Money raised for Elsie-Rose & Friends!

I had a wander down to the Dolphin Inn in Rock-a-Nore Road this evening for the presentation of £3,253.00 to the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation, which is a significant contribution to the usual £5,000 required to set up a body as a registered charity (Government website).

The cheque for £3,253.00 was presented to Elsie-Rose, happily recently recovered following a hospital admission, and now she's back to school too, and to Karen (on the left of the photograph), a trustee of the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation; behind are Mark and Jason, who paddled across the channel on 17th of October in a kayak to raise funds, and fellow fund raisers Kerry and Paul.

Mark, Jason, Elsie-Rose and cheque!

A reminder of Mark and Jason crossing the Channel.

Thanks must go to all those who raised funds, and including a significant contribution from regulars at the Dolphin, including people donating prize money on Thursday Quiz Nights, via Crowdfunding and a special raffle (and thanks to local businesses for supplying prizes),  and through direct sponsorship.

If you want to know more about Elsie-Rose, the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation and/or SMA Type 1, you can refer to an earlier blog where I reported the safe return of Mark and Jason, or go to her mother's guest blog posted in August.

My respect to all and congratulations once again, Elsie-Rose is one hell of a strong and wonderful character, and I am humbled by her, her mother, and her family & friends. 👍