Category: Fundraising

The Marlborough School in Woodstock selected five local charities to be the beneficiaries of their Charity Week in November 2013 and Footsteps Foundation was one of the lucky five!

We were invited to get involved in the action by participating in the Fun Run around Blenheim Palace and making a presentation to the pupils. It was great to engage with the students during the charity week and together they did a fantastic job of raising over £7,000 for charity, £1,175 of which was donated to Footsteps Foundation. Thank you!!

After indulging in lots of treats over the Christmas period, what better time of year to start thinking about getting fit and staying healthy.

If you are up for a challenge, we can help you achieve this goal in 2014. Footsteps Foundation has limited Guaranteed entry places for the following events:

– adidas Silverstone Half Marathon – 2nd March 2014

– London British 10k – 13th July 2014

For more information about either of these events and others in the pipeline, take a look at our Challenge events page or contact Footsteps Foundation on 01865 343851.

The Footsteps team wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year!

We look forward to seeing old faces and welcoming new families to Footsteps in 2014.

Thanks to the support of Rowse Honey, we were able to buy all of the children on session 17 a Christmas present. The smiles on their faces say it all!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Thanks to the Oxford Freemasons, some of the children at Footsteps were given the opportunity to attend the Kenton Theatre’s Christmas production of Aladdin. There were lots of laughs, songs and ‘He’s behind you’. It was a great end to the last Footsteps session of the year.

On Saturday 7th December, Footsteps volunteers took over the tills at Waitrose in Wallingford and helped to pack the bags of busy Christmas shoppers. Santa’s little helpers did a fantastic job at collecting money and over the course of the day we raised a total of £624.18! Thank you to everyone who helped and donated.

The Radcliffe Orchestra did a fantastic job at entertaining its audience of around 140 people on Saturday 9th November. They played music from Beethoven, Chopin and Brahms which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.

Footsteps Foundation would like to thank Grundon for sponsoring the costs of the event. Thanks to their support, we were able to provide wine and refreshments at the post-concert reception, which seemed to go down well with the musicians and guests.

Our volunteers were brilliant. They helped sell tickets, organise the raffle, present gifts to the orchestra and prepare the food and drink. We couldn’t have done it without them!

Special thanks to The Picnic Hamper, Waitrose Headington and all of the local companies who donated gifts and prizes for the event. We raised just under £1,500 for Footsteps Foundation which will contribute towards the cost of therapy for disabled children in need of financial assistance. Thank you to everyone involved in making this possible.

The Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon takes place on 2nd March 2014, at the historic Silverstone motor racing circuit. Whether you are attempting your first half marathon, or using this event as a training run for the Virgin Money London Marathon, this race is for you.

Footsteps Foundation only has one Guaranteed Entry place left for the 2014 race so if you would like to get your hands on it, email clare@footstepsfoundation.com for further details.

Once it is gone, it is gone, so grab that place while you can!