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Whizz-Kidz teams with Cofacio – a new way of giving by “micro-fundraising”

Posted on September 9th, 2010

New online platform, Cofacio – where users accrue ‘points’ for helping each other – has signed up mobility charity Whizz-Kidz as its latest partner.

Cofacio, going by the strapline ‘the help engine’, works by users of the site getting awarded ‘points’ every time they answer or ask a question of the community, and are thanked for helping someone else. These points are converted into a personal ‘fund’ – and members themselves decide where to cash-in their points, supporting one of four current charity partners.

Users of the site can sign in using their Facebook or Twitter log-ins, and are automatically set up with a profile to begin ‘micro-fundraising’ – that is completing …

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Whizz-Kidz needs You for the ‘Blue Peter Go Cardz Appeal’

Posted on September 2nd, 2010

Whizz-Kidz is Blue Peter’s Appeal Charity this year and we really need you to help volunteer to make it a success!
What’s the new Appeal all about?
For 2010/2011 Blue Peter and Whizz-Kidz are asking children to make Christmas cards, which will be sold in selected Tesco Superstore and Extra stores nationwide – subject to availability -with all proceeds going to Whizz-Kidz. Cards will be available for sale at Customer Service Desks and at in-store cafés.

The aim is to raise funds for 100 Whizz-Kidz Wheelchair Assessment Clinics across the UK. These clinics will benefit 400 children by allowing them to obtain wheelchairs more quickly to enjoy a …

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Cardiff man hits £2k in personal wheelchair challenge for Whizz-Kidz

Posted on August 12th, 2010

Nat Rowson, 30, from Canton in Cardiff, was diagnosed with a tumour in his spinal cord two years ago this month – now a wheelchair-user, he set himself a personal challenge to raise funds for young people who struggle to get the equipment that has given him his independence.

Nat’s challenge saw him race 10k around the Llanelli Coastal Path in his wheelchair on Saturday 17 July, where he doubled his target and raised over £2,000 for Whizz-Kidz!

He explains;

“I chose to do a 10K because I wanted to do something that was a real challenge, and it certainly was! There were a few big …

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Whizz-Kidz fundraiser wins Sports Tours International NYC package competition

Posted on August 6th, 2010

Whizz-Kidz fundraiser Adele Young, 32, of Maidenhead, won a Sports Tours International competition for an all-inclusive New York Marathon package – by recounting an amusing tale about her fundraising.

Yahoo account manager Adele told how she once stood on the platform at London’s Paddington railway station in a cheerleader’s outfit and wearing yellow tights…as commuters streamed by throwing quips and comments her way.

She explained: “I commute into London everyday and always see people at the station trying to raise money for charity. I just wanted to stand out.

“A friend suggested we raise money wearing the cheerleading costumers which matched the colours of my chosen charity, Whizz-Kidz. The yellow tights were …

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Whizz-Kidz calls for ‘young inventors’ to help shape technology

Posted on August 2nd, 2010

Whizz-Kidz wants YOU to send in your invention ideas for new technology that could help in your everyday lives – and they could be picked to be brought to life!

You can send them directly to us via the new Whizz-Kidz Young Inventors website.

They could be things to help you at school, at home, or things that make having fun even better.  If your idea is chosen you will be invited to the ‘Healthcare Innovations Expo’ in London, where you will be able to see technical drawings of your invention and be involved in developing them into reality!

Be creative – write your ideas down, scan in your drawings, or …

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