The Bloomhill Cancer Help Centre is receiving a makeover on Blitz Day on Thursday August 12th, courtesy of Adenbrook Homes during Bloomhill’s Blitz Week.

The week aims to generate awareness and raise much needed funds for the charity to help it to continue to provide its valuable services to people with cancer and their families throughout the Sunshine Coast region.

Bloomhill Cancer Help is a Sunshine Coast based charity and provides support and assistance to those affected by cancer. Operated by a team of dedicated staff and hundreds of volunteers, Bloomhill offers counselling, transport to appointments, respite care and a range of complementary therapies and other services.

“Bloomhill doesn’t receive any ongoing government funding, so we rely on the money raised through our OP shops, donations, grants and our fundraising activities, like Blitz week, for us to continue to provide our high level of care,” Bloomhill Vice President, Brett Graham said.

Adenbrook Homes will be coordinating the Blitz Day, with assistance from Big River, Edge Concrete Services and Boral to spruce up of the exterior of the Cancer Help Centre premises on Ballinger Road.

Adenbrook Homes will be coordinating major projects such as repaving the entryway of the centre in preparation to extend the Buderim centre as well as tending to smaller maintenance jobs.

Blitz Day gives the community an opportunity to come together to participate in something great to support people in need. Jenny said that the Blitz Day is a community team effort and any help is greatly appreciated for a worthy cause.

“We are very grateful for all the hard work and coordination provided by Adenbrook Homes and all the other companies who have assisted them,” Brett said.

The Blitz Day will be followed by the launch of the Target 300, wrapping up Bloomhill’s Blitz week. Target 300 is a fundraising campaign that aims to raise $300,000 over 3 months to fund the much-needed extension to the Bloomhill premises. This extension will enable Bloomhill to offer more services and better cater for the growing number of people needing its assistance.

To find out more about Bloomhill Blitz Week visit www.bloomhill.com.au or visit an Op Shop to pick up an information flyer.

The launch of Annette Sym’s Symply Too Good To Be True Book 6 was a hit followed by a hugely successful spot on Today Tonight on Friday. With more than 1.2 million people watching the segment, her website has now been flooded with thousands of orders, emails and subscriptions.

Don’t miss her on Channel 9’s Kerri-Anne today at 10:40am.

Come along and see where all the magic happens when Bloomhill opens its doors to the public on Bloomhill Open Day on Monday.

Bloomhill President, Jenny Carroll said Bloomhill Open Day would give people a chance to see first hand what the dedicated staff and volunteers did at the Bloomhill Centre.

“The Bloomhill Centre will be open from 9.30am to 4pm for walk-throughs, everyone is welcome,” Jenny said.

The Bloomhill Cancer Help Centre, at 58 Ballinger Road, Buderim offers support for people with cancer and their families across the Sunshine Coast offering a range of services and complementary therapies  including respite care, counselling, transport to appointments and holistic therapies.

“Bloomhill is all about helping people to live well with cancer,” Jenny said.

As a not-for-profit organisation without any ongoing Government funding, Bloomhill relies on the money received from its Op Shops in Mooloolaba, Buderim, Caloundra, Noosa, Nambour and Maroochydore, Government grants, fundraising activities and donations in order to continue providing its high level of care and services.

“Without the support and generosity of the community and local businesses we wouldn’t be able to continue our important work and extend our services to the many more families who need help,” Jenny said.

“Bloomhill was there for me during every step of my illness. I really appreciated having the centre there as a real safe haven for me when I needed to escape from the stresses of daily life.” said Bloomhill member.

The Bloomhill Open Day is just one of the many activities the charity is hosting to celebrate Bloomhill Blitz Week from 8^th to 13^th August. Blitz Week aims to generate awareness and raise much-needed funds to help Bloomhill to continue offering its valuable services. Kicking off with the Bloomhill Supporters Walk on Sunday, Bloomhill Blitz Week will continue with Collection Day on Tuesday, Volunteer Day on Wednesday, Blitz Day on Thursday and the launch on major fundraising campaign, Target 300, on Friday.

For more information about Bloomhill Cancer Help or any of the activities during Bloomhill Blitz Week, visit www.bloomhill.com.au or call the Centre on 5445 5794.

