Mellow Yellow in Chiswick

Yellow Umbrella Day - free family festival - Sunday 23rd September 2007 Now in its fifth year, Yellow Umbrella Day is Chiswick's largest annualcharity event and Chiswick Park's celebrated family festival. There will be entertainment for all the family, including a Mad ScienceShow, a BBQ, cartoonist, bouncy castle, crazy golf, street entertainers,face painters and creative games for the kids. There will also be lots of fantastic live music, including sets fromMercury Artist, Lucie Silvas and a Commitments tribute band as well as asponsored 5KM walk and 10KM run that will start and finish at ChiswickPark. The day will raise money for three children's charities; Brainwave -giving therapy to children with special needs, The Log Cabin - andisabled children's playground and The Shooting Star Children's Hospice- providing care for terminally ill children. We are also holding a Grand Prize Draw with the chance to win amazingprizes including a Family Holiday to Disneyland Paris, a BMW Z4 or MiniCooper (for the weekend), a 3 course dinner for two at Annie'sRestaurant in Chiswick. The event is kindly sponsored by Annie's Restaurant Chiswick, HR Owen,Schroders and Stanhope. For further information, to buy raffle tickets or to take part in thewalk or run, please see www.yellowumbrelladay.com<http://www.yellowumbrelladay.com/> or email info@yellowumbrelladay.com

Networking on the run

You may have seen that everywoman is organising groups to take part in the 5K Hydro Active Women's Challenge 2007 being held in London, Liverpool and Birmingham on Sunday 16th September.

We're hoping to raise £10,000 for Refuge and we have received good support so far. I am contacting you to ask if you might be able to help encourage further support by placing some details on your website to encourage more people to sign up to the Birmingham City Centre run? The closing date for entries is 17 August and so aspiring runners will need to sign up as soon as possible.

Refuge is a very worthwhile cause, domestic violence is a major social problem with devastating consequences. One woman in four experiences domestic violence during her lifetime and every day Refuge staff see the black eyes, the broken bones, the bruises and the trauma. Refuge acts as a lifeline to the thousands of women and children who turn to them each year.

There is no minimum fundraising target for this event, but we would ask that runners try to raise as much money as possible! If everywoman can raise £10,000 it could enable trained staff to counsel and advise up to 200 women who have experienced domestic violence, helping them to take back control of their lives.

All runners have to do is email me (sherri@everywoman.co.uk) with their name and email address and I will send them registration details.

Everywoman Awards - Closing date - 31 August 2007

Remember the closing date for nominations for The everywoman Awards is 31 August and so there is still time to enter yourselves or a fellow woman in business.

The NatWest everywoman Awards celebrates inspirational business women who have achieved significant success - particularly those who have overcome adversities such as financial constraints, social disadvantages or skills gaps.

Finalists and winners of these awards get the most amazing PR and their business will gain further credibility and well-deserved recognition.

To enter, simply download these forms:
The Artemis, Demeter, Athena, Hera and Iris Awards nomination form.
The Spirit of everywoman Award nomination form.

Further information about the Awards is available on our website.