Ollie Young Foundation (OYF) held its annual Summer Fun Day on Sunday 14th August 2022 at Reddam House, Bearwood Road, Sindlesham, Wokingham, Berkshire. The event was a fun-packed day for all the family with games, a raffle, face painting, stalls, and refreshments including a licensed bar, food and bbq. We captured some fun moments from plate smashing, and plate spinning to Ollie’s mum Sarah Simpson being escorted by Darth Vader and his Star Wars crew.
The Ollie Young Foundation is a registered charity which funds paediatric brain tumour research & support.
The Ollie Young Foundation currently assists in funding the research of the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, and has previously funded the Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences at Portsmouth University.
Photos from the Fun Day
You may be aware of Ollie’s story, within 10 days of seeing signs that he wasn’t himself, 3 visits to the doctor and Ollie saying, ‘I have a dizzy head’, he was unable to walk. 12 weeks later, and the day before his 6th birthday, Ollie passed away peaceful at Helen & Douglas House children’s hospice. Since then, the OYF raises money to fund research into brain tumours in children.
The charity has had supporters over the past 7 years that have helped secure, so far, 9 years’ worth of funding at Portsmouth’s Cellular & Molecular Neuro-Oncology Research Centre. They also support CLIC Sargent and Helen & Douglas House as both these charities are what got Ollie’s family and friends through the most difficult time of their lives
The Ollie Young Foundation is a registered charity which funds paediatric brain tumour research & support. Celebrating 10 years in 2022!
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2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the Ollie Young Foundation. To celebrate this we are launching our ’10 for 10’ anniversathon and we would love for you to get involved. Throughout 2022, 10 official OYF events / challenges over 10 months have been arranged, all with a theme of 10. Some of these events are local to Wokingham, so if you’re unable to attend/take part, we would love to see you hosting a similar event closer to you. Learn more here