Local running groups, the Sunshine Coast Hash House Harriers and the Noosa Hash House Harriers, are doing their bit to raise funds and support Bloomhill Cancer Help during their Blitz Week by running the streets of Coolum in red dresses.

The group will begin at 6pm, Monday 9^th August and will run a 4 to 5km loop of Coolum’s streets with the start and finish point at the Coolum Beach Hotel who is generously providing a free meal to the whole group after the event. Each runner is contributing $10 to support the charity and will also be selling raffle tickets and collecting donations after the run in the Coolum Beach Hotel Beer Garden with all proceeds going towards supporting Bloomhill.

“We are just an ordinary running group who wants to do something for a local charity that is constantly giving to others,” Sunshine Coast Hash Harriers chapter member, Charlie said.

Bloomhill Cancer Help is a Sunshine Coast based charity and provides support and assistance to those affected by cancer. Operated by a team of dedicated staff and hundreds of volunteers, Bloomhill offers counselling, transport to appointments, respite care and a range of complimentary therapies and other services.

“The decision to support the Bloomhill came after a dear friend of mine, Leanne Franks, passed away from cancer a few years ago,” Charlie said. “Bloomhill was fantastic and supported her through the entire process”.

“The services we provide at Bloomhill are only made possible by the kind-hearted support we receive from the local community and businesses,” Bloomhill Cancer Help President, Jenny Carroll said.

The run is just one of the activities during Bloomhill’s Blitz Week to be held from the 8^th to 13^th August. The week aims to raise generate awareness and raise much needed funds for the charity to help it to continue to provide its valuable services to people with cancer and their families throughout the Sunshine Coast region.

The week begins on Sunday with the inaugural Bloomhill Support Walk where the public can register to walk, run or jog the 2.5km from La Balsa Park on Harbour Parade to beside Kawana Surf Club. Other Blitz Week activities include the Bloomhill Open Day on Monday, Collection Day on Tuesday, Volunteer Day on Wednesday and Blitz Day on Thursday where Bloomhill will receive an exterior makeover from Adenbrook Homes. Friday will conclude Blitz week with the launch of Target 300, a new major fundraising campaign that aims to raise $300,000 to fund the much-needed extension to the Bloomhill premises.

“Everyone is welcome to come down to the Coolum Beach Hotel and share a celebratory drink after the run,” Charlie said.

The Hash House Harriers are an international group that originally started around WWII and the Sunshine Coast chapter has been running together for the last 30 years.

“The group started from the idea to combine socialising and exercise. We run every Monday night at 6pm and always have lots of fun,” Charlie said.

If you are interested in becoming a member of a Hash House Harriers chapter in your area please visit the website www.sch3.org.

To find out more about Bloomhill Blitz Week visit www.bloomhill.com.au or visit an Op Shop to pick up an information flyer.

Annette Sym’s media campaign is going from strength to strength. We are so excited for Annette, already she has been interviewed for 7’s Today Tonight airing tonight or tomorrow. She will also be making a live appearance on 9’s Mornings with Kerri-Anne on Monday 9th August.

Join local success and self-published phenomenon , Annette Sym, as she celebrates the launch of the sixth book in her award-winning series, Symply Too Good To Be True.

The launch will be held on Friday, 6 August 2010 at 11am, at Kawana Shopping World between Placemat Kitchenware and La Balsa Newsagency near Bi-Lo. The launch will include a cooking demonstration by Annette herself, plenty of delicious food to try from her new book and a book signing.

“I am giving away all my weightloss secrets in this book,” said Annette.

This much  anticipated latest edition to the Symply Too Good To Be True series promises to be Annette’s biggest accomplishment yet. Book 6 is three times the size of her earlier books with 224 pages and includes loads of all-new delicious low-fat recipes to try, a 28-day weightloss Masterclass full of Annette’s tips, motivation, menu plans, weightloss advice and also an audio/video DVD.

“I struggled with my weight all my life until I started to copy the habits of healthy people,” said Annette, “and all the strategies and secrets I used to lose 35kg in 20 months and keep the weight off for 18 years are in this new book”.

Annette’s Symply Too Good To Be True series have sold over 3 million copies so far and are available at all leading newsagencies nation-wide. Books 1,2,3,4, and 5 are $13.95 and Book 6 is $28.

