found a great little site called twitter and as a networking site i am hoping this will mean i reach out to even more people.
i would also like to thank those of you who have already made donations on www.justgiving.com it is much appreciated.
http://twitter.com/fundraiser_dave
i would also like to thank those of you who have already made donations on www.justgiving.com it is much appreciated.
http://twitter.com/fundraiser_dave
Fundraising over the years
I have finally added some great photo's of myself and others having fun whilst fundraising, to have a look at them just click on the link at the bottom of my blog and it will direct you to my flickr pictures!
thanks for looking.
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why wear a Poppy
Why Wear A Poppy | |
| "Please wear a poppy", the lady said, And held one forth, but I shook my head Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there, And her face was old and lined with care; But beneath the scars the years had made There remained a smile that refused to fade. A boy came whistling down the street, Bouncing along on carefree feet. His smile was full of joy and fun, "Lady" said he "may I have one?" When she pinned it on, he turned to say: "Why do we wear a poppy to-day?" The lady smiled in her wistful way And answered: "This is Remembrance Day, `And the poppy there is a symbol for The gallant men who died in the war. " `And because they did, you and I are free That's why we wear a poppy you see. I had a boy about your size, With golden hair and big blue eyes. "He loved to play and jump and shout Free as a bird, he would race about. As the years went by, he learned and grew And became a man - as you will too. " | `He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile, But he'd seemed with us such a little while When war broke out and he went away. I still remember his face that day. "When he smiled at me and said good-bye. 'I'll be back soon, Mum, so please don't cry.' But the war went on and he had to stay And all l could do was wait and pray. "His letters told us of the awful fight (I can see at in my dreams at night), With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed wire, And the mines and the bullets, the bombs and the fire." "That sure did sound like an awful fight, But your son - did he come back alright?" A tear rolled down each faded cheek; She shook her head but didn't speak. I slunk away in a sort of shame, And if you were with me, you'd have done the same; For our thanks, in giving is aft delayed, Though our freedom was bought - and thousands paid! And so, when we see a poppy worn, Let us reflect on the burden borne By those who gave very all When asked to answer their country's call That we at home in peace might live. Then wear a poppy! - and give! |
Lynn News - Miles ahead in helping charities 13th dec 2005
Miles ahead in helping charities
Charity cyclist David Foulkes with his trusty two-wheeled steed.
Published Date: 13 December 2005
David Foulkes has travelled almost 5,000 miles to raise more than £21,000 for those less fortunate than himself.
From cycling hundreds of miles from John o'Groats to Lands End and walking from Lynn to London in a weekend, to pushing a hospital bed around Hunstanton in fancy dress – Mr Foulkes has done them all – and more."At the end of the day, if I can make someone smile and say thank you, I'm over the moon," he said.
It was his first fundraiser in the 1970s that inspired Mr Foulkes to raise more for good causes, and since then he has supported many charities including Snettisham's Tapping House Hospice, the NSPCC, Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital and, more recently, the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal.
Mr Foulkes, of Crescent Road, started his fundraising when he was an employee and shop steward for the Transport and General Workers' Union at Donald Cook's West Lynn factory.
"At that particular time, unemployment was starting to creep up. We had a big meeting and decided to form an unemployed works centre in Lynn.
"Because we wanted to raise funds for it to run, two people involved in the centre asked me if I'd like to go on a walk to London."
He added: "It was about 140 miles and we did it in a weekend. We were moving. My feet were really aching at the time because I'd never done any walking before. We raised about £1,000."
In the early 1980s Mr Foulkes started working in catering at the National Construction College, Bircham Newton, and he and his colleagues were soon raising cash.
Events included a sponsored walk from Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea Football Club, to Hunstanton's Oasis Leisure Centre, which raised £2,000 for Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The walkers finished their trek on the same day the Oasis was opened by television presenter Judith Chalmers, and North West Norfolk MP Henry Bellingham was also on hand to welcome them back.
The intrepid Hunstanton resident has also cycled from John o'Groats to Lands End and back to Hunstanton, in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Accompanied by colleague Mr Brian Ireson and a van with food and other supplies following them, the pair biked 1,500 miles in 12-and-a-half days, and raised £1,500.
"That one really took some doing. When you start from John o'Groats it's 946 miles to the bottom!" he said.
But it was Mr Foulkes' last fundraiser as a college employee that was his most bizarre.
"I wanted to do something different so I organised a bed-push around Hunstanton," said Mr Foulkes, who dressed as a police woman for the event, raising £750 for Sense.
Around 1997 Mr Foulkes changed jobs and started working for Southern Fried Chicken in Hunstanton.
