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A BALD MOVE
Thank you to Dave Winn, house manager of the Southampton Branch of Smiths News, who volunteered to have a full head shave... (more) |
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Setting Sail for AAIR
Thank you to Felicity Gabbay who turned an amazing trans-Atlantic sailing challenge of a lifetime into a fund raising opportunity... (more) |
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Medical students tread the boards for AAIR
Thanks to everyone who played a part in the Southampton University Medics Revue... (more) |
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Pizza Hut Fundraising
Generous staff and customers at Pizza Hut in Hedge End have raised a further £357.50 for AAIR... (more) |
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Royal wedding thank yous
Thank you to AAIR’s friends at Southampton School of Medicine who celebrated the Royal Wedding... (more) |
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Rock salt money raising
Entrepreneurial teenagers Tom Faulkner and Chris Marsh set up a business as a school project to raise money for AAIR... (more) |
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Thank you to Shirley and Terry Vincent
Thank you to Shirley and Terry Vincent who celebrated their Golden Wedding with a £500 gift TO the AAIR Charity... (more) |
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KIDS GET THE BEAR NECESSITIES – THANKS TO SOUTHERN WATER
Buckingham Park Primary School in Shoreham has received the 100th awAAIRe bear teddy with help from Southern Water... (more) |
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Unusual fund-raising ideas net £400
Youngsters at St John’s College in Southsea, Portsmouth, have been presented with seven large, cuddly Asthma Aware bears thanks to fundraising efforts by the senior school pupils... (more) |
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Marathon Rollerskater
Thank you to asthma and allergy sufferer Hazel May who took part in a 26 mile sponsored roller marathon around Goodwood Race Track on quad roller skates... (more) |
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Great South Run
Caroline Fuller's Great South Run has raised an impressive £150 for AAIR... (more) |
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Pull!
Childhood sports day games helped raise money for AAIR when staff at the research department held their annual BBQ... (more) |
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Scaling New Heights
Thank you to the Royal Solent Yacht Club for making me feel so welcome at their prize giving dinner... (more) |
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AAIR Ambassador Joan Whitcher
Long standing supporter and asthma sufferer Joan Whitcher raised almost £2,000 (£1,982.71 to be exact) during 2009... (more) |
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Scaling New Heights
Anthony Pink (plus friends, Toby White, Mark Leggett, Rob Leggett and Stuart Baker) successfully scaled one of the UK’s ultimate challenges to raise £280 for AAIR... (more) |
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Daniel Jolly
Thank you to everyone who has helped raise over £2,000 in memory of Daniel Jolly, 17, who sadly died of an asthma attack last year... (more) |
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Just don’t look down!
“When my staff jokingly dared me to take on the abseiling challenge offered as part of learning at work week I was (eventually) pleased to be able to put my bravado to a good cause. With a prompt retort "I will if you sponsor me", I found my abseil being advertised across the council... (more) |
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Thank
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Tower Party Isle of Wight
John Caucutt kindly threw open his doors at Tower House on The Isle of Wight in support of AAIR... (more) |
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For The Chop
Thank you to Jennifer Marvin who had 20 inches cut off her hair to raise £600 for AAIR and The Little Princess Charity which provides wigs for children suffering hair loss... (more) |
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Mayor
of Test Valley
AAIR is set to benefit from 100’s of fundraising events throughout the Test Valley thanks to a nomination from the new mayor of the borough Cllr Ian
Hibberd...
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Biggest
challenge yet
Asthma sufferer Anthony Pink will be taking on his biggest fundraising challenge for AAIR yet – completing The Three Peaks climb...
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Hamptworth Golf and Country Club
Thanks to new club captain, Andy Lake, AAIR is the adopted charity of Hamptworth Golf and Country Club for the 2009/10 season...
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A Wheely Good Donation
AAIR is donating a £500 wheelchair to be used by the clinical trials patients whose asthma makes the long walk from car park to clinic
difficult...
(more) |
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Fundraising ‘Drive’ Comes to an End
Thank you to Paultons Golf Centre, Romsey, for raising a total £4195 for AAIR...
(more) |
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Fancy
a dip?
While most of us were still sleeping off our Christmas dinner Linda Milburn was braving the icy cold North Sea for a Boxing Day Dip to raise money for AAIR...
(more) |
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Fundraising
Drive
Months
of fund raising at Paultons Golf Centre have
enabled AAIR to purchase more vital equipment...
(more) |
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'Up'
for a challenge?
At
just 10 years old, adventurous Hannah Hewitt has
set a parascending challenge to raise funds for
AAIR...
(more) |
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Donation
From New Forest Golf Club
New Forest Golf Club has raised a whopping £2,200 for AAIR thanks to 2007 club captain Paul
Tatler...
(more) |
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Sticky
Fundraiser
Residents at Cedars Nursing Home are staging regular fund-raising events after choosing AAIR as its charity for 2008...
(more) |
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Four cyclists from Dorest Rough Riders
Four cyclists from Dorset Rough Riders have raised £810 for AAIR after cycling 540 miles through
France...
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‘Bowled’ Over
Atherley Bowling Club closed their indoor season with a sociable charity game which raised £200 for AAIR...
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The Grizzly Run - it’s as tough as it sounds!
Local asthma sufferer Antony Pink has completed one of the toughest running challenges in Europe to raise money for AAIR...
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Medical students tread the boards for AAIR
Thanks to everyone who played a part in the Southampton University Medics Revue, which raised a whopping £1750 for asthma and allergy reseach. |
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A BALD MOVE
Thank you to Dave Winn, house manager of the Southampton Branch of Smiths News, who volunteered to have a full head shave to help raise £220 for AAIR.
Also thanks to night manager Neil Mason for his skills with the clippers! |
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Under sail for AAIR
Thank you to Felicity Gabbay who turned an amazing trans-Atlantic sailing challenge of a lifetime into a fund raising opportunity.
Felicity, from Southampton General Hospital, and her co-sailor Roger Barber took part in the 10th AZAB yacht race, a 45 day event from Falmouth to the Azores.
As well as coming second in their class Felicity raised an incredible £2,500 for asthma and allergy research - one pound for every mile of the race. |
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Pizza Hut Fundraising
Generous staff and customers at Pizza Hut in Hedge End have raised a further £357.50 for AAIR. Staff donated their weekend tips and collected donations in memory of their former colleague, Daniel Jolly, who sadly died following an asthma attack in March 2009. Staff said: “Dan was a really well-like team member and friend,we all miss him.” |
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Royal Wedding
Thank you to AAIR’s friends at Southampton School of Medicine who celebrated the Royal Wedding and raised £197.00 for asthma and allergy research with an ‘AAIR street party’ during their lunch break. |
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Rock salt money raising
Entrepreneurial teenagers Tom Faulkner and Chris Marsh set up a business as a school project to raise money for AAIR in memory of their school friend Robert Anderson, who sadly died following an asthma attack in August 2009, aged just 15. The pupils from Altrincham Grammar School in Manchester sold bags of rock salt during the cold snap last winter raising £50.00. Thank you. |
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Thank you to Shirley and Terry Vincent
Thank you to Shirley and Terry Vincent who celebrated their Golden Wedding with a £500 gift to the AAIR Charity. The generous couple asked friends and relatives to donate money for asthma and allergy research rather than give them gifts.
Shirley, a long term asthma sufferer, came up with the idea as a thankyou for helping her receive a pioneering new asthma treatment. “My asthma meant could barely walk but within 6 weeks of this new treatment I felt so much better, it gave me my life back.” |
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KIDS GET THE BEAR NECESSITIES
Thanks to Southern Water
Buckingham Park Primary School in Shoreham has received the 100th awAAIRe bear teddy with help from Southern Water.
The teddy is part of an asthma awareness campaign launched by Nigel Foss in memory of his daughter Vikki who died following an asthma attack in 2008 when she was 22. Nigel said: “It was lovely to see the 100th bear go out. I’m very grateful to everybody for their support, especially my colleagues and Southern Water which sponsored the latest 15 bears and have raised over £20,000. We wouldn’t be here without their help.” |
Head teacher Louise Swann said: “This is a fantastic way to raise awareness of asthma with our children. So many more children at school have asthma-related illnesses so it’s great to support efforts to hopefully find a cure.”
AAIR patron and TV presenter Fred Dinenage said: “It’s wonderful to know there are 100 bears in local schools, not just giving comfort and pleasure to young children but also reminding them how important it is to look after their asthma symptoms.”
For more information on awAAIRe bear visit
www.awaairebear.com. |
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Unusual fund-raising ideas net £400
Youngsters at St John’s College in Southsea, Portsmouth, have been presented with seven large, cuddly Asthma Aware bears thanks to fundraising efforts by the senior school pupils.
Senior school pupils from Edwin House raised £400 during their annual fundraising week by selling cakes, face painting and plucking leg hair from year 9 boys! The youngsters voted for the money to be used to support asthma research and raising awareness of the condition in the school by purchasing 5 Awaaire Bears.
The charitable Awaaire Bear scheme was created by Nigel Foss after his daughter Vikki sadly died aged just 22 from an. asthma attack in 2008. Vikki was a trainee teacher and had planned to take a similar bear into her first classroom for children to ‘hug’ whenever they felt sad.
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Head Teacher of Edwin House Karen Brown said: “I suggested this charity to the children as I know a lot of them suffer from asthma and they were extremely keen. Watching the pupils receive the bears today was absolutely delightful. They love them and the bears send out a very important message for young children to look after their asthma by remembering their inhalers and taking them properly.”
Tracy Nicoll from AAIR said: “A huge thanks to everyone who helped support this, especially the brave boys who volunteered to have their hair plucked! We are very grateful." |
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Marathon Rollerskater
Thank you to asthma and allergy sufferer Hazel May who took part in a 26 mile sponsored roller marathon around Goodwood Race Track on quad roller skates.
Hazel's marathon skate has raised around £300. Hazel said: "It took me four hours in total to finish the race and was the hardest thing I have ever done but I wanted to show that despite having asthma you don't have to let it get in your way of achieving physical goals'" |
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Great South Run
Caroline Fuller's Great South Run has raised an impressive £150 for AAIR. Caroline said: Who'd have thought a 44-year-old asthmati, who'd never run in her life before could do it?" |
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PULL!
Childhood sports day games helped raise money for AAIR when staff at the research department held their annual BBQ.
Egg & spoon races, tug-of-war, the 3-legged race and raffle together benefitted AAIR. |
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Royal Solent Yacht Club
Thank you to the Royal Solent Yacht Club for making me feel so welcome at their prize giving dinner. It was wonderful to receive a huge cheque for £14,000. This really is an amazing contribution to the charity's research programme. Particular thanks to John Caulcutt and his family for nominating AAIR. |
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AAIR Ambassador Joan Whitcher
Long standing supporter and asthma sufferer Joan Whitcher raised almost £2,000 (£1,982.71 to be exact) during 2009, and £1,000s more since she started supporting the charity many years ago. She tells me that she's determined to make it at least £2,000 in 2010. In recognition of her wishes, part of this money will be used to provide additional asthma training for Respiratory Research Nurse Emma Ray, this will in turn help Emma's work on a study involving 300 severe asthmatics which was established by AAIR's Dr. Peter Howarth.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish Joan a very happy 60th Birthday on March 12th! (Sorry Joan, couldn't resist). |
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Scaling New Heights
Anthony Pink (plus friends, Toby White, Mark Leggett, Rob Leggett and Stuart Baker) successfully scaled one of the UK’s ultimate challenges to raise £280 for AAIR. The Three Peaks Challenge involved reaching the summits of the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales in just 24 hours. Anthony is a great supporter and has done several fund raising challengers for AAIR. |
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Daniel Jolly
Thank you to everyone who has helped raise over £2,000 in memory of Daniel Jolly, 17, who sadly died of an asthma attack last year.
Daniel was a popular A level student at Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh, as well as a member of Fareham and Gosport District Football Club and the Tigers motorcycle display team.
The huge sum of money was raised thanks to Tigers motorcyclists, college friends, pupils from Daniel’s junior school, St Anthony’s Catholic primary School in Fareham, together with memorial donations.
