2nd Annual Ovacome Gala in memory of Debbie Baldwin

Join us for the second Ovacome Gala in loving memory of Debbie Baldwin.

Amount raised to date £112,369

Debbie passed away on the 9th September 2021 in Holland. Debbie had a huge heart and freely provided support, friendship, strength and love to family, friends and even people she meet for the first time. Her warmth on all occasions was evident and her smile would light up the room - as mentioned "once met never forgotten".

She continually raised awareness and supported charities throughout her life with sponsored walks, runs and also climbing Kilimanjaro in 2017.

In March 2020, to mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Debbie shared her story with the public in a blog article. Here she spoke of the support she received following her diagnosis of Clear Cell ovarian cancer, from her colleagues and encouraged women to be aware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer and if they experience any of the symptoms to seek medical help from their doctor.

In this blog post, Debbie said:

“The great support from family, friends and colleagues, and a positive attitude, have helped me deal with many of the challenges on this journey."

“I hope that promoting greater awareness about ovarian cancer will help other women and ultimately, save more lives.”

Debbie and her dad also did a charity walk in March 2021 to raise funds for ovarian cancer. Debbie completed 26.2 miles even though she was in the middle of a drug trial treatment which had an adverse impact on her health but she still battled through the pain to complete the walk.

Debbie had the vision to set up a gala event even though she wasn’t sure she would be able to attend. Please join us to celebrate Debbie’s life and also raise money for Ovacome, the UK’s national ovarian cancer support charity.  Ovacome have been providing personalised support and information to those diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their loved ones since 1996.

On 9 September Phil, Simon, Stuart, Dan, Steve, and Paul cycled from the London Eye to the Eiffel Tower in 23hrs 53mins on Saturday 9 September 2023, in memory of Debbie Baldwin and raised a staggering £42,572!

Taking place on The Tereza Joanne Boat on King George V Dock, London. We will gather for a welcome reception, sit down dinner, auction, raffle, live music and dancing.

Tickets:

Each individual ticket includes a buffet.

Each table seats nine guests. If you would like to reserve a full table, please purchase nine tickets. Your table will then be reserved under the name on the transaction. We will contact you for the full names and contact details of the guests on your table.

If you have any queries about tables please contact [email protected] or call 0207 299 6654.

Raffle

There will be a live raffle held on the night and you can purchase tickets below or there will be tickets available on the night. Please note you can only purchase raffle tickets if you are attending the event in person.

We will be able to let you know the raffle prizes nearer to the event.

Auction

There will be a live auction held on the night. All auction items will be need to be paid for in full on the night. We will inform you of the auction prizes nearer to the event. If you are unable to attend the event you can register your bid. We will let you know when we have the full list of auction prizes.

Unable to attend - 

If you are unable to attend but would like to leave a donation please follow this link https://www.ovacome.org.uk/inmemoryof/debbie-baldwin-

Thank you.

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For ticket, auction, raffle and web queries please contact Ovacome: