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Kirsty Ashton M.B.E's Fundraising Page
£93,793.70 raised of £175,000.00 target
82 donations
My Target:
£175,000.00
£93,793.70 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/kirstysstory
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Kirsty Ashton's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text ABTD97 £10
to 70070
My story
Thank you for visiting my fund raising page.
Please dig deep and sponsor me online. What am i raising money for? Why am i raising money?
The first mission is Lapland
I am trying to raise £75,000 to send 100 poorly children to visit the real Santa in Lapland.
I manged to raise the £75,000, By December 2008, so that meant I could send 100 very poorly children to visit Santa in Lapland. Thank you for all your help and support in this.
BUT NOW
I am trying raise £100,000, for 30/45 families and the poorly child to have a five day brake at Centre Parc's, Sherwood Forest. This 5 day brake will give the families of the poorly child some quality time together away from the hospital. I want the week to be filled with fun and adventures for the children and there families, an holiday to remember.
Why give them a wish?
Some of these children don't have very long with us and having a wish granted for them really does give these children something to look forward too.
I have been, I know what it is like!
I have been one of them children to have a wish granted so I know how much it helps and knowing my wish was going to come true helped me cope with a very difficult year.
My Dream
My dream now is to make wishes come true for other poorly children while they still have some quality of life left to enjoy the experience. To read more about me and the charity please go to my web site www.kirstysstory.co.uk
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: When You Wish Upon A Star will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
So please sponsor me now and help a child's dream come true.
Many thanks for your support.
My gallery 1
My charity
When You Wish Upon A Star
Charity Registration No. 1060963
When You Wish Upon a Star are a small charity whose primary aim is to grant the Wishes of children between the ages of 2 - 16 years old suffering from life threatening illnesses. All children have Wishes but for these children and their families that Wish is so much more precious and for the duration of their Wish, these children are able to forget about hospital routines, doctors, gruelling treatments and have the chance to smile, laugh and enjoy life like any other child. Wishes are varied and far reaching. For some it is a trip to Disneyland in Florida or Paris to meet their favourite characters and for others it is the chance to get up close to a favourite pop star of sporting hero. Some children just want books or toys, whilst others want a computer to catch up on school work or keep in touch with their friends. Whatever the Wish, wherever possible, When You Wish Upon a Star will aim to make that Wish come true.
Donations 82
Donation by Norman Plumb on 27/01/12
£225.00
+ £56.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Jo Houghton on 18/01/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Hi Kirsty, Congratulations on your MBE, you are an inspiration to all other young people in Wythenshawe. I hope you reach your target xxx
Donation by Claire Draper on 01/01/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 31/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Keely Graham on 31/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Matthew Hone on 31/12/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Just seen you on the news, you're an inspiration to many. Well done.
Donation by L Johnson on 31/12/11
Hi Kirsty, Just read about you receiving the MBE. I also suffer from scoliosis and think what you are doing is wonderful. Best wishes for 2012!
Donation by Gareth Morgan-Jones on 31/12/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Stan Wroe on 03/11/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Thom Stone on 26/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Just heard about you on Radio warrington. I was intrigued so I Googled you and eventually got here. Well done Kirsty. Lots of love for you.
Donation by Crewe Guy on 28/12/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 07/11/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
This is a very worthy cause, we will never forget our experience and the families we met. Keep up the good work Kirsty, well done xx
Donation by janet hall on 31/10/10
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
a birthday gift to my beautifull niece emily, lots of love. best of luck on your trip kirsty, your doing something very special xx
Donation by Anthony Priest on 02/10/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Kirsty ,you are doing a fantastic job,hope you have a very happy future.Ray xx
Donation by Ray Hartle on 13/07/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
You are truly an inspiration! I hope that you reach your target! =)
Donation by Joshua Atkins on 18/04/10
£5.00
What a brilliant endeavour! I'll be back to donate again when I can - you're an inspiration!
Donation by Claire Thornley on 05/01/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Well done, keep the spirit and Good Luck!
Donation by Marie Rundqvist Grahn on 11/10/09
£50.00
What a great idea - hope you reach your target
Donation by Sue on 17/08/09
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
You are very brave - best wishes to you and your charity
Donation by Tamara (Quolette) on 22/05/09
£10.00
Kirsty you are a remarkable young woman, lots of love Kay
Donation by K Waltho on 05/04/09
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Well done Kirsty, this is an amazing thing, those kids are so lucky to have someone like you
Donation by Dan Fleming on 27/02/09
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
hi kirsty hope i know its a little amount but i hope it helps those lil kids get there dreams come true. well done kay keep it going hun love you lots
Donation by James Mason on 01/02/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Because I did see you on NoelsHQ and at first I heard our shared surname, but once I listened to your story I wanted to help. Good Luck Kirsty!
Donation by Steve Ashton on 22/01/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
well done! Such a great thing you are doing!! x
Donation by stealey on 19/01/09
£5.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£4,067.70
- Offline donations£89,726.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£93,793.70
- Gift Aid£820.56
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