Tag Archive: Wish Warriors

Sunday Spotlight – Meet ‘Team Swepstone’

October 27, 2023 11:09 am

For those that don’t know you, how would you describe yourself and your situation? I was diagnosed with Meniere’s Disease 20 years ago, and over that time have had to deal with violent vertigo attacks and progressive hearing loss in both ears....

Happy New Year!

January 4, 2017 6:15 pm

We just want to thank every single supporter “Wish Warrior” who has supported Alex’s Wish in 2016. We can’t thank you enough for everything you do for us and we would love you to continue supporting us in 2017 to help us bring about effective treatments for all boys living with Duchenne....

Thank you to all our ‘Charity of the Year’ Businesses

December 19, 2016 4:29 pm

We had such a lovely time visiting all the businesses that have chosen us as their charity of the year 2016 – thank you Regional Recruitment Services Ltd, Salusbury Harding & Barlow, Leicester Lions Speedway Team& Anthony James Insurance Brokers for all your support and amazing generosity this year....

Alex’s Wish gives £50,000 grant to Solid-GT

October 15, 2016 7:53 am

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....

Watermead Challenge supports Alex’s Wish

April 20, 2016 1:16 pm

We would like to thank The Rotary Club of Wreake Valley and the new Syston Rotary Club for choosing Alex’s Wish as their charity to benefit from their Watermead Challenge in 2016.  ...

Sky Dive Success

April 1, 2016 9:10 am

We would love to thank our latest Sky Diver Wish Warriors who managed to raise £1,861.37 for Alex’s Wish.  They couldn’t have picked a better day for it – perfect blue skies.  ...

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.  ...

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!...

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....

Fantastic Fundraisers

June 25, 2015 11:54 am

We are so lucky to have the Apps and the Devlins riding as part of our team at the Prudential ride London and they have started their fundraising already raising over £800....

Meet Wendy & George Fielding

June 25, 2015 11:36 am

We would like to introduce you to our latest Wish Warriors Wendy Fielding and her 12 year old son George.  Wendy and George spent 5 days walking the West Highland way from Glasgow to Fort William averaging 19 miles a day to achieve this 96 mile walk.  ...

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....

Super media coverage

February 23, 2015 11:21 am

We would like to thank Rachel Hargraves from RDZ-PR who is donating her time to Alex’s Wish – a true Wish Warrior – to raise awareness of our cause....