RDS Fund e-letter December 2018 No Images? Click here Thank you to our 2018 fundraisersOur best year yet!
William Lowe ran an extraordinary 100km through the Wye Valley Challenge for research into FTD, gaining 10th place out of 314 runners with a time of 13hrs 8minutes and raising £2,320! Chris Twydell, Alex Harris, Roberto and Antonio Tella aka The Tough Brothers ran the Tough Mudder obstacle race to raise awareness for frontotemporal dementia and
£1,730. Brother and sister Jordan and Katie Pegg conquered The Great North Run to show their support for their father who is living with frontotemporal dementia. They raised £2,830. Rob Perry who is a volunteer Regional Facilitator for Rare Dementia Support ran his first half marathon in the (very rainy) Royal Parks. Congratulations to him on two counts as he has also written an e-book 'Picking Away: Mum's Journey
through Frontotemporal Dementia' about his experience as a carer for his mother - the e-book is available here for just 99p. Please feel free to contact us if you have ideas for fundraising events or would just like to discuss a challenge, we're here to support you through whatever event you choose. Supporting RDS this ChristmasOur Christmas card specifically designed for Rare Dementia Support is still available this year, as well as the beautiful handmade purple glass stars by artist Sue King which can be hung as tree decorations on a window letting the light shine through! Last posting date is 10 Dec. Please visit our Shop We hope that you have a peaceful and happy time over the Christmas and New Year break and look forward to hearing from everyone in 2019 which promises to be a very exciting year for Rare Dementia Support.....! The Porsche OutlawCalling all Porsche enthusiasts! This unique Porsche Outlaw calendar showcases 12 of the very best outlaw cars in the world. Designed by one of our supporters to raise money for Frontotemporal Dementia Research, this would make a unique Christmas present. The calendar is being promoted on Instagram and we are taking orders fast! "Dementia is a disease that can devastate families. I lost my father in 2014 at a young age to a very rare and virulent strain of this cruel disease" Save the dateElia Benhamou and Maria Tarasewicz will be holding a cello and piano concert for Rare Dementia Support in the Haldane Room at University College London on 21 Jan from 7pm. Elia is working on a PhD in music and brain function in Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer’s at the Dementia Research Centre at UCL. The programme includes pieces from the great cello and piano repertoires of Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Alongside brain imaging science in Lausanne and Cambridge,
Elia has pursued a career as a cellist, and was elected as one of the Royal College of Music Rising Stars. For more events, personal stories and how you can get involved, please visit |