Donations to charities this year
January ~ £2,937 for specially-built trikes for three children with Cerebral Palsy who cannot ride ordinary bicycles
March ~ £125 for a family zoo pass to help a three year old girl with autism as she is starting to communicate with others when around animals.
May ~ £2,000 to support Devon Freewheelers who operate the out-of-hours emergency blood bike service.
May ~ £125 for a family zoo pass to help a four year old boy with autism who loves being with the animals.
May ~ £100 for a trampoline for a highly energetic four year old boy with autism.
June ~ £189 to buy two special back packs from America for a 5yr old boy, who is tube fed 24hrs a day, to carry his food pumps around in
July ~ £55 A trampoline for a very active 2yr old boy with autism.
July ~ £248 A special large computer-keyboard, guard and mouse for a 9yr old girl with cerebral palsy. This will enable her to use the family computer at home.
July ~ £615 A special projector which shows sensory-light images, special lighting and a blackout blind for a 3yr old's bedroom. He has learning difficulties and is registered blind.
August ~ £120 A Polaroid camera for a 9yr old boy who is disabled and does not talk. The staff at school can photograph him during his day and his family can print the pictures and talk to him about what he has done.
August ~ £500 to Friends of South Devon College to purchase a network computer printer for their special needs education unit, The Lodge.
August ~ £1,586 to purchase refurbished special tricycles for three children who would otherwise be in a wheelchair all the time.
August ~ £523 to buy a fibre optic toy and a garden swing with special seats for a couple who care for disabled children on respite breaks.
August ~ £830 to buy a generator and strip lights for the local St. John's Ambulance treatment tent.
September ~ £2,500 to Devon Freewheelers Emergency Blood Bike Service
September ~ £100 for an 8 year old girl with learning difficulties to buy all types of footwear, which she has never had. She has recently had corrective surgery on her malformed feet.
September ~ £4000 Torbay Young Carers
September ~ £2000 Devon Air Ambulance
September ~ £1500 Paignton St Johns Ambulance for the purchase of a defibrulator |