Sue Farrington is fundraising for The Dame Vera Lynn Trust For Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Raising money for

The Dame Vera Lynn Trust For Children With Cerebral Palsy

Charity Registration No. 1089657

The Dame Vera Lynn School for Parents is a unique service for families of young children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Parents and children learn daily living skills together using the principles of Conductive Education.

The ethos of School for Parents is active learning through play. The children learn alongside their parents using guidelines from the Early Years curriculum incorporated within the holistic practice of Conductive Education

The emphasis in School for Parents is to provide strong practical support for all parents who have children with special needs within a mutually sympathetic and encouraging environment.

The service is provided totally free and is open to all. We receive no statutory funding and rely entirely on voluntary contributions. Your support will directly help a child with \Cerebral Palsy.

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Sue Farrington

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05/08/2014

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Raised: 92%

Target: £3,500.00
Raised so far: £3,205.00

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Skydiving for The Dame Vera Lynn Trust

On Saturday 3^rd October I am doing a tandem skydive from 10,000ft in order to raise money for the Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy a charity that is very important to our family. This was not something that was on my “to do” list, some have questioned my sanity, also senility has been mentioned, but with a grandson (Dominic) who was diagnosed at 8 months, how could I not, and yes I am petrified!!!!!!! My son in Law is joining me on the jump, he felt he couldn’t miss the opportunity to push his mother in law out a plane, he is the envy of all his friends.

The Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children provides the funding for School for Parents which Dominic has been attending for over 2 years now. It is a free to all service which has been a lifeline to Gary & Sarah, Dominic’s parents; it was pretty much the first specialist service they received once Dominic was diagnosed with Dystonic Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. In lay mans terms this means it has affected his motor skills, he is unable to sit independently and is unable to walk but possibly will be able to aided when he is older. He is at a level with his peers as far as his social,language & skills are concerned so we feel very fortunate. School for Parents lifted the doom and gloom which understandably affected the family; they focused on what Dominic could do by breaking down milestones into achievable goals.

The service supports families through the early years and helps to ensure that their child achieves their maximum potential to become a more integrated member of society. The principles taught at School for Parents apply to the families' daily lives at home, school and at play. They are taught with, and through the parents which is incorporated into the children’s routines at home. Conductive Education achieves active purposeful movement and empowers the child to make choices, to become independent and take responsibility for themselves.

The Dame Vera Lynn Trust has full responsibility for funding this service and needs to find more than £300,000 every year through voluntary contributions to secure this vital service.

Dominic thoroughly enjoys his time there and the staff have become very much an integral part of his support system, also friends to Gary & Sarah. Their endless support in many different ways has been invaluable.to the whole family. If you feel you would like to sponsor me any contribution will help to enable more children and parents to benefit from this very unique school. Wish me luck and when you are blessing the harvest on the 3^rd October say one for me as I come screaming out of a plane at 120mph at 10,000ft, freefalling 5000 of them, I will need more than communion wine when I land.

	We heard of your fantastic exploit at the Bowdens Donation by Jonty and Belinda Horne 13/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	We'll be thinking of you! Donation by Jane, Ian, Indiana & Georgia 01/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Just remember, Skydiving is quite safe. It's the sudden stop at the bottom... Donation by Guy Thompson 01/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! The diving should be great; just check the small print, though, sometimes the landing is an optional extra. Donation by Dick Hall 30/09/09
	Donation by neil birkett 29/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Sue, don't forget to pull that red toggle! Donation by Giles Hill 29/09/09	£20.00
	90% survive, so just relax and enjoy it ! Donation by Mike B 28/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	All of us at SLAGS are with you (in spirit), land safely. Donation by Liz 28/09/09	£50.00
	And for your next trick .......!!! We are SO full of admiration for you - hope your buddy is fit! Donation by Dermot & Mary Hill 24/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Your courage knows no bounds! Well done you!! Donation by Charles and Madeline 22/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	look before you leap Donation by kate chessells 20/09/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Dear Sue. As promised when we spoke at the Bowden's. Good luck! David and Penny Donation by David Wright 20/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Sue, a very worthy cause.....and if you see any development sites on the way down, can you take a photo. Donation by Spencer Harvard-Walls 17/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck Sue, you're very brave! Best wishes from Janie and Michael Heard (Design House on Thursday 10th September) Donation by Janie Heard 13/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	We all would like to see you jump but we will probably be able to hear your screams from Winchester. Good luck you can do it once your in the plane! Donation by James Judd 11/09/09	£100.00
	Happy landing, Sue. We are lost in admiration. Donation by roger and sarah shawcross 08/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Enjoy it Sue. For my 13th jump I landed in a tree, but I wasn't strapped to someone who knew what they were doing! Donation by Gareth Hughes 31/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	With love from Miles, Alex, Digby & Maxi, After your fearless "Go Ape" high wires performance you have nothing to worry about! Good Luck! Donation by Miles Smith 31/08/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Sue- You wouldn't be human if you were not scared. Donation by june chilton 29/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Sue! From all at Wizbit. Donation by Wizbit 28/08/09	£25.00
	Sue your are such a brave lady. Neither of us would go anywhere near a hole in the side of a plane, let alone jump. Well done for being so brave and supporting a really worthwhile cause! Donation by Robert and Sarah Bowden 26/08/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck Sue, plenty of G & T before take off Donation by Peter Hancock 18/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Don't look down! Donation by Roy & Daphne 15/08/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	I know you can do it!! Donation by Christine Liddell 14/08/09

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* Total raised online:	£1,745.00
Offline donations:	£1,460.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£437.18

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