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
Lisa’s journals stolen by burglar… but then returned!
Posted in family news, press, scholarship fund on December 16, 2008 | Comments Off
Two weeks ago Clive and Trish returned from holiday to find that their house had been burgled. Amongst the items stolen along with the safe were Lisa’s journals and all the postcards she had sent during her travels. Devastated, Clive contacted the Daily Echo asking them to run an article in hopes of tracking down [...]
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 [...]
DP World make amazing donation with the help of Aussie Dave
Posted in donations, friends of the LWSF, scholarship fund on September 18, 2008 | Comments Off
DP World, who previously traded as Southampton Container Terminals, have just donated an amazing £5,000 to The Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund. The Fund was one of five local charities chosen to receive part of a total sum of £35,000. Campbell Mason, The Managing Director of DP World, has explained that when the company makes major [...]
More donations to the fund
Posted in donations, friends of the LWSF, scholarship fund on June 3, 2008 | Comments Off
Last week, family friend Marlene Chalder presented a cheque for £350 to Tricia Wilson on behalf of The Rose Window Lodge. The money was raised at a recent fundraising event at Ower where the proceeds were split between three local charities. Many thanks to all concerned.
Car dealers Charters of Aldershot recently donated £600 to the [...]
Lisathedaddy in the news
Posted in donations, fundraising events, horse racing, press, scholarship fund on May 27, 2008 | Comments Off
This article appeared in the Racing Post, pg 10, on Sunday 25th May:
Owners Clive and Patricia Wilson have tapped into racing’s resources to raise funds in memory of their daughter Lisa, who died in a car crash six years ago.
The couple, who named their Brendan Powell-trained all-weather specialist after their charity Lisathedaddy, recently raised more [...]
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 [...]
Lisathedaddy wins ‘The Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund Handicap’ and raises over £1000
Posted in fundraising events, horse racing, scholarship fund on March 17, 2007 | Comments Off
For the fourth time in thirteen outings Lisathedaddy romped home to victory in a race sponsored by Tricia and Clive’s company SES Autoparts. The race had been named after the charity to raise awareness for the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund. Over 20 friends and family joined Clive and Tricia to watch [...]
Thomas Toft Memorial Trust donates funds
Posted in donations, scholarship fund on March 10, 2007 | Comments Off
After running a very successful trust fund for eleven years, the trustees of the Thomas Toft Memorial Trust Fund have decided to pass on the balance of funds to the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund. Thomas Toft was a second year student at Southampton Institute when he tragically contracted malaria whilst [...]
£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 [...]
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