Daniel’s parents Jim and Brenda said: “We would like to thank St Anthony’s, Barton Peveril, The Tigers and everyone else for their generous donations and it showed that Daniel was much loved by everybody.” |
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Just don’t look down!
“When my staff jokingly dared me to take on the abseiling challenge offered as part of learning at work week I was (eventually) pleased to be able to put my bravado to a good cause. With a prompt retort "I will if you sponsor me", I found my abseil being advertised across the council. Now, I am terrified of heights but as the pledges arrived I knew there was no turning back. My daughter then had the inspiration of AAIR as the beneficiary.
On the day I was terrified. As I started the climb up the ladder I wanted to turn back but it wasn't an option. Looking out across Portsmouth was wonderful and then I looked down, the trembling began. The instructors were patient and supportive and then I was off. Bizarrely once over the edge all fear went and I cheerfully bounced and slid my way down although admittedly I finished with a massive sigh of relief.
I had never done anything like this before and certainly never ventured into sponsorship. The fear was worth it, the exhilaration far outweighed the achievement and a good cause benefitted into the bargain. They saying feel the fear and do it anyway was really apt in my case - but I am still scared of heights”
Jan Paterson, 54, raised £374.77 for AAIR. Thank you. |
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FOR THE CHOP
Thank you to Jennifer Marvin who had 20 inches cut off her hair to raise £600 for AAIR and The Little Princess Charity which provides wigs for children suffering hair loss.
Jennifer said: “It was a very liberating, if mildly traumatic, experience but am very glad that I did it. Not only was I able to give far more hair than I had hoped to Little Princesses, but as you can see, I raised far more than I thought possible for a very worth cause.” |
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Tower Party Isle of Wight
John Caucutt kindly threw open his doors at Tower House on The Isle of Wight in support of AAIR . Daughter Sophie was there to lend a hand during this annual fundraising evening of live music. John also took to the stage playing guitar while guests danced and tucked into a hog roast.
John explained: “We chose an asthma charity to support this year because many of my family have been, or are, asthma sufferers. Sophie is affected as is her aunt (my sister) and we wanted to make the occasion in memory of Sophie’s grandmother, my mother, who suffered from asthma all of her life and who passed away this year."
The event raised an amazing £13,500 – one of the highest amount we have received from a fundraising event. Thank you to all those involved. |
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MAYOR OF TEST VALLEY UPDATE
"We have been so busy since May with around 300 engagements to date carried out. Our duties have covered practically everything from visiting hospitals, schools and retirement homes to opening shops and businesses as well as presenting awards. The whole thing has been extremely rewarding and it has been a particular privilege and a pleasure to meet so many unsung volunteers who often work 'below the radar' doing so much work for others. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported our events and fundraising so far and would welcome any new faces at the rest of our events." |
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Hamptworth Golf and Country Club
Thanks to new club captain, Andy Lake, AAIR is the adopted charity of Hamptworth Golf and Country Club for the 2009/10 season.
Andy nominated AAIR because his 3-year-old daughter Holly is an asthma sufferer and says other members have been very supportive of his choice of charity.
The club, beautifully situated on the edge of The New Forest and enjoying some of England’s most magnificent and ancient countryside, is also open to non members. To find out more about the club log on to
www.hamptworthgolf.co.uk |
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Biggest challenge yet
Asthma sufferer Anthony Pink will be taking on his biggest fundraising challenge for AAIR yet – completing The Three Peaks climb.
Anthony, 34, and three friends aim to climb Snowdon,
Scafell, and Ben Nevis July 3rd in just 24 hours. You can sponsor Anthony at his
Justgiving web
page. |
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A Wheely Good Donation
AAIR is donating a £500 wheelchair to be used by the clinical trials patients whose asthma makes the long walk from car park to clinic difficult. Grateful thanks for the funding goes to supporters of The AAAIRE Bear Campaign who took part in a 24-hour bounce to raise the money. |
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Fundraising ‘Drive’ Comes to an End
Thank you to Paultons Golf Centre, Romsey, for raising a total £4195 for AAIR. The Romsey club raises money for a different charity each year but chose AAIR during 2008 thanks to a nomination by club member Clive Downton.
