Categories for Fundraising News

Ratcliffe College supports Alex’s Wish

February 1, 2016 4:09 pm

We are absolutely delighted that Ratcliffe College Parent’s Association has chosen Alex’s Wish as one of the chosen charities to benefit from all profits raised at this year’s Spring Fair.  ...

Thank you to Swithland Church Men’s Club

January 19, 2016 9:59 am

We would like to give a big thank you to Swithland Church Men’s Club for donating £394 to our cause by generating funds at their Christmas dinner and carol singing event.  ...

Charities announce £1.2m investment into key clinical posts

December 23, 2015 12:01 pm

Alex’s Wish and seven other patient organisations, who are working to eradicate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, are funding a total of 16 clinical posts at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre at Newcastle University and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, to help support clinical trial development for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy....

Thanks to Swithland Flower & Vegetable Show

December 8, 2015 2:20 pm

We would like to thank the organisers of this year’s Swithland Flower & Vegetable Show and to Gemma Lambell who took part in our Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride last year who nominated Alex’s Wish to receive a £200 donation....

Spreading the love this Christmas

December 1, 2015 4:03 pm

This Christmas instead of buying Christmas cards and paying for postage why not donate that money to Alex’s Wish and in return we will give you a warm fuzzy feeling instead and a lovely jpeg to send to your friends electronically to help spread the love this Christmas!...

Our Leicester Marathon Wish Warriors

October 26, 2015 3:59 pm

Yesterday, 25th October 2015, Gavin Dilkes, Angela Darar & Craig Neale ran the Leicester Half Marathon for Alex’s Wish.  All three did amazingly well, not only completing it, but in good times too.  ...

Yorkshire Three Peaks

September 10, 2015 2:26 pm

On August 21st some fabulous Wish Warriors – Melissa Jarman, Joanne Whomsley, Rose Stanford, Emma Hallam, Jo Enyon, Laura Storrs, Rachel Barbrook, Sam Hayman, Allison Ambrose, Catherine Jagger and Caroline Worby walked 25 miles on tracks and over hills to raise £3,000 for research and clinical trials to bring about new treatments for boys living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy....

Alison’s Pamper Night

August 6, 2015 2:14 pm

Alison Devlin is one of our Prudential Ride London team and as part of her fundraising efforts she held a pamper night at Eversheds with her work colleagues....

Verona and Team Tortoise take on the London 10K

July 14, 2015 9:56 am

The Vitality London 10K took place this weekend on the closed roads of central London.  Alex’s Wish was represented by Verona Frankish and Team Tortoise who consisted of Lyndsey Wright, Bill South and Cyril Bekoe....

Race Night at The Rothley Court Hotel

July 2, 2015 11:03 am

Thank you to The Rothley Court Hotel for hosting a race night for Alex’s Wish.  The evening managed to raise £331.60 for our cause.  ...

Stuart and Keelan’s Cycling Challenge

June 30, 2015 3:42 pm

Stuart and Keelan have decided to do an extreme cycling challenge – they are going to cover 450 miles in 4 ½ days climbing some of the classic tour de france hill climbs such a Alp D’huez, Mont Vontoux & Col de Madelaine.  ...

Thank you to Melton Mowbray Building Society

May 14, 2015 3:54 pm

We have just received a fantastic donation of £200.00 from the Melton Mowbray Building Society Charitable Foundation which have received via our Trustee Richard Amphlett .  ...

Donation from Leicester Grammar School

May 14, 2015 2:06 pm

We are delighted to receive a £500 donation from Leicester Grammar School.  One of their pupils nominated us to their Charities Committee, who voted to donate this money to us.  ...

£500 donation from Dolphin Brewin

May 14, 2015 1:50 pm

Fabulous News! The Dolphin Brewin Foundation has very kindly donated £500 to Alex’s Wish. We would like to thank Robert Branham for putting us forward and to the management committee for choosing us as one of their charities to support this year....

Bradgate Rotary raises £1,200

April 28, 2015 11:43 am

Absolutely wonderful news, the newly formed Bradgate Rotary Club has donated £1,200.00 to our cause, the most they have ever donated to date!...

Paula Parsons runs the London Marathon

April 28, 2015 11:35 am

A massive well done to Paula Parsons one of the school mums at Alex’s Wish for completing today’s London Marathon raising over £500 for Alex’s Wish!!...

Token of Support Campaign raises £500

April 28, 2015 11:31 am

We are absolutely thrilled to hear that Alex’s Wish received the most tokens during a 6 week campaign in the stores at Oadby Co-Op receiving a fabulous £500 for our cause....

Ladies Pamper Evening success

March 10, 2015 10:54 am

Our Ladies Pamper Evening took place on Friday, 6th February at the Rothley School Rooms with 65 ladies attending raising £1,500 for Alex’s Wish....

Crazy Sky Divers raise £13,500

March 10, 2015 10:34 am

Sky Diving Wish Warriors raise £13,500 for Alex’s Wish A team of 17 took to the skies to take part in a Tandem Sky Dive on Sunday, 8th March in aid of Alex’s Wish at Langar Airfield, British Parachute School in Nottingham....