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Fab fundraisers

Here's where we give a big shout out to those of you who have been out

raising money for Redwings – sometimes in very unusual ways!

 

Fundraising ideas?

From quizzes to marathons, there are many ways you can support the work of Redwings Horse Sanctuary. Here are some examples of different ideas but please do let us know your own tried and tested ways!

  • Hold an event at home; in the community or in school, for example cake sales, non-uniform days or quizzes
  • Do a sponsored event or challenge, for example a bike ride or sponsored silence or car wash
  • Football tournament, face painting
  • Recycle your used mobile phone or print cartridge
  • Ask for a free pin-badge collection kit
  • Have one of our money boxes to fill

How do you get started?

If you think you want to get involved in fundraising for Redwings but want more info, please email us at fundraising@redwings.co.uk

 

If you want to tell us what you've planned already, we would love to hear from you! We can even put your event on here!

 

Here are just a few of our Fab Fundraisers. Keep up the great work!

 

 

 

 

 

A very big thank you goes out to 'The Summer Sensation' Smoothie and Milkshake Youth Company of Roydon School. Megan, Libby, Hannah and Lauren have been selling smoothies and milkshakes to the other children and their teachers. They have raised a fantastic total of £66.70. Amazing work girls, keep it up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Emma Webber who raised a brilliant £64.71 at the Rose Queen Fete which was held at her scool in Northants. Thank you Emma!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you and a massive well done to Faith, Millie, Andie, Lewis, Thomas, Poppy and Harvey the labrador from Wilbury Junior School who raised a brilliant £61.24p doing a sponsored bike ride. They have decided to adopt Esther and put the rest of the money towards her care! What a great idea, Esther will be so pleased! Thanks guys!

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew and Hannah Wright from East Sussex with their friend Milli did a sponsored ride for Redwings raising a fantastic £200!! Well done and thank you! Matthews' mum made brownies to help keep everyone going along the way! Sounds yummy to me! Keep up the great work!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A huge thank you to Kim Rawlings aged 9 from Kidderminster. Kim raised £50 by successfully crushing 12,000 cans over 9 months. she was donated the cans from local cafes, restaurants and pubs! Well done Kim, a really unique fundraising idea!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Bethany Southgate-Ash and Esme Mitchell for raising £30 for Redwings! The girls made lots of yummy cakes and brownies and took them round to peoples houses asking for a donation in return for a cake! The cakes must have been really delicious girls, well done!

 

 

 

 

A big congratulations to Esme aged 7 from Gateshead! She collcected £6.73 in one of our Amublance Money Boxes to help us care for all our horses, poines, donkeys and mules. Esme is pictured here on her pony and is also a supporter of our lovely adoption horse Darcey. Thanks Esme!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you and well done to Francesca Coughlan aged 10 from Crawley! She raised a fantastic £57 by doing a sponsored walk! Thank you Francesca - we are all very impressed! This is a lovely picture of Francesca on her friends pretty pony, Milly.

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Lucy and her friends Sophie, Meg and Olivia - from Bolton - who completed a sponsored walk for Redwings! The girls raised a fabulous £69 for all our horses, ponies, donkeys and mules. Thank you very much ladies!

 

Thank you so much to 1st Little Munden Brownies who raised £80 for Redwings by holding a jumble sale and car wash! The group have adopted the lovely Harry Potter, who lives at our Ada Cole Rescue Centre in Essex! Excellent work girls, well done!

 

Laura, aged 8 from Peterborough, decided to swim a massive 300 metres to raise money for Redwings! She raised the brilliant sum of £47.60 and says 'I hope all the horses get better'. Thank you so much Laura!

 

A huge well done to Jessica Lee and Alice Oven, along with members of their family, who raised a magnificent total of £924! They completed a 5 kilometre run, which is just fantastic! You have done really well girls - we are all very proud of you!

