Direct Debit are giving a Big Break to one lucky charity by donating £2,000 to the organisation that gets the most votes. Sums of £1,000 and £100 will also be donated to other charities.
Please vote for Footsteps Foundation by visiting the Big Break website. Voting will end on the 31st March.
The children at Stadhampton Primary School donated money raised from the ticket sales of their Christmas performances last week. They chose to support Footsteps Foundation because they wanted to help make a difference to the lives of the children who come to the Footsteps Centre.
Clare was invited to talk to the children about Footsteps during their assembly and they were particularly interested in hearing about the Spider and seeing lots of photos. The children raised a total of £420 through their Christmas performances; their donation will help children with neurological disorders to reach their full potential by contributing towards the cost of the Footsteps therapy programme.
The Footsteps team would like to thank all of the staff, parents and children at Stadhampton Primary School for all of their hard work.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
The Adidas half marathon takes place on 3rd March 2013, at the historic Silverstone motor racing circuit. Footsteps Foundation has 2 places available for next year’s race and is looking for runners to take up the challenge.
Whether you are attempting your first half marathon, or using this event as a training run for the Virgin London Marathon, this race is for you. Get in touch now by emailing clare@footstepsfoundation.com
Henley Choral Society are hosting a Christmas Carol Concert in aid of Footsteps Foundation.
The event will take place on Tuesday 11th December at 8pm in St Mary’s Parish Church, Henley-on-Thames
Tickets are £12 each or £8 for under 18’s. They are available from Jan French on 01491 572795.
Footsteps Foundation’s fundraising committee organised a coffee morning at The Red Lion pub in Chalgrove on 26 October. Lots of home-made cakes were donated and guests had plenty to choose from. Committee member Jenny also held a cake sale at work and the two events together raised a total of £466 for Footsteps. Thank you to everyone involved in making it a success.
Pip and Clare attended the OCVA Charity Awards at the Town Hall in Oxford on the 23rd October. Footsteps Foundation was nominated for the ‘Charity of the Year’ Award and received a special mention on the night.
It’s been a busy week at the Footsteps Centre! We have just finished filming for our first professional film which documents the lives of Footsteps families and shows how the Footsteps therapy programme continues to make a positive difference to the lives of many children.
Thank you to all those who have contributed to the project and a special thanks to Tracy Christie for volunteering her time and expertise to the project.
We are very excited to see the finished product at the end of the year! And if that’s not enough, we will soon be working with a group of students from Oxford Brookes University who will also be producing a short film for Footsteps. Watch this space!
The Goring & District Lions Club invited our Fundraiser Clare to attend a dinner evening on Monday 8th October. After a superbe meal, she was given the opportunity to talk about Footsteps and the difference we can make to families with disabled children. She walked away with a generous donation of £1,500 from the Club which will fund a three week therapy session for a local child and also contribute towards the Equipment Bank Project. Thank you to all of the Lions for their contribution to Footsteps Foundation!
Now that London 2012 has come to an end, here is your chance to get your hands on some Olympic memorabilia. We have a signed postcard from the one and only Olympic Gold Medallist and Cycling Champion Chris Hoy. (The card was signed shortly after the Beijing 2008 Olympics.)
Please go to ebay to make your bid. It will be available on eBay between 12th-22nd October.
All proceeds will help a disabled child to reach his or her full potential.
