The cancellation of the London Marathon 2020 didn’t stop our marathon runner Richard Feist from going the full distance. He ran the many, many laps around Merstham Cricket Club ground in the virtual London Marathon’s #The40thRace instead. Team Stork turned up to show our support, as well as his local entourage of followers, to keep …
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Sophie & Imogen: a no sweat money-maker
The summer of 2020 was a hot one and with COVID-19 restrictions still in place, opportunities for the kids to entertain themselves were limited. We loved hearing how young supporters Sophie and Imogen turned their crafting skills into a money-spinner for Stripey Stork. After making some highly effective fans for themselves, they decided to create …
Paul: walking the Stork’s wing
We’ve had some weird and wonderful fundraising activities done in the name of Stripey Stork, but Paul’s wing walk has to be top of the list. In July 2020 he challenged himself to a formation wing walk; two aircrafts in a mini airshow with him strapped to the wing. He only went and did it, …
Oscar: he’s our winner!
One of our young supporters with a heart of gold. He saved his pocket money during lockdown (twice) to donate to Stripey Stork. He’d heard about us as his Mum Laura was a volunteer (and is now one of our Volunteer Coordinators) and wanted to be in on the action. So he took action and …
Ava-May: fundraising extravaganza
Ava-May age 8 had been asking to raise money for charity for quite some time. Instead of picking one fundraiser and one charity, she went the full monty. From a cake sale and bike ride, to a Tik Tok dance challenge and quiz. We are so thankful that she chose us, as well as NHS …
Emilia: for she’s a jolly good gal
Emilia chose to selflessly help 50 families for her 7th Birthday, over herself. Realising that there was nothing she particularly needed, but hearing that there were children living locally who were in desperate need, she asked for monetary donations to Stripey Stork in lieu of gifts. £95 was donated back in April 2020 from her …
Charlie: her kindness bake sale
At age 7, Charlie took action! She’d been planning a Stripey Stork fundraiser cake sale at her school for a while, even asking Santa in 2019 for a cupcake tablecloth to get the job done. It was planned for just before the schools shut due to COVID-19, but that didn’t deter Charlie. She setup stall …
The Gould family: our Christmas stars
The Gould family gave the best Christmas gift in 2019 – it was the gift that kept on giving. They adorned their beautiful house in Caterham with thousands of fairy lights and illuminated Christmas decorations to raise funds for Stripey Stork. We are eternally grateful for the amazing £2,408 they raised and they Christmas cheer …
Ann & Gaynor: Horley Tangent nightriders
In the dark of the night, one evening in June 2019, Ann and Gaynor (along with our Stripey mascots) pedalled 50km around the famous landmarks of London in the Nightrider challenge. They raised a whopping £760 in sponsorship, had a whale of a time and experienced a side of London many of us don’t ever …