And his fundraising continued, including cycling with a friend from Hunstanton to Felixstowe and back for Bob Champion Cancer Trust ("That's the first time I found out Norfolk's not flat"), and another ride on a similar route for Tapping House Hospice, Snettisham, which marked Mr Foulkes' 20th year collecting cash.
"Then I decided to do something for the Royal British Legion," said Mr Foulkes, who is standard bearer for the Hunstanton branch. In 2001 Mr Foulkes joined 54 fellow members cycling 255 miles to Brussels, which saw him collect £610 in sponsorship for the Poppy Appeal.
Having covered hundreds of miles at a time, a four-mile fundraiser from Heacham to Hunstanton sounds easy to someone as fit and fearless as Mr Foulkes. But a wheelchair push over this distance was one of his toughest tests.
"I was told I was a fool, but it was no good telling me – I still did it. At the end I felt like I'd done a 50 mile push," said Mr Foulkes, who raised £881.81 for the Poppy Appeal.
Among his many other fundraising expeditions Mr Foulkes organised a Heroes Return walk to mark the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, from Lynn Railway Station to Hunstanton, laying wreaths at war memorials en route.
This raised £1,628 for the Poppy Appeal and saw the walkers have their picture taken in front of Sandringham House, by permission of The Queen.
Next on the list is Mr Foulkes' City to City bike ride in July next year with three Royal British Legion members. This will include Leicester, Coventry, Walsall (where he was born) and Tamworth.
Tropics Fast Food of Dersingham will pay for Mr Foulkes' bed and breakfast fees for this challenge.
Over the past ten years Hunstanton cycle business Fat Birds Don't Fly has provided equipment for his journeys.
Mr Foulkes is currently cycling a number of miles a week to get prepared, and will train on his exercise bike in winter.
And he has enjoyed helping so many charities. "It's a labour of love," he said
Charity champ's 45-mile hike 3rd August 2007
Charity walkers David Foulkes (second left) and Sergeant Major Gary Hukin (right) are welcomed back to Hunstanton by Mayor Richard Bird (second right) and Sid Miller, of Hunstanton and District Royal British Legion.
Published Date: 03 August 2007
FUNDRAISING champion David Foulkes has successful completed his latest gruelling charity challenge – a two-day hike from Norwich to Hunstanton.
The 65-year-old was accompanied by Sergeant Major Gary Hukin along the 45-mile route, which started at City Hall, Norwich, under the watchful eye of Lord Mayor Cllr Roy Blower.
After a long day on the road the duo arrived in Fakenham, where they were picked up and taken home for a well-earned rest, before completing the route the following day.
The walk raised more than £750 for Combat Stress, the ex-services mental welfare society.
Mr Foulkes would like to thank the Royal British Legion Club, Norwich, and Lynn's Royal British Legion branch for supporting the event as well as sponsors Tina's Sandwich Bar and Funkidnal Clothes.
After a long day on the road the duo arrived in Fakenham, where they were picked up and taken home for a well-earned rest, before completing the route the following day.
The walk raised more than £750 for Combat Stress, the ex-services mental welfare society.
Mr Foulkes would like to thank the Royal British Legion Club, Norwich, and Lynn's Royal British Legion branch for supporting the event as well as sponsors Tina's Sandwich Bar and Funkidnal Clothes.
every little helps
Well just wanted to let everyone know that i have a donation page now where any donations made online go directly to the british legion so if you want to donate you can from the comfort of your chair at justgiving.com/davidfoulkes
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It's also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Royal British Legion gets your money faster and, if you're a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
all donations greatly appreciated
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It's also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Royal British Legion gets your money faster and, if you're a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
all donations greatly appreciated
Compo puts best wellie forward - 9th march 2007
Published Date: 09 March 2007
A FUNDRAISING pensioner from Hunstanton and his supporters are gearing up for another charity walk, this time dressed up as the cast of a popular TV comedy.
David Foulks (65), of Crescent Road, has raised £25,000 for charity over the past 25 years with £10,000 going to the Royal British Legion alone.
The latest cause to benefit from Mr Foulks's dedication will be the Lynn News Hunstanton Lifeboat Appeal.
Mr Foulks will dress up as scruffy Compo from BBC1 sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for a fundraising walk through the town on Easter Sunday, April 8.
The walk will begin at Tina's Snack Bar – which will be decorated to resemble Sid's Café from the award-winning show for the day.
The group of hardy and high-spirited walkers will walk around the town visiting pubs and restaurants rattling buckets for the RNLI appeal.
Mr Foulks said: "We will all be dressed up in the proper costumes and will be rattling our buckets for as long as it takes.
