One of our valued fundraising committee members – Jenny, and her family held the fort for Footsteps at the Chalgrove May Day Festival.
They sold children’s books, lovely plants and ran a tombola. The weather was beautiful too!
Thanks to their efforts, £130 was raised for Footsteps Foundation.
The Burpham Juniors FC Hawks U11 Football Team have just retained their Surrey Primary League Premiership title and the boys have proudly been sporting their new t-shirts displaying the Footsteps logo.
Not only are the boys playing great but they look great too! Keep up the good work!
The Queen’s College Ball committee and Jaguar Energy Drinks jointly decided to donate £500 to Footsteps Foundation in the lead up to the university’s prestigious event.
Dr. Amit Sra, Director of Jaguar Energy Drinks, visited the Footsteps Centre along with members of the Ball Committee and presented a cheque to Finn during his therapy session in the ‘Spider’.
Thank you to the Queen’s College Ball Committee and Jaguar Energy Drinks from all at Footsteps!
Local businesses Grundon Waste Management and Jennings are all set to hold coffee mornings, raffles and cake sales to show their support of Footsteps Foundation on the 17th May (Footsteps Friday).
Other local organisations getting involved include HR Wallingford, Hallidays, Oxford Brooke’s Nursery and King Alfred’s Sixth Form.
Do you know a school or business that could join the baking deck and participate in Footsteps Friday?
Contact clare@footstepsfoundation.com for more details.
The wacky team at Jennings held a ‘Where’s Wally’ Day in aid of Comic Relief. They kindly donated half of the money raised to Footsteps Foundation.
Thank you to the ‘Wally’s at Jennings; you look great!
Footsteps Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week takes place between the 11th – 18th May and Footsteps Foundation is appealing to individuals to donate an hour of their salary to help a disabled child access the rehabilitation they so desperately need.
During an hour of therapy at Footsteps, a disabled child can achieve 100 steps on the treadmill. By donating an hour of your salary, you can help make this possible.
You can join Footsteps staff and therapists in donating an hour of their salary by visiting our Just Giving page to make your own donation.
A Summer Bazaar is being held on the 16th and 17th May to raise money for Footsteps Foundation.
Thursday 16 May 5 – 8 pm
Friday 17th May 10am – 6pm
The Bazaar is being hosted in The Arched Barn, Kitesbridge Farm, Asthall, near Burford and there will be lots of beautiful items for sale including silk jackets from Jaipur, unique jewellery and eclectic furniture among many other unique items.
It promises to be a fantastic opportunity to buy some beautiful gifts for your loved ones while contributing towards the valuable work of Footsteps.
We are looking for volunteers to help out at some upcoming summer events. They are all exciting, fun events to get involved in so please contact clare@footstepsfoundation.com for further details
Volunteers are needed to help serve behind the bar, help
with the BBQ, as well as setting up and tidying up on the
Thursday and Sunday.
Volunteers are needed to help run a variety of children’s and
adults traditional fun day games and activities including a cake
sale and bouncy castle
Volunteers are needed to help sell raffle tickets, serve teas and cakes, face paint and
steward at this lovely little family festival
Footsteps Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week will soon be here for the second year running. There will be something for everyone to get involved in and we are appealing to families, schools and businesses to help make it a success.
Friday 17th May will celebrate FOOTSTEPS FRIDAY.
It is a great opportunity for schools, companies and families to join together in celebrating the achievements of children attending Footsteps.
You can get involved by:
– Holding a coffee morning or cake sale at work or at your child’s school
– Wearing fancy dress to work or encouraging your local school to hold a non-uniform day
– Entering a team into the Oxford Fun Run on Saturday 11th May
– Donating an hour of your salary to help a disabled child access an hour of therapy
Footsteps Foundation will publically acknowledge all schools and businesses who get involved during the Awareness Week.
For further information about FOOTSTEPS FRIDAY and FOOTSTEPS CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS WEEK, please contact clare@footstepsfoundation.com or call 01865 343851.
Thanks to Joe and Tania Gallagher, whose daughter Olivia attends the Footsteps Centre, Wentworth Golf Club selected Footsteps Foundation for one of their annual charities in 2012.
They recently donated a fantastic £10,000 to Footsteps which will enable a disabled child to complete a full year of physiotherapy at the Footsteps Centre.
Fundraiser Clare recently attended the Golf Club’s charity presentation dinner and thanked all members and donors for their valuable support.
