Roy's fundraiser for Lollipop (York & District)

Roy Gibson is raising money for Lollipop (York & District)

Altra Yorkshire Marathon 2025 · 19 October 2025 · Start fundraising for this event

Lollipop offers opportunities for children and young people with any degree of deafness from mild to profound and their families to meet and build friendships with others, with whom they share their experiences of deafness. Lollipop achieves this through providing regular FREE social activities in a relaxed and informal environment. We offer a wide range of activities in order to provide something of interest to everyone. Through such activities we aim to encourage members to try something new, express themselves freely and realise their true potential and in doing so build confidence, increase self-esteem and develop self-identity. Lollipop also raises awareness of deafness and its implications amongst the wider community.

Story

Bobbie is partially deaf; because of this, she has to work harder than most to just keep up with what's going on in school, in rugby training, and in life in general.

We struggled to find her a community that understood this struggle and could help us find help for her and find her a deaf community of friends.

Then came Lollipop, an amazing but small charity. They work with deaf children and take them on days out where being deaf isn't being in the minority, they also offer advice and help and support for parents.

If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have learnt (some very basic) sign language and Bobbie wouldn't be as comfortable as she is with her deafness.

Any money you can give will make a massive difference to this charity and what it can do - give what you can x R

Donation summary

Total
£395.00
Online
£395.00
Offline
£0.00

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