Auditory Verbal UK

Children, parents, and professionals in partnership

AV^UK is a Registered Charity no. 1095133

Winner of 2010 GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Award for ‘Excellence in Community Healthcare’

Donations and Fundraising: Thank Yous!

Your voluntary help in fundraising is immensely valuable to us and always greatly appreciated! Help us by raising money in your local community, at work and among family and friends. Read on to find out about the past fundraising activities of some of our supporters, or visit "playing your part" to find out how you can get involved in fundraising with us.

Ramshackle Rally for AV^UK!

AV-Dad David and his team Ashley and Lee took part in the Ramshackle Rally from London to Valencia, Spain, in August 2010, raising over Ł2600 for AV^UK!

David says "Run by an incredible team of experts in this field, AV^UK offer tailor-made therapy for each child and family depending on their needs. My wife and I are grateful for everything this charity has provided both in terms of their professional and emotional support and we want to give them something back. "

Visit David's fundraising page

ROWING for AV^UK!

Three Men in a Boat

Christopher, James and Andy are rowed 91 miles upstream from Kingston to Oxford in just 3 days in summer 2010, aiming to raising over £5200 for AV^UK!

They say "Alice's progress has been breathtaking. This has only been possible for two reasons: Alice's determination,patience and desire to learn, and the unique help and support we have received along the way from Auditory Verbal UK"

Visit Three Men in a Boat's fundraising page

TRIATHLON for AV^UK!

Claire

... is took on a triathlon: swimming cycling and running in 2010, all to raise funds for AV^UK!

She says " AV^UK have managed to turn our despair to hope and are helping us to realise that Alice can learn to talk and listen just like her peers. AV therapy is not provided by the NHS, but its benefits are huge, I'm hoping to raise some money to allow them to increase the number of children that they can help. "

Visit Claire's fundraising page

RUNNING for AV^UK

We were excited to have an incredible number of supporters running marathons and half marathons to raise money for us in 2010! We had ten supporters enter the Addidas Silverstone Half Marathon in March, two the Goring 10k run in February, one a Half Marathon in Mexico City in January and a two further supporters will run the Virgin London Marathon in April! We are so impressed with your effort and are extremely grateful for your support. Read on to find out more about a selection of these fantastic supporters.

September 2010 - Great Scottish Run Half Marathon

John

AV-Dad John ran the Great Scottish Run in September 2010!

John says "I'll be running this year's Glasgow Half Marathon in aid of Auditory Verbal^UK, a charity which has greatly benefitted our daughter and thousands of other kids with hearing loss."

Visit John's fundraising page

April 2010 - the Virgin London Marathon

Steven

... is ran the Virgin London Marathon in April!

Steven says " My good friend Lee Tessler's son, Jake, was born profoundly deaf. He has been going to Auditory Verbal^UK since he was 3 months old. This has transformed his life as they have taught him how to speak and listen and to communicate with others. AV^UK are a small independent organisation who need all the help they can get to continue to give deaf babies and children a good start in life."

Visit Steven's fundraising page

Katy

... also ran the Virgin London Marathon in April!

She says "Auditory Verbal ^UK are a great charity that I would like to raise as much money as possible for so that they can continue to help as many kids and their families as possible. "

Visit Katy's fundraising page

March 2010 - the Addidas Silverstone Half Marathon

Renee

... took on the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon in March! Six laps of the Formula 1 race track, approximately 13 miles.

Visit Renee's fundraising page

Jason

...ran his second half marthon for us this year! This year he ran the Addidas Silverstone Half Marathon in March, aiming to raise £1500!

Jason says " Auditory Verbal ^UK provide an invaluable service for hearing-impaired kids such as my son Jasper, providing parents and carers invaluable coaching in accelerating development to age-appropriate levels."

Visit Jason's fundraising page

... also ran another half marathon for us this year! Having run the Bath Half Marathon last year, Jo now took on the Addidas Silverstone Half Marathon in March! Thank you Jo!

Visit Jo's fundraising page

Maxine

...also ran the Addidas Silverstone Half Marathon in March! Well done Maxine!

Maxine says " I am running in suport of Auditory Verbal^UK, a relatively small charity that makes a BIG difference. "

Visit Maxine's fundraising page

February 2010 - The Goring 10k Run

Hugh, profoundly deaf, as Joseph in Nativity play!

Helen and Mark

... took on the Goring 10k run at the end of February!

They say " Our son, Hugh was born profoundly deaf, which meant he could not hear a jumbo jet landing next to him. The expectation was for communication with signing. The enthusiasn and positivity at AVUK supported us through a very difficult time. He has gone from strength to strength: attending normal school, reading, learning the piano and singing, and even taking the role of Joseph in the recent Nativity play."

Visit Helen and Mark's fundraising page

January 2010 - Half Marathon in Mexico City

Ruth

... ran a Half Marathon in Mexico City on the 30th January 2010 at an altitude of 2240m! She's raised over £300 and is still collecting sponsorship!

