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Gala Film and Dinner Evening

We were very fortunate to be screening "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" two weeks before its UK premiere, and speakers on the evening included Dr Mary Archer, trustee of the UK Stem Foundation. The evening was a great success and the event raised over £200,000 towards the Heart Cells Foundation fundraising target.

Tickets are priced at £250 and invitations will be sent out in due course. T prebook your place or table, please phone the appeal office on 020 7618 1720.

The London Chest Hospital 10k Race & Fun Runs

The crowds gathered early in Victoria Park, with the Junior 1 mile race beginning the day. Competitors then began warming up for the 3k, with the 10k race being the last of the day - over 850 runners registered for the 10k race alone! Cllr Ann Jackson, mayor of Tower Hamlets presented the trophies to the winners, and whether a serious elite runner, or running just for fun - the true winner was the Heart Cells Appeal with so far over £10,000 being raised. With sponsorship still coming in, this is set to double! Pat Gray, who organised this event, would like to extend thanks to each volunteer who gave up their time and worked hard to make this event a success.

Heart Cells Foundation Golf Day 2007 at Wentworth

It was a glorious sunny day once again for the third Heart Cells Foundation Golf Day which took place on the prestigious Edinburgh Course at Wentworth. There were 21 teams taking part who all battled to win The Ian Rosenberg Trophy, which will be engraved with the winners names. In total we raised over £20,000 from the event, which is a tremendous achievement, and our thanks goes out to all who helped make the day a wonderful success.

Heart Of The Game Bike

Keith Ross, Executive Head Chef at West Ham United, has just completed 950 miles cycling round all 20 premiership clubs in 12 days starting and finishing at West Ham United!!

Keith was joined on the ride by London Chest doctor Andrew Deaner who treated Keith in July 06 after he suffured a heart attack whilst out whith his family. Within 75 minutes of arrival at The london Chest, Keith was in the operating theatres where he received an angiogram followed by an angioplasty and thankfully the doctors have now confirmed there is no lasting damage to his heart. 'I am in no doubt that the decision of the paramedics to take me immediately to the London Chest Hospital certainly saved my life.' We would like to thank Alan Shorter Rochtford Cycles for the donation of bikes and kit and Newman Gym who have given Keith a free membership.

You can still support Keith and Andrew visit http://www.justgiving.com/cycle2012

The Winter Ball

A truly winter evening, as guests were greeted by whirling snow as they entered the courtyard of The Brewery for the Winter Ball 2006. Joined by The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor, guests sipped champagne, before dining followed by dancing to live band 'Brenthouse', who were joined by Xfactor finalist Philip Magee. A casino was also available for those who dared try their luck!! It was truly an amazing evening and we raised over £90,000. We would like to take this opportunity to thank guests, auction prize donors and those who contributed to make this a very special evening.

Heart Cells Foundation Golf Day at Wentworth Tuesday 6th June 2006

“Bright sunshine welcomed the competitors at Wentworth. 16 teams, many of whom participated last year, played the prestigious Edinburgh Course.

After an excellent day’s play, the winners were presented with their prizes over lunch by Jenifer Rosenberg. Dr Anthony Mathur joined the teams over lunch and made a brief presentation about the progress to date of the innovative heart cells trial.

'Over £175,000 was raised on this wonderful evening at BAFTA where over 250 guests attended the first charity screening of this exciting new Bond Film. A moving tribute was made to the much missed and Founder of the Heart Cells Foundation, Ian Rosenberg, who worked tirelessely to increase awareness of this groundbreaking research. We would like to thank all those people who with their generosity helped to raise much needed funds for this important work.

Grand Draw Tickets 2006

A record amount of £12,200 was raised by the 2006 Grand Draw. We would like to say a special thank you to those who so generously donated the fantastic prizes.

Our thanks also to all those who tirelessly sold tickets including the children of Raines’ Foundation School in Bethnal Green who sold £600 worth!

The winning tickets were drawn by consultant cardiologist, Dr Anthony Mathur. The top prize went to Marian Frederiksen from Dagenham. She was thrilled to win a stunning holiday in Dubai.

