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Fund Raising - Jack's Appeal
Our fund raising began 26th February 2008 below is a list of our fund raising activities so far:


Sunday 30th March 2008 - Car boot sale at Burscough

Saturday 5th April - Steve & Kath Featherstone very kindly had a collection at their wedding reception and raised £141. Thank you so much to you both! (Please visit our thank you page)

Sunday 4th May - Fund raising party at the Keepers on Woodhouse Lane organised by Paul James and his wife Sharon, live entertainment throughout the day, bingo and snail racing, a great day had by all. A huge thank you to Paul & Sharon and the fabulous entertainment.

Tuesday 13th May - Body Shop Party at Douglas Bank on Woodhouse Lane, Thanks to everybody who came along to show their support, we raised £42 on the night and received £45 in donations. Many thanks to Gill Baxter for a great night.

Sunday 25th May - Sponsored walk from Southport to Wigan organised by Uncle Matt & Auntie Gill

Saturday 31st May - Sharon will be doing her sky dive at Black Knights Parachute Centre in Cockerham. Good luck Sharon!! Your a star x
Sharon has done her first Sky Dive, she was absolutely brilliant see Sharon's Sky Dive page

Saturday 31st May - Fancy dress pub crawl in Wigan - Volunteers needed Please contact Alison 07847 432884 - bancroft73@btinternet.com
We have done our fancy dress pub crawl around Wigan see Fancy Dress Pub Crawl page

Tuesday 3rd June - Shelagh Weston had a raffle in her Hair Salon (Scissors in Rainford) and raised the fantastic total of £220 WOW!! Thank you Shelagh that's fantastic!!! A huge big thank you to Shelagh, Marie, Nicky and all the customers at Scissors.

Saturday 7th June - Irish night at St Cuthberts club Wigan. This was a brilliant evening by all accounts and £500 was raised for Jack's appeal. Thank you so much to everybody at St Cuthberts.

Friday 13th June - Fund raising evening at St Jude's Catholic Club Wigan. This evening was arranged by Sharon & Paul Bradbury (See Sharon & Paul's page) coming soon

Saturday 21st June - Sponsored bounce by Jack's Cousins Lauren & Megan & friends

Saturday 21st June - Fun Day at The Last Orders Kitt Green Wigan, Ten pin bowling, sponsored leg wax, sumo wrestling, and Dj. This day has been organised by Paul & Claire from Last Orders, Thank you very much to you both.

Sunday 22nd June - Fun day at The Beech Tree pub - Beech Hill Wigan with Bouncy Castle, face painting, raffles and auction. We will be auctioning a signed LFC shirt on the day.

Sunday 6th July - Sponsored hike up the highest mountain in Engalnd & Wales- Snowdon (Any volunteers)
www.hightrek.co.uk/climbing/peak/routes.htm WOO HOO WE DID IT ! Pictures coming soon.......

Wednesday 16th July - Balloon launch at St Anne's Primary School, St Anne's have been a fantastic support to Jack since he started at school, and we are very grateful for this opportunity, thank you!

This event has been sponsored by
Manufacturers of rope based play equipment to the commercial playground and leisure industries. A huge thank you to Leroy and all at TayPlay for your generosity and support, and for making this day possible.

Saturday 26th July - Lindsey & Sam's Wedding day! Lindsey & Sam dedicated the evening of their wedding reception to raising funds for Jack, they auctioned a signed Wigan Rugby shirt which was sold for £300 and raised a massive £682.57 on the night, thank you so much! and congratulations to you both xx


Thursday 7th August - Pool competition at The Beech Tree - What a great night! Wendy & Terry have to be the best Landlady and Landlord ever. Thank you to everyone who took part in the competition and who bought raffle tickets on the night. £150 was raised for our little fella!

Saturday 6th September - Sponsored bike ride from Skipton to Wigan

Saturday 6th September - Sponsored swim at Lake Windamere done by Joe Coy. Thank you so much for your support.

Friday 31st October - An evening of entertainment with Rif Raf (Fantastic group) and the Spidermen at Rainford Ex Servicemen's Club. An evening not to be missed!

Saturday 14th February - Valentines dinner & dance, at Childwall Golf Club.

Tuesday 28th July - Ann Summers Party - A big thank you to Maria Smallman for hosting an Ann Summers Party at her house to raise money for Jack's Appeal. Maria had her Ann Summers Party and £ 48 was raised for Jack's Appeal. A big thank you to Maria and everybody who helped raise funds for Jack


COMING SOON - DATES TO BE CONFIRMED:


  • Fishing match

  • Football match

  • Sponsored walk Southport to Rainford

  • Race night

  • Sponsored Bungee

  • Sky dive No 2

  • Maj & Uncle David's sponsored leg wax (they don't know about it yet) Ha!


Our fund raising total so far is
£27,230.37
03 October 2009




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