Buckets of Cash at Asda, Chandlers Ford

Over £350 was raised from Bucket Shaking in Asda, Chandlers Ford!A   huge thank you to the generous shoppers Sunday 3rd March, who have helped us to raise over £350 by giving their change to Sophie's Appeal.

The fundraising committee were at the local Asda Hypermarket between 10am and 4pm to shake their buckets on what would have been Sophie's 15th birthday!

£5000 Holiday Donation

Thanks to the generous support of the local businesses, the community and all those who support Sophie's Appeal we have recently donated £5000 to Beyond the Moon.

Beyond the Moon organise carefree holidays for children with life threatening illnesses. They sent Sophie to Disneyland, Paris and the memories and carefree times it gave us will last us a lifetime. That is why Sophie's Appeal are proud to support this organisation.

Pascale Somers, co-founder of Beyond the Moon said "On behalf of Beyond the Moon, I sincerely would like to thank you for the generous donation that we received. It will enable us to offer more British families with a sick child a carefree and memorable Beyond the Moon vacation. We look forward to sending you feedback and to informing you about the families that you will make happy in 2013."

The money that you raise and we donate is used to send local children on a holiday of a lifetime.

New Tesco Express Supports Sophie's Appeal

Sophie's Appeal Founder, Lin Barringer and veteran Saints footballer Francis Benali were the guests of honour when the new Tesco Express store on Bishopstoke Road recently opened and were invited to cut a ribbon and declare the new store officially open.

As part of the opening celebrations, store manager, Darren Wheeler and his team presented Sophie's Appeal with a cheque for £500.

Darren said: "We are delighted to be able to support Sophie's Appeal, as it does such fantastic work for those living in the Eastleigh community. We are so pleased that Lin and Francis came to open the new store and join in the celebrations with us."

The store chose to donate to Sophie's Appeal as part of its commitment to supporting the local community.

Holiday Inn does Halloween

Guests checking in at the Holiday Inn Eastleigh this Halloween were greeted by Sarah our cute black cat and Beata a splendid witch.

Dinner and Drinks were served by the Food & Beverage team, who also wore an array of Halloween themed outfits

Many thanks to all the Teams taking part in the Holiday Inn Halloween Day to raise funds for Sophie's Appeal.

Mike got a Wiggle on and Raised Vital Funds

Mike Carter raised £137.50 for Sophie's Appeal by taking part in the Wiggle Super Series New Forest 100 Sportive Bike Ride in October 2012. Mike was one of 3000 riders taking part.

Mike completed the Sportive 100 mile bike ride in 6hrs 45mins; an amazing result when competing at this distance for the first time.

Well done Mike and thank you for choosing to support Sophie's Appeal.

Sophie's Appeal is Chosen By You!

A huge thank you to the customers and staff of Asda, Eastleigh for choosing to support Sophie's Appeal in your thousands by placing your green tokens in our collecting box!

Thanks to the Chosen by You, Given by Us community scheme looked after in store by Cecily Casey and to the tremendous support of you all, we were beneficiaries of their most recent £200.00 community donation.

Caribbean Evening

Sophie's Appeal held it's first Caribbean Evening at Fleming Park Bowling Club on 28th September 2012.

The room was decorated with palm trees, beach mats, flower garlands and brightly coloured cloths, with the centre piece being a stunning giant balloon palm tree kindly made by Jennie at Fleming Park Bowling Club.

The authentic steel drum music was provided by Harbour Lights. Guests enjoyed a Caribbean Cocktail and Hog Roast, and some guests participated in the Limbo and Hula Hoop Challenge.

Thanks to all those who attended and made this an enjoyable evening!