Appeals Charity Sponsored LTCFC donates Toys and Storage to St Andrew’s Pre-school Edgware 23rd October 2024 / 9th February 2025 by Wendy Bell Our Honorary Secretary Malcolm Shaffron and Projects Organiser Alan Cohen MBE recently went along to the St Andrews Pre-school in Edgware to present the storage bins and toys that the fund had donated, they also affixed plaques to the bins. Pre-school Leader Nalini Thakur said “It was our pleasure and honour to receive you and […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Donations Events Fundraising Outings Reports The Committee Treasurer’s Report 2023 11th March 2024 / 18th February 2025 by Wendy Bell I would like to start my first and this 2023 Treasurer’s Report by thanking the Chairman and my fellow Committee Members for their support during my first year as LTCFC Treasurer. I would also like to express my thanks to Gerry Dunn MBE, the charity’s previous Treasurer of 21 years for his ongoing assistance and […] Read more » Anniversary Appeals Burlington Arcade Charity Children’s Charity Fundraising
Appeals Charity Sponsored LTCFC GET SUPER SID ON THE MOVE 10th March 2024 / 9th February 2025 by Wendy Bell We received an appeal for a 3 year old boy called Sidney who suffers from Type 1 SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) a genetic neuromuscular condition that causes muscle weakness and wasting due to the loss of motor neurons, which has confined him to a wheelchair. This illness obviously comes with a multitude of other complications, […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Donations Fundraising LTCFC GET SEBASTIAN ROLLING 10th February 2024 / 9th March 2024 by Wendy Bell In late summer 2023, the LTCFC were contacted by the parents of a young lad by the name of Sebastian, who needed our help. Sebastian, who is now 4 years old, had suffered a stroke in utero and had developed hydrocephalus. When he had his first shunt inserted, he unfortunately caught an infection and was […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Charity Sponsored Donations LTCFC helps to Get Ziyon Walking 14th February 2023 / 9th February 2025 by Wendy Bell In summer 2020, the LTCFC were contacted by the parents of a young lad by the name of Ziyon who was born with Diplegic Cerebral Palsy, a disability characterized by frequent spasms which affects the joints and tensing of the leg muscles reducing the overall range of motion. Ziyon’s parents climbed Mount Snowdon in order […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Donations Fundraising Presentations LTCFC Special Garden Project at Norwood 17th May 2022 / 17th May 2022 by Wendy Bell On Sunday 15th May, the LTCFC taxi drivers and volunteers descended on the Norwood Buckets & Spades Centre in Finchley armed with their gardening equipment and a huge assortment of flowers, bulbs, shrubs, evergreens, and trees. From 9am until 2pm our “ground force” team worked extremely hard clearing dead plants and stinging nettles from all […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Donations Fundraising Presentations LTCFC Mad Hatter’s Hat Competition Winners 27th May 2021 / 27th May 2021 by Wendy Bell Founded in 1928, the London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children has assisted many special needs and vulnerable children. The charity is renowned for the taxi outings taking hundreds of children to the seaside. Also, a firm favourite is the Annual Mad Hatters Party at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. Unfortunately, due to the covid […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Donations Fundraising LTCFC helps to Get Ziyon Rolling 5th April 2021 / 5th April 2021 by Wendy Bell Last summer, the LTCFC were contacted by the parents of a young lad by the name of Ziyon who was born with Diplegic Cerebral Palsy, a disability characterized by frequent spasms which affects the joints and tensing of the leg muscles reducing the overall range of motion. Ziyon’s parents were going to climb Mount Snowdon […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Donations Fundraising LTCFC donates Epilepsy Seizure Alert Watch 20th March 2021 / 20th March 2021 by Wendy Bell In January, the LTCFC received an appeal for help from a mother of a young boy suffering from a very severe form of epilepsy. After having 2 very severe seizures that ended in cardiac arrest, where he stopped breathing for several minutes, the A&E department successfully saved this young boy’s life. His next attack resulted […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising
Appeals Donations Fundraising LTCFC donates “school starter packs” 11th September 2020 / 18th October 2020 by Wendy Bell As with every year, the beginning of September marks the start of a new school term, and 2020 is no exception. This year however has thrown Covid19 into the mix, with social distancing measures to be upheld and issues surrounding the sharing of equipment. Knowing that this would be a more worrying time than usual […] Read more » Announcements Appeals Charity donations Fundraising