When Bob Prior caught up with friend and part-time neighbour Geoff at a party last year, little did he know their night out would end with a pledge to raise a six figure sum, a trip to Tanzania with a 1975 Land Rover ambulance and a determination to help children orphaned by AIDS.
As a result of his promise to help his old friend source four ambulances to help children orphaned by AIDS victims in Tanzania, Bob is now trying to raise £100,000 to support the charity Orphans in the Wild.
Orphans in the Wild is a charity set up by Vicky and Geoff Fox, who moved to Tanzania from...
The Lions Club of Sidmouth stage their Great Duck Derby on the River Sid on Sunday 14 July.
The fun starts shortly after 2pm at Sid Park Road bridge in the Byes, with the children's and parents "duck and spoon" races, which will be followed by the corporate duck race with little red ducks.
The main duck race starts at 3pm when hundreds of ducks enter the River Sid from the Sid Park Road bridge and "race" downstream to the weir by Salcombe Road. Cash prizes ranging from £20 to £400 will be allocated to the ‘owners’ of the first 19 ducks that cross the finishing line....
It’s that time of year when we like to spring clean our wardrobes, and what a better way to do it than a clothing swap with some other local Exeter Ladies! So dig deep in your closets and pull out those clothes you don’t wear and come down to trade them in for new ones!
And to make this all a bit more wonderful we will be doing this all in the name of Charity! All of the left over clothes and donations will be given to Exeters own SAFE – a charity to help stop domestic abuse.
Cover on the door will be £5.
and you may take one item for every one item you bring as a...
Join Exeter YMCA for an 11 mile trek across the rugged and spectacular paths of Dartmoor, from Okehampton to Postbridge. At the end relax with a meal at the historic East Dart Hotel (included in registration fee).
By taking on this challenge you'll raise much needed awareness and funds to help young homeless people across Devon have a brighter future.
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Where: Okehampton Camp to Postbridge (transport will be provided from Exeter YMCA and back, situated on St David's Hill)
Why not enter a team at Devon Air Ambulance Trust's (DAAT) golf day on Wednesday 18 September at the prestigious Bovey Castle, North Bovey? As well as enjoying a great value day out you can make a difference by raising funds to help keep both of your Air Ambulances flying. Entry costs just £280 for a team of four and included in the price is an 18 hole round of golf, a two course buffet, plus competitions and prizes. To find out more go to http://www.daat.org/events/our+golf+day+/ to download an entry form. Alternatively contact Caroline Creer by email c.creer@...
This is your chance to have the experience of a lifetime and make a difference to someone else's.
You will learn survival skills such as husky driving, ice fishing, cross country skiing, shelter building and more on this eight-day Arctic adventure which takes place in Sweden in March 2014. If you would like to take part in this challenge and support the fantastic work of Age UK Exeter, you will need to raise a minimum of £2,500.
Contact Claire Morse for more information on 01392 202092 or email c.morse@ageukexeter.org.uk
Skydive UK and Age UK Exeter are putting on a Superhero Skydive and we need your help. We are looking for 10 volunteers to tandem jump from 15,000ft to raise vital funds. You can jump for free if you raise £395 in sponsorship and you will also get a DVD of your skydive at half the normal cost. The Superhero Skydive takes place on 15 July and 17 July at a venue to be confirmed. For more information please call 01404 890222.
This year’s Northcott Beaton Insurance Brokers Pukka Yomp will take intrepid ‘Yompers’ on a circular route around our fair city whilst raising much needed funds for a minimum of 18 local charities currently supported through the Chiefs own Charity ‘The Exeter Foundation’. Starting and finishing at Sandy Park, you will cover 10 miles meandering mainly along the river Exe. Upon your return you will be greeted with some much deserved sustenance and some entertainment. The event is open to all who wish to take part and there is a £15 registration fee, included in this will be your ‘I Am A...
Independent gift and lifestyle store Insideout, Princesshay, has donated £250 to St Loye’s Foundation’s Positive Opportunities Service which provides people with Austitic Spectrum Conditions in Devon free access to training, volunteering or employment options.
The money raised was generated through a silent auction at the Insideout Chameleon Dress exclusive launch party with prizes donated by local businesses Cakeadoodledo, SAKS salon, The Cove and Kathea Boutique and RTJ photography.
The Chameleon dress is an innovative wrap dress which can be worn in more than 12...
A host of acclaimed artists is donating work to an auction to support Devon in Sight on Saturday 23rd February from 2.30 p.m.
Those giving their work for free include Benedict and Tessa Rubbra, Margaret and Roger Dean, Hillary Goddard, Robert Jennison RWA, Jenny Pery, Peter Randall-Page, Lesley Kerman, Graham Rich, Janice Ridley, Kate Westbrook, Christine Lee, Martin Bentham RWA, Ray Balkwill, and Claire Oboussier and Vong Phaophanit.
Among the many highlights at the auction will be From St Ives Bus Station, by Kate Westbrook, Beech trees and bluebells by Martin Bentham RWA...
