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Thursday, 19 November 2009

Intrepid Trekkers

Well they made it!

After months of training, Melanie, Hayley, Mary, Linda and Avril trekked from the Dead Sea to the famous Rose City of Petra, in aid of The Dream Factory.

Although they had all done their best to prepare it was impossible to be ready for the incredibly rocky terrain and temperatures exceeding 42C. So they all did wonderfully well in completing the challenge.

And, they enjoyed it. I’m told that sleeping under the stars and wandering around the Rose City made up for an absence of showers and hair dryers!

And best of all, between them they have already raised more than £25,000 for The Dream Factory.

Incredibly well done.

As you can imagine there are hundreds of photos. Here is one of the girls looking hot and sweaty, but suitably proud, at Petra.


From Trek Jordan

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Finally, the girls would like to thank all of their friends and family who supported them on this challenge, not only with generous sponsorship but also with their interest and encouragement.

We at The Dream Factory would like to add our thanks also.

More Dreams Than Ever!

As word spreads about The Dream Factory we are being asked by an increasing number of unfortunate young people to help their Dreams come true.

As you can see from our latest Dream List we have now reached more than 50 Dreams that have either been fulfilled or we are actively trying to provide.

The list has been turned around so that the most recent ones are at the top. Please get in touch with us if you can help with any of those that we are working on.

Young Fundraiser of the Year

We have written before about James Ollerenshaw. James’ chronic illness means that he has to regularly go without food and take some really foul medicine for weeks at a time.

Well earlier this year he decided that the only way to make this bearable was to get sponsored for doing it so that at least somebody else would benefit from his hardship.  James chose The Dream Factory as the charity he would support and raised nearly £2000!

James’ efforts inspired former Redbridge Mayor, Lorraine Sladden to inaugurate on our behalf an annual Young Fundraiser of the Year Award of which James was the worthy first recipient.

Thanks James, you’re a great example to us all.

Here is a photo of James receiving his award from Lorraine and Avril.


Wednesday, 18 November 2009

The Dreams we are working on and those fulfilled

51 Joe Wants A Shopping Trip To Toys R Us Or Smyth’s Toy Store
50 James O Wants To Be A Radio Dj For An Hour And A Bass Guitar
49 James Wants A Shopping Trip To The Early Learning Centre
48 Melik Wants Garden Play Equipment
47 Rebecca Wants Outside Sensory Garden
46 Grace Wants To Go To Eurodisney
45 Kristy Wants To See Beyonce Or See Where Eastenders Is Made
44 Freddie Wanted To Go Shopping In The Disney Store
43 Nathan Wanted Transformer Toys And A Dvd Player
42 Uzazo Wants Communication Toys And Equipment
41 Jamal Wanted A Nintendo Ds And Games
40 Alan Wanted A Nintendo Ds And Games
39 Yaren Wanted A Computer And Printer
38 Joel Wants To See Dancing On Ice
37 Laura Wants To Go For A Weekend In Eurodisney
36 Stacey Wants To Meet Shayne Ward
35 Rebecca Wanted To Feed And Stroke Some Lion Cubs
34 Anthony Wanted To Meet Lewis Hamilton
33 Murad Wants To See The Show “Thriller”
32 Christopher Wanted To Meet Patsy Palmer
31 Sriya Wants To Go To Euro Disney
30 Dominic Wants To Go To Euro Disney At Xmas
29 Cameron Wanted Some Portable Sensory Equiptment
28 Martyna Wanted A Very Special Camera
27 Emma Wanted To Travel In A Limousine For Tea At The Ritz With Her Family
26 Mason Wanted A Log Cabin For His Garden For His Own Space
25 Oliver Wanted An Xbox Elite And Games
24 Ayesha Wanted A Massive Television For Her Room
23 Benjamin Wanted To Have 2 Budgies And A Playstation 3 And A Tv Of His Own
22 Roy Wanted To Go With His Family To Butlins
21 Bailey Wanted A Special Bratz Birthday Party A Tv And Dvd
20 Reece Wanted Meet The Arsenal Team And Watch Them Train & See A Future Match
19 Jess Wanted To Meet Her Favourite Actor On A Film Set
18 Isaac Wanted A Laptop Computer/And Printer /A Play Station 3 And Games
17 Gizem Wanted The Latest I Pod
16 Pedro Wanted To Go To Euro Disney
15 Alan Wanted A Pc Scanner And Printer
14 Isaac Wanted To Go In A Helicopter And Fly Around London
13 George Wanted To Meet Jeremy Clarkson And Visit Top Gear
12 Grace Wanted To Meet Jacqueline Wilson The Childrens Author
11 Francez Wanted To Go To Euro Disney For A Holiday
10 Joshua Wanted To See Sharks. He Went To The London Aquarium
9 Charlie Wanted A Nintendo Wii And Games
8 Alexander Wanted To Go To Butlins For A Holiday
7 Gary Wanted A Laptop Computer
6 Elaine Wanted A Laptop Computer
5 Isabella Wanted A Shetland Pony
4 Dottie Wanted A Trip On The London Eye
3 Jack Wanted To Meet The West Ham Team And Be A Mascot
2 Billy Wanted A Winnie The Pooh Tea Party
1 Babooka Wanted A Lap Top Computer

 

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