Toot, Toot - A Class Act

Way back in the mists of time a lady called Gillian posted on a thread on UK Scrappers and asked if there were any more Gillians out there in the ether. Several mad women replied and we got chatting and we formed a UKS team called The Gogs. Mind you not all of the team were Gillians, we had a fair sprinkling of other names too. People would come in and chat and wander off again and generally we had a good laugh about every subject you could imagine.

Then disaster struck, UKS crashed and our thread was lost forever. But the Gogs kept in touch and we have become firm friends through the last few years.

We have shared each others joy, pain, achievements, sadness and the trials and tribulations of everyday life, supporting each other wherever we can.
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We, like many others, had been affected by Cancer, personally, relations, friends, workmates and acquaintances. Like Cath, who ran the Race for Life in memory of her brother, we also lost loved ones and we wondered what we could do to contribute, albeit in a small way, to funding research into this devastating disease.

It was suggested that we do our best to contribute what we could each month, by selling handmade cards, selling unwanted items, sponsorship etc.

We started working toward this end in May 2005 and in March 2006 we had collected through our efforts £405. We were elated that we had managed that amount - but the following year in February 2007 we sent our second donation, a staggering £1000.

What an achievement for 13 ordinary women!!!

This year we have made £300 and look forward to sending our next donation.

Here are just some of these wonderful, totally insane women that I am proud to call my friends