Thanks for becoming part of our family.
Thank you so much to husband and wife team
Marcus and Laura Leverton, who, along with their
dear friend and Emmerdale actor, Rik Makarem,
raised a whopping £7000 for us at their black tie
event on Friday 5th February at The Red Lion Pub
and Bistro in Chesterfield.
The Levertons stayed at Treetop House in August
2009 when their son, Harry, was in intensive care
after contracting three viral infections that caused
problems with his breathing.
Pic Caption: (L-R) Marcus Leverton, Harry Leverton, Ann Wyatt ,and Laura Leverton. (Photo credit: Derbyshire Times).
_____________________________________________________
A big thank you to the Hatchman family for their ongoing support.
They recently presented us with a cheque for £2500 at Stevenson House. Jon, who regularly uses the house, raised the money at his local school, Chatham Grammar School for boys. The school held a ‘Chatham Grammar School’s Got Talent’ day based on the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent and charged people to enter an act and also to watch.
Pic Caption: The pupils of Chatham Grammar School present a cheque to The Sick Children’s Trust. (L-R) Jack Boland, Lee Head, Jonathan Hatchman, Lydia Solomon, Community Fundraiser for The Sick Children’s Trust, Connor Wilkinson, Marian Taylor, Pastoral Manager at Chatham Grammar School.
_____________________________________________________
Four University graduates took on the massive challenge of cycling across the USA to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust last summer!
George Stancliffe, Freddie Athill, Alex Kinloch and Phil Lis cycled 4,000 miles from East Coast to West Coast, camping in tents along the way.
The boys felt compelled to raise money for The Sick Children's Trust after visiting one of our ‘Homes from Home’ and witnessing first hand the important work we do.
The cycle began at the end of June 2009 and finished just two months later. Visit their website www.theamericanexpress.co.uk for further information on the challenge and read their blog detailing the adventures they had along the way. Thank you for all your efforts!
_____________________________________________________
Thanks so much to former Acorn House guest Natalie Snaddon for organising a series of charity nights called ‘Thank you for the Music’.
Natalie and her family stayed in Acorn House when her daughter Georgia was diagnosed with Leukemia 5 years ago and was receiving treatment at Addenbrookes hospital. Thankfully Georgia is now in remission and the family decided they wanted to give something back to the place that helped them through their tough time.
They chose to organise a musical themed fundraiser because of Natalie and Georgia’s shared love of musical theatre.
The event took place on the 17th, 18th and 19th September 2009 at the Norwich Puppet Theatre and they raised a fantastic £2,643.86. For more information visit www.puppettheatre.co.uk
Photo:
Community Fundraiser, Lydia Solomon (centre) with Georgia Snaddon (left) and a member of the Musical.
_____________________________________________________
A big thank you to the Braisby family and Richard Hill
who, as well as donating much needed household
items to Treetop House, managed to raise £1,850 by
dressing up in a Santa outfit and taking our collection
bucket out to 14 separate events in December.
They stayed with us in July last year when one of their
twins was poorly and we are very grateful to their support.
Photo:
Jason Braisby, Ann Wyatt, Treetop House Manager and Richard Hill
_____________________________________________________
Thank you to Doosan Babcock’s who kindly donated £900 to The SCT from their ‘Site Safety Fund’. For every month they are accident free an amount is added to the fund and employees can nominate a charity to benefit. A big thanks for this fantastic donation!
Photo:
Sue Cartwright, House operations Manager, The SCT
Nigel Tranter, Lindsey Oil Refinery General Manager
Keith Swaby, Doosan Babcock Site Manager
_____________________________________________________
A huge thank you to Fiona Lok who, with the help of her local church group, has managed to raise an amazing £515.00 for The Sick Children's Trust. The money was raised through a Pampered Chef party and a sponsored walk.
Fiona decided she wanted to do something to help after her son Samuel was born with a cleft lip and she and her husband were able to stay at Acorn House while he had surgery to correct this.
Our thanks go out to Fiona, and everyone who was involved in the fundraising, for this wonderful donation.
_____________________________________________________
Thank you so much to Colin Hart for organising a Charity GolfDayon May 9th at Hunley Hall Golf Club, North Yorkshire to raise money for The Sick Children's Trust
Colin was moved to help after his granddaughter Molly was ill at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle and her parents were able to stay at Crawford House. As a result Colin has requested that funds raised from the event go directly to Crawford House.
