Thank you for visiting the Pooh Bear fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.

Every year Dreamflight sends a British Airways 747 with 192 seriously ill and needy children along with their adult escorts to Florida, to make new friends, share experiences and of course to enjoy the sunshine & theme parks of Orlando. 

As Dreamflight comes of age this year, I am proud and priveleged to have been part of 19 trips, nine as a British Airways crew member, one as an escort and the last nine in my current role of Group Leader, with the responsibility of putting the Pooh Bear medical team together and securing the nomination and selection of the 16 children in the group.

While other charities may focus on funding research, we believe that it is just as important to bring some fun and joy into the lives of children who perhaps can't wait long enough for that breakthrough. We aim to make this truly special for all of the children on Dreamflight and the Pooh Bears in particular!! The Pooh Bear Group takes the children resident in the South East of England on Dreamflight.

The costs are enormous - in excess £600,000 per year, equating to £3,000 per child!

On this page, our sponsors can pay for their T shirts, giving Dreamflight the opportunity to reclaim the tax on the donations. All of the money donated goes directly to the children, who really do deserve this specail holiday.

So where does the money go? £2.50 pays for a group baseball cap for a child, £7.50 provides lunch and refreshments each day for a child and £12.50 buys each child in our group a cuddly Pooh Bear! £200 allows a child to swim with the dolphins at Discovery Cove, a truly magical experience and £280 sponsors a set of T shirts for all of the members of the group for a day. On a larger scale - £1,200 provides each child with DVD of the holiday, personalised to each group, £13,000 sponsors a day's entry to the Magic Kingdom or Universal Studios, with £40,000 the cost of the Dreamflight dolphin encounter at Discovery Cove. A final mention to the £320,000 cost of chartering the British Airways 747!

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Dreamflight 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, just remember to tick the Gift Aid box.

So please sponsor us now and help to make this dream a reality for these wonderful, brave and deserving children!

Many thanks for your support.