 



Congratulations to Chamarel Prentice, from Oakham in Rutland, who raised an outstanding £220 for Redwings, by holding a Bring and Buy sale! Her sister Miskiiy and friends Anna and Hannah also helped out on the day! The girls even featured in their local paper for their efforts. Excellent work ladies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A brilliant well done and congratulations to Katherine and her friend Imogen who swam 2000 metres in 20 minutes to raise funds for our horses, ponies, donkeys and mules! They raised £55! Excellent work girls!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well done to Lucy and Millie who did a 3-legged walk! They walked 10 times around their village which means they walked a grand total of 10 miles! They collected a whopping £274.60 for us. Congratulations ladies and a huge thank you from our horses, ponies, donkeys and mules!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A big 'thank you' to Amy and Bex, from Rochester in Kent, who organised their own sponsored ride! It rained quite a lot but the girls say that it was well worth it! Amy and Bex raised a fabulous £100.11. Well done girls, and well done to your beautiful ponies too! You are definitely fab fundraisers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Sherri, Anna, and Zoe from West Yorkshire who raised a fantastic £128. The three of them decided to help local horse owners care for their horses for a day. Well done girls! Sherri also wrote us a lovely letter all about her horse Bernie who unfortunately passed away. Sherri says that Bernie was the best horse you could ask for and that she is sorely missed. This is a photo of Sherri and her horse Moonphase, who is an ex-racehorse! Congratulations again girls!

 

 

 

Congratulations and a big thank you to Hanna and Shelby, who made this fantastic rug covered in Redwings rosettes! Wearing the rug is the delightful Shetland pony, Honey, and next to her is Marmalade! We have been told that Honey can be a naughty little pony sometimes and has been nicknamed 'Houdini'! The girls walked the ponys round their village to raise money for Redwings, and raised a fabulous £168.32! Well done girls!

 

 

 

A huge well done to Phoebe, who is 13 years old! Phoebe made her own cards, notelets and artwork, and raised a wonderful £35! Well done again, Phoebe. You are definitely a fab fundraiser! This is a photo of Phoebe and her pony, Merrylegs!

 

 

 

 

Well done to the 1st Bodicote Guides from Banbury, Oxfordshire! Together they raised a magnificent £75! Thank you very much girls. Some of the girls visited the Redwings Oxhill Visitor Centre and said they thoroughly enjoyed their time there! Thanks again girls!

 

 

 

Chloe, from Keith in Scotland, raised a wonderful £111, with the help of her Granny, by selling Redwings pin badges, and holding a stall at a local Playgroup. Well done Chloe, and thank you for your effort! Chloe is horse mad, and this is a photo of herself and her horsey friend Ruby.

 

 

 

Fiona, aged 9 years old and from Suffolk, raised £55.20 by walking 8 miles in the pouring rain and freezing cold at the end of November! She even took her baby brother with her! Well done Fiona - you really are a trooper! Thank you very much!

 

 


A HUGE thank you to the wonderful fundraisers of Peartree Spring Upper Junior School in Stevenage. Year 5 raised the fantastic sum of £261.79! They held a Gymkhana and Showjumping day, and it looks like a great time was had by all. A special mention must go to Mrs Causebrook (who ran the café), Miss Joyce, Miss Bullen, Mrs Foley and Mrs Lenton for totally getting on board with the fundraising, and an EXTRA SPECIAL mention goes to Mr Lakatos who took part in the showjumping competition for the first time! WELL DONE YEAR 5 - you did a great job! Year 5 have chosen to put their money towards adopting Boo, Choccy, Tufty and Oliver Twist!

 

 

 

 

 

Well done and big 'thank yous' to Kirsty and Tilley who raised £72.00 for Redwings!
They organized a huge range of events including: a dog show, clear round jumping, a handy pony competition, a best-turned out competition and a plaiting competition! Kirsty and Tilley also cleaned lots and lots of tack! To your left you can see Tilley on her pony Jester, and below that you can see Kirsty on her pony Sophie! Well done girls!

 

 

 

 

 

A big thank you to Bethan, Millie, Emily, Ryan and Isabelle! They raised a magnificent £55.21 by holding a charity stall at Brindley Heath Junior School in the West Midlands. Well done to Millie, Emily, Ryan and Isabelle, and a big thank you to Bethan for organising the event!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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