Welcome to Julia & Ali Teo's Fundraising Page

Julia & Ali Teo's Fundraising Page

Julia with hair

Ali with hair

Julia without hair

Ali without hair

PAGE CREATOR:	Ali Teo
EVENT:	We're going bald!
EVENT DATE:	01/05/2010

Thanks for visiting our fundraising page!

Some of you might know that our 3 year old niece, Iris, was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour and has been undergoing treatment in the UK. She has had a couple of marathon touch-and-go operations and many other procedures that no child should have to experience. Now our brave little niece is about to undergo a year of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. To top off all she is going through, in a few weeks all Iris's hair will fall out which will be pretty hard for a 3 year old to make sense of.

As you can imagine, the stress on our sister and her husband has been immense, and will continue to be so for a long time yet. Luckily they have been getting day to day support, both practical and emotional, from a charitable organisation in the UK who are helping them keep their lives going and make things as normal as possible for Iris and her baby sister. Here in New Zealand the Child Cancer Foundation provides this kind of support for families in NZ in similar situations.

When Iris' hair falls out, we will be shaving our heads too. We will be as BALD AS EGGS.

Our reasons are twofold: firstly to keep Iris company so that she doesn't feel alone in her baldness.

And secondly in the hope of raising some funds to help the Child Cancer Foundation continue their invaluable work.

So we hope you will consider making a donation, however large or small, we now know from experience how much of a difference it can make to a family going through the unimaginable.

If you live in NZ your donation is tax deductible and a receipt will be issued.

UPDATE, 1st May 2010: We are now bald and getting accustomed to our new look. It is a little breezy around the ears in the autumnal weather. Iris also began to lose her hair this week, so it has been great to be able to reassure her that despite being bald, none of us have turned into boys - her major fear.

Thank you so much to everyone who has so generously supported us. We, and Iris's parents, are amazed and humbled by your kindness.

Of course it is not too late to donate if you still wish to :)

Thank you!
Julia & Ali :)

PS thank you to Bryce and Jam Hair in Wellington for supplying Ali's new hairstyle for free :)

My Online Sponsors To Date
DATE	NAME	AMOUNT	COMMENT
19/05/2010	Justin, Heather, Maddie and Hollie	$100.00	Be strong and be lucky
12/05/2010	Tim and Marcia	$30.00
05/05/2010	Ben and Maria	$50.00	What fabulous aunties - looking great guys.... Hope Iris is doing well xxxx
02/05/2010	Joy MacCormick	$100.00	Well done brave Iris, brave Aunties!
01/05/2010	FAK and FUB	$137.58	Sean's latest pics tell it all. Happy May Day all you hairless nieces and nephews. Good on you all!
30/04/2010	Lindsey Sievwright	$100.00	Inspirational Aunties With love Lindsey Sievwright xx
27/04/2010	Dianne MacCormick	$50.00	Good luck :-)
27/04/2010	Andrea Sievwright	$50.00	Love lots xo
25/04/2010	monkey	$100.00	good stuff, Aunties :) Best wishes, Iris x
25/04/2010	Sarka & Shaun	$100.00	What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
24/04/2010	Matt & Vanessa	$30.00	What a great Aunty. All the best to Iris.
21/04/2010	Peter MacCormick	$50.00	Love and prayers for you Iris
20/04/2010	Dave and Steph	$200.00	Make sure you cut a mohawk first. Best wishes for Iris.
19/04/2010	Simone	$20.00	Good work Julia :)
18/04/2010	Ben and Flips	$50.00
18/04/2010	Erica Mill & Willie Moala	$40.00	Hey guys - you are choice aunties!!! thinking of you and your fam xxx
17/04/2010	Ruben	$30.00
17/04/2010	Iris & Athina	$100.00	You are the best aunties in the world! Thank you xxx
17/04/2010	Pax & Max	$200.00	You guys should nominate a day,time&place so we can ,ake sure you are not just wearing a bald wig!! (half for ali half for doll)
16/04/2010	Grant & Amparo Brodie	$100.00	Good on you! Wishing all the best to Iris.
16/04/2010	Vicki and Elliot	$100.00	Bald can't be worse than peroxide Jules!
16/04/2010	Elisabeth Hector	$100.00	xoxo
16/04/2010	Tamsin Watson	$100.00	My thoughts go out to your brave, precious little niece xx
16/04/2010	Gordon & Dana Trotter	$200.00	You guys will look great! Hope Iris is feeling better, I had no idea! Love to all there
16/04/2010	Pip and the girls	$50.00	good luck !
15/04/2010	Rona & Hugh Mill	$50.00	Best wishes to your family, especially Iris
15/04/2010	Abby and Dan Irving	$20.00	Good on you Julia very proud of you and sending all our love to your wee niece
15/04/2010	John MacCormick	$100.00	Love you Iris! Go wonder-aunties!
15/04/2010	Sarah & Rolf	$100.00	Thinking of you all - especially Iris xxx
15/04/2010	Elinor Karlsson	$75.00
15/04/2010	Annika & Greg Imbrie	$50.00
15/04/2010	Rackham and Adria Karlsson	$70.00	Good Aunties! :)
15/04/2010	B Freeman	$20.00	Thinking of you x
14/04/2010	Grant and Lorin	$50.00	The least we can do xxx
14/04/2010	Victoria Vincent	$30.00	You are the best aunty in the world!
14/04/2010	Nikkola and Bob Carmichael	$70.00	Thanks for doing this!