We are so proud to launch our Christmas Campaign this year on #GivingTuesday. We are raising money this year to help fund a critical position that will increase the capacity for more children with Duchenne to access clinical trials, allowing them to access these drugs earlier and also to decrease the time to market for these potential treatments. ...
Every year, Zander Events choose a venue, a charity to support and then organise a Christmas Party in Leicester to remember!...
We had a lovely time last week with Wreake Valley Rotary Club where they presented Alex’s Wish with a cheque for £3,000 which they raised at their Watermead Challenge Run in July....
We would like to say a massive thank you to TIME Mortgage Experts who raised money for us at their The Great TIME Bake Off – £220 raised on the day, which was then rounded up to £500!! ...
It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog, there’s lots been going on so I thought now would be a good time to update our supporters on what’s been happening....
The City Rooms recently celebrated their tenth birthday and as part of the celebration they also raised money for Alex’s Wish....
Alex’s Wish partners with Solid-GT and funds important Gene Therapy Development We would like to thank all of our supporters who have enabled us to give a £50,000.00 grant to Solid-GT to support their Gene Therapy Development....
Emma Hallam, Founder of Alex’s Wish was invited along to speak on the panel at the Institute of Directors East Midlands ‘Women as Leaders Convention‘ on Friday 7th October held at Radisson Blu Hotel, East Midlands Airport....
What a fabulous day we had at our 6th annual charity golf day on Friday, 30th September held at Rothley Park Golf Course in Charnwood, Leicestershire....
Celebrating the success of business women in the East Midlands! Alex’s Wish Founder Emma Hallam picked up an award at the National Women in Business (The Midlands Regional Final) for the Not-for-Profit/Social Enterprise on Wednesday, 28th September....
We were delighted to attend a workshop organised by Duchenne UK this week in London. The workshop was designed to understand the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) process in England, and to give an overview of health economics and the process of new drug approval and how the Duchenne community can come together to bring new drugs to market as quickly as possible....
Star Trust, a foundation which exists to assist smaller charities in the East Midlands which undertake some fantastic work but are often overlooked and unrecognized supported Alex’s Wish at their recent Happy Diamonds event held at Lumbers on Saturday, 10th September....
We are delighted to announce on World Duchenne Awareness Day (7th September 2016), that we are joining forces with Duchenne UK as a “Partner charity”, in our fight to conquer Duchenne....
We were thrilled when Duchenne charity Duchenne UK approached us to see whether Alex would be able to support their new fundraising and awareness campaign World’s Strongest Boys. ...
We are thrilled that Anthony James Insurance Brokers specialising in commercial insurance based in Loughborough, Leicestershire has chosen Alex’s Wish as their Charity of the Year!!!...
Alex’s Wish contributes £29,000.00 thanks to its Wish Warriors In December 2015, eight patient organisations, who are working to help support clinical trial development for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, announced £1.2million of investment, to fund sixteen clinical posts. ...
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our trio of cycling events this year has raised a staggering £50,769.00. Our trio of cycling events includes of Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride which took place in May this year raising £10,797.00, our epic London to Paris Cycle Ride event held in July raising £26,321.00 and our team of riders at this year’s Prudential Ride London raising £13,651.00....
What a fabulous team of cyclists we had this year, with 17 cyclists taking part in this year’s fabulous Prudential Ride London on Sunday, 31st July – a 100 mile bike ride around London and surrounding Surrey towns. ...
We are delighted to that Alex’s Wish is a finalist of The Charity of the Year category at this year’s Niche Business Awards alongside two amazing Leicestershire charities Bodie Hodges Foundation who raise funds to buy a holiday home for families to use following the death of their child and The Matt Hampson Foundation who inspire young people who are seriously injured in sport ....
We would like to thank The Nottingham Building Society for organising the inaugural Rothley Duck Race this year and for allowing Alex’s Wish to be a part of it....
