About Us
When Emily became ill, close family and friends were desperate to help but as they couldn't do anything medically they decided to channel their energies into something else. Hence, the Emily Ash Trust was founded in 2002, aiming to raise awareness of the need for more bone marrow donors and funds to enable the lives of parents, carers and siblings of sick children to enjoy some sort of normality during such a difficult time.
The primary aim of the Trust is to improve the lives of children and young adults suffering with cancer.
The People Involved
The Trust is lucky to have a board of loyal and enthusiastic trustees and committee members, as well as three keen patrons.
Patrons
| Robbie Earle MBE - Patron Robbie Earle is one of ITV’s leading sports personalities and his reputation has grown dramatically over the past few years. Having established himself as an exceptionally respected professional, he’s now one of the leading sports pundits on TV today as well as a well loved guest and presenter on a variety of other programmes. |
| Mike Brewer - Patron Ex-car trader Mike Brewer has spent most of his 38 years selling thousands of motor vehicles and is perhaps best known as the star of Channel 4's second-hand car show Deals On Wheels and the top-rated motoring programme Driven. |
| Neal Ardley - Patron Neal is a former professional footballer who played either as a right-back or right midfielder. Neal spent the majority of his career with Wimbledon, finishing his professional career at Milwall. He is currently manager of the Cardiff City academy. |
Trustees
| Tim Rolfe - Chairman and Trustee |
| Claire Forrester - Trustee and Treasurer Claire became involved with the Trust in 2005 and has a wealth of experience in social functions. She feels very blessed to have 3 healthy children and wanted to give something back. Her husband owns Country Waste Management who have supported the Trust over the past 4 years. |
| Heidi Rolfe - Trustee "I became involved with the Trust in 2006 after losing my beautiful daughter Mollie to Leukaemia. Mollie is a constant inspiration to me to make a difference to the lives of such brave children. It is a real privilege and honour to be part of such a great team." |
Committee Members
| Alison Ash - Emily's mother & co-founder of Trust | |
| Scott Alboni | Jacqui Lewis |
| Sarah Ardley | Susan May |
| Wendy Cornford | Clare Mulle |
| Sandra Earle | Kay Ritchie |
| Lisa Harding | Mark Rolfe |
| David Lewis | Emily Saintas |