Welcome to The George Oliver Foundation.
We are a grant-making charity that has been set up in loving memory of George Richard Namiki Oliver, a little boy who would want other children to have a chance at the love and support that he had. You can read all about us and the projects we are supporting on this site.

Each year we fund a range of projects with different charities - we have most recently supported War Child's education project in Iraq; an extension to the facitlities at Stevenson House. Whitechapel with Sick Children's Trust and Dance Art Foundation's movement workshops in five Children's Hospices. As well as ongoing relationships with Skill Force and West London Action for Children. 


RECENT NEWS

Marathon fundraising - Congratulations Kevin and Sam!
In May Kevin Phelan completed the (off road / track running) Richmond Park Marathon. With plenty of hills to contend with (not to mention Achiles Tendonitis!) this really was a fantastic achievement. We are very proud to have Kevin's support and a big thank you goes to everyone who has donated. Thank you Kev!

We are also very honoured that Sam Bradshaw ran the London Marathon for The George Oliver Foundation this year. He crossed the finish line in a fantastic 4hrs11m. He has also done an amazing fundraising job and we are really proud to have the support. Thank you Sam!
 
                                      




"100 Hills for George" - all done!
On 31st March Mark rode his way up the 100th hill climb and completed a year long challenge to cover every hill in Simon Warren's "100 Greatest Cycling Climbs". According to the author (pictured with Mark below) he is officially the first person ever to do this too.

We celebrated with a group ride up Swain's Lane in Highgate - a huge thank you to everyone who joined us!

The book is a list of 100 of the hardest, most beautiful and famous hill climbs in the UK, ranging from the wilds of Dartmoor to the Highlands of Scotland via the Welsh Mountains and more.... Alongside the endless logistics, the aching legs and the hours and hours of driving we've done, we actually feel very lucky to have seen some of the most incredible places in the UK.

You can read Mark’s blog about the big adventure here www.100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com

You can also see our photos of it all here

A massive thank you to everyone who has supported Mark's efforts. You can still make a donation on his fundraising page here

 



Dance Art Foundation funding
We are currently supporting Dance Art Foundation with their "Breathing Space" project. Our funding will double the reach of their work this year in five specific hospices. Dance Art Foundation work with children coping with life-limiting illness and also with their carers, teaching dance and movement and facilitating creative expression within the scope of their environment. You can read all about the project here. The benefits of the work that Dance Art Foundation do are clear to see and we are extremely pleased to be supporting them.

Stevenson House Extension completed
We were delighted to attend the opening of the Sick Children's Trust Stevenson House extension. The extension adds a further four bedrooms and new kitchen and living area to the existing "home from home" facility that Sick Children's Trust run next to the Royal London Children's Hospital in Whitechapel.

The facility really is a fantastic, well designed and comfortable space for parents and families of children receiving treatment at the hospital, and who are in great need of support. The extension was not only completed ahead of schedule but significantly under budget as well! You can read all about the project here.

The George Oliver Foundation funding was specifically used for the new kitchen and dining area (picture below). We are so pleased to be able to support this fantastic charity and their important work, thanks to Jane and all at SCT for making us feel so welcome.

                             

We are also really pleased to have been able to facilitate a new relationship between SCT and CMS Cameron McKenna who will be providing pro bono legal assistance to this important charity.

Fundraising thank you!
We've had fantastic support recently from some great fundraisers taking on huge challenges in support of George's Foundation.

Alex Kim rode from London to Paris
Simon Cook cycled the South Downs challenge - off road in unforgiving torrential rain!
Dan Ward-Murphy took on the famous London to Brighton ride
David Thomson completed an epic walking adventure in the mountains in Poland.

We are extremely grateful for all their support. Congratulations all of you on these great achievements! 

We are always very grateful for anyone who would like to support The George Oliver Foundation, any amount of support goes a really long way. You can contact us at contact@georgesfoundation.org







George changed our lives forever and we hope that together we can all help change other people’s lives in his name.
Thank you for your support.



 
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