Providing financial support for those experiencing tragedy or hardship within the Henley Community

Recipients

Since the Charity was set up in 2002, we have raised approximately £65,000 to help local individuals and causes in and around the Henley area. Here are some examples of donations made to worthy recipients:

• Donated £800 to The Lions Club of Henley-on-Thames to purchase the 2010 Christmas parcels for the elderly and needy in Henley and the surrounding area.
• Donated £300 to Shiplake Primary School to help finance a residential trip for two children with Down’s Syndrome.
• Donated £1,000 to Nomad to help finance a residential week for 12 young people.
• Donated £1,620 to The Lions Club of Henley-on-Thames to purchase the 2009 Christmas parcels for the elderly and needy in Henley and the surrounding area.
• Donated £5,000 to assist the Henley Schools Partnership to provide a counselling service for 2009/2010 to young and school-aged children in Henley. These children will receive counselling for any emotional need/trauma including bereavement, bullying, family breakdown, coping with parents abusing alcohol and drugs, self-harm and eating disorders.
• Donated £5,000 to the Henley Rugby Club (via a requested donation) to purchase equipment.
• Donated £5,960, in conjunction with the Big Little Charity, to a single mother with mental health problems to cover nursery fees for her young son to benefit both mother and child.
• Donated £123.60 for a car repair & MOT for a single parent suffering financial hardship.
• Donated £4,100 to Headway, a local charity who helps and supports people with brain injuries, to purchase a much needed Motomed machine for wheelchair users.
• Donated a total of £1,600 to purchase beds, vacuum cleaner, fridge-freezer, tumble dryer, babies buggy and carrycot for local families and single parents suffering financial hardship.
• Donated £3,032 to the Henley on Thames Lions Club to help with the purchase of 2007 Christmas parcels to give the very elderly and needy families within our community.

• Donated £99 to purchase car road tax for a local Henley couple suffering personal and financial hardship.
• Donated £260 to a single mother living on income support and child benefit to enable her to purchase a child’s bed, paint to decorate her flat and a vacuum cleaner.
• Donated £550 towards cost of a reception for an older Henley couple wishing to fulfil their dream of renewing their wedding vows. The couple have suffered considerable personal and financial hardship.
• Donated £100 for speech therapy course for a Down’s Syndrome child.
• Donated £1,480 to pay for childcare for a mother suffering terminal cancer.
• Donated £321.86 to purchase two car seats, two high chairs & Christmas presents for twin girls to aid a family facing financial hardship.
• Donated the remaining £1,477.63 needed to complete the funds of £3,500 to purchase a much needed wheelchair for a local lady identified by Mobility Trust.
• Donated £480 to pay for childcare and purchased a £230 TV/DVD for a mother of four battling cancer.
• Donated £400 to purchase new carpets for a local Henley pensioner.
• Donated £250 to Camp Mohawk for Winter Wonderland.
• Purchased a much-needed shower trolley for £3,393 for The Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children.
• Donated games & DVD vouchers to the value of £200 to a residential unit for mental health sufferers in Henley.
• Donated £250 to purchase new carpets to a local Henley family who live on benefits.
• Donated £2,610 to The Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children to purchase a shower hoist & three slings.
• Donated the remaining £1,260 needed to complete the funds to set up two ‘Parent Rooms’ at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford instigated by a Shiplake couple.
• Purchased and installed a trampoline and safety net for The Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children, based in Henley to the value of £600.
• Helped a local family with long-term health problems who survive off income support to purchase much-needed bedroom furniture to the value of £750.
• Purchased a £1,600 Spa Chair for a lady resident at the West Street Unit for Handicapped Young Adults in Henley-on-Thames.
• Purchased a second hand car, in conjunction with Henley Round Table, for a single mother in Henley, who lives off benefits and had a son with severe Cerebral Palsy.

• Paid for a trip for Edie Harris to visit her Grandfather’s grave in France fulfilling her late father’s dream.
• Made a donation to a law graduate to help his fundraising for VSO.