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The Shooting Star Children's Hospice (Old Account) - Shooting Star House is a very special place, a real home-from-home for the children we are privileged to care for. We provide essential care for children with a life-limiting condition and offer invaluable support for the whole family, completely free of charge, 365 days a year. Our fundamental Care Services include respite care, both at the hospice and in the child’s own home, specialist end of life care and bereavement counselling. There are some wonderful facilities for our families to enjoy, including a hydrotherapy pool, a multi-sensory room and specifically adapted play equipment, both indoors and outdoors. With no long-term statutory funding, we rely upon voluntary fundraising and donations to provide the £3 million needed each year to maintain our Care Service, supporting families who find themselves in unimaginable circumstances.
The Shooting Star Children's Hospice (Old Account)
Shooting Star House is a very special place, a real home-from-home for the children we are privileged to care for. We provide essential care for children with a life-limiting condition and offer invaluable support for the whole family, completely free of charge, 365 days a year. Our fundamental Care Services include respite care, both at the hospice and in the child’s own home, specialist end of life care and bereavement counselling. There are some wonderful facilities for our families to enjoy, including a hydrotherapy pool, a multi-sensory room and specifically adapted play equipment, both indoors and outdoors. With no long-term statutory funding, we rely upon voluntary fundraising and donations to provide the £3 million needed each year to maintain our Care Service, supporting families who find themselves in unimaginable circumstances.

Event details

2010 Royal Parks Half Marathon

10 October 2010

The Royal Parks half marathon takes place in October 2010 and sees hundreds of runners taking in the beautiful views of London's magnificent Royal Parks. Starting out at Hyde Park, this unusual half marathon is the ideal way to set yourself a fitness challenge and see the glorious colours of autumn in London at the same time.


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Team Sebastian

Fundraisers: 
Andy Bossom, john poyton, Simon Gallant, Simon Thomas, peter oliver

My page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/Sebastian

Hi, Sebastian our second son (aka Little Bean), died 29th April after a long 4 month battle with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1.

Andy (Sebastian's Dad) + friends Simon Gallant, Simon Thomas, Peter Oliver, John Poyton and Jonathan Barks - Team Sebastian - are running the Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise money for the Shooting Star Children's Hospice in Hampton, Surrey.

During Sebastian's illness and up to his death we were looked after as a family by the most exceptional children's hospice, Shooting Star.

The Shooting Star Children's Hospice is a charity and has to raise every penny it needs (about 3 million a year) to provide this 24hr palliative care for families who's children are affect by a life limiting conditions. 

Some of the families we met during our time at Shooting Star House have needed and will continue to need this specialised palliative care and extending support in the community for years as their children battle life limiting conditions, sometimes into their teens.

We aim to raise as much as possible to help ensure Shooting Star's future ability to support families like ours (which they continue to support past his death) and as a way to celebrate Sebastian's short life.

Heart felt thanks for all your support and a huge thank you for any donations.

Thanks again for visiting our page'

Andy

Team Sebastian

 

*for more information on Spinal Muscular Atrophy, The Jennifer Trust: http://www.jtsma.org.uk/key_facts.html *

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Recent donors

22.11.10 Good luck with the project Peter

14.11.10 Well done!

07.11.10 well done

06.11.10 Fantastically well done everyone :)

04.11.10

04.11.10 well done and a good cause.

04.11.10 well done.

03.11.10 This is sponsorship I've been given from work. Thanks to Julia Immonen & James Dyne.

03.11.10 xx

01.11.10

31.10.10 well done

30.10.10 well done team sebastian

19.10.10 Well Done Team Sebastian!

19.10.10 Well Done for raising so much money. I have read about the Shooting Star Hospice and they do marvellous work. Sebastian looks such a sweet little boy and looks very happy in the photograph.

18.10.10 Well done

17.10.10 Well done everyone!!!

15.10.10

14.10.10

14.10.10 Just had to do this to get there. We did it - and more!!!!

13.10.10 Good luck

12.10.10 Congratulations to the team for completing the run and raising so much money, all for a great cause too. I hope it helps a lot of children x

12.10.10 You're great! :)

12.10.10 Congratulations on completing the run and raising such a massive amount of money for the Shooting Star Hospice xx

12.10.10 Well done team Sebastian

11.10.10

£9,510.00

Running total

Target:
£10,000.00
Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£11,529.35
Total donors:
234
Biggest donor:
various donors
£597.00  
Last donor:
Martin Dennis
22.11.10  
Offline fundraising:
£333.00

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