Felix Thornton-Jones

Cycling from London to Paris for Jaspers Journey

Fundraising for Tree of Hope

£8,431
raised of £10,000 target
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Event: Jasper Thornton Jones, on 31 December 2018
“Jasper Thornton Jones”, 31 December 2018
Jasper's Journey
Campaign by Tree of Hope (RCN 1149254 In Scotland SC042611)
Fundraising For Therapies

Story

Friends,family, colleagues, clients, strangers(!):

I am here to rattle the proverbial ‘collection tin’ on behalf of our son’s charity JASPER’S JOURNEY. This charity directly funds Jaspers pioneering and essential physiotherapy, which keeps him the happy healthy little sprite he is.  

This therapy is not cheap – no sir! – so we look to those who follow him and know of his story to help us meet the ongoing considerable cost of therapy and equipment.

The Event

This July myself, Felix (Jasper’s dad), and my oldest friend Rhys (Jasper’s godfather) will be undertaking the challenge of riding from London to Paris over three days to raise support for Jasper’s Journey. We have been training hard and fettling our bikes ready for the 300 mile adventure.

This event is a supported ride (food, logistics, etc.) with hundreds of other cyclists riding for other causes. It is unique as it is rider-funded meaning that every penny you donate will go to Jasper’s Journey because the logistic and entry costs have already been paid by myself and Rhys.

I chose this event because cycling is a hobby I enjoy and is one of the few mobile activities Jasper also enjoys, made possible by strength gained as a direct result of this therapy, and perhaps one day he will undertake such an adventure of his own. On a more serious note the grief, pressure and responsibility of disability parenting is a tough challenge to navigate without losing ones equilibrium. I have found the escape - both physical and mental - of cycling long distances and great help to keeping myself together.

Where the Money Goes

All funds donated will go into Jasper’s personal Tree of Hope account.  Tree of Hope is a registered charity that helps parents of chronically ill children raise money for out of pocket healthcare costs. 
The charity holds the money and pays Jasper’s therapy and equipment
bills directly, and take a small percentage for their own administrative
costs. 

We use the funds to pay for Jasper’s physiotherapy at Neurokinex Kids, where he goes four days a week, in order to maintain bone and joint health and also to strengthen paralysed muscles.  We also use the funds for corrective bracing and other mobility equipment.  None of
this is covered by the NHS.

https://www.facebook.com/jaspersjourneyuk/

http://neurokinex.org/neurokinex-kids/

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Fundraising For Therapies

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Tree of Hope

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RCN 1149254 In Scotland SC042611
All donations are paid into Tree of Hope's general funds which fund our charitable activities. Our charitable activities are focused on raising & managing funds for medical treatment, therapy & equipment for sick & disabled children. England & Wales 1149254 Scotland SCO4261 www.treeofhope.org.uk

Donation summary

Total raised
£8,430.71
+ £872.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£8,430.71
Offline donations
£0.00

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