19th December 2019
Tesco pot collection
Thank you, you lovely lot for supporting us down at Tesco in Wokingham yesterday. Popping your loose change into our pots raised £218.69. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas!
News
11th December 2019
Mizuno’s Christmas fundraiser
A massive shout out to Rachel and the team at Mizuno for raising over £368 at their Christmas fundraiser for Ollie. Mizuno have supported the OYF since the beginning through their cake sales, raffles and name the bear competitions, to name a few. This year with the added Xmas theme of reindeer food, hot chocolate … Continued
10th December 2019
RUDS showcase what they’ve got…
What a brilliant evening we’ve had watching RUDS (Reading University Drama Society) perform their 2019 Art showcase. There’s been a variety of dancing, singing, musicians, comedy…….you name it, they gave it!! What an awesome show guys. You should be very proud of what you’ve achieved and thank you so so much for doing so in … Continued
7th December 2019
Santa’s on his sleigh
The West Forest Round Table give up their evenings to help charities, like ours, to raise money through their wonderful Santa Float. Each year Santa and his elves take a tour around Wokingham hoping to meet as many little (and not so little!) people and spread the magic of Christmas and create great memories. The … Continued
30th November 2019
Hawthorns Xmas Fair 2019
We were back at Ollie’s school for their Xmas fair today and we’d like to thank Hawthorns school PTA for organising a great event. With a new layout and a new game we were very well supported and had lots of fun. Thank you to everyone for helping us raise over £267 by playing our … Continued
24th November 2019
Carnivals Space Adventures
Thank you #wokinghamwintercarnival for an amazing day. And thank you to all our supporters for helping us raise over £400. To top the day off we won ‘Gold Award’ for the excellence of our ‘space adventure’ stall which included our very own space bear ‘Rocket’ and space themed home made cakes
13th November 2019
Woky’ Comedy Night
Thank you so much to the #WokinghamLionsClub and WADE for choosing the OYF to share the profits from their popular #wokycomedynight in September. It was a brilliant evening and we loved being a part of it thank you!
3rd November 2019
Trunkwell Christmas Fair
Thank you Trunkwell House Hotel for hosting another fab Christmas Fair and thanks to everyone who came out and supported the OYF by having a go on our tombola. You guys helped us raise £582 over the weekend which is just awesome! A great kick start to our upcoming festive events
29th October 2019
Meridian Regional Fundraisers of the Year celebrate at Pride of Britain Awards 2019
Article source – Meridian itv News Meridian’s regional fundraisers of the year have joined celebrity guests, actors and sport stars at this year’s Pride of Britain Awards. Sarah Simpson from Wokingham in Berkshire and Ben West from Frittenden in Kent met other regional winners and enjoyed a star studded evening, hosted by Carol Vorderman. West … Continued
9th October 2019
Ollie Young Foundation donates £15,000 to Helen and Douglas House to buy a new bath
Article and Photo Source: Wokingham Today A LOCAL charity set up to honour the life of a Wokingham youngster has donated a stunning £15,000 to help fix a bath. Sarah Simpson from the Ollie Young Foundation visited Helen and Douglas House last week to present the cheque which will help the hospice as it seeks … Continued
4th October 2019
OYF’s Sarah wins ITV Merdian’s Pride of Britain Fundraiser of the Year!
Article Source ITV News Sarah Simpson, Ollie’s mum, was announced as the winner of ITV Meridian’s Pride of Britain Fundraiser of the Year for the West region. Congratulations to Sarah for this very well deserved award, and to all nominees for their amazing fundraising work too!
3rd October 2019
ITV: Pride of Britain Awards Fundraising Nomination
Article Source: ITV News We meet our final west nominee, Sarah Simpson from Wokingham. Sarah’s five-year-old son, Ollie, died from an incurable brain tumour. Following his death, Sarah started the Ollie Young Foundation which aims to find a cure or prevention from this awful disease. To date, the charity has raised in the region of … Continued