Visit Ruth's fundraising page

Congratulations and Thank You: 2009!

Thank you Zia and Peter

AV parents Zia and Peter and their team from the DAC ran to raise money for AV^UK!

Zia says "I cannot begin to describe how it felt when our darling daughter, Alisha, was diagnosed as deaf. The grief and despair were overwhelming. All we wanted was that she be given the tools to fulfil her own potential, AV^UK gave us those tools.

I knew we had reached a point I could not have imagined when, on a flight, after several hours of non-stop talking I had to tell Alisha that there was to be no more talking or there would be big trouble.

Alisha is now in a mainstream school, participates fully and has no trouble keeping up (she also does not stop talking and sings beautifully). That would not have been possible for her without auditory verbal therapy.

Please help us continue AVUK's work so that all deaf children can have the opportunity that Alisha has had." read more...

Zia and her team are aiming to raise an incredible £10,000. Please help them on their way towards this fantastic goal: follow the link below to find out more and sponsor them on their fundraising page.

Visit Zia and Peter's fundraising page

Congratulations Carly - Blenheim Triathalon!

Congratulations to Carly who completed the Blenheim triathalon in June 2009!

Carly says " I would like to mark this moment at the beginning of my sporting events career by using it to raise a little bit of money for a very good cause - Auditory Verbal^UK.

Kenzie has been visiting the AV team in Bicester for over a year and we passionately believe that they have been a huge part of his communication successes.

AV^UK fundraises so that it can keep the cost of therapy affordable for every family and offer bursaries where necessary. AV^UK work very hard to open their service up to a wider audience and encourage all their parents to fundraise so that more and more hearing impaired children can benefit from their wonderful work.

Please help me to raise some money for a charity that work so hard to help hearing impaired children learn to listen, understand and talk "

Follow the link below to find out more and sponsor Carly on her fundraising page.

Visit Carly's fundraising page

Joe and Suz - cyling to PARIS!

Congratulations to Joe and Suz, who took part in the 2009 London to Paris Bike Ride in June to raise money for AV^UK! They covered 300 miles in 4 days, and are aiming to raise £3 000!!

They say "We are not super fit cyclists so we have started training to prepare for the event. The drive and motivation for training for such an event is to help raise money for AV^UK, a national charity which helps severely and profoundly deaf children to listen and speak."

They've already collected over £2800 in donations and are still collecting. Follow the link below to find out more and sponsor them on their fundraising page.

Visit Joe and Suz's fundraising page

Thank you Jason

Jason ran the Reading Half Marathon in an impressive 1h 49 mins! He achieved his fundraising target of £2500 for AV^UK! Thank you Jason!

Jason says "Auditory Verbal UK provide an invaluable service for hearing-impaired kids such as Jasper, providing parents and carers invaluable coaching in accelerating development to age-appropriate levels. As a result of their therapy Jasper's communication is now age-appropriate since being first diagnosed before his 2nd birthday."

Visit Jason's fundraising page

Thank you Kate and Martin

... who also ran the Reading Half Marathon at the end of March! Visit their fundraising page to find out more:

Visit Kate and Martin's fundraising page

Congratulations to Jo

..who ran the Bath Half Marathon in March! Congratulations Jo!

Visit Jo's fundraising page

Thank you to Paul

... who also ran the Bath Half Marathon! Please follow the link below to support him:

Visit Paul's fundraising page

Congratulations to Richard

.. whotook on the London Marathon in April! He has achieved his fundraising goal of £1000!

Richard says "AV^UK is a national charity that transforms Children's lives, helping severely and profoundly deaf children learn to listen and speak."

Follow the link below to visit his fundraising page and sponsor this fantastic effort.

Visit Richard's fundraising page

Congratulations and thank you: 2008!

Thank you Adam!

James' uncle Adam ran his first half marathon in London! So far he's raised over £3 500 and he's still collecting sponsorship! Thank you Adam!

bob Visit Adam's fundraising page

Thank you Dominic!

Last summer Dominic celebrated his 50th birthday by cycling 100 miles through 75mph gusts of wind to raised money for AV^UK! He raised over Ł1 100 - thank you Dominic! You can read more about his ride on his fundriasing page.

bob Visit Dominic's fundraising page

Congratulations Simon!

Huge congratulations to Henry's Dad Simon who successfully completed La Patrouille des Glaciers, one of the most gruelling trans-alpine ski races in Europe in 7 hours 5 minutes! Despite blisters, sub-optimal weather and one broken ski, Simon and his team completed the challenge raising over an astounding £28 000 in sponsorship for AV^UK- thank you Simon!

bob Click here to read Simon's experiences of his gruelling challenge!

bob Visit Simon's fundraising page

Thank you Birmingham University Dance Society!

A huge thank you to the members of Birmingham University Dance Society who raised over Ł1270 for us at their show "Dance The Globe"!

170 students from 25 different dance classes contributed to this show which ran from 12th - 15th March at the Guild of Students, Birmingham University.

BUDS raised £1000 in ticket sales and collected a further £270 in donations at the performances! More...

