Fundraising gallery
Sasha's turn to fall out!
Despite our initial jump day being curtailed due to cloud cover we all had our turn at our tandem skydive and raised in excess of £6,260. The team members were Pete Barton, Mary Beasley, Sasha Beechey, Chris Browning, Colin Elkin, Viv Gardiner, Keira Johnston, Rich Jones, Olly Knowles, Ailsa and Sarah (Squidge) Walter. Well done to all of you and many thanks to all sponsors and supporters.
Eye Unit team at GoS Ball 2010
Our Ball was held at the Legacy Botleigh Grange Hotel on a lovely, sunny 12th June 2010. Despite being held at the same time as the first World Cup Football match we had a good turnout with a successful auction, raffle and balloon prizes raising a total of £12,000. Dancing to 'Innervision' was enormous fun and we all had a wonderful evening.
Professor Lotery Fast Twitch Triathlon
Professor Lotery put his best foot forward and took part in the Salisbury Fast Twitch Triathlon on the 16th May 2010. His time was 2 hours 17 minutes. Thanks to all kind sponsors who will be delighted that he lived to tell the tale.
Sue Boucher and Tony Harrison of Chichester Lions presenting a cheque for £2000
Chichester Lions continue to support Gift of Sight and we would like to make a very loud and public thank you for their tremendous help. A donation of £2000 has been received (12th April 2010) which brings the total from them to a very welcome £7,000. This photograph shows a previous cheque for £2000 being presented to Professor Lotery by Tony Harrison and Sue Boucher of Chichester Lions Club in June 2008. The money is raised from the recycling of spectacles which are collected in bins in opticians and doctors surgeries all over the UK.
Professor Lotery receives prestigious award
Andrew Lotery, professor of opthalmology in the University’s School of Medicine, was presented with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ Nettleship medal for the best research paper produced in the last four years.
Jackie preparing for her half marathon
Jackie Tombs (Tombs & Allen Opticians, Gosport) very bravely ran the Gosport Half Marathon in November 2009 to raise funds for us, having to run through a hailstorm and torrential rain to complete her challenge. Our thanks go to Jackie for the fantastic £798 raised.
Rotary Test Way Walk
l-r. Angela Cree, Jocelyn Cherry, Jackie Davies, Jonquil Smart, Ailsa Walter, Andrew Lotery and Alex MacLeod. All the walkers in the photograph managed to walk 26 miles on the 11th October 2009 although we sent the dog home at half time. We all finished the walk in various states of fitness but we did it. A whole team effort - great fun and a good day out.
Chris Browning & Nick Dawson
Chris and Nick cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise money for research into eye disease. The trip took 24 days, covered 1,146 miles using the National Cycle Network and raised a tremendous £4,000 (well, actually £4,129.63). Thank you both so much for your dedication.
New Forest Womens Bowling Association
A tremendous cheque for £1475.80 was presented by Mrs Rita Wye, President of the New Forest Women's Bowling Association, at a lunch held at Bashley in the New Forest in October 2009. Other small donations were also received and many thanks forwarded to Rita and her colleagues who had held numerous events to support us during the year.
Cosham Lodge 6912
Bro Alex Miller, who was accompanied by W Bro John Codd, presented a cheque for £2,000 from the Freemasons Cosham Lodge 6912 at the research laboratory. The funds were donated as a result of Jeanette Miller's 'Ladies Night' and we are very grateful for this huge gift.
Midhurst Lions present £1000
Mr John Self and fellow Lions from the Midhurst Lions Club presented a cheque for £1,000 to Professor Andrew Lotery at the Eye Unit in Southampton. This is the second very generous donation from Midhurst Lions.
Inner Wheel Club of Locks Heath
Ailsa Walter and Helen Griffiths receive a very welcome cheque for £500 from Mrs Penny Taylor and Mrs Janet Hopwood of the Inner Wheel Club of Locks Heath.
Ancient Order of Foresters
Mrs Angela Cree received a very welcome cheque for £600 from Mr Peter Stageman and Mrs Elizabeth Rose as representatives of the Ancient Order of Foresters, Court 'Sir George Hewitt'.
Richard Adams
Richard Adams was given a bronze rabbit at the 'Beating Blindness' Lecture in April to thank him for his tremendous support for Gift of Sight. The sculpture was kindly donated and presented by Mr Damon de Laszlo who is also a very generous supporter of our Appeal.
Greta Paxton
Greta has held two coffee mornings on behalf of Gift of Sight and has donated in excess of £1500 to our funds.
Susan Symes with a part of her button collection
Susan has collected buttons for many years and raises funds for Gift of Sight by inviting her friends to view her collection every other year. She also makes cards which she sells at various functions. Susan has generously contributed to our Appeal for a considerable time.
Bill Gidley and Graham Lee preparing to cycle down the route of the Rhine
Bill Gidley and Graham Lee preparing to cycle the route of the Rhine to raise funds for Gift of Sight. Bill has suffered with macular degeneration for many years.
Chris Browning and his uncle at Lands End
Chris, who has cone dystrophy, cycled from Taunton to Lands End with his uncle, Graham Burgess, and raised a fantastic £2015 for the Gift of Sight Appeal.
Fundraising trek to Machu Picchu in Peru
Angela Cree, Southampton Eye Research Laboratory manager, Ailsa Walter, a tireless supporter of the Gift of Sight appeal, Alex Macleod, consultant ophthalmologist, Professor Lotery and Jonquil Smart, a recently retired community nurse, on their final preparations for a fundraising trek to Machu Picchu in Peru.
Swanwick Lions Club
Fred Mitchell, President of Swanwick Lions Club presents the Prof with a big cheque!
London Flora marathon
Professor Lotery runs the London Flora marathon to raise vital funds
Professor Lotery receives award
Professor Lotery is awarded 2006 Eyesight Charity of the Year by Optician Magazine
Christmas fair opening
Angela Cree opening Nunthorpe Methodist Church Christmas Fayre in Nov 2006, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Teesside.