My story

Most of us can probably recall a time our life when realising a particular dream has given us a massive high and kept us smiling for days. Everyone deserves the chance to experience the pure joy of achieving a lifelong ambition, but unfortunately, for many people with a learning disability, this isn’t always possible.

 

'Mission to Lars' is an uplifting documentary feature film about my brother, Tom Spicer.  Tom has Fragile X Syndrome, a sort of autism. All he's ever wanted is to meet Lars Ulrich from Metallica, the world’s biggest heavy metal band. After 20 years and 10,000 times of asking me when he was going to meet Lars, I finally cracked.  And so, accompanied by myself, and our younger brother Will, Tom embarks on a transatlantic quest to find his much obsessed-over hero.

 

Anyone who sees ‘Mission to Lars’ will see how much meeting Lars meant to my brother and I want more people to experience this euphoria. This is where you can help.

 

All money raised will ensure that more people with a learning disability get the support and mentoring to achieve their dreams.

 

You can watch the trailer here

 

 

My charity

Mencap

Mencap

Charity Registration No. 222377

Mencap wants a world where people with a learning disability gain an equal right to choice opportunity and respect. The charity believes that people should have equal opportunities in education, work and in playing a full part in the community. They believe that support for the families and carers of people with a learning disability is vital to achieving their vision

Donations 33

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Donation by jo d on 24/04/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 23/04/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

You're an incredible family and an inspiration to us all. TED TALKS needs you!

Donation by Kathleen Baird-Murray on 15/11/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Such a great thing to undertake, thank you for putting this out there for "the rest of us."

Donation by Alex Sadowsky on 07/10/12

£10.00

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Thanks so much for allowing us to show *Mission To Lars* at the Play.com Office. We loved it! Bring on the DVD release, you have a queue of buyers!

Donation by Jo Christy on 24/09/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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Came to see the film at the Cube. Loved it!

Donation by Mandy Stone on 21/09/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Richard promised to win me an overweight Ukrainian at the auction last weekend, but as he failed, here's some cash anyway.

Donation by Paul Harris on 17/09/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Richard Hamblin on 17/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Thanks for coming to Dundee. All power to the Spicers.

Donation by Shona Main on 24/08/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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keep up the good work !

Donation by Anon on 21/08/12

£10.00

Donation by Banu Phillips on 25/07/12

£10.00

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Not much hard with extange rates we are doing it tough.

Donation by Bronwyn on 25/07/12

£2.00

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Bravo!

Donation by Jane Wolfson on 25/07/12

£25.00

Fantastic film! We thoroughly enjoyed your journey together. Good luck with the fundraising.

Donation by Lucy Fisher on 22/07/12

Having worked with those on the 'spectrum' for years I am in awe of the tremendous effort to realise your brother's dream!- such fantastic siblings!

Donation by Carole Ryan on 21/07/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Geraldine McCartney on 12/07/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by b spicer on 12/07/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Big congrats on all your hard work, and a great film out of the back of it. I knew Will would eventually do some good with his life!

Donation by corey adcook on 09/07/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 04/07/12

£5.00

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Well done for everything you have achieved so far. You have started a revolution xx

Donation by Amy Spicer on 03/07/12

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Loved the film, well done. Good Luck reaching your target for a very worthy cause x

Donation by Jessie Simmons on 02/07/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Amanda Goom on 28/06/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Deborah Greenwood on 28/06/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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A fiver is not a lot, but a lot of fivers is...

Donation by Kate Spicer on 28/06/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Fragile X is part of our lives. Thanks for making such a wonderful film.

Donation by Alexa Wilson on 28/06/12

£25.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$814.12
  • Offline donations$38,280.25
  • Text donations$45.48
  • Total raised$39,139.85
  • Gift Aid$159.19

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