Aiming Higher YOU CAN DONATE TO AIMING HIGHER USING THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
WEBSITE | www.aiminghighercharity.org.uk/donate JUST GIVING | www.justgiving/aiminghigher/donate/ PAYPAL | Found on Aiming Higher website or call to make donations by phone POST | Aiming Higher, 231 – 233 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 3PB. To see more of what we do please visit our website www.aiminghighercharity.org.uk or follow us on facebook @aiminghighercharity, Instagram @aiming_higher_charity or twitter @ahcharity. Please ring us on 01253 206447/8 for further information.
Isaac scoots his way to fundraising success! Aiming Higher for Disabled Children & their Families is the Blackpool based charity that supports hundreds of local children and their families. The charity has been bringing the families of children with disabilities together for 10 years.
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ne of the families they support includes fouryear-old Isaac. Isaac was born at 34 weeks with two holes in his heart, an enlarged kidney, a hormone imbalance and no pituitary gland. He has been in adrenal crisis nine times, Adrenal crisis is a potentially life-threatening medical condition requiring immediate emergency treatment. It is a constellation of symptoms that indicate severe adrenal insufficiency caused by insufficient levels of the hormone cortisol. He has several different conditions including hypopituitarism, arthritis and shortened ligaments in his legs and ankles but as can be seen in the photos, he goes through life with a big smile! He doesn’t let his conditions limit his dreams and hopes to be a fireman when he grows up. He lives in Blackpool with his Mum Elise, Dad Chris and big sister Phoebe. Phoebe has her own issues and anxieties but always puts her little brother first. in the summer Phoebe took part in a sponsored cycle to 122
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raise money for Blackpool Carers. It was too hot for Isaac to take part but Phoebe inspired him to start his own fundraising challenge for Aiming Higher using his beloved scooter! In December he scooted around his neighbourhood raising an impressive £295 in sponsorship for the charity. This makes him amongst the youngest fundraisers Aiming Higher has ever had. The family first became involved with Aiming Higher during lockdown when Elise signed up for both children to receive the activity packs the charity produced and join in with the online Zoom sessions. They were able to see friends on screen while enjoying baking and craft activities. When the charity was safely able to open its doors at the centre on Church Street again, Isaac and his parents have also attended the pre-school groups and taken part in the weekly swimming sessions at the Sandcastle Waterpark. Elise states that she has found it really helpful to meet other parents of children with similar needs and that they have all made friends through Aiming Higher. After a delay due to a stay in hospital due to illness, Isaac presented his sponsorship money to Activities Co-ordinator Ella Bicket at Aiming Higher just before Christmas. www.lancmag.com
