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Update: Charlotte has now completed her challenge & collected her medal!

It is a great pleasure to let you all know that Charlotte succesfully completed her challenge and was presented with her medal on 5th November at Stoke Mandeville Stadium by Tony Gibb Olympic and Commonwealth cyclist. She enjoyed the huge round of applause and we are all very proud of her. The day was a great success with so many children with physical disabilities completing their 'Mount Everest' challenges. The children and the staff are an inspiration to us all.

Thank you so much for all your support.

Caroline, Richard, Amelia & Charlotte

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Our daughter - Charlotte

As many of you know, our daughter Charlotte was born 8 weeks premature, along with her sister Amelia, in August 2007. Charlotte was the recipient of twin to twin tranfusion and suffered brain damage. She was in and out of hospital in her first few months and then had daily seizures and suspected encephalitis (brain inflamation) when she was 5 months old.

Charlotte has neurological problems, global developmental delay, hypermobility, hypotonia and the motor disability cerebal palsy (the physical disability affecting movement as a result of damage to the brain). She continues to require many trips to hospital and a daily regime of physiotherapy. If you’ve met Charlotte you’ll know that she’s a very happy and loving little girl, but she struggles with acquiring some of the basic skills we all take for granted. 

What is so special about the PACE centre that Charlotte attends?

Along with support from our family, our nanny and the NHS, Charlotte receives support once a week from an amazing centre for disabled children, called the PACE centre (http://thepacecentre.org). PACE is a charity based in Buckinghamshire that gives developmental assistance to physically disabled children who find learning everyday skills difficult. PACE believe in each child's abilty to learn despite their disability and provide an inpsirational environment, motivating children with physical disabilties to work hard at achieving goals. Help includes physical, social, communication, academic and self-care skills. The centre helps the children learn to say "I can try, I CAN do it". The children at PACE develop a positive attitude because they are learning in an environment where everyone believes in their abilities and has high expectations of them.

What is Charlottes challenge?

To raise funds for the wonderful work that PACE do, Charlotte has been tasked with a challenge to walk 20 steps independently through a narrow channel, and step up and over 5 box steps along the way and her target date is a special “Children’s Challenge” day at Stoke Mandeville Stadium the week of 5th November.

Doesn’t sound too tricky for a two year old, but standing up and walking a few steps for Charlotte is pretty hard as she has very poor balance, co-ordination and low tone.

How can you help support  the PACE centre?

We would really appreciate your support to raise money for PACE and enable the charity to continue the good work. At the last Children's Challenge time in 2007 an incredible £70,000 was raised by 40 families. This money paid for the cost of early year's provision for the whole of 2008. The 2009 events will be aiming high...to pay for the cost of helping their biggest number of children and families through outreach and follow up.

We’re keen to get Charlotte chasing after her sister Amelia, and the work PACE do with her every week is really important in helping her, and the other children they support, so anything you could give would be very much appreciated.

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So please dig deep and donate now.

Thanks again in advance.

 

Richard, Caroline, Amelia & Charlotte

 

 

 

Hope you raise lots of money! Donation by Rakhee Unadkat 23/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations on your success! Well done one and all. Probably faster than a certain number 5 ever managed on the pitch too. Donation by Adrian Stocks 18/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Charlotte Donation by Colin and Joan Stutt 12/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Charlotte Donation by Nick and Vera 12/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

All the very best of luck Donation by Jon Scott & Charlotte Vigier 05/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Charlotte Marcus Donation by marcus bambury 05/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to Charlotte, and our love to all the family. Beckie & Martin. Donation by Beckie Howell 03/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck, Charlotte. Ian and Edith Donation by Ian Craig 02/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Caroline, what a beautiful little girl you have. Best of Luck Charlotte. Donation by Julia, Matt & Elizabeth 31/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Charlotte. Donation by Natalie Wharton 31/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck, Charlotte, and have fun. Love from Karon and Iain Donation by Karon Gray 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Small steps get there in the end. Love from us both Donation by Ann and Clive Fewins 27/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck Caroline, just do your best. Donation by Christine Emmett 27/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Charlotte! Love Andy, Bec, Ruby and Anna Donation by Andy Ward 27/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Charlotte Donation by Alan Atkins 26/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

We will be rooting for Charlotte Donation by Love John and Margaret xxx 26/10/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

You can do it Charlotte! Thinking of you all. Donation by Rach, Si, Oliver & Lucinda xx 25/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck Charlotte and love to Amelia xxxxxxx Donation by Christine BATTY 23/10/09  

£15.00

Good luck Charlotte, lots of love Fran, Simon and Estelle xx Donation by Fran 23/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Charlotte, wishing you all the best. Donation by Roger Haycock 22/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Charlotte, I'm sure you're going to make mummy, daddy and Amelia very proud. Donation by Mario Angeli 22/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck Caroline, Charlotte is in my thoughts- Donation by Geeta Gandhe 22/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck Charlotte!! Donation by Anne-Marie Malley 20/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck Charlotte. This will be your first ever mountain climb but we know you can do it Donation by Bob and Joy Wilson 20/10/09  

How could we resist that cute smile. All the best Rob, Jo, Oliver & Chester Donation by Robert James 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Charlotte go! Donation by Farrah, Kathryn & Michael 19/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Charlotte! Donation by Iona Smith 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Keith Leslie 16/10/09  

Only too pleased to support such a charity and a beautiful little girl. Donation by David & Pauline Lambert 15/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Best of luck Charlotte.... just think of all the sweeties mummy will have ready for you at the finish line! Donation by Sally Baker 15/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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