"It is a really good cause and I am glad to be raising money for it. Hopefully we will be able to make a big difference."
Mr Foulks has already raised hundreds of pounds for charity this year with a sponsored 45-mile cycle ride from Hunstanton to Norwich, dressed in 1940s gear, and riding a war-time bicycle.
He arrived in time to bear the standard for the Hunstanton branch of the RBL at an annual meeting in January.
Mr Foulks' next mission will be to dress as Albert Steptoe and sit in a bathtub in Hunstanton town centre on Saturday, May 19, to raise cash for the RBL Poppy Appeal.
He said several people have remarked that he bears an uncanny resemblance to the TV character. "It was a great success last year and so I wanted to do it again."
The latest cause to benefit from Mr Foulks's dedication will be the Lynn News Hunstanton Lifeboat Appeal.
Mr Foulks will dress up as scruffy Compo from BBC1 sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for a fundraising walk through the town on Easter Sunday, April 8.
The walk will begin at Tina's Snack Bar – which will be decorated to resemble Sid's Café from the award-winning show for the day.
The group of hardy and high-spirited walkers will walk around the town visiting pubs and restaurants rattling buckets for the RNLI appeal.
Mr Foulks said: "We will all be dressed up in the proper costumes and will be rattling our buckets for as long as it takes.
"It is a really good cause and I am glad to be raising money for it. Hopefully we will be able to make a big difference."
Mr Foulks has already raised hundreds of pounds for charity this year with a sponsored 45-mile cycle ride from Hunstanton to Norwich, dressed in 1940s gear, and riding a war-time bicycle.
He arrived in time to bear the standard for the Hunstanton branch of the RBL at an annual meeting in January.
Mr Foulks' next mission will be to dress as Albert Steptoe and sit in a bathtub in Hunstanton town centre on Saturday, May 19, to raise cash for the RBL Poppy Appeal.
He said several people have remarked that he bears an uncanny resemblance to the TV character. "It was a great success last year and so I wanted to do it again."
LIFEBOAT APRIL 2007
The Appeal Fund, sponsored by the Lynn News continues to
grow, and has reached over £70,000. Our thanks to David
Foulkes, alias “Compo”, who will be doing a “Last of the Summer
Wine”, walk around the town on Easter Sunday. Other appropriately
dressed walkers will meet him at “Sid’s Café” usually
known as Tina’s Snack Bar and walk round the town with
their collecting buckets.
David Harrison. Lifeboat Press Officer
grow, and has reached over £70,000. Our thanks to David
Foulkes, alias “Compo”, who will be doing a “Last of the Summer
Wine”, walk around the town on Easter Sunday. Other appropriately
dressed walkers will meet him at “Sid’s Café” usually
known as Tina’s Snack Bar and walk round the town with
their collecting buckets.
David Harrison. Lifeboat Press Officer
The Hunstanton Poppy Appeal, which also takes in the villages of Holme-next-Sea and Ringstead broke all records for the Poppy Year 2005-2006. We raised £10,092.90 - Well done everybody.
This year we are struggling to reach last year's figure, but we still have a couple of months left to raise the £1.089 to beat that figure.
Once again we organised on behalf of the North West Norfolk Group our "Lest We Forget" concert which was a huge success. A Cockney concert troupe with a lead singer called Penny Lane took the concert by storm and the first half was concluded with the Comedian, Martin Gold who had the ladies in tears with some of his jokes. Once again the Lavender Hill Mob (a local young children's group gave a fifteen minute programme which was appreciated by an almost full Princess Theatre. The second half featured The Hunstanton Concert Band and then the mood changed as a service of Remembrance was led by our local clergy and the choir of St. Edmund's Church. A total of £600 was raised for the Poppy Appeal and we now look forward to this year's concert which will be held on Saturday 27th October 2007 at the Princess Theatre, Hunstanton commencing at 7 p.m. It will be another night of music and nostalgia.
Once again we ask anybody living locally who can give of their time during this year's Remembrancetide to get in contact with our Poppy Appeal Organiser, Roy Evans and offer their services.
PETERBOROUGH NEWS
Poppy appeal cyclists make Peterborough stop-over
Peterborough Mayoress Mrs Beryl Burton today (Tuesday 4 July) waved off David Foulkes, 64, as he resumed a 300-mile sponsored cycle ride in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal after an overnight stop in Peterborough.
David, a former Royal Engineer, is aiming to cycle from his home in Hunstanton to Tamworth and back in an endeavour to bring the total he has raised since 2001 to £10,000. He is accompanied on the seven-day journey by Philip Beavon.