The day was a huge success and raised £1,147. On top of this Barclays Bank have very kindly agreed to match this amount, making the total an incredible £2,294!
A huge thank you goes out to Colin and to everyone who supported him on the day.
_____________________________________________________
Thank you to the Alnwick Lions Club who have raised £1000 for Crawford House following a picnic day at Hulne Priory in Hulne Park. The Alnwick Lions Club raise money for local good causes throughout the year.
Graham Luke, a member of the Alnwick Lions, works for Northumberland Estates and was inspired to raise money for Crawford House after his colleague Lisa Cumming used the facilities.
A fabulous day was had by all, which resulted in a fantastic donation!
______________________________________________________
Thank you to the Sellafield Contractors Group Charity Committee whose fantastic £2,000 donation will enable us to refurbish a bedroom at Crawford House by paying for new windows and carpet.
Bev Lofthouse presents the cheque to Crawford House Manager Gail Stonley.
______________________________________________________
A huge thank you to Eddie and Veronica Yarwood from Cumbria, who have completed a 97 mile trek along St Oswald’s Way in Northumberland.
They began their walk on Monday 27th April and over the course of a week they walked the coastline of Northumberland from Holy Island in Lindisfarne to the beautiful countryside surrounding Hadrian’s Wall!
The Yarwoods received a lot of support from sponsors and have managed to raise a whopping £723.00 which will all go towards the running costs of Crawford House in Newcastle. Well done Eddie and Veronica!
______________________________________________________
Thank You to Cummins of Darlington who donated £1,100 to The Sick Children's Trust from their social fund.
From left to right - Ian McMahon, Gail Stonley (House Manager at Crawford House) and Malcolm Ivison.
______________________________________________________
We would like to thank Wooden Spoon (the rugby charity) for its generous donation of £15,000 towards much needed refurbishments at Acorn House. The grant paid for:
-
New carpet in 9 bedrooms, lounge, playroom, office, hall and stairway
-
2 Induction hobs and accessories
-
New cooker and microwave
-
9 wicker chairs
-
2 garden benches
-
2 leather settees for lounge
-
3 chairs for quiet room
-
Kitchen blinds
-
Lounge curtains
The grant from Wooden Spoon has made a tremendous difference to Acorn House and the comfort of families staying at the 'Home from Home'. We were delighted that Peter Scott MBE, Life President of the Wooden Spoon, was able to open the project and unveil the fabulous transformation to Acorn House at the end of November 2008. We would particularly like to thank the Wooden Spoon Cambridgeshire Committee.
______________________________________________________
Helen & Philip Carter organised a Ladies Night at Philip's Masonic Lodge in Ascot. They raised a brilliant £1250 through a raffle and other activities at the event. The Sick Children's Trust is close to their hearts as they stayed at one of our houses when their son was receiving hospital treatment 11 years ago. A really big thank you to everyone involved for making the night a great success!
______________________________________________________
The SCT would like to say a really big thank you to Mary Clark for all her great fundraising and training efforts in the London to Paris cycle challenge. She did a fantastic job and should be very proud of herself!
Mary says ' This was a wonderful experience for me as I have never done anything quite like it. The physical challenge was hard, but I was pleased with how I did. I found the last part of the ride very emotional, a few tears were shed at the Eiffel Tower. If anyone is thinking of doing this trip I would say yes, go for it - but train hard first!'
_____________________________________________________
A big thank you to the Morley family who managed to raise a fantastic £1250.00 for The Sick Children's Trust. The money was raised through a karaoke, raffle and auction night.
Mum, Siobhan, decided she wanted to do something to help after her son Blake had his toes cut off by a lawn mower and she and her husband were able to stay at Treetop House two years ago.
Our thanks go out to Siobhan, and everyone who was involved in the fundraising, for this wonderful donation.
From left to right: Ann Wyatt, Treetop House Manager, Tracey Davis ( who helped organise the event), Siobhan Morley (mum of Blake), Yorkshire Air Ambulance representative (also collecting a cheque), Fran from hospital charity (also collecting a cheque) and
Blake Morley (front row).
_____________________________________________________
Thank you to Mitch Steele and his friends who undertook a gruelling 175mile bike ride and raised a staggering £856 for The Sick Children's Trust!! Mitch wanted to support us after his daughter Natalie stayed in Crawford House when her son was receiving treatment at the RVI, Newcastle.
