Tricia and Clive held a dinner party with their friends and charged £100 a couple with all proceeds going to the charity.
Clive had ‘bought’ the dinner party at a fund raising evening for another charity, the chef Gerhard from the Holiday Inn Southampton had previously cooked for former Prime Minister John Major and Prince Charles.
Dinner and barn dance raises over £1200
Family friend Trevor Coombes held a barn dance and supper evening in Eastleigh and all the profits were donated to the charity. Also on the night Trevor auctioned a day at the races with Lisathedaddy was auctioned enabling the evening to raise over £1200. Thanks to Trevor and Julie and all concerned.
Fifth Lisa Wilson Golf Day raises over £6000
The fifth annual golf day at Wellow where Lisa worked and played golf was a great success. Over 150 members played in the members competition on an absolute heaven sent day the sun and the golf really hotted up. As well as the members competition there was a separate sponsors competition won by Sue Bakewell and most surprisingly Clive Wilson Lisa’s dad. Ninety two attended the sponsors dinner and 72 the members barbeque. Mr Southampton himself Lawrie McMenemy presented the many prizes and also auctioned a day at St. Marys on his for hospitality to watch Saints. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the ‘Grumbleweeds’ who put on a great cabaret. The evening was topped of with dancing to ‘For One Night Only’. With the raffle auction, members donations and generous sponsorship £6300 was raised. Wellow golf club put on a first class day and donated the guests green fees to the charity.
Many thanks to all concerned.
Lisathedaddy wins ‘The Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund Handicap’ and raises over £1000
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 this exciting race unfold at Lingfield, once again Lisathedaddy proved to be ‘the daddy’ winning by a length. Ridden by Richard Kingscote who rode a great race she accelerated away down the home straight to win by a length living up to her reputation as favourite. In an emotional prize presentation Clive Wilson presented Tricia with the trophy, great thanks must again go to trainer Brendan Powell and everyone else concerned. A collection was held on the day by students of Southampton Solent University where Lisa studied and over £1000 was raised for the charity.
Gus McKechnie to run the New York Marathon
Friend of the charity and a great fundraiser, Gus will be taking part in this year’s New York Marathon on Sunday November 5th. Gus will be running on behalf of several charities including the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund and the Sir Steve Redgrave Trust, he has already run the London marathon this year and done a cycleathon on the Isle of Wight ferry during Cowes week. We wish him all the best in his endeavours.