David Lee Robinson
Help us help a friend
Progress
Target: £100,000
Raised so far: ~£67,000
Spread the word
An overwhelming response to an e-mail sent around the police forces throughout the UK has raised thousands! For more information on this incredible feat, please click here.
In a bid to raise awareness of our cause, we have created a poster which aims to inform people about us. Please feel free to download, print and display the poster. To download it please click here.
Events
We have organised some events in the name of our cause.
Three peaks - four of David's friends challenged themselves to climb three of Britain's highest peaks; Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon all within 24 hours. For full details visit the Three Peaks event page.
186 mile bike ride - a sponsored and grueling bike ride from Leicester to Exeter covering around 186 miles of B roads in 24 hours, organised by Sergeant Nick White, David's colleague and friend.
Gig - a sell out ticket event attended by close to 300 people. This event has raised over £3,500 and has set the ball rolling.
We have more events in the planning stage. Visit the events section for more details.
Related Links
Hedgehog antagonist GDC-0449 is a medical trial at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumour Centre, this is the trial for which we are raising money.
Help us help a friend is a Facebook group we've set up to gain more exposure. We welcome new members so please join and help spread the word.
Leicester Mercury, a local newspaper, has covered our bike ride event.
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Mansfield House
ONGOING | Mar 26, 2010 | raised £1,000+
On the day there was a cake and book sale, raffle draw and a beauty treatment service on offer. Some officers were even auctioned off for a couple of hours during which they were at the mercy of the highest bidder! The day was a great success and raised over £1,000. David and Almina attended the event and joined in the activities.
In addition to the above event, colleagues from Mansfield House are doing ongoing fund-raising for David.
As well as the brilliant support generated from the above events, David's colleagues are always on the lookout for other ways to help raise money for David. Other fantastic fund-raising initiatives have included:
- A colleague of David's completed a sponsored silence for the day - and found it very difficult but worth it, in order to raise money for David;
- In March, PCSO Tim Jones, David's friend and colleague - who is well known for having a beard - shaved it off, along with all of his hair in order to raise money for David;
- On 30th March, a quiz took place at a local Yates pub, in Leicester city centre. This was arranged by Mark Williamson at Fenwick, Leicester and all proceeds went to two causes: Rainbows and Team Robinson. There was also a generous raffle on the night. David's friend and colleague, PC Matthew Linnell, arranged teams and generated a lot of interest for the event. There was a great turnout at the event and several of the teams were made up of David's colleagues;
- Another cake sale and raffle took place at Mansfield House Police Station on 22nd April, continuing the great support shown by the staff at David's workplace;
- During April, several skydives were completed by David's colleagues and more are scheduled to take place in May. These brave and a little crazy people, jumping from 10,000 feet have generated great interest and sponsorship. A good amount of money has been raised and more is to come. Watch this space for more information and hopefully a few photos to come soon.
Other events in the pipeline include a sports charity auction to be held at Leicestershire Constabulary Headquarters in Enderby, Leicester on 12 May and a band of five police officers who are planning to play a gig at Leicestershire Constabulary Headquarters in Enderby, Leicester. More information will be made available as soon as this event is confirmed.