Keryn Chalmers, sales manager at the 27-hole golf centre, said: “Our aim was to reach £4,000 so we’re delighted and would like to say thank you to all the visitors and members who supported our fundraising events, particularly the Ladies and Senior sections.”
The funds have been used to purchase a Computerised Spirometer – a machine which enables asthma patients to receive better and more accurate diagnosis and treatment. |
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FANCY A DIP?
While most of us were still sleeping off our Christmas dinner Linda Milburn was braving the icy cold North Sea for a Boxing Day Dip to raise money for AAIR.
Linda joined 800 other people taking part in Lions Club fancy dress Boxing Day Dip
in Seaburn, Sunderland. Linda said: “The day itself was quite mild for the time of year but the sea, however, was freezing and took away my breath. Although a wave nearly knocked me over as I first dipped into the sea the whole ordeal was a fantastic experience that I will never forget. It was well worth doing I would definitely take part again.”
Linda’s raised £266 For AAIR
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Ken Routledge |
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Fundraising
Drive
Months
of fund raising at Paultons Golf Centre have enabled
AAIR to purchase more vital equipment.
Generous golfers and visitors to the Romsey club have
raised a remarkable £3,888 via a host of golf events
and raffles which teed-off in January, thanks to club
player Clive Downton who nominated AAIR as Paulton's
charity of the year.
The money has now been used by AAIR to purchase a
computerised spirometer - a machine which enables
asthma patients to receive better and more accurate
diagnosis and treatment as well as helping the team
secure funding for crucial medical trials.
Paultons club sales manager Keryn Chalmers and long
serving club members Doreen and Alan Swan visited the
state-of-the-art laboratories at Southampton General
Hospital to see the machine in action. Alan said
"It's marvellous to know that all the hard work
and generosity of people has been so worthwhile. And
it's fabulous to see what an amazing research centre
we have in Hampshire, I had no idea it was so
impressive."
Keryn hopes the club will be on target to raise just
over £4000 by the end of 2008. |
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'Up'
for a challenge?
At
just 10 years old, adventurous Hannah Hewitt has set a
parascending challenge to raise funds for AAIR.
Hannah was asked to nominate a charity to benefit from
the 2009 annual charity sponsored event with 'Humber
Parascending' after raising the most sponsorship
during her 2008 parascending adventure.
Hannah said she chose AAIR because she suffers from
allergies, especially hay fever and asthma. And she
said she highly recommends parascending! "I
thoroughly enjoyed every minute. I felt happy,
confident and pleased when I was in the air."
If you would like to take part in the challenge please
telephone 01962 603018 and ask for Jill. The event is
open to anyone who raised £40 or over. Full details
at www.humberparascending.co.uk |
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- Court Lane Junior School fundraising day - £133.80
- Joan Witcher - £168.50
- Fortis UK Dress Down Day - £550
- Anne Relihan - £50
- Joan Whitcher - £134.50
- Cartridge Recycling - £31.11
- Alan David Wright - £30
- Joan Whitcher - £178.20
- Brea Whitlock - £400
- Geoff & Ross Wort - £20
- Canada Life - £50
- Barbara Hunt - £50
- Mr & Mrs Robinson - £250
- Swift Research - £5
- Raffle & Auction Donations:
- Meachers Global Logistics
- Lee Barfoot
- Peter Lashmar Tax Accountants
- De Vere's New Place
- Fontwell Park & Racecourse
- New Forest Hotels
- Montagu Arms
- Doug Hill - Beaulieu
- Guy Loveridge
- Leiths
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- Bees Marquees
- The Rose Bowl
- Magician Roger Lapin
- Foto Gems
- Paultons Golf
- Motor Sport Magazine
- David Cole - solo sax player
- The Race Centre - Chandlers Ford
- Artist Paul Dove
- Goodwood Revival Runners'
- Elliott Brothers
- Roban James Lighting
- The Morgan Motor Company
- LAT Photographic Digital Archive
- Debbie Lapin
- La Vista
- Abbey Hotel, Great Malvern
- Jaguar Motor Company
- Art Effects
- National Motor Museum
- Tony & Moyra Drake
- Shane Kelly
Your suppoert is much appreciated.
