Gary Francillia is fundraising for The Dame Vera Lynn Trust For Children With Cerebral Palsy

Gary's skydive

DVLT Skydive

on 03/10/2009

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Gary Francillia

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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Gary Francillia

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Raised: 88%

Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,320.00

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My story

On Saturday 3^rd October I am doing a tandem skydive from 10000ft 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. I am doing the jump with Sue Farrington, Sarah’s mum and yes I will be making sure I am going out 2^nd so I make the most of the opportunity of pushing my Mother in law out of a plane!

The Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children provides the funding for the School for parents service which Dominic has been attending for over 2 years now. It is a free to all service has been a lifeline to Sarah & me and was pretty much the first specialist service we received once Dominic was diagnosed with Dystonic & Spastic quadriplegia. The service supports families through the early years and helps to ensure that their child achieves their maximum potential and becomes a more integrated member of society.

In the School for Parents the principles are applied to the families' daily lives at school, at home, and at play. They are taught with us as parents and incorporated into Dominic’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

DVLT has full responsibility for funding this service and needs to find more than £300000 through voluntary contributions to secure this vital service every year, so every penny helps!

Dominic thoroughly enjoys his time there and the staff there has become very much an integral part of his support system and friends to us. Their endless support, in many different ways, to the whole family has been invaluable.

They would really appreciate any donation ( large or small!! ) you can make to sponsor me and it will also also help spur me on to doing the jump.

Thank you very much for any donation large or small!

Gary

	Hope you survived! Donation by Ed Currie 16/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck. Donation by Philip Eade 02/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	God luck Gary, wish I had the bottle xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Donation by Jacqui Burke 16/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	well done - enjoy the experience, we'll be there to catch you when you land!! And don't push too hard - she's my mum as well! Donation by Gary and Vanessa 11/09/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Best of Luck! Donation by caroline sotiris 07/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Paul Pearce 05/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Hey Gary - Good luck with the jump and look after your mother in law! Your son is a real cutie. Keep in touch. x Donation by Nancy Maher 03/09/09	£50.00
	Good Luck with it Gary I'm sure marathons are easier! Donation by David Maher 01/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Enjoy.... and wrap up warm!! Donation by Lisa Lambert 31/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	As a dad to a little boy with special needs too I know how much support organisations like the DVL Trust provide. Enjoy your jump! Donation by Alan Goodsell 29/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Don't look down! :-) Good Luck! Donation by Shelley Davidson 29/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Sue! We'll keep an ear out for the scream . . . Donation by Simon, Jo & Esme 26/08/09
	Best of Luck Gary! Donation by Dave Hart 25/08/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good luck!! Donation by Jason 25/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck Gary, jumping out of a plane!! You are a braver man than me fella! Donation by Eamon & Samantha Caughey 25/08/09
	Gary, hope it all goes well. enjoy the jump! Donation by Dave Jenkins 23/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck...... Hope it all goes well and don't forget to pull the cord!!! Donation by Matt & Kirsty Payne 23/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Hope you raise the the full amount and more xxx Donation by Zoe Richardson 20/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Gary all the best, be right behind you (with a little push)..make sure you strap on firmly...oooops your secrets out-) Donation by tom montella 20/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Gary.Well done Dominic, you are an inspiration. Donation by Gerald Baffoe-Bonnie 19/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Gary, it was the bit about pushing the mother in law that swung it! Can you take mine as well - without a chute?? Good luck Donation by Bronwen Smewing 18/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to you both! Donation by Ruth Daly 18/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	treble if u do it without the parachute..... Donation by lee holloway 17/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck mate, hope you reach your target!! Donation by Ian Petherick 17/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Gary. Great cause. Donation by Anonymous 17/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck. Don't let Sarah pack your 'chute! Donation by Anthony Drewery 17/08/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	A fantastic thing to do & for a most excellent reason but the fact remains that you are both mad! Donation by Nuffy & Tim 17/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Hope they can find a jump buddy your size! Enjoy. If not close your eyes and think of Dom! Donation by Ange n Dave 16/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Howard Watts 13/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck jumping out of a perfectly good airplane - rather you than me :) Donation by Gary Payne 12/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£830.00
Offline donations:	£490.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£220.00

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