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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May update
Update on David's condition
Since our last update in February, when David's tumours had unfortunately progressed, David has been undergoing experimental treatment as part of a clinical trial, which by an incredible twist of fate, became available, right here in Leicester, earlier this year... For more information see the full news article here.
February update
Update on David's condition
David has had two more surgeries but the tumours are appearing in more sites and there is a possibility of a trial similar to the US one planned in the UK. For more information see the full news article here.
In the press
Some printed press coverage of our campaign
Below is some of the printed press coverage our campaign has had. Please click on a thumbnail to see the article in PDF format.
Our referers
Refering sites
Below are links to some of our referers.
ITV Central Tonight
Cancer Hope for Couple (short article and video)Gloucestershire Police Federation
Help Leicestershire Police Officer Diagnosed with Brain TumoursLeicester Mercury police blog
Congratulations to David and Almina - and say hello to AmeliaLeicestershire Law Society
Sponsored fund-raising hike around Rutland Water for David RobinsonAston University
Is your department the smartest?Charity quiz night at Gosta Green pub
Citizens' Eye
Police get on their bikes to raise fundsThis is business - East Midlands
Friends bid to help new dad hit by cancer43 UK police forces
£3,000+ donated online alone
Sergeant Spike Webber initiated a surge of donations by police officers and police staff around the UK from an e-mail generated by his team. The group of police officers began their shift over an hour earlier than usual so that they could put together an e-mail to reach out to colleagues in all the 43 police forces in the UK by asking each officer to donate £1 to Team Robinson.
The response was extraordinary - within minutes, donations were flooding in online and, by the end of the week, over £3000 had been donated online alone. In addition to this, there are cash and cheque donations being collected by Sergeant Webber on a daily basis. The donations are still coming in.
I am extremely grateful to Sergeant Webber and his team for such a wonderful gesture in the first place. The fact that this has generated such an enormous response is just overwhelming and very humbling. In addition to the fantastic sponsorship, I am aware that there have been many messages sent to me in e-mails sent via this website. I am extremely touched by the heartfelt comments left by so many colleagues offering positive and encouraging words. Reading these has left me very emotional and I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone who has been part of this initiative.
David Robinson
Well-wishers
Messages for David
A number of well-wishers have been handing donations and cards to David's friends and family as well as police staff at enquiry desks at various police stations. David has been reading the messages as they have been passed on to him and is very grateful and very touched by the generosity and kind words offered by so many strangers.
BBC Radio Leicester
David and Almina on the breakfast show
David and Almina appeared on BBC Radio Leicester's breakfast show with Ben Jackson.
David meets Leicester City Football Club
David meets the players, manager and owner
David is a huge Leicester City Football Club fan. He has season tickets and today he got the chance to meet the players, manager Nigel Pearson and club owner Milan Mandaric during a training session. The meeting was a surprise for David, and was organised by his colleague and friend Sergeant Nick White who unfortunately could not make the meeting himself. Instead Chief Inspector Rosie Grant was there as were local newspaper Leicester Mercury.
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Gig
COMPLETED | March 5, 2010 | raised £3,500+
A sell out ticket event attended by close to 300 people. This event has raised over £3,500 and has set the ball rolling. For full details visit the Gig event page.