EVENT DETAILS:

WHAT:                 Symply Too Good To Be True Book 6 Launch

DATE:                  Friday, 6 August 2010

TIME:                  10:45am

PLACE:               Kawana Shopping World, between Placemat Kitchenware & La Balsa News near Bi-Lo End.

RSVP:                 If you can attend please call Michelle Smytheman 0408 401 198

If you fancy like lending a hand, support a worthy cause by joining in the fun activities during Bloomhill Cancer Help’s Blitz week from 8^th to 13^th August.

The week aims to raise generate awareness and raise much needed funds for the charity to help it to continue to provide its valuable services to people with cancer and their families throughout the Sunshine Coast region.

Bloomhill President, Jenny Carroll said everyone at Bloomhill was really excited about Blitz week.

The week will begin on Sunday 8 August with the inaugural Bloomhill Support Walk where participants will walk, run or jog the 2.5km from La Balsa Park on Harbour Parade to Kawana Surf Club where they will rewarded at the end with a complimentary sausage sizzle. The walk, starting at 8am, is designed to create awareness and raise funds for the charity through sponsoring the registered walkers or making donations. If you would like to join in on this day of fun, registration forms are available at Bloomhill Cancer Help at 58 Ballinger Road and all Bloomhill OP shops across the Coast.

Bloomhill Cancer Help is a Sunshine Coast based charity and provides support and assistance to those affected by cancer. Operated by a team of dedicated staff and hundreds of volunteers, Bloomhill offers counselling, transport to appointments, respite care and a range of complimentary therapies and other services.

“Bloomhill doesn’t receive any government funding, so we rely on the money raised through our OP shops, donations, grants and our fundraising activities, like Blitz week, for us to continue to provide our high level of care,” Jenny said.

“The services we provide at Bloomhill are only made possible by the kind-hearted support we receive from the local community and businesses.”

Blitz week also includes an Open Day at the Bloomhill Centre at 58 Ballinger Road, Buderim on Monday, Volunteer Day on Tuesday where Bloomhill recognises all the amazing contributions of its volunteers, Collection Day on Wednesday. On Thursday, Bloomhill will hold its Blitz Day, a Bloomhill style working bee to spring clean the Bloomhill building and grounds and repave the front patio.

Friday will conclude Blitz week with the launch of Target 300. Target 300 is a new 3-month fundraising campaign that aims to raise $300,000 to fund the much-needed extension to the Bloomhill premises. This extension will enable Bloomhill to offer more services and better cater for the growing number of people needing its assistance.

“We have received overwhelming support from the Sunshine Coast community in the past and we are sure that Blitz week will be no different,” said Jenny.

To find out more about Bloomhill Blitz Week visit www.bloomhill.com.au or visit an Op Shop to pick up an information flyer.

Join Sunshine Coast local and Australia’s 1# low-fat cookbook author, Annette Sym, on Friday 6^th August as she launches her latest book, Symply Too Good To Be True Book 6 which reveals all her weight-loss secrets.

“Everyone is welcome to come along to the launch, it is going to be a great day,” Annette said.

The launch will be held at Kawana Shopping World between Place Mat Kitchenware and La Balsa News, near Bi-Lo on Friday, 6^th August. Starting at 11am, the launch will include a cooking demonstration by Annette herself, book signing and heaps of delicious food to taste – all  recipes from the new book.

“I am really proud of this book, Annette said, it is definitely the best book yet”.

Book 6 is three times the size of the other books in the series and is jam-packed with Annette’s newest and most delicious recipes, Annette’s 28-day Weightloss Masterclass as well as a audio/video DVD with motivational messages from Annette.

“I know for a fact that my books really do help you to loose weight, just look at me and all the others who have used my recipes to successfully lose weight and improve their health. I used the strategies in my books to lose 35kg in 20 months and I have kept the weight of for over 18 years,” said Annette.

Book 6 will retail for $28 at all leading news agencies nation-wide from 6^th August along with Books 1,2,3,4 and 5 for $13.95.

So, if you don’t want to miss out on your chance to be one of the first to get your hands on the highly anticipated Symply Too Good To Be True Book 6 and get it personally signed by Annette, make sure you come along to the launch.