MC Charity Walk 2012 - C3 House
C3 House is raising money for Marlborough College
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Every 5 years, Marlborough College pupils undertake a 20 mile sponsored walk in aid of a range of charities. Each House at Marlborough will be supporting 3 causes for this event. 50% of what we raise as a House will go towards our chosen charity and the other 50% will be divided between the two charities chosen by the school.
Our charity rep, in conjunction with the whole house, has chosen to support ‘Tom's Ward' which we view as a great cause. Please donate generously because everything we raise will go to three amazing causes.
When donating please put the full name of the pupils who you are sponsoring in the comments box. This is so that we can get an idea of who is raising the most money.
Below is a summary of each charity:
Tom's Ward aims to ensure that a clinical psychologist is available for children with brain tumours and their families from the point of diagnosis, supporting them throughout treatment - and hopefully beyond - as the children slowly return to their schools and lives.
Lord’s Taverners is the official charity for recreational cricket and the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity whose objective is to 'give young people, particularly those with special needs, a sporting chance’.
Kempson-Rosedale Enterprise Trust is in memory of Rupert Rosedale, who died in an avalanche on Ben Nevis, and Mr Kempson who took part in Everest expeditions in the 1950s. Both were former Marlborough college teachers and great climbers. It allows students to carry out projects that fall within these two exceptional men’s interests.
The link below will take you to a website showing how much money the College has raised on line so far.
Tom Waley-Cohen arrived in C3 in September 1998 from the Dragon School. He was a remarkable young man who had already battled with cancer, the outcome of which was that his leg was amputated below the knee. He wore a prosthetic limb which enabled him to play sport and charge around C3, taking the stairs two at a time, often overtaking his peers. He was always happy and smiling and keen to be involved in things at the College.
Sadly, in his Remove year the cancer returned – this time in his lung. His treatment was drastic and meant he was away for two terms. However, he returned and completed his A levels in 2003. It was in 2004 that we heard from his parents that Tom was ill again and unlikely to survive. He died on July 12 2004.
Tom’s Ward is one of the surgical wards in Oxford Children's Hospital and cares for those dealing with wide ranging surgical conditions. The Children’s Hospital, which opened in 2007, was established as a result of a £15 million fund-raising campaign. The family and friends of Tom Waley-Cohen were major supporters of this campaign and the ward was named after him. The family, their friends, and the Marlborough and C3 communities continue to support the Hospital in a variety of ways and this support is greatly appreciated.