Raised: 75%
Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £7,494.51
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My story

 

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

As many of you will already be aware, my son Oscar has autism.  TreeHouse is the national charity for autism education and they are based in Muswell Hill,North London.  TreeHouse runs a school for 68 children with profound autism.

We will often go to Richmond Park as a family at weekends and Oscar loves riding behind me on his 'tag-along' bike. He's also doing really well riding a trike independently at school. He can pedal and steer and just needs to learn how to brake! With better cycle equipment, more TreeHouse students will be able to enjoy riding as well.

To raise this money, I have organised a ‘Cycle Challenge’ to be held in Richmond Park on Sunday 7 June 2009. The Cycle Challenge will involve Oscar and other TreeHouse children riding a full lap of Richmond Park as a relay. Some of our children can ride a few hundred metres unaided; others may only manage a few metres but the challenge will be to complete the course as a team! 

We are aiming to raise £10,000, which will provide a suitable number of new bikes, trikes and tandems and will also benefit the new bike rack that is being installed.  The bike rack will protect our equipment and will also benefit the children’s road safety and cycle training.

TreeHouse has been a wonderful experience for him and for us as parents. The energy, care and support that Oscar gets from his teachers has always been outstanding. I hope that we can give something back to the school through this Cycle Challenge.

Special thanks go to Pashley Cycles and Evans Cycles for their generous support.  Please visit http://www.pashley.co.uk and www.evanscycles.com  for more information.

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So please sponsor us!

Donation by Claudia and Sascha 26/08/09  

£25.00

Better late than never. Donation by Nick Blow 17/08/09  

Well done Francesca and Anya. Lots of love Louise, Alex, Claire and Kathy xxxx Donation by Louise Thomas 18/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Francesca and Anya and everyone else who took part in the cycle Donation by Sarah Cowley 07/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hey Jacka, I am so proud of you and the other children too! I am not so close, but still love you! Well done! Andrea Donation by Andrea Araujo 06/07/09  

Hope you can take part next year Bobi Donation by Autnie Mariea 05/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Congratulations! Donation by Laura Etherington 17/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

What a great idea - I love cycling too! Donation by Katy Hickman 16/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations - sorry I missed the envent, it looks like you had a lot of fun! Donation by Julie O'Sullivan 10/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Sorry I didn't get to the Challenge, The pictures look great! Donation by Ian Wylie 10/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done on completing the race. So proud of you all! Donation by Emma Douglas 10/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congrats to Jackson and friends! Donation by Clare Conry & Paul Hancock 10/06/09  

£20.00

What an amazing achievement for all these Tree House children. Well done Francesca, we are so proud of you! Donation by Sue Cope 10/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Jackson! Great work. Donation by Mig 09/06/09  

£20.00

Well done all especially Francesca and Anya Donation by the Hogans 09/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

great performance! Donation by nick sharp 09/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Jacka Donation by stubarry 09/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

well done, hope you didn't get too wet Donation by Natacha 08/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Francesca, Anya and all the other cyclists. Donation by Helen Style 08/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Paddy B 08/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well pedalled Jackson! Donation by Ant Phillips 08/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Francesca, Anya and everyone else taking part! Donation by Peter Hookham-Miller 08/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Anya and Francesca Donation by Fung Siu 08/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

in lieu of our pitiful no-show! well done everyone Donation by Virginia and Danny 07/06/09  

£100.00

Yellow jersey for Jackson!!! Donation by Anne Mannion 06/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to Oscar and all the other TH pupils. What an amazing event. We hope it doesn't rain on you! From Oscar's teachers in 2o Donation by Lisa, Annie, Laura, Dan and Annick 06/06/09  

£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by ela 06/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

GOOD LUCK OSCAR Donation by PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERIORS 05/06/09  

£100.00

Allez les rouleurs Donation by Rupert R-T 05/06/09  

£198.00 + £55.85 Gift Aid

Good Luck to everyone taking part! Donation by David & Heather Brint 05/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £6,454.51
  Offline donations: £1,040.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £1,269.09

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