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 reaches £170,000
Posted in fundraising events, lisa's legacy, scholarship fund, university on May 18, 2009 | Comments Off
Charity fund hits £150,000
Posted in lisa's legacy, scholarship fund on September 19, 2008 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Lisa Wilson and ‘Lisathedaddy’ proving to be ‘Inspirational’ – Over £10,000 raised on Race Night
Posted in donations, fundraising events, horse racing, lisa's legacy, scholarship fund on March 30, 2008 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Forth anniversary
Posted in lisa's legacy on November 1, 2006 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Eight new bursaries granted
Posted in lisa's legacy, scholarship award, university on October 19, 2006 | Comments Off
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 [...]
£100,000 barrier broken
Posted in lisa's legacy, scholarship fund on August 1, 2006 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Charity reaches over £96,000
Posted in lisa's legacy, scholarship fund on March 12, 2006 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Fund reaches £87,500
Posted in lisa's legacy, scholarship award, scholarship fund, university on November 20, 2005 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Gala dinner exceeds all expectations
Posted in donations, friends of the LWSF, fundraising events, lisa's legacy, scholarship fund, university on September 5, 2005 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Charity breaks through the £50,000 barrier
Posted in lisa's legacy, scholarship fund on August 3, 2004 | Comments Off
We are pleased to announce that the charity has now raised in excess of £50,000.
Following the last two events, this amazing total has now been collected in Lisa’s name. This means Lisa has left a legacy of over 50 years of education to less fortunate students. Lisa would be extremely [...]
