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Premiership Snub!

The title says it all, after sending out all the details for our Wake Up appeal the responses are flooding back. Unfortunately, it seems the administrative staff in these clubs are too arrogant to realise the impact of their decisions! Most of them wish us success and luck with our fundraising.  NO – Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham, Liverpool ?  YES – Manchester United.
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Twitter Sophie

Sophie now is on Twitter, so if your a twitterer of the kind Stephen Fry would find amusing, you can follow Sophies daily updates, by me, Alison, or her sister and brothers and occasionally friends. Once again many thanks for all your kind words, we are working hard to start updating this site and launching Wake Up, take care xxx


New Brand and Launch

 We will soon be migrating our site to three brands as we prepare to launch our new service which has been the subject of a lot of press. Wake up has had a lot of support and has been extremely complicated to set up in mind of privacy considerations and patient protection. Wake Up will be the main source for the bank of celebrity
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Sophie returns to St Marys

Sophie is returning to St Mary’s today to watch Southampton v Birmingham, in the opening home game of the season. She has responded really well to several recordings and match crowd noises and so the rehabilitation team are going to bring her to the Stadium to witness the atmosphere for herself. She is progressng really well an we hope she and her family have
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Promotional video

Sophie’s Gift promotional video is now available to view. Played on the night of the Gala dinner on the 5th July 2008, not a dry eye in the house was seen!!


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Happy Birthday Sophie


Lawrie McMenemy – Patron

Macdonald Botley Park Hotel are honoured to support and host a “Gala Fund Raising Dinner” on 5th July 2008 in aid of raising money for Sophie’s Gift Appeal.  This prestigious function will be the South Coast’s event of the year with amazing entertainment, live music and a fantastic auction for items and events that money simply cannot buy.  It is hoped as many people
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Thanks Ever So

This is a poem submitted by an ambulance man whilst awaiting to take Sophie back to Bath after undergoing a necessary scan. Thanks ever so . . .   Thanks Ever So I lay in my bed wondering what will happen nextThe duty nurse, physiotherapist, neurologist,Who’s next? some forget that I can hear you allSome talk as if I’m to be ignored. In my
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Tickets Available

Sophie’s Gala Dinner tickets are now available and priced at £65. a wonderful evening of entertainment on the 5th July 2008 at the Botley Park Hotel, Golf and Country club, kindly compered by Mike Osman. To order your tickets please call 07918 612745 or contact us at tickets@sophies-gift.org. The evening starts at 7-30pm with a champagne reception followed by a sumptuous dinner. There will
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