Every penny ensures we remain a world leader in
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Donation
from New Forest Golf Club
New Forest Golf Club has raised a whopping £2,200 for AAIR thanks to 2007 club captain Paul
Tatler.
Paul nominated AAIR to benefit through the traditions of the Club by 'friendly' fines at the end of Sunday morning competitions, individuals donating sweeps from club matches and collections from away fixture pots plus other miscellaneous contributions. |
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Paul said: "I chose AAIR because I suffer from asthma, my two sons have suffered from asthma at points in their life, my eldest requiring three hospital admissions as a baby and also sadly, my father died from an asthma attack at 63 years of age. As I am sure you can understand, asthma has affected my life in a big way and it also affects a large amount of the population, it was therefore an honour to hand over the cheque to Caroline Pope and I would like to extend my thanks to all of those who have contributed."
Paul and AAIR would like to thank all of the members of the New Forest Golf Club for their kindness and generosity in making their contributions. www.newforestgolfclub.co.uk |
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Sticky
Fundraiser
Residents at Cedars Nursing Home are staging regular fund-raising events after choosing AAIR as its charity for 2008.
So far the residents have enjoyed a coffee morning and chocolate fountain day. The next event is a coffee morning on Friday 25 April 10.30am – 12pm. All welcome.
Cedars Nursing Home, Northlands, Landford. SO5 2EJ. |
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Four cyclists from Dorest Rough Riders
Four cyclists from Dorset Rough Riders have raised £810 for AAIR after cycling 540 miles through France.
Martin Zepler, Kim Hills, Martin Marinovic and Andy Web took part in the 3 day road ride from Caen to Beaune in aid of Wessex Heartbeat and
AAIR.
Martin Zepler, who has asthma, said: “We took turns to cycle for an hour while the others either drove, navigated or rested. It was quite tough but there was some beautiful scenery and great camaraderie.” |
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‘Bowled’ Over
Atherley Bowling Club closed their indoor season with a sociable charity game which raised £200 for AAIR. |
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Around 50 members took part, dressed head to toe in red and white to mark St George’s Day. Mal North of the asthma and allergy research unit said: “A great afternoon of bowls was had by all. Marion Collins organized the event in aid of AAIR as she has supported our research over the years by helping us with our clinical trials. This year Marion underwent her 6th bronchoscopy for research, six being the maximum number anyone person can undertake for research.”
This event also marked the end of Marion's year as president of Atherley Bowling Club, the first female to hold the post in the club’s history. Many thanks from AAIR to all who took part. |
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The Grizzly Run – not for the faint-hearted!
Local asthma sufferer Antony Pink has completed one of the toughest running challenges in Europe to raise money for
AAIR.
Antony, 32, from Southampton has raised more than £600 in sponsorship after running ‘The Grizzly’ - a gruelling 20 mile race across some of the toughest terrains in Devon. The route goes through two bogs, four beach runs and steep hills: including a 100-yard near-vertical hill that most runners could only conquer with the help of a rope.
Anthony, a fire prevention engineer and part-time a personal trainer at Totton College Leisure
Centre, said he decided to take on the truly energy-sapping course to prove that asthma need not stop him from enjoying sport: “As an asthma sufferer I know how hard it can be to exercise. I wanted to prove that, with the right training and planning, asthma need not stop people from enjoying practically any sport they enjoy.”
Antony did incredibly well completing the course in 4 hours and 1 minute, particularly as the cold, wet and muddy conditions made for a very slippery course. Fortunately the only problem Antony encountered was when he woke up the next day. He said: “My chest was fine but my muscles were incredibly stiff, in fact I could hardly move.”
AAIR’s fund raising director Caroline Pope said: “I know Antony suffered from
food poisoning just days before the race so this was a particularly incredible achievement. Hopefully it will inspire other asthma suffers to enjoy sport and excise - with the right advice of course.” |
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Antony and The AAIR Charity would like to thank all those people at David Lloyds Southampton, Totton Health and Leisure and Antony’s friends and family for their sponsorship. |
