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The baby Harry memorial fund was opened in October 2001
Various events and sponsored activities are being dedicated to the fund:
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Brighton Marathon
Sunday 18th April 2010
I had been keeping myself fit, running with a couple of Guy’s I had met while coaching at a local football club. I am pleased to say, we have become good friends while training for the last year for this event.
It definitely helps running as a team because, you feel you have let the others down if you miss a run for whatever reason.
We were also keen to make ourselves a realistic target time for this event, which would give us a true reflection on all the hours of training we had put in.
Pete (Sally) Stevens, Mark (Gabri) Taylor and me, Dave (Brendon) Downes all completed the first Brighton Marathon in our target time of under 3 hours 30 minutes.
An achievement we were all proud to achieve.
We were so impressed with the organisation of this event that we were one of the first to enter next year’s race.
Total raised from this event: £1’210.00
Still Collecting...........
Well…here it is! The most eagerly awaited Football Competition for 2 years!
The 2010 World Cup Competition is now available
Click here to download the entry form
To open the entry form you will need Adobe Acrobat installed, if you don't have it installed click here to install it
How it works?
The competition costs £10 to enter, of which £5 (50%) will go towards the cash prizes. The prize fund will be split from 1st to 5th. The remaining £5 balance will go into The Baby Harry Memorial Fund.
The winner of the 2008 Euro Finals competition won £1,392. The prize fund this year will be split as follows –
First prize = 60% of the prize money
Second prize = 20% of the prize money
Third prize = 10% of the prize money
Fourth prize = 5% of the prize money
Fifth prize = 4% of the prize money
The remaining 1% of the prize fund forms the booby prize for the person who achieves the lowest score!
How to enter?
All you need to do is complete the entry form, take a copy and return the entry form to the person who gave you the form or return the form directly to
David Downes,
9 McWilliam Road,
Woodingdean,
Brighton.
BN2 6BE.
Please make sure you enclose the £10 entry fee and clearly write your name, address and
telephone contact number on the entry sheet. Cheques should be made payable to Baby Harry
Memorial Fund. Completed sheets must be returned before the first game kicks-off (11 June).
We will of course return every form on the conclusion of the competition, indicating which position you finished in. We would appreciate if you would try and get as many of your friends and family involved in the competition as possible. The more people who enter, the higher the prize money and the more we can put into “Harry’s fund”.
Archives
- 17th March 2002. Hastings Half Marathon: In all we had 17 representatives on the day and we are still receiveing sponsorship money. when we have the the final amount for this event we will let you know. We also finished in 2nd place in the Bill Bailey Charity Challenge and received a cheque from the organising committee (Hastings Lions Club) in recognition of our efforts. All of the 17 runners made the trip back to Hastings for the presentation evening. raised:£2,095.00
- London-Brighton Bike Ride. On Sunday 16th June we had 10 representatives take part in the 58 mile trip. Again we are waiting for final sponsorship money to come in.raised:£2,381.00
- World Cup Competition. We organised a competition to predict the outcome of the world-cup and we made £386. Because of the success of this we are launching a weekly Premier Division football competition - 1pound per line.raised:£386.00
- Jungfrau Marathon (Switzerland). Ryan Gayler, our friend, is taking asponsored part in this very tough (the worlds best and toughest marathon) in aid of the Baby Harry Memorial Fund. If you would like to sponsor him call either Lisa or myself.
- David Rose "Paintball challenge" Sunday 17th August 2003. We are taking over the Holmbush Paintball facility in Crawley for the day and are looking for ten teams of twenty people to come along and hopefully cover each other in paint! You can find out more by ringing Michael Rose on 01273 326362. (Thank you Michael for all your hard work). We are meeting specific needs from the Hospitals and we list these on the 'Aid of' page...raised:£1,788.50
- Freemasons Big Charity Donation Sat 18th October 2003.
The South Saxon Lodge , held its Ladies Festival at The Assembly Rooms, Lewes Town Hall, on Sat 18th October.
The Black Tie event was well attended by a number of different Lodges from around Sussex. The evening started off with a five course meal and whilst everyone ate they were entertained by Harpist Margaret Watson. The Formal event included the Traditional Toasts to the Queen and of course The Ladies. The Ladies Song was performed by W.Bro Justin Grimshaw and accompanied by W.Bro Frank Gearing.
Freemasons are well Known in the community for the tremendous work they do for charity, and this event was no exception.
The " Baby" Harry Memorial Fund,was the Worshipful Master , Jason McCreanneys` chosen charity for his year in Office. David Downes, father of Harry , explained to an audience of over 100 guests what their generous donation was being put towards.
There followed a disco with Bob James from Sovereign Radio and a raffle, with the proceeds boosting the amount given to The Baby Harry Memorial Fund.
The Worshipful Master, Jason McCreanney was then delighted to Present Dave and Lisa with a cheque for £2,225.00
The evening ended with the Presiding Lady Hazel McCreanney and The Worshipful Master thanking everyone for their support and attendance and wished one and all goodnight and a safe journey home raised:£2,22500.
- Weekly Football Competition On -going fund raiser raised to date:£5,646.00
- Hastings Half Marathon 14th March 2004
- Euro 2004 Football Competition June 2004
- London-Brighton Bike ride 20th June 2004
- Golf Day 20th August 2004...raised to date: £7000.00
- Dublin Marathon 25th October 2004