Events & Fundraising

This page contains details of events being put on by Parkinson's Groups in the counties or indeed by external parties in support of The Leicester Activity Groups, Parkinson's Uk or the local groups.

PERSONAL CHALLENGE

RAISES FUNDS

FOR PARKINSON'S

A member of the Loughborough Group, Brian Smith, was keen to take on a personal challenge to raise some money for Parkinson's UK.

On a sunny bank holiday in late May he took to his lightest wheelchair and took in the car pack of his local pub. The pub having agreed to cone of the car park and laid out a track for him.

His daughters and their families along with friends and members of the Loughborough Support Group.

Brian completed his challenge and raised £1200 in the process. He had kindly agreed to split the money with 20% going to Loughborough Support Group and 80% going to Parkinson's UK research.

Brian had support form Katie Thomas the regional fundraiser and it was simple when using Just giving to nominate a percentage for national. He just told Katie and a made the appropriate arrangements.

HUGGLESCOTE SOCIAL CLUB

The committee of the club has chosen Parkinson's UK as it's Charity if the Year and held a very successful pub games night as a part of the fundraising activity.

Dominoes

Pool

Darts

At Rowley's Court in Oadby Julie and Peter held an afternoon tea and cakes with a lucky dip and knitted garments to purchase and raised £325

Loughborough Group have started selling book using the we buy books app and so far have raised £150

CONTACT OADBY GROUP for details of tickets

LEICESTER UNIVERSTY ROWING CLUB RAISES FUNDS FOR PARKINSON'S LEICESTER ACTIVITY GROUP

So Suzanna and students of the Leicester University contacted us as they wanted to raise some funds for Parkinson’s as they were planning a challenge using rowing machines.

Overall, it went very well, even though they selected had selected what turned turned to be very cold day to stay outside overnight.

They managed even to catch the first snow of the year

They rowed 504.1 45M across 24 hours and raised £475.91

Well done to them all a fantastic achievement

PARKINSON'S UK NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO HELP RAISE FUNDS

The way Parkinson's UK operates is that it raises funds nationally and locally for its activities in funding research for for a cure and its other work and the local Activity Groups, Branches and support are left tor raise their own income to fund the local support group meetings and the various activities organised by them.

We in the network of local groups in Leicestershire and Rutland would ask you to consider supporting the local people living with Parkinson's now by giving to one of them.

We do not forgot the importance of the national work and our groups provide funds to the national organsiation. Leicester East and West have jointly supported the national work by giving a sum, of £5,400.

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