Category: Fundraising

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!”

After a double booking and last minute race to find a replace- ment spider Itsy Bitsy the Chilean Rose Tarantula raised eye- brows as well as temperatures during a sponsored Tarantula hold on Saturday June 19th in Wallingford. Deputy Mayor Imran Lokhon, Former Mayor Lynda Atkins, seven girls from Cranford House Girls’ School in Moulsford, and Footsteps fundraiser Polly Gibson braved the hairy Tarantula for one minute each. Mem- bers of the audience were also invited to hold Itsy Bitsy, a 93 yr old lady made the trip especially to hold Itsy, and one young lady only agreed to do it if £50 was pledged by her husband! Even the Mayor of Wallingford Bernard Shaw joined in the fun by timing the event and even having a little hold himself. Former Mayor Lynda Atkins said “ Itsy and I got on so well I held him for longer than the designated minute, I wanted to prove a point to all those who doubted I could do it”
The group raised over their target of £1000. A big thank you to Itsy Bitsy and his handler Carol Jones & to the Corn Exchange, Wallingford for the use of their Auditorium.

Wallingford’s annual Blues & Beer Festival took place on Friday 4th & Saturday 5th June. The festival was setup to promote music and raise money for local charities. This year Footsteps Founda- tion and the Wallingford School Fun band were chosen as the benefitting Charities .
The Weekend was headlined on Friday night by Paul Jones and The Blues Band, who played to a packed out Regal Centre. Wal- lingford School Fun band provided music on the Saturday after- noon alongside local girl Jodie O’Callaghan, and the weekend was rounded off with Cry Baby & the Hoochie Coochie Boys and the small but powerful Connie Lush.
With over 40 barrels of Beer on offer and a BBQ the weekend was an outstanding success. Funds raised will be collected at a presen- tation evening on September 11th.