Tag Archives: Fundraising

Exeter Golf & Country Club Captain and Team Donation

Outgoing Senior mens captain at Exeter Golf & Country Club Colin Follett kindly chose Dream-a-way as his charity of the year and recently presented our Chair Jeff Merrett, Vice Chair Gill Freeman and Committee Member Ruth Smith with a cheque for an outstanding £2,759.52



Close Shave for Sandra!

Sandra had her head shaved to a grade 2 in order to raise funds for Dream-a-Way on Saturday 26th October at 11.30am at Devon Cliffs in the reception area. But why, and who is Sandra?



Shop online at AmazonSmile and help put smiles on Devon faces!

Thanks to customers shopping at AmazonSmile, they have been able to donate over $100,000,000 to participating charities worldwide Dream-A-Way has now signed up meaning that when you shop at AmazonSmile, we'll receive a donation at no extra cost to you …


A Blooming Lovely Donation from Tipton Wives

We were delighted to receive this lovely message, photos and donation from Judith Taylor and the team at Tipton Wives... Earlier this year Tipton Wives were given a talk by Dream-a-Way about the work they do for families. When it …


Great Teamwork key to Making Dreams Work

Pictured L to R; Trustee, Keiron Northcott, Jill Douglas (TV Sports presenter), Mike Rock (DREAM-A-WAY) and Trustee, Michael Caines MBE during Exeter Chiefs season launch night in aid of the Exeter Foundation at Sandy Park, Exeter (Photo: Phil Mingo/Pinnacle) The …


Acorns Annual Fun Day supports Dream-A-Way at Woodbury Park

The Acorns Members regularly play the course of the same name at Woodbury Park Hotel and Golf Club near Exeter and each year hold a fun day to support the captains’ charity. This year it was decided to run an …


Golfers Chip In to raise £33,000 for Dream-A-Way

All records were smashed down the fairway with our 2017 Golf Classic event which raised an incredible £33,000 in one day! The event took place at the stunning Woodbury Park Hotel and Golf Club attracting a full field of 32 …


Devon Norse raises almost £1,700 for Dream-A-Way

We'd like to say a huge thank you to the team at Devon Norse who raised a massive total of £1,686.90 for Dream-A-Way whilst we were their Charity of the Year for 2016/17 which ended on 1st July. The majority …


Star Fundraiser Jamie is Top of the Table again!

11 year old Jamie Quick, one of our top fund raisers, recently raised over £72 for Dream-A-Way by running a stall at the St Thomas Methodist Church where he sold a variety of items he had sourced from friends and …


Six Oars to Nieuwpoort Team rows to Belgium for Dream-A-Way!

THEY DID IT!! Wow, what an amazing achievement - Andy, Kev and the rest of the Six Oars to Nieuwpoort team successfully completed their Gig row from Ramsgate to Nieuwpoort in Belgium in aid of Dream-A-Way in a stunning time! …


Exeter Police & Hospital Players donate £2,500

Following the success of the Exeter Police & Hospital Players 30th Anniversary Panto - Alice in Wonderland - in January, our Jeff was delighted to accept their £2,500 donation cheque for Dream-A-Way. The show was a was a great success …


The Co-op Local Community Fund – update

Huge thanks to the customers and staff of the Exeter Co-op stores in Sidwell Street, Fore Street, Pennsylvania Road and Queen Street. Thanks to their brilliant support we now have an amazing £2,637.11 to spend on replacement sets of patio …