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LTCFC helps to Get Ziyon Rolling
Last summer, the LTCFC were contacted by the parents of a young lad by the name of Ziyon who was born with Diplegic Cerebral Palsy, a disability characterized by frequent spasms which affects the joints and tensing of the leg muscles reducing the overall range of motion. Ziyon’s parents were going to climb Mount Snowdon […]
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LTCFC donates Epilepsy Seizure Alert Watch
In January, the LTCFC received an appeal for help from a mother of a young boy suffering from a very severe form of epilepsy. After having 2 very severe seizures that ended in cardiac arrest, where he stopped breathing for several minutes, the A&E department successfully saved this young boy’s life. His next attack resulted […]
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LTCFC donates “school starter packs”
As with every year, the beginning of September marks the start of a new school term, and 2020 is no exception. This year however has thrown Covid19 into the mix, with social distancing measures to be upheld and issues surrounding the sharing of equipment. Knowing that this would be a more worrying time than usual […]
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London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children Supports Food Bank
As the surge in demand for food banks increases during the COVID-19 lockdown, the London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children has stepped in to help a food bank in North London With families being made, or facing redundancy or furlough during the pandemic the demand for help from food banks is increasing dramatically and the […]
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Norwood Kennedy Leigh Centre Hoist
Once again we were thrilled to be able to help out our friends at Norwood by partly financing along with two other charities, a ceiling hoist for their Kennedy Leigh Centre. This hoist will enable the staff to more easily transfer the immobile children to and from various areas around the play room. Our Honorary […]
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London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children are thrilled to donate a PS4 and games
In August, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children were thrilled to present a new PS4 games console to Katie Simmonds at the Russell Square Cabmen’s Shelter after hearing that a collection she was having for a 15 year old boy had been stolen. George from Woodford Green had recently undergone major surgery after suffering […]
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Brookfield House School Appeal
We have purchased a camper van play bus for Brookfield House School; a special needs school for pupils aged 2 to 19. We have donated £5,300 to fund this appeal. At Brookfield House School, the students have profound and complex needs. They learn through a sensory-based curriculum. Most of the students struggle to communicate and […]
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Rocky Steady Grow Appeal
Following an appeal from Rocky’s Therapy Garden, we have donated £3,500 to assist in giving Rocky, who has Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML), a safe outdoor space to play. We have donated the funds so that Rocky can have a climbing frame and a water feature in his garden along with 20 tonnes of topsoil, 400 […]
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New High Vis Vests for School
On Thursday 9 May, committee members Colin Greaves, Malcolm Shaffron and John Godfrey from the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children (LTCFC) visited Gainsborough Primary School to deliver 180 brand new high visibility vests, which were purchased by the charity for the school. The vests will ensure that the children and teachers are visible and […]
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Norwood Bedroom Redecoration
Our charity, which supports children with special needs and the Jewish charity Norwood have a historic relationship that goes back almost 90 years! We recently donated £696 to Norwood’s Buckets and Spades respite centre in East Finchley to enable the redecoration of one of the bedrooms at the Lodge, which is used daily to provide […]