The date for the 2010 Newquay Paddle for Life event has been set. Put it in your calendars straight away, and register as soon as possible... The date is... the 23rd September 2010... Check out the Newquay Paddle page for more details!
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The original Paddle for Life started after lifeguards from Fistral Beach held a Joe Way memorial paddle to raise money for charity in 2008. Joe is the inspirational little boy who touched people's lives around the country and beyond. His story of hope and fighting against all the odds with a cheeky smile has made what could have been the worse of times the best of times.
Our aim is to raise awareness of Joe’s story and inspire people to raise money for their chosen charity, to promote the paddle as a community event for people of all abilities and within five years to have 50 paddles and to raise £50,000 for various charity’s.
Hendra Holiday Park is delighted to announce their latest fundraising total for Cornish charities now stands at more than £800.
Staff at the park have been holding raffles and encouraging guests throughout the summer to donate to their nominated charity Cornwall Hospice Care, which provides the only adult hospice care service within the county. The
staff and guests have shown tremendous support through a variety of fundraising activities, encouraged by the enthusiasm of the Cornwall Hospice Care lottery team who were on site each week to promote the work of the charity.
If all of Joe's supporters on Facebook donated £2 we could raise £4500.00 which would buy 5 boxes which would house and protect over 50 people for months please goto Joe's shelter box justgiving pageYOU can donate as little as £2 on line which would not buy a pint of beer but togeather you could help people who are suffering. Click here to donate.
To see more about why we support this charity go to www.shelterbox.org Shelter box news.
More than 200 ShelterBoxes are set to arrive in Port au Prince, Haiti later today.
256 Shelter Boxes that were dispatched from the prepositioned stock inCuracoa on Wednesday are due to touch down in Haiti late this afternoon..., Haitian time, providing the plane they are on is cleared to land. However, the situation in Port au Prince is extremely fluid andlogistics are changing minute by minute.
ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members David Eby (US), Wayne Robinson(US) and Mark Pearson (UK) have been in Port au Prince since Thursdayand have been working around the clock assessing the most effectiveways to distribute the much needed aid.
The first ShelterBoxes have arrived in Port au Prince and hundreds more are due to arrive later today.
The ShelterBox Response Team of David Eby (US), Wayne Robinson (US) and Mark Pearson (UK), who have been in Haiti’s capital since Thursday, took delivery of the first ShelterBoxes at Port au Prince airport yesterday.
The team say twelve of these boxes will be used to build an emergency field hospital at the airport.
‘We are helping build a field hospital with these tents at the airport,’ said Mark Pearson. ‘These are desperate conditions, amputations are happening every half hour. There’s an urgent need for tents at hospitals and this is our first priority.’
ShelterBox Head of Operations John Leach said: ‘The safety of our staff in Haiti is of paramount importance.
If you can help support ShelterBox's work around the globe in any way, great or small, please click here.
The first ShelterBoxes have arrived in Port au Prince and hundreds more are due to arrive later today.
The ShelterBox Response Team of David Eby (US), Wayne Robinson (US) and Mark Pearson (UK), who have been in Haiti’s capital since Thursday, took delivery of the first ShelterBoxes at Port au Prince airport yesterday.
The team say twelve of these boxes will be used to build an emergency field hospital at the airport.
‘We are helping build a field hospital with these tents at the airport,’ said Mark Pearson. ‘These are desperate conditions, amputations are happening every half hour. There’s an urgent need for tents at hospitals and this is our first priority.’
ShelterBox Head of Operations John Leach said: ‘The safety of our staff in Haiti is of paramount importance.
‘We are working with the agencies on the ground to ensure that ShelterBoxes are not only distributed speedily and efficiently, but that our team on the ground is able to work in a safe environment.’
Hundreds more boxes are due to arrive into Port au Prince later today from Miami on a chartered aircraft. Thousands more ShelterBoxes are being packed and shipped from ShelterBox HQ in the UK.
ShelterBox Founder and CEO Tom Henderson said: ‘The devastation in Haiti has moved everyone here. We now have our boxes on the ground and it’s a privilege to help. The scale of devastation is huge.
‘By the sheer grit and determination of our staff and volunteers we have been able to respond in record time. Our thanks go to the teams of volunteers, as well as to our donors, who have allowed us to do this.
‘ShelterBox relies entirely on public donations and people’s generosity. We receive no institutional funding and no DEC money. I’d urge, if you can, to help us.’
Public donations are vital to ShelterBox’s continuing work around the world. To make a donation please ring 0300 0300 500 or go to www.shelterbox.org to donate online and get the latest updates on the charity’s response to the Haiti earthquake.
A massive £500 was raised for The Handstand Appeal when a 5ft mirror made as of Joe’s paddle logo was auctioned off at Newquay Rowing Club.
The mirror, which took over a week to make, was crafted by Dave Hughes from Dave’s Cave at South Fistral Hire, Fistral Beach, Newquay. Dave made and donated the polished wooden show piece which he fitted with a mirror gifted by Micro DIY of Newquay.
Nick Bryant, a local businessman from Britannic Industries which owns the Tolcarne and Fistral hire shops and other beach businesses, bought the mirror with a sealed bid and has donated the £500 via Joe’s Paddle site to The Handstand Appeal.
Matt Way, Joe’s dad, said “We where overwhelmed with Dave’s mirror. So much time went into it and it was fantastic, we are really grateful to Dave and Nick for their support,”
Claire Way, Joe’s mum, added “We are so pleased that the money will go to help Marshall, Joe had meningitis when he was a week old and went into septic shock several times over the years. We think Marshall and his family are so inspiring in how they have embraced his needs”.
The Mirror will be hung in one of the business venues at Fistral Beach in the New Year.
Joe's Story Hits iTunes
Joe’s story has now hit iTunes and we have our very own podcasts to tell stories, keep you up to date with fundraising as well as downloading new up and coming interviews about Joe’s story, people involved and people who have been inspired…
Ride the wave and subscribe to help push Joe’s story up the podcasting ranks and celebrate our new way of communicating Joe’s amazing life.
A cheque for £189.25 was handed over to Hilary Metcalf by Owen Clements after he, 3 friends and his eldest daughter Eleanor paddled their surfboards one kilometre in order to raise money for Havens Hospices and The Precious Lives Appeal.
This Paddle for Life took part on 5th September 2009, at Thorney Bay, Canvey Island, and monies raised was split equally between the two charities.
