Footsteps Foundation is delighted to have been chosen as the supported charity for the 2011 Dorchester Festival taking place Friday 29th April—Sunday 8th May 2011. The ten day bi-annual festival of music and art is set to draw crowds and raise money for Footsteps Foundation. Previous performers have included The BBC Elstree Concert Band and The Tallis Scholars, with book readings and activities for the children there is also a craft fayre and live music in several locations throughout the village of Dorchester. For more information visit www.dorchesterfestival.com and put the dates in your diary.
Author: clare morley
Calling all Marathon Men and Women
Six men and women took on the task of the British 10K in July raising over £2000 between them. This year a large amount of fundraising has been done through sponsored marathons. In 2011 we are fortunate enough to have obtained a much sought after Silver Bond place in the Virgin Lon- don Marathon and are looking for a runner to raise a minimum of £2000. We also have another six places for the British 10K 10th anniversary marathon next year. If you are interested in taking part please contact polly@footstepsfoundation.com. We are now registered with Virgin Money Giving as well as JustGiving to make all your online donations easier.
Footsteps February Coffee Morning Month
Invite to all Footsteps Mums, Aunties, Sisters, Grandma’s and Friends. During February we are asking Footsteps families to hold a coffee morning/nearly new sale in aid of Footsteps Foundation. What better excuse for a post Christmas catch up, chin wag, gossip & chat.
Enter our £1 Champneys Draw.
The winner will receive a Luxurious Champneys Gift Set.
For more details or to hold a coffee morning contact polly@footstepsfoundation.com OR 01865 858382
Calling all 2011 Runners!
We are now recruiting runners for our marathon places in 2011.
We are fortunate enough to have a silver bond place in the Virgin London Marathon for 2011.
We also have six places available for the 10th anniversary British 10k run in London.
If you are interested in taking part or would like more information please get in touch.
New Faces at Footsteps
A warm welcome to Fiona Savory one of our new Footsteps therapist.
Fiona joins us with a degree in Physiotherapy from Brookes University Oxford.
Having recently travelled with an ‘ around the world’ ticket, highlights included the Angkor Wat Temples in Cambodia, the amazing scenery in New Zealand and a very snowy Yosemite National Park in California.
Fiona’s hobbies include horse riding and volunteering with Riding for the Disabled. She is a keen runner and loves wildlife photography.
When asked about joining the Footsteps team Fiona said, “ I am really excited to be joining Footsteps, and working with fantastic people,
learning new therapy skills from experienced therapists and to be
working in an intensive therapy envi- ronment making a real difference to children’s abilities and skills.
”We also welcome Beata Kwiecinska to the Footsteps team. Beata returns to us after having worked with the Footsteps team 3 years ago. Beata has recently relocated to Abingdon from Bristol with her husband and 17 month old son.
Fiona & Beata join are existing therapists Filip, Gosia, Asia, Adam and Jurek.
Footsteps supported by Play2give
Footsteps Foundation is delighted to be supported by Oxfordshire’s Play2give. On Saturday 23rd October Play2Give will be hosting a charity night at The Bowyers Arms in Radley. Money raised on the night will go to Footsteps Foundation & The Oxford Children’s Hospital (CHOX) Play2give was set up three years ago by Andrew Baker who was treated at The Oxford Children’s Hospital when he was younger, with the help of others #play2give organise charity events. The evening will include disco/karaoke, bingo, raffles, auctions, fireworks and a buffet plus lots more. Tickets sold in advance please contact : play2give@hotmail.com
Golfers Swing into Action & Raise a Wedge
The Swindon Business Golf day held at Wrag Barn in July raised £1445 for Footsteps Foundation. The day of golf and evening of raffle prizes and auctions was organised by Sharon & Rodrigo Villegas who after visiting Footsteps decided to support us through their love of Golf.
13 teams from around the county took part in the day dodging the showers and wind. Whilst the Footsteps team didn’t walk away with a team prize, our Footsteps fundraiser’s dad, Chris Gibson won the putting competition on his first attempt – Well Done Dad!
A flag signed by Padraig Harrington was auctioned for £200 and a football boot signed by Cesc Fabregas sold for £250. A big thank you to Fish Bros (Honda) for sponsoring the event, and to Fotographica for donating a percentage of their takings from the team photos sold.
Henley 5 Smash 3 Peaks Target
In June five Henley mums completed the 3 peaks challenge in 26 hours after having a bit of a hick up when their driver got lost on the way to Scarfell Pike!
The team of five lead by Joanna Bailey were over the moon to have completed the chal- lenge and to have received so much support from family and friends in raising so much money. “We began hoping to raise £3,000 but the final tally is over £7,000.”
The top of Ben Nevis was cold, wet and windy. Having climbed Snowden first, set- ting off at 6am and then driving over to the Lakes to climb Scarfell they began Ben Nevis at about 3am. The final walk started in rain which then turned to sleet further up the mountain.
“We had managed to get about 4 hours sleep between Scarfell and Ben Nevis so it was a bit of a slog but there was no way any of us were giving up.”
St Lawrence Centre Opens
Footsteps Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of the St Lawrence Centre. From the 23rd August 2010 the addition of two new therapists to the team means we will be able to see up to 40 more children a year. Sessions will continue to take place at Footsteps and the St Law- rence Hall situated a short distance from the current centre. With ad- ditional parking facilities, families will still be able to use the family room at Footsteps. Bookings for the new centre will still be made through the Footsteps office and those on the current waiting lists will be contacted in the first instance to confirm availability.
We are all extremely excited about this small but significant expansion to Footsteps and we look forward to seeing more of you.
Footsteps Father’s Jump for Chloe
Footsteps father Nick Streeter will be embarking on the jump of his life when he throws himself out of a plane with the Red Devils next August. Nick’s three year old daughter Chloe suffers from an undiag- nosed genetic disorder and attends Footsteps. Nick says “ the impact Footsteps has had on our lives as a family has been incredible, Chloe has started to take a few steps and her confidence has soared”. Nick’s fundraising target is £500 and when ques- tioned about his training methods he said “ the only training i’ll be doing is a couple of pints in the pub before hand for dutch courage!”