What is Playaway
Playaway has successfully operated for over 15 years. We offer places for up to 60 children with complex motor disorders and learning difficulties. These programmes have been specifically established in recognition of the fact that:
- During the Summer holidays many children with complex disabilities regress as they have limited physical input to keep their bodies and minds active.
- By the time they get back to school they have lost many weeks of hard earned developmental skills.
- Many parents struggle to find and fund relevant support during this period and as a result the child spends a great deal of time in a wheelchair.
- Many children with such disabilities do not interact with friends during this period and as result become lonely and isolated.
How can you support
We need to raise £35 000 each year which equates to £450 per child. In addition we do insist however that all parents make a financial contribution equivalent to 33% of the cost (£250 per week – a bit more for the residential programme). The full costs of the programme are set out on the Donor page (link).
Rates
Peak
$400/night Sun – Thu
$550/night Fri – Sat
$2500/week
Off-Peak
$250/night Sun – Thu
$325/night Fri – Sat
$1750/week
Many parents struggle to meet the financial commitment that bringing up a disabled child entails and it is therefore important that we keep the programmes affordable. The majority of our fundraising target is met through really generous support from a number of charities and Trusts. There is more information on the Donor page(link). We have also been well supported by a number of individual donors completing charitable events such as the London Marathon. If you are an individual donor we would love to hear from you (Contact Us link) and we have established links with My Donate (link) to manage your fundraising.
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