Events
Throughout the year, we hold a number of fundraising events to raise money, awareness and build support for Association Violet. Here are some of our past fundraising efforts. We welcome new volunteers, sponsors and supporters to the team. Please contact us directly and we will be pleased to speak to you.
Suzette’s Haircut fundraiser
Suzette's haircut During Lockdown, on Violet and Henry’s 5th birthday our President Suzette decided to raise money it a different (& crazy way)….. By cutting off her hair! €40 was raised – well done Suzette!
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Le Regal’on
Le Regal’on donation Eddie and Heather from Le Regal’on had a collection for Walking4Violet and raised a fabulous €65! THANK YOU
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6th October 2019 W4V week 5 (last 2.5 days)
This is now the END of David Jeapes’s 1 million step walk challenge…. 4th September 2019 – 6th September 2019 = 3 days 2.5 days walked 113,568 steps 87.5 KM 110 flights of stairs (Hills measured in equivalent of stairs)...
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WALKING FOR VIOLET THE HOME-STRAIGHT
6th October 2019 W4V week 5 (last 2.5 days This is now the END of David Jeapes’s 1 million step walk challenge…. 4th September 2019 – 6th September 2019 = 3 days 2.5 days walked 113,568 steps 87.5 KM 110...
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WALKING FOR VIOLET 2019 WEEK 4
3rd October 2019 W4V week 4 This is now the end of week 4 for David Jeapes’s 1 million step walk challenge…. Day 26 started in the UK and he now has only 2.5 days left to do. 😊 27th...
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walking for violet 2019 week 2
This is now the end of week 2 for David Jeapes’s 1 million step walk challenge…. 13th September 2019 – 19th September 2019 = 7days 5 days walked – a short week, but very hilly! 188,953 steps 141.5 KM 63...
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WALKING FOR VIOLET 2019 WEEK3
26th September 2023: W4V week 3 This is now the end of week 3 for David Jeapes’s 1 million step walk challenge…. 20th September 2019 – 26th September 2019 = 7days 6 days walked 249,733 steps 182.2 KM 254 flights of stairs...
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Camping de Courte Vallée
Camping de Courte Vallée – bed for the night & bingo! James and Jayne Wheeler gave David (and Greg) a bed for the night during his 1 million step walk for W4V. David’s second day of walking, so with 60km...
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WALKING FOR VIOLET 2019 WEEK 1
Walking for violet 2019 This is now the end of week 1 for David Jeapes’s 1 million step walk challenge…. 6th September 2019 – 12th September 2019 = 7days 6 days walked 247,841 steps 182.2 KM 51 flights of stairs...
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EXPAT RADIO
Expat radio sept 2019 Dave Hailwood from ExPat radio has been an amazing support for David during his walk. He has been calling him every day for an update and a chat and of course for raising awareness as to...
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Camping de court vallee charity tin
charity tin collection James and Jayne Wheeler and their amazing customers at Camping de Courte Vallée, have been putting their loose change in to a very large jar and today Suzette and David went to count it..... an AMAZING €...
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Violet’s Fête, hosted by Julie & Simon Tee
An amazing day for Violet’s Fete held at La Germondiere Holidays in France www.francefishinggites.com Thank you to everyone that came and supported us, to everyone who gave their time, their money and their support... we couldn’t do this without you....
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walking man 2019
Walking man 2019 We have some amazing friends! The fantastically talented, Stephen Shaw of the ex pat magazine ‘the Deux Sevres Monthly’ offered to do a caricature of david walking his 1 million steps from France to UK…! we have...
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2019 fundraising dog walk 2019
We were contacted by a local dog trainer Antoine, from Educ'Aventure in Vernoux-en-Gâtine who wanted to do something to help raise money for Violet. He organised a dog walk through the woods. it was lovely to see people and their...
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