Hi, just wondering if anyone can give me any hints or tips on how to make this big mess i have made wither disappear or turn into something amazing....
My husband has fought and beat testicular cancer twice and to coincide with his 30th Birthday next month I have organised a charity ball. I expected the support of our family and friends, which if i'm completely honest has not lived up to my expectations.
As it stands, with 6 weeks to go before the event, I still have around 50 tickets to shift and although I have some good raffle prizes (please don't think I am ungrateful because I am not - every little helps), I still don't have a star prize which can be used as first prize for the raffle.
I feel completely deflated, and I honestly do not want to carry on, but I have signed a contract with the venue and therefore I am tied to carrying this farce through.
I have sent posters to so many different places, and rang around places asking if they can help, but with every 'no' I feel completely inadequate and lose faith in something which I believe in so much.
Cancer Research UK have been completely useless, I have had no guidance and support from them whatsoever, apart from at the beginning of the year when they paraded my family on the local news, saying how fantastic we were and how lucky they were that people like me put such an effort in to raise funds. Since then absolutely zilch. They have even refused my request for a guest speaker to thank everyone for thier donations on the evening, even for 10 minutes.
Can anyone help in anyway, even just to cheer me up a little and has anything similar happened to anyone else? I just feel so lost at the minute and don't have anywhere to turn for advice.
Thanks