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Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride
A huge thank you to Lydia Harper and her family (pictured right: Lydia Harper, her stepfather, brother in law and mother, about to set off on their journey) for cycling 60 miles from Manchester to Blackpool on Sunday 4 July in aid of The Sick Children's Trust!
The family decided they wanted to give something back after Lydia’s niece Naomi was born 10 weeks premature and spent time being treated at Sheffield Children’s Hospital over the New Year. During this period, Lydia’s her sister and her husband stayed in
Treetop House.
They hoped to raise £500 but have so far exceeded this amount, with more expected to come in! The family have requested that all the money they raise goes specifically towards Treetop House.
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The Big Fish
Doting dad Dominic Morgan organised an exciting day of fun and fishing to raise money for Acorn House in Cambridge on Saturday 31 July..
‘The Big Fish’ at Suffolk Water Park in Ipswich had the biggest names in the angling world competing in an all day tournament along side lots of family friendly activities.
Dominic and his family stayed at Acorn House in March this year while their daughter Jodi O’Rahilly was in hospital with severe aplastic aenemia. Sadly Jodi lost her year and a half battle with the condition on 4 March and now her family wish to raise money to help the house that helped them through this terrible time.
Their aim is to organise a series of events over the next couple of years, to raise enough money to run Acorn house for one year.
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Black Tie at the Red Lion
Marcus and Laura Leverton organised a Black Tie event to raise money for The Sick Children's Trust. The event took place on Friday 5th February at 7pm at the Red Lion pub and bistro in Chesterfield. Marcus and Laura decided they wanted to give something back after spending time at Treetop House in Sheffield when their son was sick. The evening was lots of fun, with an auction, a raffle, food for guests and a DJ!
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From Cambridge to Casablanca
On 18 July 2010, six university students embarked on an epic cycling journey from Cambridge to Casablanca! Their trip took them 1,700 miles, going across the Channel, down through France, over the Pyrenees and across Spain before they reached their destination in Morocco. The boys are hoping to raise £5,000, show your support by visiting their sponsorship page.
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Colin and Doug's American Cycle
On 6 May 2010, Colin Smith and Doug Pattison began their incredible cycle across the USA to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust!
Their amazing 3,500 mile journey started in sunny Los Angeles and over the following 50 days they will cycle north-east across the country to Boston, taking in such incredible sights as the Grand Canyon, The Rocky Mountains and The Mississippi River!
Colin works as a chaplain for The Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle and so every day he witnesses first hand the effects that having a child sick in hospital has on a family. This has moved him and his friend Doug to raise money for our charity.
At the time of the cycle Colin will be 71 and Doug will be 69, so this will be no mean feat!! Please show your support by visiting their online sponsorship page www.justgiving.com/colinanddougusa
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Kevin and Emma Birch and their little girl Molly came to present a cheque along with Rachel Kealey and her sons Joseph, Harry and Sam (pictured). Kevin, along with friends and family organised The Azerley Charity Clay Shoot at Mill Farm, Azerley near Ripon. They raised £4,208.50 for The Sick Children's Trust and the same again for The Child Development Centre Harrogate Hospital.
This is the third year this event has supported us. Molly's family stayed at Eckersley House for nine days when she was born in February 2008 and Joseph's family have been staying at Eckersley House on and off now for seven months while Joseph has been undergoing treatment at St. James's Hospital. Both families got are involved with the event as their way of saying thank you to The Sick Children's Trust for their support.
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The Salmon family (pictured left ) called into Eckersley House with a fabulous donation of £1,416.69, which they raised throughout 2009 with various events, including the Arriva Bus Tour, Thornhill Xmas Lights and book 'Oops a Daisy' written by Tony Salmon, to name just a few. Jane and staff at Eckersley would like to thank them for their ongoing support. They have supported The SCT for the past four years, tirelessly fundraising.
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A huge thank you to Fells Angels who completed the 72 mile 'Bob Graham Round' in a relay which saw them take on 42 Lake District Summits and 28,500ft of ascent!
The Angels raised an incredible £10,000 and this will all go directly to Crawford House as group member Fiona Grove and her husband stayed at the House while their son was ill.
Pic caption:The Fells Angels, Fiona Grove (back left) and Dee Moffatt (front right)
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Thank you so much to husband and wife team
Marcus and Laura Leverton, who, along with their
dear friend and Emmerdale actor, Rik Makarem,
raised a whopping £7000 for us at their black tie
event on Friday 5th February at The Red Lion Pub
and Bistro in Chesterfield.
The Levertons stayed at Treetop House in August
2009 when their son, Harry, was in intensive care
after contracting three viral infections that caused
problems with his breathing.
Pic Caption: (L-R) Marcus Leverton, Harry Leverton, Ann Wyatt ,and Laura Leverton. (Photo credit: Derbyshire Times).
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A big thank you to the Hatchman family for their ongoing support.
They recently presented us with a cheque for £2500 at Stevenson House. Jon, who regularly uses the house, raised the money at his local school, Chatham Grammar School for boys. The school held a ‘Chatham Grammar School’s Got Talent’ day based on the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent and charged people to enter an act and also to watch.
Pic Caption: The pupils of Chatham Grammar School present a cheque to The Sick Children’s Trust. (L-R) Jack Boland, Lee Head, Jonathan Hatchman, Lydia Solomon, Community Fundraiser for The Sick Children’s Trust, Connor Wilkinson, Marian Taylor, Pastoral Manager at Chatham Grammar School.
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Four University graduates took on the massive challenge of cycling across the USA to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust last summer!
George Stancliffe, Freddie Athill, Alex Kinloch and Phil Lis cycled 4,000 miles from East Coast to West Coast, camping in tents along the way.
The boys felt compelled to raise money for The Sick Children's Trust after visiting one of our ‘Homes from Home’ and witnessing first hand the important work we do.
The cycle began at the end of June 2009 and finished just two months later. Visit their website www.theamericanexpress.co.uk for further information on the challenge and read their blog detailing the adventures they had along the way. Thank you for all your efforts!
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Thanks so much to former Acorn House guest Natalie Snaddon for organising a series of charity nights called ‘Thank you for the Music’.
Natalie and her family stayed in Acorn House when her daughter Georgia was diagnosed with Leukemia 5 years ago and was receiving treatment at Addenbrookes hospital. Thankfully Georgia is now in remission and the family decided they wanted to give something back to the place that helped them through their tough time.
They chose to organise a musical themed fundraiser because of Natalie and Georgia’s shared love of musical theatre.
The event took place on the 17th, 18th and 19th September 2009 at the Norwich Puppet Theatre and they raised a fantastic £2,643.86. For more information visit www.puppettheatre.co.uk
Photo:
Community Fundraiser, Lydia Solomon (centre) with Georgia Snaddon (left) and a member of the Musical.
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A big thank you to the Braisby family and Richard Hill
who, as well as donating much needed household
items to Treetop House, managed to raise £1,850 by
dressing up in a Santa outfit and taking our collection
bucket out to 14 separate events in December.
They stayed with us in July last year when one of their
twins was poorly and we are very grateful to their support.
Photo:
Jason Braisby, Ann Wyatt, Treetop House Manager and Richard Hill
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Thank you to Doosan Babcock’s who kindly donated £900 to The SCT from their ‘Site Safety Fund’. For every month they are accident free an amount is added to the fund and employees can nominate a charity to benefit. A big thanks for this fantastic donation!
Photo:
Sue Cartwright, House operations Manager, The SCT
Nigel Tranter, Lindsey Oil Refinery General Manager
Keith Swaby, Doosan Babcock Site Manager
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