Eilidh's 500 Heroes Appeal - Tom Urie, One of the Stars' From the Eilidh Brown Concert Becomes One of Eilidh's Heroes

Tom Urie at the Eilidh Brown Memorial Concert

Eilidh's 500 Heroes is an appeal launched by the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund in January 2011 to look for 500 heroes to donate or pledge to raise £100 or more for this special appeal over the next year. Those who raise £100 or more will be remembered forever in a specially produced commemorative stone with each person's name inscribed. The stone will be a permanent fixture in the respite home we aim to build.

Tom Urie, one of the stars from the Eilidh Brown Memorial Concert was one of the first to make a pledge and is donating £1 from every sale of his latest album available from iTunes to the memorial fund.

£15,000 raised from the Eilidh Brown Memorial Concert

Eilidh's family on stage with her dad, Gordon when he gave his thank you speech



The Eilidh Brown Memorial Concert on 15 Jan 2011, was a star-studded night, where Jon Fratelli got people on their feet dancing and singing along, and Lord of the Rings star, Billy Boyd and his band 'Beecake', played to a sell out crowd raising £15,000 for the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund. It was a fitting tribute to Eilidh's inspiring spirit, and a fantastic start towards our effort to raise funds to build a respite home in Stirling, Scotland for other families with children suffering from cancer. Eilidh's dad Gordon said:

"It was just unbelievable. To see it all coming together on the night was fantastic. There were lots of tears but lots of laughs as well."

The Fringe – August 2010 Fundraising

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is widely acknowledged to be the biggest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Scotland’s capital city. Eilidh’s friend, Meghan McCormack was able to secure four busking slots at the festival, where she performed with her band ‘Solar’ to raise funds for the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund.

Thank you to Meghan McCormack, Vicki Gray, Michael, Konnar and Alastair for helping to raise several hundred pounds at The Fringe. To view photos click here.



Eilidh's friends, Vicki & Meghan

 

Eilidh gets a Cancer Research Little Star Award

Eilidh has received a Little Star Award from Cancer Research UK which celebrates the courage of children diagnosed with cancer. It was one of Eilidh’s best friends’, Meghan McCormack who nominated her for the Award. Eilidh’s courage was inspirational and she continues to touch the lives of many people.