised a charity football tournament for                       and donated her                 and friends for donating more than £1,500 in total to the TSA in memory
                            us in early June, raising £2050for us!                            hair to the Little
                                                                                              Princess Charity.               of their loved ones, especially at such a difficult time.
                                                                                                                              Mary Williams Mary of Somerset passed away aged 99.  Mary was grandmother to David, who has TSC and lives in a
                                                                                                                              residential home, also in Somerset.
                                                                         We’d also like to say thank you to everyone
                                                                         who supported our Tea and Scones                     Andrew Flatt   Andrew (38) had been part of the TSA family since its earliest years  and was described by his former
                                                                         campaign this year including Alison                  headmaster as “someone everyone knew and loved”.  As well as donations in lieu of flowers at his funeral, Andrew’s family
                                                                         Worden, Shelia Cook, Pat Gibbons, Claire             have planned to tackle the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in his memory later this year.
                                                                         Kirkand the Northern Ireland genetics
                                                                         service, Craig Ireland, Ellie Russelland             Tina Hall  Bettina (Tina) of Hertfordshire passed away aged 82. Her family says she was much loved and will be sadly
                                                                         City Voices Cardiff, Diana Guy, Victoria              missed by her grandchildren Aaron, who has TSC, Georgina and Beth. Tina was also mother to Janice and Gary and
                                                                         Collinsand her colleagues at Thornhill               mother-in-law to Terry and Tanya.
                                                                         Primary School, Sarah Best and Margaret              Roger Dyson  Roger of Northwich leaves his wife Gill and the wider family. Roger will be remembered for his sense of
                                                                         Woolnoth. Together you have raised more
                                                                         than £3,000for us.                                   humour, unwavering enthusiasm for the TSA, especially the Manchester and Liverpool support groups, and his devotion to
                                                                                                                              his daughter Vicky, who has TSC.

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