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Twice a year during the Spring and Autumn we have a weekend event dedicated to helping bereaved children and their families.
The events give families the opportunity to come together and share their experiences, often helping with the isolation so often felt through the loss of a special person.
A team of dedicated staff and volunteers help support the children and adults through a weekend that can be fun, eventful and emotional. The feedback that Daisy’s Dream receives from these events can be very rewarding particularly when families express the way in which the experience has helped them look towards a more positive future. |
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Some of the events and people that have really made a difference to our fundraising have stories to tell. Raising money and volunteering for the organisation is always a challenge but brings with it a great sense of achievement and experiences to remember! It is always fun and rewarding, if you would like to make a difference please contact us........ |
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The Oracle Charitable Partnership
Daisy`s Dream was delighted to be part of the `Oracle Charitable Partnership` in 2006. We would like to thank the staff and management at the Oracle for all their help and giving us the opportunity to fundraise.
We would also like to thank our hard working volunteers for making it all possible. The five events throughout the year were fun for local children who had the opportunity to take part in different events, just some of these were, colouring in a Daisy, taking part in a quiz, making Christmas decorations and even saying `hello` to our mascot Daisy!
Thanks to the generosity of the shopping public Daisy`s Dream was able to raise a fantastic £6,200!
Thank you to everyone who helped and made a difference.
We are delighted to announce that we have the opportunity to partner the Oracle shopping centre again in 2007! |
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Hydro Active Women`s Challenge 2006
On Sunday 3rd September 20,000 women met in Hyde Park to take part in a 5k fun run raising money for hundreds of charities and remembering their own loved ones.
Daisy`s Dream had a team of 9 volunteers and staff taking part to raise money for bereaved children and their families.
As the team lined up at the start the atmosphere was `charged` and as the starter fired everyone cheered as they passed the start and began the challenge.
Team Daisy all finished in very respectable times as the sun shone and the crowds cheered!
The team have raised a brilliant £900 for Daisy`s Dream through sponsorship.
Thank you to all of you that took part and supported us! |
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Dolphin Nursery
Nicola and Natasha from the nursery took on the challenge of a 65 mile walk from London to Brighton at the beginning of September.
They set off from Trafalgar Square on Friday at 7.30am. After the first day of walking 26 miles they were nursing sore feet and blisters. Saturday brought rain, after 17 miles they stopped for a well deserved lunch. After a rest they were ready for the final stretch - 22 miles!
Finally... reaching the pier they were greeted by friends and family who joined them to celebrate their brilliant achievement with a well deserved glass of champagne!
Casterbridge Nurseries have matched the amount raised and the total figure is a fantastic £3,793.52! Well done! |
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The Oracle Shopping Centre
What a successful weekend! Saturday 23/24 September. A team of volunteers spent their time in The Oracle shopping centre to raise money for Daisy`s Dream. Volunteers stood at the entrances to collect much needed funds to support bereaved children giving out lollies and information leaflets whilst standing with their collecting buckets.
A quiz was also held with local children enjoying the challenge, looking for answers in the shops around the centre.
The event raised a brilliant £620. |
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 | Reading FC in the Premiership!
Daisy`s Dream were delighted to be part of the celebrations with Reading Football Club when the Premiership Trophy visited The Oracle shopping centre on 22nd August! Barclays, sponsors of the Premiership kindly raised money for Daisy`s Dream by taking photographs of football fans with the Trophy.
On the day £640 was raised by the generosity of local people. Barclays have kindly agreed to match £1 for £1 bringing the total donated to a brilliant £1,280!
Thank you to every who supported us! |
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On Sunday 2nd July, 11 brave `Daisy` team members took part in a tandem skydive at RAF Weston on the Green, Bicester to raise money for Daisy`s Dream. The weather was perfect leaving the sky clear and ready for action!
The experience of falling through the air at over 120mph attached to your jump partner by ropes alone is exhilarating and the euphoria that followed on the ground amazing.....
Daisy`s Dream would like to thank you all for your brave determination and spirit.
The team are hoping to raise over £1,500. |
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Netball Tournament
A thrilling netball tournament took place on Saturday 3rd June at Woodford Park in Woodley with 6 teams competing for the ‘Woodford Park Trophy’, the teams played in searing heat determined to raise money for Daisy’s Dream, as Radio Berkshire reported live from the event.
The teams taking part were – The Flops, BBC Radio Berkshire (pictured), All the Gear, But no Idea (the Woodford Park team), AIT, Team Adequate and GMAC-RFC.
The Loddon District Explorer Scouts kept the teams and supporters going by offering much needed refreshments.
The final was exciting with AIT (All in Tights) - who were intending to dress as Super hero’s but ended up as Hawaiians! – determined to win against GMAC-RFC a Bracknell based company.
GMAC-RFC triumphed against all the odds to lift the trophy! The final score was 9 – 6. Cllr Tony Mattingley, the Mayor of Woodley presented the victorious team with the winning trophy.
The event raised a brilliant £300 for Daisy’s Dream.
Thank you to all the teams that took part. |
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The Isle of Wight Challenge!
Our Isle of Wight team completed their challenge event over the weekend - and what a challenge it turned out to be! It became an endurance test through driving rain and 40 mph winds whilst negotiating coastal cliff paths.
One team member slipped down a raveen injuring his leg, forcing him to pull out through injury, and another collapsed at the 60 mile check point at 3am due to exhaustion and dehydration.
Finally, the final Daisy`s Dream team member Simon, made it across the finish line at 6am. He was part of a group of 10 people that finished out of the 25 that started. His feet suffered the punishment of the 72 mile walk and he now needs to recover.
Daisy`s Dream would like to thank the team for their grit, detemination and hard work and wish them all well with thier recovery! |
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