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    Theo's Fund - raising funds for the British Heart Foundation.

 Immediately following Theo's death friends wanted to donate money in
his memory. I also wanted to find a way of keeping his memory alive
and potentially benefiting others from any lessons from his life. My
friend Claire who sells Usborne Books volunteered that she had a jar
of pennies that she used when people wished to donate their penny change from the purchase of a book. Claire nominated the British
Heart Foundation in Theo's honour. I looked on the website of the
British Heart Foundation and found that they have Gift of Hope Heart Funds which can be set up in the name of a loved one. This was
perfect. It allowed me to do something in Theo's name very quickly
and was potentially benefiting others. It was also a recognised charity
and so people would be “comfortable” in raising funds in this way.

Very quickly we raised over £2000! This was from the money donated
from friends and family immediately following Theo's death. The fund
was also boosted greatly by the proceeds from the sale of Christmas
cards at Alexander's school: £1007!!

At the start of 2009 I felt very depressed. Reg identified the root
cause. This was the first year without our beautiful boy. I decided to
do something to overcome this feeling of dread. I pledged to raise the
total in Theo's Gift of Hope Fund to £5000. In effect this meant raising
about £2600 in 2009. I thought that having a programme of events
would give me as purpose. It has done. Thanks to the infinite support
of our wonderful friends, we have come up with a diverse programme
of fun things. The highlight is a concert to commemorate Theo's
birthday in June: a birthday he will always share with his Daddy.

Theo's Gift of Hope Fund can be found on the British Heart Foundation website: Click here to go directly to Theo's page.

I hope this website is informative and useful to others. If you have
any queries or comments you wish to share, please contact me on:
anna@theo-monk.co.uk

Thank you for taking the time to read this website.

Newbold on Stour, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire.