2009 Lisa Wilson Scholarship Awards

On October 29th October, 5 new recipients were awarded bursaries from The Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund.
The five recipients were; Michael George Brough, Charlotte Clark, Lilian Namaata, Hayley Sanders, and Charlotte Weddle-Hoyle.  Their awards were presented at a ceremony at Southampton Solent University which was presided over by Professor Jane Longmore.
Bursaries are given to students who [...]

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Charity reaches £170,000

The donation from the That’s Life magazine sees the total money raised to date hitting £170,000, a truly remarkable tribute to Lisa’s legacy which continues to help less fortunate young adults achieve their educational dreams and ambitions in the way Lisa did. Lisa was incredibly proud of her BA 2-1 in Business Management that she [...]

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Charity fund hits £150,000

With the addition of the the funds from the recent golf day, the total amount raised on behalf of The Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund has now broken through the £150,000 mark.
The charity which was started in the spring of 2003 following Lisa’s tragic accident has managed to raise on average £30,000 a year. This funding [...]

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Lisa Wilson and ‘Lisathedaddy’ proving to be ‘Inspirational’ – Over £10,000 raised on Race Night

On Saturday March 15th a fund raising evening took place at the Holiday Inn Southampton in aid of the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund.
The event was made more special because this would have been Lisa’s 29th birthday.
Around 150 guests attended the evening from all over the country which was hosted by local comedian Mike Osman. The [...]

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Forth anniversary

November 4th will be the fourth anniversary of Lisa’s tragic accident.
Tricia and Clive would just like to thank everyone, especially Scott, Ross, Kelly and Donna, and all our good friends for their support over the last four years. Without your support we could not be where we are today. Because of [...]

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Eight new bursaries granted

Following a record number of scholarship applications this year eight bursaries have been granted. On Wednesday 18th October nearly fifty people were at Southampton Solent University to see a record number of recipients being awarded the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Award. Along with the students there were many parents [...]

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£100,000 barrier broken

The recent Golf Day at Wellow Golf Club saw the charity fund raising reach an amazing £100,000. This is a truly remarkable achievement that I’m sure Lisa would have been so proud of. This means that Lisa’s Legacy will be 100 years of education, a truly wonderful legacy to a truly [...]

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Charity reaches over £96,000

Following the success of the Bee Gees Fever night charity donations reached the amazing figure of £96,000, this puts us well on target to achieve the magical sum of £100,000 hopefully with this years golf day at Wellow. This will be a truly wonderful Legacy to Lisa, one hundred years of [...]

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Fund reaches £87,500

The amount of money now raised on behalf of the charity has now exceeded £87,500.  Following the successful fundraiser at the De Vere, the first target of £100,000 came ever closer. £100,000 will mean 100 years of education in Lisa’s memory, becoming Lisa’s Legacy.
Lisa’s brother Ross has created a brilliant [...]

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Gala dinner exceeds all expectations

Lisa’s Legacy gala dinner and dance on Saturday September 3rd at the DeVere Grand Harbour Hotel proved to be an amazing evening.

Hosted by former Olympian Roger Black MBE and supported by Denis Bundy, the evening was full of events and star cabaret. Some two hundred and fifty guests [...]

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