Wishlist - Making Dreams Happen

Whether it's realising a once-in-a-lifetime ambition or continued support to help make everyday life more manageable, through Wishlist we are helping to make dreams happen.

Every penny raised for Wishlist will help make a genuine difference to someone's life: it could help to buy a specially adapted laptop computer or fund an educational trip, it could even mean being able to stay for a few days with their family away from a residential care home.

Walk or run, bike or bake, swim or save, at work or at play, there are endless ways you and your friends can raise funds and have fun at the same time. It's no secret that the best way to raise money for any charity is by keeping it simple, easy to organise and, most of all, by having a great time!

RECENT FUNDRAISING EVENTS:

Lucky Thirteen Thousand for Wishlist!
In November 2011, we held a charity ball in aid of Wishlist - a fabulous event at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal, which raised over £13,000!

Coast 2 Coast Challenge - Monday 9th to Thursday 12th May
Our team of intrepid cyclists covered the grueling route from Workington to South Shields - a distance of around 150 miles - in just four days and raised over £2,000 for Wishlist!

Great Manchester Run - Sunday 15th May
Five Wishlist runners joined around 38,000 others in taking part in the "nation's favourite 10k", a great event which was also shown live on BBC TV

You can also help Wishlist every time you shop online - just visit www.thegivingmachine.co.uk and nominate 'The Oaklea Trust - Wishlist' as the charity you'd like to support. Each time you buy online, go to www.thegivingmachine.co.uk first and they will donate a percentage of your purchase to Wishlist, at no extra cost to you!

If you'd like to see what people are doing to raise funds for Wishlist, why not take a look at our Facebook page? Here you'll see some of the fun activities which people - just like you! - are getting involved in! If you feel like you need some inspiration and to help plan your efforts, you can always check out our Facebook pages.

If you have any great ideas for events or challenges, why not drop us a line and we'll make sure they are included in future brochures and on the web so that you can be an inspiration to others.

Please send them to enquiries@oakleatrust.co.uk or post them onto our Facebook pages.