Category: Fundraising

THE DIDCOT 5 – SUNDAY 6TH JULY 2014

The Didcot 5 is the biggest running event in Didcot with up to 500 runners and several more spectators, and this year Footsteps Foundation is benefitting from the proceeds. There are two options: the fabulous 2 mile fun run for adults and children, or the full flat 5 mile one lap route. The race starts from Willowbrook Leisure centre in Didcot. More information can be found at www.didcotrunners.co.uk/didcot5.php

OXFORD HALF MARATHON – SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2014

We are excited to be partnering with the Oxford Half Marathon this year and have a limited number of charity places available. If a run around the beautiful city of Oxford takes your fancy, please get in touch with us for further details – info@footstepsfoundation.com

The 25^th May marked the 2014 Wallingford Thames 10k run and this year Footsteps Foundation are set to walk away with a percentage of the profits. Over 500 runners participated and there was a great atmosphere throughout the morning.

The day was made extra special by having some of the Footsteps children there to give out medals to the runners as they crossed the finish line. The children, along with our volunteers did a great job at representing Footsteps. A special thanks to the Thames run Committee for supporting Footsteps Foundation this year, and also to Jaguar Energy Drinks for providing items for the goody bags. Thank you to everyone involved in the event.

The 25th May was a busy day as the Footsteps team were also involved in a fantastic concert in Henley that evening.

The Missouri State University Concert Choir travelled all the way from the USA to put on a number of concerts around the UK. Their performance in Henley-on-Thames certainly pulled in the crowds and received some fantastic feedback. The talented 50-voice choir helped to raise over £900 for Footsteps Foundation which will help to fund over 18 hours of therapy for disabled children at Footsteps. Thank you to everyone who organised and attended.

So all in all, the 25th May was a successful day for Footsteps Foundation.

This year’s Footsteps Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week has been the biggest and best yet…

Seven local companies, including Hallidays, GTI, Pöyry, HSBC Abingdon, Barclays Wallingford, Asda Living and the Environment Agency, raised over £850; three schools, including St. Birinus C of E Primary School, Dorchester Pre-school and The Manor Preparatory School, raised over £250 and a number of generous individuals donated an hour of their salary, raising over £700. In addition, we received a £250 donation from The Lions Club of Abingdon towards the awareness week.

We have now smashed last year’s total and have raised over £2,000 with more money still to come in.

It was an inspirational week as we shared some stories of the progress achieved by children and families benefitting from the Footsteps therapy programme. All the money raised during the week will financially support these families through intensive physiotherapy at the Footsteps Centre. Thank you for your support.

This year’s Wallingford Car Rally on Sunday 11th May was a great success, raising just short of £10,000 in total. Footsteps Foundation was the principal charity so we were there all day selling hot dogs and raffle tickets, running a children’s tombola and face painting and of course, collecting lots of money with our buckets.

Fundraising Manager, Clare, even volunteered herself to be rescued and cut out of a car by the Emergency Services. The display certainly attracted a lot of people and luckily Clare got out of the car in one piece!

We also had the privilege of awarding a prize to our favourite car of the day. A beautiful white Rolls-Royce, owned by a local resident, stole our hearts.

After a successful and exciting event, Footsteps Foundation raised just over £5,000, which will help to fund therapy and specialist equipment for children with neurological disorders. We wouldn’t have achieved this without the support of our fantastic volunteers, the event committee and the generous public so thank you to everyone involved in helping us raise this fantastic amount. It was great to be part of such a well-established and fun local event!

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, HENLEY-ON-THAMES

SUNDAY 25TH MAY, 7.30PM

The Missouri State University Concert Choir are travelling all the way from the USA to put on a number of concerts around the UK. We are delighted that they are stopping at Henley to perform a concert in aid of Footsteps Foundation.

The polished 50 voice choir, which has been acclaimed as one of America’s outstanding choral ensembles, will be bringing an engaging repertoire of a cappella choral music which includes Bach, Holst, Victoria and Schoenberg as well of some American repertoire and spirituals which we rarely have the opportunity to hear in the UK.

Tickets cost £5 and are available from Footsteps – call 01865 343851 or email info@footstepsfoundation.com for further details.

This is a concert not to be missed – we hope to see you there!

This week is FOOTSTEPS CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS WEEK and we will be celebrating the progress and achievements of the children and families that attend the Footsteps Centre.

We are appealing to individuals to help these remarkable children to take their first footsteps by donating an hour of their salary to the cause. During an hour of therapy at Footsteps, a disabled child can stand unaided for a few seconds and even take their first independent steps. Your donation could help a  disabled child to achieve one of these memorable milestones.

To donate an hour of your salary, you can contact Footsteps Foundation direct on 01865 343851 or donate online now. Thank you for your support.

The SS Philip and James School in Oxford organised a Salsa event to raise money for Footsteps Foundation as they have seen how Footsteps has helped class mate Jacob Wright.

The event included 53 children, five teaching staff, one member of the office staff, one caretaker and the head teacher! One teacher says that everyone really enjoyed it as they got their legs and arms moving to the Salsa beat! There was a great buzz and the children were very proud of themselves.

Before they started Jacob explained what Footsteps has done for him saying
“They help me learn new things like crawling and walking better,
because my legs are wobbly sometimes”

Thanks to everyone involved!

The Manor Preparatory School’s FOTM committee organised a Family Quiz night back in March and raised just under a whooping £900 for Footsteps Foundation.

They even held a competition to make the best ‘Spider’ Check out the winning team..

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, HENLEY-ON-THAMES

SUNDAY 25TH MAY, 7.30PM

The Missouri State University Concert Choir are travelling all the way from the USA to put on a number of concerts around the UK. We are delighted that they are stopping at Henley to perform a concert in aid of Footsteps Foundation.

The polished 50 voice choir, which has been acclaimed as one of America’s outstanding choral ensembles, will be bringing an engaging repertoire of a cappella choral music which includes Bach, Holst, Victoria and Schoenberg as well of some American repertoire and spirituals which we rarely have the opportunity to hear in the UK.

Tickets cost £5 and are available from Footsteps – call 01865 343851 or email info@footstepsfoundation.com for further details.

This is a concert not to be missed – we hope to see you there!

Thanks to Jaguar Energy Drinks UK, all the runners taking part in the Thames 10K Run will get a Jaguar can in their goody bag!

Jaguar Energy Drinks are sponsoring this year’s event and they would like us to help them get lots of Facebook likes so please like their page.

The Thames 10k run is fast approaching but there are still places available for those interested in taking part.

You can sign up for the race here and if you choose to raise money for Footsteps Foundation, you can direct your friends and family to make a donation through our Justgiving page.

Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you on the 25th May at Howbery park.