Well we achieved the run and managed to raise £4117.06!!!! FANTASTIC! would like to say a HUGE thank you to all the runners that did the run and also the people that sponsored us! so know fingers crossed the charity that helps with finances will also help us in getting the wheelchair for Jacob.

THE SOUTH GREAT RUN!!!

Well its been a while since we have done another charity event, read below an update on how Jake is doing .. or visit his website www.smile4jacob.co.uk. With the last load of charity events we did we managed to raise enough money to get Jacob the 2 stem cell treatments he needed and 3 lots of Stem cell physio, £30,000 was raised then and we thank all of you that helped us achieve that! (as you can see as kept the page as a running total)

BUT now Jacob needs a new wheelchair ..... that costs £26,000! it is a wheelchair that will enable Jacob to be more independant as he is know 12 going on 13!! time flies!

It is a chair that is electric and also goes to standing position etc ... BUT these things arnt cheap! so some of us are doing the run to raise money so we can Jacob this chair!

The run is on Sunday 28th OCT in Portsmouth .... good luck to all the runners! and thanks so much in advance to the sponsors!

(see bottom for breakdown of offline donations)

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Thanks to Katrina Earley School of Dancing for the money they raised at their recent show - Scheherazade - we hear it was brilliant!

Also - The EVENING OF DANCING & ENTERTAINMENT at the Wessex was A MASSIVE SUCCESS!!!!

EVERYONE HAD A GREAT NIGHT AND WE RAISED LOTS OF MONEY TOWARDS TREATMENT!! THE GRAND TOTAL HAS NOW BEEN CALCULATED AND WAS £4900.00 (AFTER HOTEL COSTS). BRILLIANT!!!!!

Thanks for Everyone who came or donated xxxx

Contact vivgalpin@aol.com for more information - Thanks xx

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Jacob Whitehouse from Bournemouth, was diagnosed in OCT 2009 with a debilitating rare brain condition called Adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD. The family were told that Jacob had approx 2 years to live! Within a year of this illness it changed his life and that of his family.

We have been raising funds towards groundbreaking stem cell treatment in Germany and intense physiotherapy sessions - Jacob has know had two stem cell treatment and three intense courses of physio, on top of that the family have researched this disease inside and out and Jacob is on a low fat diet/special supplements/holistic treatments etc and the family are always looking at ways and means to stop this disease from spreading. Jacob last Oct 2011 had another MRI and the MRI showed that the disease HASNT SPREAD! which is unheard of! They believe it is a result of the stem cell treatment/physio and all the supplements/diet etc they have been doing. Jacob know has his own website www.smile4jacob.co.uk which documents all what is happening and how Jacob is progressing etc, explaining all the treatments etc he has, in the hope that this disease stays at bay, and also by doing the website helping other families in the same situation, being faced by a Doctor to be told your son has 2 years to live! is the worst news for any parent to face and unfortuntaely the NHS cant do anything so through trying to help Jacob they hope to also help other families. But all treatments etc are funded by the family, it is all done off the families own back, so every bit that goes on Just Giving helps with that.

The family hope that by continuing the treatments etc they are doing that Jacob can have the best quality of life as possible and continue to improve. Jacob know attends Victoria school, a special and amazing school dealing with all kinds of disabilities etc and he is doing very well there. When Jacob was first diagnosed he went down hill very fast, from running around 9 year old boy, to wheelchair bound, not able to speak, eat,swallow,move and walk. NOW Jacob although still in a wheelchair has all the mouth functions back, although his speech is still slurred he can still talk slowly, eat,drink etc ... and Victoria school have been teaching Jake to walk again ... please see the pics updated, so Jake goes from strength to strength, and without all of your help this wouldnt be the case. We thank you ALL from the bottom of our hearts.

All donations made on this page to the charity, A Smile for a Child, go directly into Jacob's Trust Fund.

Through different fundraising events we hope to get Jacob the treatment he needs!

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

Best Wishes from Jacob's Family and the Stourfield Mums.

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LIST OF FUNDRAISING!

£68.00 FLUFFY HEART APPEAL // £100.00 DONATION FROM BEV // £216.00 BRITISH LEGION RAFFLE // £7.00 FROM CHILD'S MONEYBOX! // £240.00 SCHOOL CAKE SALE // £50.00 POPCORN SALE // £115.00 AMANDA QUIZ NIGHT // £30.00 LITTLEDOWN CHQ // £145.00 ROTARY CLUB // £21.00 JAY'S BAY RUN MONEY // £700.00 APRIL'S LONDON FAMILY // £100.00 BEARS HIDEAWAY // £1739.00 SCHOOL FUN NIGHT - INCLUDING LOTS OF DONATIONS!! // £74.00 WESTBOURNE ROTARY // £100.00 NICOLE // £195.00 AMANDA QUIZ NIGHT // £1050.00 STOURFIELD INFANTS ART SALE // £200.00 S.F.I POPCORN SALE - //£160.00 AMANDA QUICK NIGHT // £140.00 SAMS MARATHON JOG FOR JACOB // £80.00 80's AEROBICS CLASS // £1350.00 SCHOOL FUN NIGHT // £200.00 ZOES MARATHON JOG FOR JACOB // £70.00 AMANDA QUIZ NIGHT // £5000.00 DONATION // £4117.95 JOG FOR JACOB // £370 AMANDA QUIZ NIGHT // £300.00 FULL HOUSE MAG // £100.00 2 CONNECT 2 // £1250.00 BARCLAYS BANK // £1065.00 STOURFIELD SCHOOL BONFIRE NIGHT AND CAROL SINGING AT TESCOS! // £250.00 HSBC PRICE MATCH // £340.00 KATRINA EARLEY -  BERNIC £1000, STOURFIELD JUNIOR £167.06, MARTIN AND FAMILY AT VICTORIA SCHOOL £300, £100 PETER AT FROSTECNIC, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

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