We at Honor Oak are proud to announce today our sponsorship of Grace, a 4 year old girl from Chatham who has been attending Step and Learn since she was only a few months old, having suffered two strokes in her first week of life.
Step and Learn is a charity dedicated to the physical and educational improvements of children with Cerebral Palsy and associated motor difficulties. The service they provide is not available on the NHS but is nonetheless provided free of charge to those that need it. Although based in Medway, there are currently 51 children benefitting from this service from across the whole of Kent, and a further 6 waiting to be assessed.
We decided to sponsor Grace after our annual Christmas party, which we have been holding in aid of Step and Learn since 2013. Over 120 people attended the party at the Howard Memorial Hall, Wigmore on Sunday 4th December, where the children and their families were guests of the lodge.
We donated £1,250 on the day, and a further £1,000 was donated in match funding by our friends at Lloyd’s bank. The lodge will now be sponsoring Grace’s sessions at Step and Learn on a continuing basis and we look forward to receiving regular updates on her progress and supporting her on her journey.
Chairman of Step and Learn, Patrick Barden said, “The sponsorship scheme allows donors to follow the progress of their sponsored child and will highlight the positive impact that Step and Learn can have on a child growing up with Cerebral Palsy or other associated disorders.”
Grace’s mother, Lianne said, “The sponsorship idea sounds wonderful and such a valuable way to personally support children in their journey. I’m both humbled and privileged that Honor Oak would like to be part of Grace’s ongoing care at Step and Learn. I can’t sing their praises enough for what they’ve done for Grace since she was just a few months old.”
Step and Learn is funded solely by charitable donations. If you would like to find out how you can help, or perhaps sponsor a child yourself, please get in touch at patrickbarden@stepandlearn.org .
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