Their route will include a visit to Whittington Barracks, near Lichfield, where David joined the Army and will climax when he lays a wreath to fallen comrades at the National Arboretum.
"I have been raising money for charity with sponsored cycling and walking efforts since 1982," said David, who now works in the catering industry. "Some people have suggested it's time for me to take it easy but I am determined to keep going."
He estimates he has covered a total of 5,000 miles and raised more than £21,000 in total so far. His biggest challenge to date was a 1,500-mile cycle ride from John O'Groats to Land's End and home to Hunstanton, which raised £1,500 for the Royal National Life-Boat Institute. A 300-mile trip to London and back raised £2,250 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
LYNN NEWS - JUNE 2008
Hunny sponsored walk raises £1,200
Military walkers take to the streets with David Foulkes (back, centre) to raise money for the Poppy Appeal.
United Services Club raffles while the Royal British Legion boosted funds with a "legion in the community" event.
CHARITY champion David Foulkes has raised more than £1,200 for the Poppy Appeal by battling miserable weather to complete a sponsored walk through Hunstanton.
The well-known fundraiser dressed in the full uniform of a First World War soldier for the walk through the town with stops for collections.
Mr Foulkes joined a team of walkers dressed in a variety of military uniforms from different periods, some of which were supplied by Lynn's Hooper's store, to help raise a total of £1,209.
He said: "It started to rain as the walk began and it did not stop. The people of Hunstanton who were there on the day were very generous and I thank them for their support."
The total included £200 from two United Services Club raffles while the Royal British Legion boosted funds with a "legion in the community" event.
CHARITY champion David Foulkes has raised more than £1,200 for the Poppy Appeal by battling miserable weather to complete a sponsored walk through Hunstanton.
The well-known fundraiser dressed in the full uniform of a First World War soldier for the walk through the town with stops for collections.
Mr Foulkes joined a team of walkers dressed in a variety of military uniforms from different periods, some of which were supplied by Lynn's Hooper's store, to help raise a total of £1,209.
He said: "It started to rain as the walk began and it did not stop. The people of Hunstanton who were there on the day were very generous and I thank them for their support."
The total included £200 from two United Services Club raffles while the Royal British Legion boosted funds with a "legion in the community" event.
LYNN NEWS - JAN 2007
Cycling fundraiser toughs it out in gales
David Foulkes at the start of his charity bike ride with, from left, Hunstanton RBL chairman Roy Evans, deputy Hunstanton Mayor Richard Bird, standard bearer Sid Miller, Hunstanton town clerk Lisa Powell, Hunstanton Mayor Geoffrey Smith, Peter Clement (Hoopers Army Surplus), who loaned a replica rifle, and Norfolk RBL treasurer John Crisford. Picture: PAUL TIBBS
He also wore a metal helmet and 1940s military clothing as he cycled his way across the county.
"I got lots of looks and people kept stopping me to ask what I was doing," he said.
Mr Foulkes left Hunstanton on Friday morning and cycled through Old Hunstanton, Ringstead, Docking and past Syderstone to Fakenham.
"I wanted to cut out as many hills as I could," he said.
The strong winds – a hangover from the previous day's gales – were a handicap he had not foreseen.
"The going was pretty hairy at times. It was head or side winds nearly all the way," he said.
After a tea break, Mr Foulkes rode to Holt and Southrepps near Cromer where he spent Friday night. At 5.55am on Saturday he was back on the road and arrived at County Hall in Norwich at 10.20am.
Inside the hall, he was given a rousing welcome and three cheers by RBL members and standard bearers gathered for their annual county conference.
"After that, I said I was going to have a cup of tea and a sit down," said Mr Foulkes.
He hopes to raise more than £200 in aid of Norfolk RBL Welfare Fund.
He thanked everyone who had sponsored him so far and asked anyone who would like to offer support to contact him on 07881 575780.
Mr Foulkes has already raised £25,000 for the RBL and other good causes during the past 20 years. His previous efforts included cycling to Belgium and London.
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LYNN NEWS
Published Date: 03 October 2008
CHAMPION fundraiser David Foulkes has provided another welcome boost for the annual poppy appeal following a successful variety show in Hunstanton.
The annual entertainment spectacular, held at the resort's town hall, was performed to a capacity audience of more than 120 guests who enjoyed music from a selection of local singers and acts.
Mr Foulkes said the evening raised in the region of £1,160 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
He added: "The evening went very well, everyone seemed to enjoy the show and we are already looking forward to next year."
Mr Foulkes would like to thank Tina's Sandwich Bar for providing the buffet on the evening.
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