The Rotary Club of Chelwood Bridge
IN ASSOCIATION WITH TAUNTON VALE ROTARY CLUB, THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHELWOOD BRIDGE presents……………….
IT’S CHILDSPLAY
The Children’s Hospice South West is a charity that provides relief hospice care for life limited children and is dedicated to making the most of their short and precious lives. Support, care, friendship and a sense of community for these children and their families is provided at Charlton Farm, North Somerset and Little Bridge House, North Devon. The Charity needs to raise £6,000,000 every year to meet its annual running costs because only 5% of these costs are met from Public Funds.
The aim of “IT’S CHILDSPLAY” is to raise funds for the Children’s Hospice South West. Each entrant should be sponsored for at least £10.
This Rotary International Event will be one of seven being held at different locations throughout Somerset on the same day and at the same time. Each event is being promoted by local Rotary Clubs.
The event is open to all: individuals, families, clubs, pub groups, church groups, school children, groups of staff from local companies. The only condition of entry is that each individual gets pledged sponsorship of at least £10.
Anyone can walk, run or ride any distance and use any route they wish to take, as long as they finish in Chew Valley School. Alternatively walking, wheelchair and running participants can choose one of the three defined routes which are largely within the grounds of Chew Valley School in Chew Stoke. The longest route is 3.5 miles and includes walking along part of River Chew and Chew Valley Lake. Two other shorter walks are solely within the grounds of Chew Valley School and are suitable for families with small children, “Evergreens”, push chairs and wheel chairs.
Entrants can pre-register by post, e-mail – vj.clarke@btopenworld.com on line - at the website www.chelwood-rotary.com or in person at a pre-registration points which will include some local post offices, businesses and pubs. Each entrant, having promised a minimum sponsorship of £10 and registered by Saturday 26 April, will receive a free “IT’S CHILDSPLAY” T-shirt to be worn to the event.
As many entrants as possible should wear their T-shirt on the day thereby creating as much publicity for the event and the Hospice as possible.
Entrants will be able to register on the day at Chew Valley School at any time up to 2pm. Entrants can start from anywhere as long as they finish at Chew Valley School, where there will be registration facilities. All they need is their sponsorship.
If possible, entrants are encouraged to bring their sponsorship monies with them on the day, cheques should be made payable to “It’s Childsplay”. These monies will be collected at the starting point/ finishing point at the School. There will be a facility at the School for cheques to be handed over at the Hospice Stand with publicity photographs.
The starting/ finishing point at the School will be open between 9.30am and 5pm and registration facilities will be available during that time.
Admission to the School Grounds for non-entrants will be £1 for adults and 50p for children over the age of 5. There will be light refreshments available from 9.30am onwards. There will be stalls and other participative activities from noon onwards and between 1pm and 2pm “The Chew Valley Mini Olympics” will be held. Races will include egg and spoon, 3 legged, sack, Mums and Dads. Medals will be presented to the winners. Families may bring picnics if they wish on what should be a good fun day out for everyone.
All entrants will be responsible for their own transport requirements at the end of the afternoon.
For those entrants collecting their sponsorship after the event, cheques should be made payable to “It’s Childsplay” and sent to Mr M Hedges, Chelwood Bridge Rotary Club Honorary Treasurer at 3 Manor Close, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, BS39 6UT.
It is important that fully completed sponsorship forms are handed in with the sponsorship so that the appropriate gift aid tax relief can be recovered.
