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Rod Stewart Fan Club Charity Fundraiser

The Rod Stewart Fan Club held a three day event at Walsall Football ground in March and a fantastic £4,134.00 was raised! Mary, Rod’s Stewart’s sister (pictured), attended as the Fan Club’s special guest. Mary and her son choose Whizz-Kidz to benefit from this years fundraising event. Rod’s posessions along with some of his gold discs, silk and velvet suits were up for auction. They also raffled off some of Rod’s memorabillia. Thank you to the Whizz-Kidz Rugby team for volunteering on the night and the Rod Stewart Fan Club for their kind donation. The event was great fun and raised a fantastic sum!     

 

Fullhurst Community College 

A special thank you goes to Fyona and Fullhurst Community College in Leicester for raising a fabulous £826! Whizz-Kidz Ambassador Fyona, inspired her school to raise funds for Whizz-Kidz after receiving her very own special Whizz-Kidz wheelchair.

Sea Cadets from Walton-on-the-Naze

21 Sea cadets and staff from Walton-on-the-Naze completed a sponsored wheel chair marathon from Walton Pier along the sea front promenade to Clacton Pier. This was a total distance of 7 miles in very strong winds making the challenge even harder! Commanding Officer Lieutenant Gary Dodd said, the wheelchair marathon had given the cadets taking part a small insight into the life of a wheelchair user. Well done to all of those who took part and a massive thank you! The cadets have set themselves a further fundraising challenge in September 2011 to support Whizz-Kidz when they will take part in the Great River race, rowing 21 miles along the river Thames.

Redbridge College

Redbridge College have recently raised £2,000 for Whizz-Kidz! The students organized a variety of fundraising events including a fashion show, inflatable boxing, a sports day and a quiz! What a tremendous effort made by everyone involved and an amazing amount of money raised! Thank you students of Redbridge College!

 Neil Leighton

 A massive thank you to Neil Leighton who recently completed a sky dive in order to raise funds for Whizz-Kidz! Neil raised a total of £120! Well done!

 Bag it up!

Volunteers in the North West are getting together with their neighbours and friends, to pack up all their old textiles to donate to Whizz-Kidz! Volunteers have been cleaning out their closests and donating their clothes, shoes and textiles they no longer need. There are clothes banks all across the North West so you can join in to! Some locations include:

B& Q Depot, Delph Lane, Newton Road, Warrington, WA2 8RD

 Bents Garden Centre, Warrington Road, Glazebury, WA3 5NT

Leigh RUFC, Hand Lane, Pennington, WN7 3NA

 Doctor’s Nook Car Park, Church Street, Leigh, WN7 1AY

Rugby Spring Fair

Volunteers all over the country are always setting up stalls at fetes and fairs raising much needed and vital funds for Whizz-Kidz. You to can hold a charity stall in support of Whizz-Kidz! Contact your local regional fundraiser for more information.

We really can’t thank all of our supporters enough for their generosity and commitment to Whizz-Kidz, your gifts are invaluable to us. Why not get your family, friends, school or club involved in some fun fundraising activities? Call 020 7233 6600 or email us