Further Support

Various events were held to raise money for the Trust in 2010:

We were the official or chosen charity for the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, JPMorgan London office charity of the year, Little Britain Challenge Cup, the West Wight Triathlon, SouthseaFest, Livetts Launches and the Glasthalleigh Festival, IOW Chamber of Commerce Ball, IOW Yoga Camp, Cowes Sailing Network and the East Cowes Marina lay-up party. Volvo kindly provided an XC90 for our use over the busy sailing period, allowing us the capacity to move large amounts of kit around throughout the summer and Musto supported the Trust with our branded shirts provided for all the young people who sail with us.  Vestas Blades supported the Trusts West Wight Triathlon running tops. A team including Frank and Jo from the Trust completed the challenging Four Inns Walk, the Trust gained places in the Great South Run for the first time with 63 competitors all running the ten miles for the Trust and raising around £30,000, Skye Parnell, aged 7 cycled 600 miles across America, Corries Cabin donated a portion of their chip sales during one week to the Trust, OC Group’s Extreme 40 Sailing series culminated in a fundraising night with Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank playing a set to raise money, Pete Edwards from Osborne Masonic Lodge held a series of fundraising events throughout the year including a Caribbean night and a ladies festival. Lorna Clark, mother of one of our graduate volunteers has been baking cakes for donations at her workplace and Andrew Funnell completed an on land 100km Rowing Challenge, 3greenlights asked Bestival goers for a donation to the Trust to solar-charge their phones, a fundraising dinner was held by Landguard Manor, IOW, Hugh Dinsdale, Trust volunteer appeared on BBC’s ‘Flog It’ and gave half the auction money to the Trust, and among ithers we also received donations from the Nottingham Medico-Chirurgical Society, Swinbrook Cricket Club, IW Chamber of Commerce,  Eastleigh Rotary Club,  Coffee Select, PI Consulting, SG, Marine Resources, Oyster, Chris Livett, the Worshipful Company of Grocers, Grocers Trust, Gurnard Pines Wedding Fair, Geoff Pearce, Mersea Island Lions Club, Mersea Island Lodge, Classic Yacht Club Norrington, Challoners School, Jim Thomas (3 Peaks),Paul Bateman. Pro-Kern, Chubb Group, Falmouth Harbour Commission, Salters Company, EKM Tricker, Andy Funnell , Myden, Redmayne Bentley, Waverley Holiday Park (Collection Tin), Lindsey-Wood, Runswick Bay Sailing Club, Temple Legal Protection, Vikoma Invoice , Denby Dale Rotary Club, The Pink Ice Ball, Red Bull, Harbour Book Shop Falmouth

Many other people have completed personal challenges or come up with creative ways to raise as much money as possible for the Trust.  We thank them for all their efforts in 2010, which are truly appreciated. We also thank everyone who has helped us from the beginning to get to where we are today who may not be mentioned here.