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The Shooting Star Children's Hospice - 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
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: 
john poyton, Simon Gallant, Simon Thomas, Andy Bossom, 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

02.09.10 I hope you have a really successful run. Will be thinking of you. Hope you raise lots - it is such a worthwhile charity.

31.08.10 Simon, I've been following your running antics, think you will ace it! Good Luck to you and the team.

23.08.10 Best wishes Andy

23.08.10 Good luck boys a fantastic cause

16.08.10 Fantastic cause....well done for rising to the challenge.

13.08.10 Go for it Don Oliver

12.08.10 With love from Sam, Shazia, Mimi and Rafi Tootal

11.08.10 Good luck - watch those blisters!

09.08.10 Things like this are not made for those in their mid to late 30s! Enjoy!

09.08.10 Good luck with the run, Andy!

05.08.10 x x x

05.08.10

05.08.10 with our love and prayers, Ed, Emma, Jonah, Zach & Charis.

04.08.10 Wishing you all the best of luck x

03.08.10

03.08.10 Good luck to all of you.

02.08.10 You can do it Andy-dude! Good luck...

02.08.10 Good luck Simon and team Sebastian! xx Lots of love from the Taylors

02.08.10 x x x

01.08.10 Good luck guys - we'll be cheering from over the water.

31.07.10 Good luck hope the toe nails stay on

31.07.10 Good luck!

30.07.10 well done fella, very proud of you all on this very challenging journey

30.07.10 Run Forest, run.

30.07.10 With love from Roman and Svetlana

30.07.10 Best of luck guys, we're rooting for ye!

28.07.10 You guys rock...we love you....well done!

28.07.10 dude. Have a good one. My pleasure to sponsor you.

28.07.10 With Love from the Willowses x

27.07.10 I'm expecting you to win this sucker.

27.07.10 Good luck caveman i'm sure you'll do it in record time!!!

27.07.10 Good luck with the run. Hope the magic trainers make it fly by

26.07.10 Good luck everyone, you can do it x

26.07.10 just think of the beer at the end.....

25.07.10 Good luck- very good cause ...all the best xxx Liz & Steve Miller

£1,810.00

Running total

Target:
£10,000.00
Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£2,289.48
Total donors:
35
Biggest donor:
Rashmi Tank
£250.00  
Last donor:
David 02.09.10  
Offline fundraising:
£40.00
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