Quality not quantity is what Theo provided during his life and so it will be with the fundraising for his Fund. We hope to organise a few fun and memorable events each year to raise money and to remember Theo. We would welcome any ideas that people have for fundraising.

For 2012, we have had and are planning the following fundraising events:

 

The THEO CUP golf tournament will be held at The Belfry between 24th and 26th of March 2012. Thank you to all the players who contributed an entry fee to TWF to take part in this event.

 

The 3rd annual spring THEO'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT will be held in late May in Four Elms, Kent. As ever this event will be organised and hosted by Theo's grandparents.

 

In 2011, the following TWF fundraising activities took place:

 

The THEO CUP golf tournament was held again in 2011. A group of eighteen travelled to Le Touquet in North West France on 2nd-4th April 2011. Thank you to all the players who contributed an entry fee to TWF to take part in this event.

 

Theo's Dad, Dan ran the LONDON MARATHON in 4hrs 4mins on 17th April 2011 and more importantly with your help has crept over the £5k fundraising barrier. To visit his fundraising page please go to www.justgiving.com/marathon-for-theo

 

Carol Oman and her work colleagues at Lloyds TSB took part in a DRESS- DOWN DAY in May with all proceeds going to the Theo Walker Fund.

 

Christina and John Hodson organised the 2nd ANNUAL THEO MIXED-DOUBLES TENNIS TOURNAMENT which was played on a four different courts in the village of Four Elms, Kent on 21st May 2011. Many congratulations to Mike and Lynda who triumphed in the final. Just over £1,000 was raised for Theo's fund. A big thank you to all that took part and helped to make this such a fun and successful day.


 

Richard Pool, Tim Neill, Rory Slater, Ian Warbrick, Martin Allison, Harry Wigram and Dan ran/staggered just under 30-miles COAST-TO-COAST across Menorca from Cituadella to Mahon on 4th June 2011. This epic journey was trailed in the local English language newspaper - click here to read the article - and was completed in just over 6-hours.

Special thanks goes to Hard for all the organising and to his wonderful parents, Patrick and Janice, who were the support team. This photo of a remarkably fresh team at the finishing point in Mahon harbour was taken after a pint or two had been taken-on - you should have seen Hard before that!!

 

The team raised over £14k for TWF, which was donated to Little Hearts Matter and Heartline. Their fundraising efforts were recognised in the Litte Hearts Matter Autumn 2011 Newsletter. Please click on the following link - http://www.theowalkerfund.com/LHM Newsletter Autumn 2011.pdf 

 

Dan Madden completed the most gruelling fundraising challenge of any TWF 'athlete' on the 10th July... the Challenge Roth (www.challenge-roth.com) in Germany. This INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON event is Ironman distance (i.e. a 2.4 mile open water swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride and finishing with a 26.2 mile run). In front of 180,000 spectators, and in an event which saw new world records in the mens and womens categories, Mads finished in 12hours 55mins, placing him 320th out 3,261 starters... SIMPLY INCREDIBLE!! 

Click here to visit Dan's fundraising page - http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DanielCMadden 

See the YouTube video for the Challenge Roth event here:

 

 

Nathan Amery organised a group including Hamish Mcleod, Callum Mcleod, George Maunders, Sundeep Athwal, Richie King, Peter Hanford, Trevor Craggs and Jimi the dog to become the third group to take on the 3-PEAKS IN 24-hours for Theo's fund. They successfully completed this challenge on 15th July 2011. Any support you are able to give would be wonderful. Please visit www.justgiving.com/3peakstheo

 

A Twenty:20 CRICKET MATCH and BBQ at the White Horse CC, Broadhinton, Wiltshire was due to be held on 16th July 2011. Unfortunately this event was washed out, but nonetheless Jim and Rebe Horton hosted many players and their families for a fabulous lunch. We hope there will be an opportunity to beat the weather in 2012. Click here to see the event flyer

 

Ben Sandford-Smith completed the daunting ride from Lowestoft to Lands End  in late August. This is CYCLE RIDE of OVER 400miles was undertaken by Ben to raise money for the Theo Walker Fund. Click here to visit his fundraising page. 

 

On October 9th, a team of high quality athletes from Fleming Family & Partners took part in the ROYAL PARKS HALF MARATHON for the second year running. One of the four causes that the team has chosen to run for was the Theo Walker Fund. A big thank you to all that took part and all their sponsors. 

 

In 6th November 2011, Laura Jevons crossed the Atlantic and ran the NEW YORK MARATHON in a hugely impressive 4hrs 10mins. This was the first time any TWF supporter has completed this event. Please click here to visit her fundraising page. www.justgiving.com/ljtheowalker

 

 


 


 

In 2010, the following Theo Walker Fund events took place:

 

The THEO CUP - North Devon - 26/27/28 March 2010

The Raymond Cup, an annual Ryder Cup style golf weekend has been renamed in memory of Theo from 2010 onwards. The competition is in its 8th year and as always was a highly entertaining weekend for all who attended the weekend on the North Devon coast. For further info go to http://www.raymondcup.com.

 

Lucy Godfrey ran the BRIGHTON MARATHON - 18 April 2010

Lucy ran the Brighton Marathon for little Theo in such an impressive time of 4 hours 20min. We also appreciate that it's not only the running on the day but also the training beforehand that takes a lot of commitment, time and effort. So we want to say a MASSIVE thank you to Lucy for choosing the Theo Walker fund to run for. The money Lucy has raised will go directly to Chase Hospice for Sick Children.  Please click here to visit her fundraising page.

 

David Nash ran the LONDON MARATHON - 25 April 2010

'Nashie' ran the London Marathon again this year and he raised nearly £5k for two organisations that help children with terminal illnesses - Shooting Stars Children's Hospice and the Theo Walker Fund. As you can see from the pictures below Nashie did this, not just in standard running gear, but dressed as a juice carton! Dan, Richo and I saw him at various points throughout the race, and however hard it must of been for him he was always determined to run wearing the outfit all the way to the finish line. A BIG BIG thank you to Nashie for such an awesome achievement. Please click here for a link to Nashie's online sponsorship page.

 

THEO'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT - Four Elms, Kent - 8 May 2010

John and Christina Hodson, Theo's grandparents, hosted a very successful and fun mixed doubles tennis tournament on Sunday 8th May. 24 Couples entered and 6 Courts were used across the village. Christina, along with Heather Gardener and Dympna Arranow re-fueled the many tennis players and supporters with a delicious lunch and tea. Even though the weather wasn't the best, it didn't stop everyone from enjoying a wonderful day. Theo will be very proud of his mummy and grandpa who made an unstoppable team and won the Theo Cup.

A raffle took place on the day and orders for Theo's t-shirt's, jumpers and mugs were taken on the day. The tournament raised a fantastic sum of £1300. The money raised will go to Heartline.  

Thank you to all those who lent out their courts, helped on the day, everyone who played and those who came to support under their umbrella's. Looking forward to seeing you all next year!


 

 

PAMPERED CHEF EVENING - Fulham - 12 May 2010

Flora Morgan organised a really fun evening in her kitchen on Wednesday 12th May. Silvia Hope Mason from Pampered Chef got us girls all slicing, chopping, whizzing, baking and tasting with the kitchenware range from Pampered Chef. A fantastic raffle took place, with prizes ranging from Chelsea Football tickets, Gina Conway facial and body massage and dinner at Cote D' Brasserie plus many more! 

We all came away with various new utensils for our kitchen cupboard and also with the secret of chopping an onion without it making you cry. The evening was a great success with £286 being raised through sales of kitchenware and raffle tickets. The money raised will go to Heartline. 

A big thank you to Flora for organising the evening to raise money for our little Theo and Heartline. 


CHASE Superheros Night Walk - Guildford - 22 May 2010

Bat Fink (aka Richo) Cat Woman (aka Hannah) Mr Incredible (Aka Robin)

Robin (aka Fiona) Spiderman (aka Dan) and 80's woman (aka Lucy) all took to the streets of Guildford at midnight for a 10mile walk to help raise money for Chase Hospice for Sick Kids. The theme was Superhero's and aswell as dressing up in our superhero's outfit's we also carried our own superhero on our back too (see pics) It took us 2.5 hours to walk round and we certainly all slept well once we got home in the early hours of the morning! Dan and I want to say a HUGE thank you to Fi, Robin,Hannah and Richo for doing the walk on a Saturday night, making it such a fun evening and also for raising over £1000 for Chase Hospice. THANK YOU

 

 

 

Eddie and Sally Gilbert BLESSING - 5 June 2010

Eddie and Sally had their marriage blessed on the 5th June and we were incredibly happy when they suggested that instead of having a wedding list that they ask their guests to donate to the Theo Walker Fund. It is difficult firstly to express how touched we are by this gesture from Eddie and Sally and  secondly by the remarkable generousity of so many of their friends who have donated to Theo, via his original JustGiving page.


The 3-PEAKS CHALLENGE IN 24 Hours - 17/18 July 2010

WE DID IT! Wow, what a challenge, it was tough, but it was worth every step we took. We always knew that Theo liked playing in the rain and he really showed us that on Ben Nevis. It was the worst weather they had seen all year, with gale force winds, torrential rain and poor visibility. However, Theo pushed Tiggy Allen, Sarah Hodson, Simon Morgan, Duncan Morris, Alex Richardson, Mima Seldon, Dave Slemen and Theo's mummy and daddy up and down the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scotland. 

We want to say a massive thank you to Mike Slemen, Paul and Richard who made sure we got inbetween the mountains in record speed, while also trying to fix a blown tyre along the way and keeping us calm too! 

Dan and I also want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to you all who came on the journey/challenge with us. You were all awesome, we know it was hard, but you did it for Theo and us.. so Thank you Thank you... you are all very special people...

Thank you also to everyone who has donated so generously for this challenge. The amount we have raised is unbelievable and I know that it will gratefully received by Chase Hospice for Kids. www.chasecare.org.uk


Please support this challenge by visiting the following Just Giving  website - www.justgiving.com/3PeaksforTheo 

 

Another 3-PEAK CHALLENGE in 24 Hours! - 10/11 July 2010

AND THEY DID IT TOO!!....Andy and Gina Ritchie, Will Ellis, Ben Thorne, Sarah Bailey, Dan Walker (a different one!) Malcolm Ritchie, Hannah McInnes, Lucy Harding, Paul Paxton, Laura Wilshaw, Mike Webster and Tom King (and driven by Malcolm) also took on the 3 highest mountains in England, Wales and Scotland in the torrential rain, galeforce winds and poor visability! 

Will Ellis wrote: "3 Peaks completed in 23 hours and 40 minutes. Some of the worst conditions ever. Gale force winds, so much rain, and 4 mtr visibility at times - frozen to the bone and wet, but as a team we did it. Perhaps the only ones foolish enough to go up Scafell Pike at 3am in horrendous weather. We encountered 2 lots who turned back, but what do they say about perseverance being the greatest element to success? For Theo!"

 We know how tough the challenge is and so Dan and I cannot thank them enough for doing it and choosing to raise such an incredible amount of money for Theo (http://www.justgiving.com/Team-SW6) with all the money going directly www.heartline.org.uk. You guys really are all fantastic. Thank you, Thank you!

 


 Justine Gibbs, a very special nurse who looked after Theo at The Royal Brompton completed the 10km in Glasgow - 5 September 2010

Justine Gibbs took part in the Great Scottish Race in Glasgow Scotland. Justine was one of the wonderful and special nurses who looked after Theo while he was at the Royal Brompton Hosptial, we know Theo loved his time with Justine (see the picture below)  Dan and I are truly touched by Justine's continuous support and raising money for Theo. http://www.justgiving.com/justine-Gibbs

 

Graham Judd ran the GREAT NORTH RUN on 19 September 2010

Graham has raised over £1,000 for Theo and The Brompton Fountain by completing the Great North Run in under 2 hours! Check out his webpage at http://www.justgiving.com/graham-judd. We want to say a big thank you to Graham for all his hard work and dedication and for choosing to support Theo. 


 

James Sheppard and Rowena Myrans completed the GREENWICH HALF-MARATHON - 26 September 2010

James and Rowena (pictured) ran the 13 and half miles in the 1hr 55mins and 2hrs 15mins respectively. A fabulous achievement! Thank you so much to them both for running for Theo and raising a great amount of money for Theo and for Heartline. Check out their fundraising page at http://www.justgiving.com/Rowena-Myrans 

 

Dan (daddy) and 13 colleagues from his office at FF&P ran the ROYAL PARKS HALF-MARATHON in London - 10 October 2010

Every member of the FF&P team finished the race in times ranging between 1hr 31mins and 2hrs 34mins. To date the team has raised nearly £8k money for three charities. 50% of the total proceeds raised will be allocated to the Theo Walker Fund. Please click on the following link to take you to the fundraising page -  http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/Flemings