Flora London Marathon

“Ten runners, including doctors and relatives of patients, successfully completed this year’s London Marathon. Their efforts went beyond jogging the 26 mile course – much of it during persistent rain – because together they raised a fantastic £12,000 for the Heart Cells Appeal.

Cardiac Specialist Dr Michael Muhlmann holds the best time for our Marathon team. He sped round in an impressive 3 hours and 16 minutes to finish amongst the first 3,000 runners. Dr Muhlmann, 34, said: "This was my second marathon and I improved my time by about 20 minutes which was good. I found the first 20 odd miles fine but the last six were a real challenge. We had great support all the way round and that makes a big difference."

Our top female runner, Joanne Day, was one of the first 4,000 women runners. Joanne, 43, of South Ockendon in Essex, finished the race in a speedy 4hours and 26 minutes.

She said: "I loved every minute of it! I'd like to thank everyone who supported me on the day and helped me raise money for a really good cause."

Runners set to raise £20,000 for Heart Cells Appeal

Nearly one thousand runners braved 30 degrees Celsius to take part in the London Chest Hospital races at Victoria Park on Sunday, 16 July.

Over 700 ran the 10K race. Both keen amateurs and fun runners ran a gruelling three laps of the eastern side of the park in Hackney. The winning time was set by Robert cousins, of Dollis Hill in west London, who sped round in an impressive 32.40mins to break last year's time by 29 seconds. Hundreds of other competitors took part in the 3K fun run and the fffffff under-13's one mile race which took place earlier in the morning.

Organiser Pat Gray, Appeals Manager for The London Chest Hospital, said: ffffffffffffffffff "We raised nearly £10,000 on the day and are hoping to double that once all the sponsership money comes in. I think that is a fantastic achievement and I'd like to thank all the runners who took part and the volunteers who helped us on the way."

Movie premiere helps raise thousands of pounds for heart stem cell research

Over 200 people attended the European premiere of new Australian movie Little Fish in London last week in aid of the Heart Cells Foundation.

The event, which was held at the Curzon Cinema in Mayfair on Wednesday (19 October), raised thousands of pounds for ground-breaking heart stem cell research at Barts and The London NHS Trust.

Little Fish is about a woman who is struggling to leave her drug-addicted past behind her. The movie stars some of Australia’s best actors, including Cate Blanchett who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar earlier this year for her portrayal of Katherine Hepburn in the film The Aviator.

Over £9,000 was rasied in a single evening when 40 friends of the Heart Cells Foundation took part in the Duplicate Bridge evening. The evening was hosted at a private home in Mayfair and guests enjoyed a competitive tournament followed by dinner and networking.

Record numbers run in 15th anniversary London Chest Hospital races

Over eleven hundred runners took part in the 15th annual London Chest Hospital’s 10 kilometre race in Victoria Park, Hackney on Sunday 31 July. Hundreds more ran in the 3 kilometre fun run and the under 13s one mile race. Kacey Ainsworth, who plays Little Mo in BBC’s Eastenders, presented prizes to the winners of the children’s and 3km races.

The event has raised nearly £11,000 to date and when sponsorship monies have been collected the total is expected to double. Money raised will go to the Heart Cells Foundation, the charity funding a ground-breaking patient trial at the hospital. The trial, which is expected to start shortly, will determine if stem cells in bone marrow can be used to treat heart disease. It is the first large-scale patient trial of its kind in the UK.

The fastest time in the 10km race was 33.09 minutes – run by William Clark of Glassworks running club. 10 year old Tomas Gold won the under 13s one mile race with a time of six minutes and 14 seconds and his eight year old sister Grace came third amongst the under 13 girls with a time of seven minutes and forty one seconds.

Around 70 guests gathered at the home of one of our most generous supporters for an art appreciation evening, which was brought to life through discussion and debate. Following the drinks reception, guests had the opportunity to view pieces of work from artists including Jan Breuguel, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapour and Anthony Gormley.

Guests were guided through the art by Roger Bevan (The Art Newspaper's senior contemporary art market correspondent and a contributing editor of Art & Auction magazine, New York).

Approximately £25,000 was raised at this event and thanks go to all those involved in organising such an enjoyable day.

Lunch and prize-giving followed the golf tournament.