The Kentown Wizard Foundation
@KentownWizard
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We exist solely to have a positive and enduring impact on the lives of children and young adults with life-threatening conditions and serious disabilities.
Blackpool, England
Joined December 2017
The one wish we can’t guarantee is more time, but only with your support, can we grant more wishes, and give families, just like JamJam’s one last moment of joy. Will you help grant a child’s last wish this #Christmas? Donate now 👇 https://t.co/hecRxrJhR9 Thank you 💙
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For more information regarding the event, please visit: https://t.co/EA2Cpcfx9z
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The Kentown Wizard Foundation offers support to Brian House Children's Hospice, enabling them to host another successful Santa Dash
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This weekend marked our 8th year funding the @BrianHouseCH, Santa Dash. 🎅✨ Seeing the community come together in such huge numbers to support their local children's hospice was incredible and we are very proud to have been able to offer our support!
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Our Community Change Fund supports projects designed and delivered by young wheelchair users 💛 Thanks to generous backing of The @KentownWizard Foundation, we've been able to double the amount of funding for each Community Change Project to £1000! https://t.co/n9Ss5d0dBI
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"The feedback we have received this year from REACT has been overwhelmingly positive and we’re hopeful that with these additional caravans, they will be able to reach even more families who need and deserve this time away together." For more info -
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A further £150,000 grant has been made to @ReactCharity, which will fund the replacement of two caravans—one in Trecco Bay, Wales and the other in Cala Gran, Blackpool. The remainder of the grant will be used to expand their reach and grow their fleet.
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"This milestone is not just a celebration of the past, but a commitment to the future. With every dream fulfilled and every grant awarded, we continue to honour Ken’s vision and aim to make an even greater impact in the years to come.” ✨🧙♂️ https://t.co/8hYbqjUR6l
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Today we celebrate a huge milestone for The Kentown Wizard Foundation - surpassing £20m in grant-giving. 🥳 We have been lucky enough to collaborate with some outstanding charities and continue to be blown away by the significant impact they have on the children they support.💜
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We are delighted to receive such positive feedback from @WhizzKidz regarding their under-10s provision and loan scheme. The team has exceeded their goals over the past 12 months and we are very proud to have been able to be a part of it. For more info - https://t.co/t4xtcFS4Z9
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🎬 Construction has started on a state-of-the-art MediCinema at @AlderHey Children’s Hospital! We’ll be converting a lecture theatre into a colourful cinema, the only one in a solely paediatric hospital in the UK, providing children and families with the latest films for free🏥❤️
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We are delighted to announce that construction work has started on a brand new, state-of-the-art cinema that will be based right here at Alder Hey! 🤩
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Since our grant to @MediCinema in February, we are delighted to hear that building has started inside @AlderHey Children's Hospital.💙 This MediCinema will be the only one in a solely paediatric hospital in the UK and the first in the North West! ✨ https://t.co/b7hTNrCG3Y
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Today marks the beginning of @wheelpower's National Junior Games. This will be our 3rd year funding the event and witnessing the long-lasting and maybe even life-changing benefits that come with the games. We hope everyone has had an incredible day! https://t.co/refUm2dArk
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We are delighted to share @WhizzKidz latest campaign video, starring the extremely talented Jasper. Showcasing how with the right support, young wheelchair users are thriving! Please share and help raise awareness of the significant impact that the right wheelchair can have💛
Meet Jasper 💛 He's young, disabled, but not so different, & he's here to show how with the right support, young wheelchair users are on a roll. Please share our video & message that the right wheelchair makes the real difference 💛 To find out more - https://t.co/39am4KVq62
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Meet Ben 👋 Ben is a @Tog4ShortLives Family Service Co-ordinator working on The Kentown Children’s Palliative Care Programme. He supports families in their homes to access information and support in their community. Find out more here: https://t.co/OdpzLCnxRU
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Exciting news from our friends at @OVERTHEWALLCamp ✨
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Kelsey lives with CHARGE syndrome, an incredibly rare condition which affects 1 in 10,000 babies. Thanks to support from @Disney_UK and @KentownWizard, we granted her Disneyland Paris Wish ⭐ “The moment we saw Kelsey smile when we arrived, it was priceless" explains Dad.
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🆕 Working together, our Family Service Coordinators & @RainbowTrustCC's Family Support Workers have been supporting Ruby's family in their home. Find out more about the programme supporting seriously ill children across the North West 👇 @KentownWizard
https://t.co/GFt9tNOawF
blackpoolgazette.co.uk
Ruby has Pearson Syndrome, a very rare condition that usually begins in infancy and affects various parts of the body.
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A three-year study is currently underway to evaluate the impact this new approach to palliative care is having on families. Families like Ruby’s :- https://t.co/berE5xqayp
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Explore The Kentown Wizard Foundation and our most recent update regarding the Kentown Children's Palliative Care Programme.
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The ground-breaking programme comprises @RainbowTrustCC Family Support Workers, @Tog4ShortLives Family Service Coordinators and Specialist Children’s Palliative Care Nurses from five NHS Trusts across the region.
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