The BMAD 2009 fundraising season began with a superb festival weekend where £16,100.00 was raised for its charities. With the aid of the early promenade closure this year, two additional bike nights brought in a healthy £986.00. The weather plays a huge part in the amount of money raised.
As at the 1st October with the festival and subsequent Wednesday Bike Nights the current running total is £34,599.39. At the end of the 2008 season £29,589.00 had been collected, so we are proud that we have surpassed last years ammount.
So far this year, 2009, we have donated as follows:
£4000.00 to Steps Charity (Special Toys Educational Postal Services) which supplies sensory and adapted toys for some of the most disabled children in the bay.
£200.00 For Checkpoint to restock their food reserves for homeless young people which was stolen during a recent burglary.
£3000.00 For Cool Recovery which supports young carers of people with mental health problems to purchase photographic and recording equipment.
£150.00 For Combe Pafford school for specific equipment for students with moderate learning disabilities.
£3000.00 For Mayfield school to add to their Sensory Garden fund.
£2000.00 ASrUS Tigers organised by the Torbay branch of the National Autistic Society for electrical equipment to be used locally.
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The picture is the commitee presenting a £2000.00 cheque to ASrUS Tigers.
In 2008 BMAD, thanks to the generosity of others, were able to help the following :~
£300 for an additional seat in the family car so that a severely disabled little girl can take part on family outings.
£899 for a lightweight wheelchair for a 9 yr old boy.
£550 for a double buggy so a disabled child can go out with his brother
£485 Early activity centre for a visually impaired 1yr old
£200 to purchase a DVD player for a 14yr old boy with Deuchennes Muscular Dystrophy, to use following spinal surgery.
£600 paid to the Children’s Community Team to take children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses to Crealy Adventure Park for the day.
£1000 to Hollocombe CRC to buy computer equipment to follow the Around the World Tall Ships race.
£175 for a family zoo pass for a family with a seriously disabled child.
£310 the nursery payment for the brother of a severely disabled sister who needed full parental support.
£500 A specialist buggy for a 3 yr old child with severe autism.
£110 to send a 7yr old carer on an art course to the Beaford Art Centre.
£450 for an activity centre for a severely disabled boy.
£1050 for a computer for a young 17yr old artist with severe autism.
£960 to buy a lightweight wheelchair for a young girl who is epileptic and a quadriplegic.
As well as the above we finished the bike night season with our annual cheque presentation to our regular beneficiaries.
St John’s Ambulance Paignton Branch £8000
Devon Air Ambulance £8000
Torbay Young Carers £6000 |