On February 10th at 7.27am Kelly Wilson gave birth to a 6lb 7oz baby boy Riley Scott Wilson. We can just imagine the excitement Lisa would have expressed to have become an auntie! Both mother and baby are doing well, congratulations to you both.
A beautifully framed and signed photograph given to the charity by Celine Dion raised an amazing £1600 at the recent Eastleigh Football Club Viva Las Vegas fundraiser. Clive and Tricia had met Celine’s husband Renee after her New Day Show in Las Vegas last year. The picture had been signed and sent to them to help with the fundraising.
No one could have anticipated such an amazing bid for which we are extremely grateful.
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 animated DVD of how the money has been raised – it was truly inspirational and helped to pull the coffer’s out of the guests’ pockets at the dinner in Southampton, fittingly called “Lisa’s Legacy”.
To date £20,000 has been given to students, and with an annual commitment of at least £12,000 the fund raising must continue. On November 16th five more students were awarded bursaries at the newly named Southampton Solent University. Over thirty people attended the ceremony where Pro-vice chancellor John Latham spoke on behalf of the university and Clive Wilson addressed the guests. At the end of the ceremony Tricia Wilson presented the cheques to the students.
Supporters of the Lisa Wilson Scholarship Fund Freeborn Garages of Southampton donated £450 to the charity on November 16th.
