The Toy Trust presented a cheque of £9,452 to Evelina London following their annual Toy Trust Challenge, which raised almost £170,000!
Toy Trust presenting a cheque of £9,452 to Evelina London
On Saturday 6 May 2017, the Cotswolds hosted the annual Toy Trust Big Challenge with 200+ toy industry participants raising almost £170,000! Events undertaken saw 125 industry professionals take on a 12-mile ‘Tough Mudder’, which included 40 walkers completing a 10km walk, with 50 cyclists completing 80km and 125km cycle rides around the Cotswolds.
The colossal effort by all also broke new boundaries with the total raised in the past six Big Challenge events now breaking £1 million. The 2017 Big Cotswold Challenge’s main beneficiaries will be 22 NHS Children’s Hospitals around the UK, who will each receive brand new play equipment, being able to upgrade their play therapy facilities and thus bring the gift of play to thousands of sick children.
Laura James, who took part in Tough Mudder, said: 'Participating in Tough Mudder was important to me because I was incredibly fortunate to have a happy and healthy childhood. Tragically, not every child has that luxury. Therefore, if there is something, no matter how big or small, I can do to help a child to have the best possible childhood then I will do it.'
The Toy Trust made the post-Big Challenge party in Chipping Norton a double celebration, using the event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the charity and also announcing it had raised and disbursed more than £5 million for children’s charities in the UK and overseas, since its founding in 1992. Children’s hospices, maternity units, special needs schools and orphanages have all been built with these funds along with thousands of smaller children’s charities that have been supported!
'The Toy Trust continues to achieve amazing results for the children’s charities it supports, and all 200 heroes who completed last Saturday’s Big Challenge and raised £170,000 deserve a huge thank you!' Foye Pascoe, Toy Trust Chair stated.'
'Our support of 19 children’s NHS hospitals in the coming months will make a profound difference to the lives of thousands of poorly children across the UK and endorses our message of Giving the Gift of Play.'
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Well done Tony, you are a truely amazing little soul!
Tony! What an inspiration you are, so young, so brave and doing incredible things. Keep going and well done for absolutely smashing your target; it is going to an amazing cause and we love watching your journey. You can do it! X x
Dear Tony, what a beautiful, special, precious little boy you are. You are very brave and strong. You are an inspiration to us all. I hope your legs feel good and help you take on your challenge. You can do it!!👍🥰 I've donated because you made me so proud. Lots of love always Jude xxx
You are such an amazing superhero! Keep up the wonderful things you are doing!😀👍🚑🏃
Well done Tony on your 10km walk. We followed your progress. You are a brave little boy. We wish you well! Love xx
You are amazing and an inspiration to everyone - there's nothing you can't do or achieve in this life! Thank you so much