Birmingham University Dance Society Performing

Video thanks to Cedar Videography
http://www.cedar-videography.com

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Congratulations Gaby!

A huge thank you and many congratulations to Aimee's Aunt Gaby Rosenthal who completed the London Marathon in under 3 hours!

Gaby raised over Ł5000 for AV^UK - congratulations Gaby!

bob Visit Gaby's Fundraising Page

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Thank you to everyone who raised money for us by shopping online at Yellow Moon this Christmas! We received over £50!

Thank you to Faye Thompson and friends who took part in the Ridgeway Ramble, walking 87 miles over 6 days to raise over £350 for AV ^UK. Faye used to work with us at AV^UK and we were delighted to have her support us in this way. You can Find out more on Faye's web site, or Sponsor Faye online through justgiving.com.

Thank you to the staff and students of the Medical Research Council - Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit who raised over £140 for us this spring!

Congratulations to Francesca Woolgar and Alice Eccles who received the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Award in recognition to their outstanding contributions to AV^UK!

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Thank you to everyone who has made donations to our new bursary fund rather than buying us gifts this Christmas. We've received over £3000 - thank you all so much!

Thank you to the staff and students of the Medical Research Council - Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit who raised over £350 for our bursary fund at their Christmas party! Thanks also to the all businesses who sponsored their raffle: Advanced Bionics, Med El, Abbey Security, Vindex, Annabelle's Sandwiches and AquAid Water to name but a few!

Caroline, Alex, Aidan and Beccy, some of the team of organisers for the CBU Christmas party 2006

Thank you to Alice Eccles and her class 10G of Oxford High School who held a cake sale and raised over £50 for AV^UK. This money has been put towards "Alice's Bursary Fund" - thank you very much!

Thank you to Alice Eccles, Frankie Woolgar and members of both of their families - Wendy, Adam, Steve, Jacqueline, Alex and Madie - who went carol singing together in Kirtlington and raised a fantastic £220!

Alice and Francesca and their families carol singing on Christmas Eve

Thank you to Joined Up Singing who raised over £74 carol singing this Christmas!

Thank you to David Curtis who took on two huge challenges in aid of AV^UK. He ran the Nike 10K Hyde Park Run and a Sprint Triathlon (400m swim, 20k bike & 5k run) and raised over £1000! We are so impressed by your effort - thank you David!

Thank you to John Tyszkiewicz who took on the Badwater Ultramarathon in aid of AV^UK. He has raised over an incredible £4,500 - thank you John!

AV^UK would like to send a very special thank you to Francesca Woolgar. Over the last few years Francesca has been a constant supporter of AV^UK. In addition to organising numerous fundraising ventures she has donated toys and many hours of her time to us. We have so appreciated having her help out at the centre on bank holidays and during the school holidays, and she has been invaluable in running creches for our AV children at the summer picnics. We are particularly impressed by the way Francesca has inspired others to get involved in helping us too! Thanks to Francesca we are supported by a group of several young people who not only come along to help with the creches but also go off and undertake their own fundraising ventures. Thank you Frannie!

A huge thank you to Alice Eccles who organised " RAINING MEN: a day of family fun!" in aid of AV^UK. It was a big success and we very much enjoyed the day! Alice raised a fantastic £500 which has been used to start a new bursary for low income families.

Alice

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Thank you to Carol singers Wendy, Alice, Adam, Francesca, and Leo, who raised a fantastic £140 in one evening's carol singing in Kirtlington, Oxon.

A huge thank you to the staff of Liontrust Asset Management, a UK fund management company, who raised an amazing £2000 for AV^UK at their Christmas Charity Auction!

Thank you to everyone who made donations to AV^UK instead of buying us a Christmas present this year! We are overwhelmed by your generosity.

A huge thank you to John Tyszkiewicz who ran the 153 Mile Spartathlon in aid of Hearing Help and Auditory Verbal UK!
Here is a picture of him after his gruelling challenge!

Ian ran the London marathon this year and donated over £1200 of his sponsorship to AV^UK. We are so impressed with the effort of running and collecting! Thank you Ian.

Thanks to Madie and her class, 13X, at Oxford High School GDST who organised a mufty day and hugely popular dance idol competition in aid of AV^UK.

Thanks also to Francesca and her class, 8O, at Oxford High School who held a very successful cake sale in aid of AV^UK.

Thanks are also due to Jess and her class, 12O, at the same school who also held a cake sale. Together these three classes raised an amazing £1000 for our charity!

Thanks also to Heather for donating the proceeds from her Pampered Chef evening.

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A big thank you to James Curtis and his class for raising £350! They put on a play called 'Happy Hat Land' and donated all the proceeds from the programme!

We would also like to thank Sophie and her friends at Port Regis School for giving up their pocket money in aid of AV^UK. They raised £120! This will be used to buy toys for the babies who come here. Thank you for your support and generosity!

AV^UK is a registered charity (number 1095133) and is heavily dependent upon charitable donations.