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About the Foundation
The foundation is the brainchild of the Cortijo Rosa Blanca owner and wedding planner, Rachel McFadden, director of the Rachel Rose Weddings - Planning & Coordination company.
In the last few years, not only did Rachel have to face the devastation of her own father’s cancer diagnosis and learn how to navigate his illness as a family, Rachel also received another huge blow when she was diagnosed with cancer herself.
As a family, they all rallied around one another, becoming one another’s much-needed support network and spending as much precious time with her dad as possible.
Sadly, Rachel’s dad passed away in the summer of 2024 before they were able to enjoy a planned family holiday together, and although her and her family were full of grief, they were also full of gratitude for the time they had with him. A few months later, it was a welcomed relief for all to see, Rachel got her own rainbow moment - a cancer-free diagnosis.
After coming out on the other side of a difficult few years, Rachel came to realise that although those years were a dark period of her life, marked by worry, sadness and grief, she could see the light and the opening of a new chapter in her life.
Fuelled with a sense of clarity and a strong purpose to help others during sad and vulnerable times of their lives, the Rachel Rose Rainbow Foundation was born.
The first recipient, before the foundation had really taken shape, was a past wedding couple of Rachel’s, who sadly had the crushing experience of having a child diagnosed with leukemia. Rachel got to witness from afar how this awful disease turned their lives upside down and strained their family life in many ways. Rachel & her husband Johnny felt compelled to help in whatever way they could, and this is where the idea came to gift them a holiday at Cortijo Rosa Blanca - something to look forward to after their daughter's final treatment. They didn’t know it then, but that action was what set in motion the idea for the foundation.
MEET OUR RAINBOW TEAM
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​Johnny & Rachel
SCARLETT ROSE – Dress Boutique Coordinator
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KIMBERLY – Event Manager
REBECCA – Wedding Planner
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AMBASSADORS
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NATASHA JOHNSON – Wedding Celebrant
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Natasha is a renowned Wedding Celebrant and has been working her ceremony magic for Rachel Rose Weddings couples since 2011. As a good friend and colleague of Rachel´s, she has been a supporter and volunteer for the charity since day one and donates her fabulous ceremony services to our couples and families receiving Gifted Weddings & Rainbow Holidays. Natasha is also a very talented writer and helps to write press releases and website content for the charity.
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ELLA OGILVIE – Hair & Make Up Artist
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Ella is Rachel´s sister and has been working as the Hair & Make Up artist at the majority of Rachel´s weddings since 2013. Ella generously volunteers her services to our couples receiving a Gifted Wedding Day as well as assisting Rachel with the Social Media presence. The charity is obviously very close to Ella´s heart due to the loss of their Dad being one of the founding reasons for the Rainbow Foundation and Ella helps to raise awareness and support for the charity.
