Our supporters

Our supporters

For the financing that enables us to carry out its work, besides receiving some support in the form of grants from trusts and foundations and as corporate sponsorship, Topsy relies heavily on donations from individuals.

We would like to thank not only those whose fundraising initiatives we list as examples below, but all those that have supported us over the years.

Alice Huber and friends (including a banana!) hit the streets of London

The 2010 Walk for Life in London took place on Sunday 6th June and Topsy supporter Alice and 10 other walkers joined in to raise funds for our project work in South Africa. Team Topsy, including one dressed as a banana, together raised over £2,500. Alice in particular did a wonderful job of fundraising including gaining matched funding for donations from colleagues at her Deutsche Bank office. Thank you to all who took part in walking and raising funds.

Fabio Venturotti and colleagues run for Topsy

On Saturday 27th September 2009 Fabio and colleagues at X-Rite ran the 16kms from Paris to Versailles. Fabio completed the course in 1hr 45 mins. Their efforts raised nearly £2,000 for Topsy. Thank you to X-Rite and all friends and family of the runners who supported them.

Gerrit Tandetzke adopts Topsy as her charity of choice

Thank you to Gerrit of South London who has chosen to support Topsy with a monthly donation. With Gift Aid, her donation supports the participation of over two people per month in our Home-based Care project. Asked why she selected Topsy as her charity of choice, Gerrit said ‘I was impressed by the aims of Topsy and their track record of improving the lives of families and communities as a whole’.

‘Topsy’ Helyer asks friends to donate to Topsy Foundation instead of birthday gifts

Imaginative and generous ’Topsy’ Helyer from Wiltshire asked friends to make a donation to her namesake charity in lieu of birthday presents for her 60th birthday in January 2008. Donations totalling nearly £500 were received. Sincere thanks to ’Topsy’ and her family and friends. Wishing you a very happy 60th year ‘Topsy’.

Jannina Henderson walks all the way around Britain

Jannina Henderson and her two dogs covered a distance of more than 4500 miles after setting off on 1st January 2006 to walk the coast of mainland Britain in aid of charity. After 48 weeks, Jannina completed her charity walk all the way around Britain at 1pm on Saturday 25th November 2006.

In January 2007 Jannina flew to South Africa and presented Topsy with a donation of £10,000. Topsy is deeply honoured to have been chosen as one of the four charities to benefit from monies raised through Jannina’s incredible undertaking.

Since her return to the UK, she has started writing her book. Watch this space!

Sotheby’s supports Topsy in 2006

Topsy is the charity beneficiary of an auction at the world-renowned Sotheby’s auction house. Big thanks to Cheryl and Yolanda Amengual for supporting Topsy and for introducing us to Sotheby’s.

Great North Run 2006

Martina Silcock, a long-distance runner in the UK, has again raised money for Topsy by dedicating her gruelling run to our cause. She recently completed the Great North Run, a half marathon, in 2 hours and 7 minutes and managed to raise a fantastic £225 in the process.