Since news came out a couple of weeks about about the appeal for Lottie Rann, the eleven year old from Niton paralysed by Meningitis and desperate to get home to the Island to be with her family, there has been a groundswell of support from the Isle of Wight community.
Indeed, the Rann family are overwhelmed by the amount of support they are receiving from the Island community.
Over £770 in personal donations
OnTheWight are told that Maureen Rann has received £770 from people in the community, with donations posted personally through her door in Godshill.
One particularly exceptional donation was made by a Mr Brian (Oscar) Stretch who donated £450 to the Lottie Rann Trust. Oscar raised the money from the Christmas lights outside his house in Lake and decided to donate the collection to the Trust.
The recent coffee morning in Niton was a huge success.
Fundraising events
A number of events have been organised to raise funds and awareness for the Trust.
If you can’t make any of the above, there are collection tins in all the Spar shops on the Island.
Several schools have held Mufti Days to raise money and Broadlea Primary are in the process of organising a Danceathon and St. Francis Primary in Ventnor are sending all their children home with Smarties boxes for them to bring back with money for Lottie.
Quiz and raffle for Lottie
Date: Wednesday 27th February
Time: 8pm till late
Venue: Four Seasons Pub in Wroxall
‘Jolly fryers’ fish and chip night
Date: Friday 1st March
Time: 5pm onwards
Venue: Jolly Fryers in Niton Youth club car park
Waxathon for Lottie
Date: Sat 2nd March
Time: 4pm
Venue: LA Glamour, Athery Toad, Shanklin
Eight mile walk for Lottie
Date: Sun 3rd March
Time: 10am
Venue: Sandown Bay Academy to Thompson Trees (Shide)
Variety show by the ‘Wight Variety Company’
Date: Sun 3rd March
Time: 3pm
Venue: Godshill Village Hall. £5 a ticket
Ladies night for Lottie
Date: Fri 8th March
Time: 7pm
Venue: Niton School
Auction of promises
Date: Sat 9th March
Time: 6pm
Venue: Scott’s Hair Salon, Ventnor
We cycle for Lottie (27 miles)
Date: Sun 17th March
Time: 10.30 am
Venue: starting at the Riverside Centre in Newport, then cycling to Freshwater and back
Children’s cycle for Lottie
Date: Sat 6th April
Time: 10am
Starting at the entrance to Perowne Way cycle path in Sandown.
To find out more visit the Lottie Rann Trust Facebook Page.
Donate online to the Lottie Rann Trust via FundRazr.
