The
evening is being presented by Twilight Productions and David Nicholson, who
have donated their time, and the YMCA theatre has kindly donated the theatre
for the evening.
'Remembering
Ellie; 10 years on' is an evening of family entertainment, in memory of 14 year
old Ellie Othick-Bowmaker, who died on Valentine's Day 2010, after a 3 year
battle with a brain tumour.
Ellie was diagnosed with a grade 4 Glioblastoma in February 2007, aged 11, and
given 6 months to live; and LIVE she did, making lots of memories with family
and friends and raising £25000 for various charities before passing away
peacefully at Martin House Hospice in the early hours of February 14th, 3 years
and one day after her first symptom.
'Ellie's
Fund' became a registered charity in September 2010, raising funds for research
into brain tumours and supporting families across Yorkshire and the Humber who
have a child affected by a brain tumour, and families within the Borough of
Scarborough who have a child affected by any cancer. In 2017 we became part of
the largest brain tumour charity in Yorkshire - BTRS (Brain Tumour Research
& Support Across Yorkshire) and our main focus is now raising funds for
research through our successful recycling initiative, though grants are still
available for young adults who have a primary brain tumour, in Ellie's name,
via BTRS, as well.
As a
stand alone charity 'Ellie's Fund - Brain Tumour Trust' raised almost £300,000;
Ellie's legacy is the hope we can bring to other brain tumour patients through
the research we are helping to fund - and Ellie's memory lives on with it.
This
event is raising funds for BTRS, for research into brain tumours.