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Zane Pilkington meeting Marcus Rashford and the players from Manchester United
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Helen and Douglas House Siblings Residential Weekend

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Five children pictured in a field with trees in the background, enjoying the activities.

The Helen and Douglas House Siblings Residential Weekend in August was a fantastic success. Through Give Them a Sporting Chance, 18 siblings of children with life-limiting illnesses to had fun, made friends, and tried new activities. Above is a photo of some of them at the campfire, all ready to toast marshmallows and share stories.

A family visit to EuroDisney

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Anthony Lister and family at Euro Disney

Two weeks after Tony’s first COVID vaccination, he suffered a life changing and threatening stroke. Before Tony was given his Sporting Chance, he was already in training to walk the Humber Bridge to raise funds for the Goole Neuro Rehabilitation Unit where Tony was cared for, for 6 months. Tony’s Sporting Chance was to visit Euro Disney with his family.

Raised funds for Goole Neuro Rehabilitation Unit

A quiet lakeside hotel and the Lion King in London

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Give Them a Sporting Chance agreed to support a family with a visit to London, with tickets to the Lion King. The visit was to celebrate the 18th birthday of the son who suffers from intractable epilepsy, has a sight impairment, has sensory processing disorder, uses button for external feeding and is wheelchair bound. The daughter also has multiple disabilities. Unfortunately, a short time before their visit the family had to cancel due to the son being admitted to hospital.

Instead of London, Give Them a Sporting Chance supported the family with a stay in a quiet, beautiful country lakeside hotel, which the family could drive to relatively easily.

As the family were no longer going to London, this meant that Give Them a Sporting Chance had four tickets for the Lion King (two for disabled children) on a specific date. These tickets were offered to a children’s hospice within easy travelling distance to London. The family who went were ‘over the moon’ to have such a treat for their young son, who had very limited life, and his disabled sister.

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The Red Arrows at Silverstone